Alerts from Cisco LMS

Dears I have some concerns about SNMP and Cisco LMS :
Our network device sent a LINK DOWN trap to CISCO LMS followed by LINK UP trap . I can see these messages from the device logs . My questions is :
1-If the device is configured correctly to send snmp traps .And the syslog is showing both messages (LINK DOWN , LINK UP) then we can say the device is sending the snmp traps ?
2-Why the LINK UP trap is missing in Cisco LMS .. What should we check to make sure LMS is sending and receiving these alert in proper way ???
Thanks in advance .

Hi ,
-If the device is configured correctly to send snmp traps .And the syslog is showing both messages (LINK DOWN , LINK UP) then we can say the device is sending the snmp traps ?
Syslogs are different from SNMP traps , If you are seeing syslogs for linkup and linkdown ,it does not mean that device is sending the SNMP traps as well.
2-Why the LINK UP trap is missing in Cisco LMS .. What should we check to make sure LMS is sending and receiving these alert in proper way ???
You can verify the snmp trap by packet capture
Thanks-
Afroz
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In case of buying new products, which are the configurations?

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Dear All,
I'm using Cisco ASA 5505 Firewall and I want the email alert from my Firewall if the CPU increase more than 70 %. Is it possible, Please help me.
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Tomcat                Program started - No mgt msgs received    1572
TomcatMonitor         Running normally                          2236
Apache                Program started - No mgt msgs received    2436
DataPurge             Administrator has shut down this server   0
DCRServer             Failed to run                             0
CMFOGSServer          Administrator has shut down this server   0
EssentialsDM          Administrator has shut down this server   0
ConfigMgmtServer      Never started                             0
ConfigUtilityService Never started                             0
CTMJrmServer          Administrator has shut down this server   0
ChangeAudit           Never started                             0
SyslogAnalyzer        Program started - No mgt msgs received    2976
ICServer              Running normally                          5096
EnergyWise            Never started                             0
PMCOGSServer          Administrator has shut down this server   0
IPMOGSServer          Administrator has shut down this server   0
IPMProcess            Never started                             0
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DFMOGSServer          Program started - No mgt msgs received    876
InventoryCollector    Running normally                          3052
Interactor            Program started - No mgt msgs received    5136
InventoryCollector1   Program started - No mgt msgs received    5144
Interactor1           Program started - No mgt msgs received    5308
PTMServer             Program started - No mgt msgs received    5320
UPMProcess            Never started                             0
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Proxy                 Program started - No mgt msgs received    5348
PMServer              Running normally                          5360
NameServer            Program started - No mgt msgs received    5680
NameServiceMonitor    Running normally                          5876
LicenseServer         Program started - No mgt msgs received    5884
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EventFramework        Program started - No mgt msgs received    5892
EPMServer             Program started - No mgt msgs received    5904
FHServer              Administrator has shut down this server   0
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diskWatcher           Running normally                          5640
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DfmServer             Running normally                          6416
DfmServer1            Running normally                          6424
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CSRegistryServer      Running normally                          6432
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Im facing one issue with Cisco LMS 3.2
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Thanks for ur response and the problem has been resolved.
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