Cisco Prime Collaboration Manager is using Cisco Discovery Protocol to discover devices in an automated setup. What must be used to get alerts and faults via traps from the devices at regular…

Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is primarily used for discovering directly connected Cisco devices and exchanging basic device information, but it does not provide fault or alert management via traps or regular polling for performance data.

XML is a data format used for structuring information and can be used within various protocols, but it is not a protocol for network management and alerting traps or polling itself.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the industry standard protocol utilized by network management systems, such as Cisco Prime Collaboration Manager, to poll devices for information and receive unsolicited notifications (traps) about events or faults. This enables comprehensive monitoring and alerting.

HTTPS is a secure communication protocol often used for web-based access to device management interfaces or APIs, but it is not the protocol typically used for receiving traps or performing regular polling for network device alerts and faults.