Adding and editing a SNMP Extended Active Monitor

This monitor utilizes SNMP to gather specific information about the functions of multiple OIDs by querying the group to verify they return a expected value and allows you to monitor all devices using SNMP. While the standard SNMP monitor checks a single OID against a single threshold, the SNMP Extended monitor checks multiple OIDs against multiple thresholds using an XML file and predefined values for each supported device type to determine if the monitor is considered either up or down according to the returned value.

To add a new SNMP active monitor:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Monitors. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3. Click New. The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
4. Select SNMP Extended Monitor, then click OK. The New SNMP Extended Monitor dialog appears.
5. Enter the appropriate information in the following fields:
   • Name. Enter a name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Description. Enter a short description for the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
6. Click Import to launch the Select Import File dialog.
7. Select the desired .xml file from the list containing applicable OIDs to monitor.
8. Click OK to return to the New SNMP Extended Monitor dialog. The Thresholds to monitor section of the dialog now displays the OIDs from the imported .xml file as parameters.
9. Select any parameter displayed, then click Configure to launch the Edit Threshold dialog.
10. Select the request type for the monitor:
    1. value is. When monitoring for a specific value, determine when the monitor should the report the device as Down by specifying if the response is greater than, less than, equal to, or contains the entered numeric or string value.
    2. value is outside the range of. When monitoring a range, enter the minimum and maximum values the response must fall within for the monitor to report the device as Down.
    3. rate of change between two polls is. When monitoring for a range of change, determine when the monitor should the report the device as Down by specifying if the response is greater than, less than, or equal to the entered value in seconds.
11. Click OK to return to the New SNMP Extended Monitor dialog.
12. Enable monitoring for specific parameters by selecting the respective checkboxes.
13. Click Advanced to launch the Advanced SNMP Active Monitor Properties dialog.
14. Configure the following advanced options:
    • Timeout. Enter the length of time WhatsUp Gold attempts to connect.
    • Retries. Enter the number of times WhatsUp Gold should attempt to connect.
    • Use in Discovery. Select this option to cause the monitor to automatically check for enabled OIDs on the device to which the monitor is applied based on the configuration.
15. Click OK.

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