Monitoring an SNMP Service

You can add an SNMP active monitor to check that the SNMP service is running on a device. For more information, see Assigning active monitors.

To assign an SNMP Active Monitor to a device:

  1. Under the Devices tab, on the Device View or Map View tab, right-click a device, then click Properties. The Device Properties dialog appears.
  2. Click Active Monitors. The Device Properties Active Monitor dialog appears.
  3. Click Add. The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
  4. Select the SNMP Active Monitor, then click Next. The Set Polling Properties dialog appears.
  5. Click to select Enable polling for this Active Monitor, select the Network interface to use for poll from the list, then click Next.
  6. (Optional) Set up an Action for the monitor state changes.
  7. Click Finish to add the monitor to the device.

Note: An SNMP-manageable device is identified on the map by a star in the upper-right corner of the device.

See Also

Using SNMP

SNMP overview

Enabling SNMP on Windows devices

About the SNMP Agent or Manager

About the SNMP Management Information Base

About SNMP Object Names and Identifiers

Using the SNMP MIB Manager

Using the SNMP MIB Manager to troubleshoot MIB files

About the SNMP operations

Using a custom name for SNMP device interfaces

About SNMP security

Using the Trap Definition Import Tool