Creating device-specific SNMP performance monitors

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) performance monitor allows you to access SNMP supported devices and plot the performance output on a graph.

To create a device-specific SNMP performance monitor:

  1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, right-click a device, then click Properties. The Device Properties dialog appears.
  2. Click Performance Monitors. The Performance Monitors information appears.
  3. Click Add. The Select Performance Monitor Type dialog appears.
  4. Select SNMP Performance Monitor, then click OK. The Add SNMP Performance Monitor dialog appears.
  5. Enter the appropriate information:
    • Name. Enter a unique name for the performance monitor. This name displays in the Performance Monitor Library.
    • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information about the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Performance Monitor Library.
  6. Click browse (...). The SNMP MIB Browser dialog appears.
  7. Click browse (...) to select the IP address of the device to which you want to connect. The MIB Browser dialog appears.
  8. Enter a Computer Name or IP Address or click browse (...) to select a device, then click OK.
  9. Select the Credential used to connect to the device. You can also click browse (...) to access the Credentials Library to create a new credential.
  10. (Optional) Adjust the Timeout and Retries count for the computer to which you are trying to connect.
  11. Click OK. The SNMP MIB Browser appears.
  12. Use the navigation tree in the left panel to select the specific MIB you want to monitor. You can view more information about the property/value at the bottom of the dialog.
  13. In the right panel, select the specific Property for the MIB you want to monitor.
  14. Click OK to add the OID to the Performance counter and Instance boxes of the Add SNMP Performance Monitor dialog.
  15. Click OK to save changes.

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