SNMP Monitor
How to get here
- Go to the Active Monitor Library.
- From the web interface, click . The GO menu appears.
- If the WhatsUp section is not visible, click . The WhatsUp section of the GO menu appears.
- Select .
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- From the main menu bar of the console, select . The Active Monitor Library appears.
- In the Active Monitor Library, do one of the following:
- Click , then select .
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- Select an existing SNMP Monitor, then click . The monitor properties page appears.
The Simple Network Management Protocol is the protocol governing network management and monitoring of network devices and their functions. This monitor queries the SNMP device and tries to match the expected returned value.
- . The name of the monitor as it appears in the Active Monitor Library.
- . The description of the monitor as it appears in the Active Monitor Library.
- . Click the Browse button; then, locate and select the appropriate SNMP object in the MIB object tree. For more information, see below.
- . Select Constant Value, Range of Values, or Rate of Change in Value.
- . Depending on the Object ID you selected, enter the appropriate value.
- : select or .
- . Depending on the Object ID you selected, enter the appropriate value.
- . Depending on the Object ID you selected, enter the appropriate value.
- (in variable units per second). Enter the desired value.
- : select or .
Selecting an Object in the MIB Tree
In order to select the appropriate object in the MIB tree, you need to be familiar with the MIB names for the SNMP objects you want to monitor. For more information, see RFC 1213.
. Suppose you want to monitor the volume of data going out through your router, you'd select ifOutOctets in the MIB object tree, thus inserting 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16 in the MIB box.
. Suppose you are interested in the operating status value of a port on your router; in this case, you would select ifOperStatus, thus inserting 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8 in the MIB box.
. Suppose you're interested in the errors on a port on your router; in this case you'd select ifInErrors, thus inserting 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.14 in the MIB box.
For more information, see Advanced Monitor Properties.