SNMP Monitor
How to get here
1. From the main menu bar of the WhatsUp Gold
Console, select .
2. In the Active Monitor Library dialog box,
select , then click
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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.
- . Select this option to have the monitor appear
in the Active Monitors list during discovery. From there, you can
select the monitor to have WhatsUp Gold discover that monitor type
on your devices.
- . 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.
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- .
Depending on the Object ID you selected, enter the appropriate
value. If the value matches, then the monitor. Select Up or
Down.
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- . Depending on the Object ID you selected, enter the
appropriate value.
- . Depending on the Object ID you selected, enter the
appropriate value.
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- (in variable units per second). Enter the desired
value. If the value is above the rate, then the monitor is. Select
Up or Down.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.