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The first step in setting up an SNMP device for monitoring within Uptime Infrastructure Monitor is to add the device to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor as an element. This is done from the My Infrastructure tab in the Uptime Infrastructure Monitor tool bar via the Add System/Network Device link in the tree panel on the left side of the screen. After clicking the link, the Add system dialogue will ask you for a display name and description for the device, which can be any text.
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- Net-SNMP V2 or Net-SNMP V3: these are typically used for servers that support the Net-SNMP protocol for gathering metrics related to CPU, Memory, Disk load, etc. as well as any additional metrics provided by OID.
- Network Device: this option is used for network devices such as switches, routers, SANs, firewalls, etc. that only provide metrics for OIDs appropriate to their functionality (e.g. port availability, network utilization, etc.). Also use this selection to add an SNMP v1 device.
For more details about SNMP and Uptime Infrastructure Monitor's SNMP support, please refer to SNMP-based Systems in the Uptime Infrastructure Monitor Administrator's Guide.
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The main options here are:
- SNMP Version:
- V1 (only available if you select Network Device in the Type of System/Device field) - an older, un-authenticated, un-encrypted version of SNMP.
- V2 - an un-authenticated, un-encrypted version of SNMP.
- V3 - a newer version of SNMP that provides for authentication and encryption of the transmitted data.
- SNMP Port: Default option is port 161 but may be set differently as required.
- Read Community: Default option is public but very likely need to be changed. The read community acts as a very basic password for controlling access to the SNMP data.
- SNMP V3 only: These options are only used if the device supports the newer encrypted version 3 of SNMP.
- Username.
- Authentication Password.
- Authentication Method.
- Privacy Password.
- Privacy Type.
If you are uncertain of which SNMP values to select for the device / system, the following areas may be helpful to check:
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