SNMP Monitor will help monitoring SNMP capable devices. There are many devices that support SNMP and can be queried for information by SNMP GET. This can be printers, router, managed switches, linux / windows servers and so on.
The SNMP Monitor Service runs continuously based on the configuration mentioned below:
SNMP Trap Receiver Properties
This is the interval of the queries. After each probe, the MonitorWare Agent SNMP Monitor process goes "to sleep". This period is specified in milliseconds.
The amount of time (in milliseconds) the remote system is expected to answer in. If no response is received within this period, the ping fails and an event is generated. The default value of 1000 milliseconds is a proper value for most well connected networks. If the ping probe runs against a heavily loaded system and/or slow network link, the amount must be adjusted accordingly.
Internet Protocoltype
Select the desired protocol type. IPv4 and IPv6 are available. The IPv6 protocol needs to be properly installed in order to be used. Note that one Service can only handle IPv4 or IPv6, so if you want to use both protocols, you will need to create two separate services.
Syslog messages can be received via UDP, TCP or RFC 3195 RAW. One listener can only listen to one of the protocols. Typically, Syslog messages are received via UDP protocol, which is the default. The syslog server also can receive Syslog messages via TCP and reliable Syslog messages via TCP using the new RFC 3195 RAW standard.
Remote host
Either the IP address or resolvable host name of the system you want to monitor. You can either use an IPv4, an IPv6 Address or a Hostname that resolves to an IPv4 or IPv6 Address. Please note that specifying a host name can cause the SNMP monitor to fail if DNS name resolution fails (for example due to a failing DNS server). To avoid this, specify an IP address.
SNMP Port
The port the SNMP listener is listening to. If in doubt, leave it at the default of 161.
Specify the SNMP community to which the messages belong too.
Can be used to restrict the SNMP versions. The availabe values are:
1. SNMP Version 1 only
2. SNMP Version 2c only
This is the Object ID you will query the device for. You can use Browse option to select your OID. If you click the Browse link, the screen similiar to shown below is appeared:
MIB Browser
You can select your OID here.
The Instance Subidentifier defines the message you query, if the selected OID has multiple data.
Name of the rule set to be used for this service. The Rule Set name must be a valid Rule Set.