Monitor > Define SNMP Set

This operation allows the user create and modify all components of a SNMP Set. This is where the user will name the set as well as select all the MIB (SNMP Management Information Base) Objects that the user wants to monitor with this set. A SNMP Set should be used as a logical collection of things to monitor. A logical grouping, for example, could be to monitor all the pertinent MIB Objects for the CISCO 1700.

Note: Certain Command Line functions from Net-SNMP suite of applications are used to implement SNMP v1, SNMP v2c retrieval of information from SNMP capable devices in accordance with all pertinent copyright requirements.

Note: Sample SNMP Sets can be loaded from the System->Configure function .

SNMP Set Name

Name the SNMP Set in such as way that it is identifiable when presented in the SNMP Set list.

SNMP Set Description

Allows the user a more verbose method of describing the monitor set. The rationale for the creation of the set is meaningful here; the reason for the creation of the set is sometimes lost over time.

Group Alarm Column Name (Drop down list)

Select which column header in the Group Alarm Status view (View Console) that the Alarms generated by this SNMP Set will be associated with (red light indicator)

Automatic Deployment to (Drop down list)

The user can select to have this SNMP Set automatically deployed to this type of SNMP Device when discovered by the LAN Watch function.

Share (button)

If the current user is the owner of the SNMP Set, the Share button is available and opens a dialog that allows sharing this SNMP Set with others.

Take Ownership (link)

If the current user is NOT the owner, but is a master administrator, then the Take Ownership link allows the ownership to be transferred (and logged) to current user.

Save (button)

Allows the user to save any changes to the SNMP Set Name, Description, Automatic Deployment or Group Alarm Column.

Save As (button)

Allows the user to make a copy of the current SNMP Set under another name.

Delete (button)

Allows the user to delete, with confirmation, the entire SNMP Set (including all associated Counters, Processes and Services).

Export (link)

Opens a dialog that will allow the user to export, in an XML format, a representation of the SNMP Set to be imported at a later date and likely on a different system.

SNMP Sets (tab)

Select to view all the MIB Objects associated to this SNMP Set.  Select the VCR buttons ('<<> and ">>") to page through the list of SNMP Objects. Select the Delete Icon to remove the selected MIN Object, with confirmation, from the SNMP set.

Select the Edit Icon to open the detail of the MIB Object in an edit mode.

In Edit Mode, a Wizard-like presentation leads the user through the six steps of adding or editing a MIB Object:

1. Add the MIB Object, SNMP Version, SNMP Instance combination required by the SNMPGet Command.

• MIB Object - Select the MIB Object. Add Object (button) allows the user to immediately add a MIB Object that currently does not exist via the Monitor Lists feature.

• SNMP Version- Select a SNMP Version that the SNMP Device supports for this MIB Object.

• SNMP Instance- Enter the interfaces of the SNMP Table or '0' if just a single result value for the SNMP Device. If there are many interfaces to enter, the user can enter common range indicators, such as 1-5,6 or 111,113,115.   If the user is not sure what interface numbers are valid for a particular SNMP Device, go to the Script feature and select the KSNMPWALK script: enter the appropriate Community Name and IP address; then schedule it to execute on the machine that was set up for SNMP activyt (via SNMP Community and LAN Watch functions). The script will return the ifEntry table information of the MIB II. It will indicate all the interfaces that are responding on that SNMP Device.

• Value Returned as - If the value returned by this MIB Object is a number, the user has the option to return this value as a Total or a Rate Per Second.

2. Name and describe the Monitor Counter.

• Name - A short name to recognize the SNMP Set in a list

• Description - This is an opportunity to describe the detail of the monitor levels.

3. Collection Threshold. The user selects the collection threshold of the returned counter values. This is the opportunity to not collect unwanted log data. If the user only wants to see and report upon data values over or under a certain threshold, they would set those values here.

• Collection Operator - Select the over, under, equal or not.

• Collection Threshold - Set the level at which the agent will begin to return log data.

• Sample Interval - This defines how frequently the data will be sent up from agent.

4. Alarm Threshold. The user can set the point at which the returned values will generate an Alarm.

• Alarm Operator - Select the over, under, equal or not

• Alarm Threshold - Set the level at which the agent will begin to return log data.

• Duration - This setting tells the server to look back over this defined period and if all values exceed this Alarm Threshold, the Alarm will be generated. Many Alarm conditions are only alarming if the level is sustained over a long period of time.

• Ignore additional alarms for - This tells the server to generate only one Alarm for this time period. This successfully reduces the confusion of many alarms for the same issue.

5. The user can set a percentage value that will allow the logs to indicate via a yellow flag (see Monitor Icons later in this help page) data that is within that percentage of the Alarm Threshold

6. Allows the user to turn on a Trending mode. Allowing a Trending Alarm to be generated if, based on historical data, the Alarm Threshold will be reached within the Trending Window

• Trending Active? - Not all values make sense to trend, but if the user selects 'yes', a linear regression will periodically run on log values for this counter. If there is indication that the Alarm Threshold will be met within the Trending Window, a Trending Alarm will be generated

• Trending Window - Set this time period to the amount of time that the user needs to prepare for a certain Alarm condition. For Example, the user may want 10 days notice that the hard drive will reach Alarm condition, to accommodate ordering, shipping and installing a larger hard drive.

• Ignore additional trending alarms for - tells the server to generate only one Alarm for this time period.

Next (Button)

Will move the user to the next wizard page

Previous (Button)

Will move the user back to the previous wizard page

Cancel (Button)

Ignore any changes and return to the Counter Thresholds list.

Save (Button on the last page of the wizard)

Save changes.

Monitor Icons (tab)

This process allows the user to associate different monitor icons to the different presentation possibilities (Alarm, Warning, Trending,etc.). This allows certain monitor sets to be more visible (important) with bigger or flashing icons.

Select Image for 'OK' Status - The default icon is a green traffic light. The user can select from an existing list or import their own.

Select the Image for 'Alarm' Status - The default icon is a red traffic light. The user can select from an existing list or import their own.

Select Image for 'Warning' Status - The default icon is a yellow traffic light. The user can select from an existing list or import their own.

Select the Image for 'Trending' Status - The default icon is a orange traffic light. The user can select from an existing list or import their own.

Select the Image for 'Not Deployed Status - The default icon is a grey traffic light. The user can select from an existing list or import their own.

Save (button) - Save the changes that have been made to the Monitor Icons.

Upload new Monitor Icons (link) - Select and upload additional graphics to choose from. Once a new graphic has been uploaded it is available in all the status icon 'drop down' lists.

Restore Defaults (button) - Restores ALL the Monitor Icons associated to this SNMP Set back to their defaults.