Hi, i have several snmp queries against one server, each one configured as a single service
I read somewhere , sending one query with many oids against a server gives better performance
But in terms of service configuration is harder
What should be the best practice here?
Performance/snm: Many OIDS,1 query vs. 1 OID, 1 query
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Re: Performance/snm: Many OIDS,1 query vs. 1 OID, 1 query
My advice is one service per OID.
If you query multiple OIDs in one check, it can be difficult to tell which one is alerting. Let's say you are checking fan speed and internal temperature, and one of them goes critical - you don't necessarily know which one without looking into the details. Could be both. Even if that is not an issue, configuring the thresholds will get messy because you have to hunt down and match up which thresholds belong to which metric. And on top of that, the performance graphs can get cluttered when you have more than a few different metrics at once.
If you query multiple OIDs in one check, it can be difficult to tell which one is alerting. Let's say you are checking fan speed and internal temperature, and one of them goes critical - you don't necessarily know which one without looking into the details. Could be both. Even if that is not an issue, configuring the thresholds will get messy because you have to hunt down and match up which thresholds belong to which metric. And on top of that, the performance graphs can get cluttered when you have more than a few different metrics at once.
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Re: Performance/snm: Many OIDS,1 query vs. 1 OID, 1 query
Ok, thanks so much!
Re: Performance/snm: Many OIDS,1 query vs. 1 OID, 1 query
No problem! Did you have any further (related) questions or are we okay to close this thread?
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Re: Performance/snm: Many OIDS,1 query vs. 1 OID, 1 query
All ok, thread can be closed, thanks