To my great surprise, I have also tested a Norwegian thing called NAV. Network Administration Visualized is an advanced software suite to monitor large computer networks. It automatically discovers network topology, monitors network load and outages, and can send alerts on network events by e-mail and SMS, allowing for flexible configuration of alert profiles.
That was pure copy and paste by the way. My English isn't that good.
But, my point was that I entered the HP switch info into NAV, and got all the information I absolutely needed. It was quite brilliant that way.
That's why my pretty little brain doesn't quite grasp the fact that Nagios XI doesn't reckognise my qute, sexy, smart HP switches.
I am almost at a loss on how to explain to my missus that I can't monitor the ports on my HP switches.
Any ideas?
Interesting fact: a shark will only attack you if you’re wet.
Interesting fact II: Before the invention of the alphabet, filing was impossible. Or very easy.
Monitor HP Switches
Re: Monitor HP Switches
I love the fun facts!
And what version of SNMP are you using with your switches?
And what version of SNMP are you using with your switches?
Nicholas Scott
Former Nagios employee
Former Nagios employee
Re: Monitor HP Switches
Before there was light, I tried v1.
then I have tried all other versions known to mankind. 2b 2c and 3?
then I have tried all other versions known to mankind. 2b 2c and 3?
Re: Monitor HP Switches
Fun facts no III: 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot
Fun facts no IV: 99.9 % of all laywers give the rest a bad name.
Question: When you wait in a restaurant for a waiter... Aren't you the waiter?
I don't know why I can't access my HP Switches. Haven't got a clue. Should be possible, and not to hard.
This is Markers, signing of for the morning.
Fun facts no IV: 99.9 % of all laywers give the rest a bad name.
Question: When you wait in a restaurant for a waiter... Aren't you the waiter?
I don't know why I can't access my HP Switches. Haven't got a clue. Should be possible, and not to hard.
This is Markers, signing of for the morning.
Re: Monitor HP Switches
Markers,
Its very odd that an snmpwalk cannot read these switches which is why I'm really thinking the credentials were mistyped or something. I would just so snmpwalks until you find the exact credentials. A different answer to the problem would be is there something in between the nagios xi server and the switches that would be filtering traffic? Some kind of ACL or firewall?
Its very odd that an snmpwalk cannot read these switches which is why I'm really thinking the credentials were mistyped or something. I would just so snmpwalks until you find the exact credentials. A different answer to the problem would be is there something in between the nagios xi server and the switches that would be filtering traffic? Some kind of ACL or firewall?
Nicholas Scott
Former Nagios employee
Former Nagios employee
Re: Monitor HP Switches
I don't believe in miracles, just Yoko and Me.
I think I will try a little bit more before I pack my bags and head for the mountains. To medidate over the strange occurences that SNMP-walking does to a poor man's legs.
I'll be back.
I think I will try a little bit more before I pack my bags and head for the mountains. To medidate over the strange occurences that SNMP-walking does to a poor man's legs.
I'll be back.
Re: Monitor HP Switches
OH, joy and behold. The sun is soon back over the hills.
I have created my own SNMP-community, that goes by the name of v1-public. This is a very beautiful name, named after the Doodlebug.
When I do the following: snmpwalk -v 2c -c v1-public 10.12.125.44 I get Timeout: No Response from 10.12.125.44
According to the internet and the very beautiful manual of the HP 2524 switch, the SNMP version is 2C.
Anyway, when I walk the walk, I don't talk the talk. I get No Response whatsoever.
Good tips, valuable advice, and clear instructions on how to monitor the god damn HP switches would be highly appreciated. I would even consider buying people beer if they ever come to the mountains in Norway.
Markers!
I have created my own SNMP-community, that goes by the name of v1-public. This is a very beautiful name, named after the Doodlebug.
When I do the following: snmpwalk -v 2c -c v1-public 10.12.125.44 I get Timeout: No Response from 10.12.125.44
According to the internet and the very beautiful manual of the HP 2524 switch, the SNMP version is 2C.
Anyway, when I walk the walk, I don't talk the talk. I get No Response whatsoever.
Good tips, valuable advice, and clear instructions on how to monitor the god damn HP switches would be highly appreciated. I would even consider buying people beer if they ever come to the mountains in Norway.
Markers!
Re: Monitor HP Switches
When I test communication I get success from snmp v2, read and write! yeah.
this is from procurve manager.
Not so much from Nagios XI.
Scheisse.
this is from procurve manager.
Not so much from Nagios XI.
Scheisse.
Re: Monitor HP Switches
Markers,
Now you've said you've tried SNMP v2. I noticed previously you had mentioned v2b, which doesn't exist, did you you try walking with
snmpwalk <HOST> -v2 -c <doodlebug name >
Notice that there is no v2b, and v2c may not work with some switches that actually do error checking, so make sure to try v2. Its got to be something simple that we're missing here. The HP software says v2 is the version used, so after that its just verifying the snmp community string. Does snmp community string contain any special characters? Going on what your previous post said the string should be:
snmpwalk 10.12.125.44 -v2 -c 'public'
That should connect with the HP device.
Now you've said you've tried SNMP v2. I noticed previously you had mentioned v2b, which doesn't exist, did you you try walking with
snmpwalk <HOST> -v2 -c <doodlebug name >
Notice that there is no v2b, and v2c may not work with some switches that actually do error checking, so make sure to try v2. Its got to be something simple that we're missing here. The HP software says v2 is the version used, so after that its just verifying the snmp community string. Does snmp community string contain any special characters? Going on what your previous post said the string should be:
snmpwalk 10.12.125.44 -v2 -c 'public'
That should connect with the HP device.
Nicholas Scott
Former Nagios employee
Former Nagios employee
Re: Monitor HP Switches
It's friday, and I don't want anything to do with SNMP-walking today.
It's quiet today, so lets do some other fun stuff instead like:
- Script auto install .net 4.0 for xp and windows 7
- Set up auto-import nk2-files for my clients.
- Finishing touches on my wds-server. It's not really my own wds-server, I don't have that many computers at home... It's really the company I am working for that owns the wds-server.... In case you were worried about the ownership...
But I have tried SNMP-walking, moonwalking, airwalking and firewalking, and it doesn't help. Maybe over the weekend?
It's quiet today, so lets do some other fun stuff instead like:
- Script auto install .net 4.0 for xp and windows 7
- Set up auto-import nk2-files for my clients.
- Finishing touches on my wds-server. It's not really my own wds-server, I don't have that many computers at home... It's really the company I am working for that owns the wds-server.... In case you were worried about the ownership...
But I have tried SNMP-walking, moonwalking, airwalking and firewalking, and it doesn't help. Maybe over the weekend?