Leveraging SNMP Extensions with Nagios - NWC13 The MIB for SNMP extension is NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB which can be used as an agent-less option for monitoring. This MIB will provide the option to query commands or shell scripts for metrics that are... Read More

SNMP Explained - NWC15 How does the snmp protocol work and how can it be used within Nagios?       Final Thoughts For any support related questions please visit the Nagios Support Forums at: http://support.nagios.com/forum/ Read More

SNMP Monitoring Architecture With Nagios - NWC13 SNMP is sometimes feared for being not-so-simple monitoring protocol, but as a standard it has proven its worth many times and is the main way to monitor network equipment as well as supported by all... Read More

How SNMP Works - A Quick Guide Learn how SNMP works in just minutes with Aaron! Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an important standard to learn for anyone in IT in order to monitor network devices and servers without installing dedicated... Read More

How to Integrate SNMP Traps With Nagios XI This document describes how to configure Nagios® XI™ to receive and process SNMP traps from external devices. Monitoring SNMP traps allows system administrators to monitor real-time events and network... Read More

How to Monitor an AKCP SensorProbe2 using SNMP This document describes how to monitor an AKCP sensorProbe2 device with Nagios® XI™ in order to be alerted when temperature, humidity, or other environmental variables exceed specific thresholds. This... Read More

Monitoring Linux Using SNMP This document describes how to monitor Linux machines with Nagios XI using SNMP. SNMP is an “agentless” method of monitoring network devices and servers, and is often preferable to installing dedicated agents on target... Read More

Monitoring Unconfigured Objects Passive check results for hosts and services that are submitted to Nagios by external agents and application using the NSCA or NRDP APIs are not processed by the monitoring engine until they are configured in Nagios XI... Read More

Overview This KB article explains how to configure Nagios XI to receive SNMP Traps that come in via IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6). It is a requirement to have already followed this guide to install all the SNMP Trap pre-requisites:... Read More

Sending SNMP Traps This document describes how to configure Nagios XI to SNMP traps to other management hosts or network management systems whenever host or service state changes (alerts) occur. Documentation - Sending SNMP Traps   Final Thoughts... Read More

Overview This document describes how SNMP Traps work and integrate with Nagios XI. SNMP means Simple Network Management Protocol. Devices that have SNMP functionality can provide active and passive monitoring. Active = The Nagios XI server initiates... Read More

Using The SNMP Walk Wizard This document describes how to use the SNMP Walk Wizard, it briefly explains SNMP and how to reference a MIB file or OID. Documentation - Using The SNMP Walk Wizard     This video demonstrates monitoring temperature,... Read More

Target Audience SNMP is a powerful tool that Nagios can use to check and monitor your computer, device, and network. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol defined by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) to help manage and... Read More

Overview This document is intended to give a Nagios administrator some tools they can use to work with SNMP. This document is divided into sections General SNMP, Development Tools, and Nagios specific Tools.   General SNMP Net-SNMP, the... Read More

Nagios XI and NSTI Nagios SNMP Trap Interface (NSTI) is a stand alone product used for the searchability of trap tables, visualization of traps, and archiving of traps. It does not require a Nagios Core or Nagios XI implementation, it can exist as a... Read More

Overview This KB article explains the differences between the Standard and Embedded handler for processing SNMP Traps. Detailed steps are provided to configure Nagios XI to use either method (the standard handler is the default used). Nagios XI 5.5... Read More

Overview This KB article explains how to identify the SNMP Trap variables that exist in traps and how they are used with SNMPTT. It is assumed that you have already configured Nagios XI to receive SNMP Traps by following this guide: How to Integrate... Read More

Translating and Converting MIB Files   Prerequisite MIBs One of the most common issues that users encounter with SNMP Traps and MIB files are that most MIB files require other MIB files to be loaded on the system so they can be fully translated.... Read More