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  1. SNMP Trap - snmptt Service snmptt Service The snmptt service is what processes traps that have been placed into the spool directory by the snmptrapd service. "Processing Traps" means to look at the spooled trap and determine if it needs to be submitted to Nagios and how. Befor... Read More
  2. Nagios XI - Update Default snmptt.conf EVENT Problem Description After following the documentation to Integrate SNMP Traps with Nagios XI (https://support.nagios.com/kb/article.php?id=232) there are five EVENTs defined in the /etc/snmp/snmptt.conf file. These five entries have uncommented EXEC ... Read More
  3. Nagios XI - SNMPTT Service generates Cannot find module errors Problem Description When starting or restarting the snmptt service you see output that looks like the following: Starting snmptt: add_mibdir: strings scanned in from /usr/share/snmp/mibs/.index are too large. count = 49 Cannot find module (SNMPv2-TC... Read More
  4. Nagios XI - Manage MIBs Architecture Nagios XI Manage MIBs Architecture Overview Nagios XI allows users to manage their MIBs through the Manage MIBs page.  This will allow users to view permission, delete, upload and download MIBs.  This document will explain the Manage MIBs page feat... Read More
  5. NSTI - Architecture Overview This Article will outline and describe how Nagios SNMP Trap Interface works from the ground up. Details describe how SNMP traps are accepted in the backend, displayed in the User Interface, written to the database, and more. Much of the focu... Read More
  6. SNMP Traps - Standard Handler vs Embedded Handler 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
  7. SNMP Traps - Understanding Trap Variables 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
  8. Nagios XI - SNMP MIB Upload Problems Overview This KB article provides solutions to issues that can arise when uploading SNMP MIB files.     Permissions Some problems are caused by incorrect permissions on the SNMP MIB files. If you receive one of these errors: failed to convert to s... Read More
  9. Translating and Converting MIB Files 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. Sol... Read More
  10. Adding MATCH Statements in the SNMP Trap Interface Overview The purpose of this article is to document how to setup MATCH statements in the SNMP Trap interface. By default, when a Trap is setup in Nagios XI, all traps for that entry are received as an OK status, so no matter what is received the stat... Read More
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