ipMonitor 6.1
Edit SNMP Monitor
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The SNMP Monitor tests an SNMP device's ability to respond to an information request and its responsiveness. It sends a request for a fixed piece of information: uptime (1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0), and waits for a valid response in reference to the original request.

Note: A "Community" is a keyword that an SNMP manager must send with all queries. The SNMP agent will not respond unless this keyword is correct.

Note: Commonly, SNMP agents have a list of IP addresses that they will talk to provided that the Community keyword is correct . You may have to configure each SNMP agent that will be monitored to include the IP address of ipMonitor's host machine.

This Monitor:

  • Considers the specified resource unavailable after a specified number of seconds.
  • Persistently tests the resource at specified intervals.
  • Disallows testing during a maintenance period.
  • Waits for a specified number of failures to occur before starting alerts.
  • Switches testing intervals, from "responding correctly" to "not responding correctly". Configurable intervals allow you to test more or less aggressively in the event of failure.
  • Stops alerting after a specified number of alerts.
  • Has a placeholder for a WinNT Service Name or any other information required by a recovery script.
Please refer to Last Status by Monitor Type for details regarding Last Status codes displayed for this monitor in the Monitor Status reports.