The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) monitor accesses SNMP-supported network devices and graphs performance output.

Provide a unique name and description for the monitor, then configure the following:

  • Performance counter/Instance. Select the target device and required credentials, then select the specific SNMP object to monitor in the SNMP MIB Browser.
  • Plot raw values. Enable this option to monitor the current polled value instead of tracking the rate of change over time. Use this feature to graph the current value of the SNMP object.
Tip: While SNMP Performance monitors are used to gather historic performance, accounting, fault, and security metrics data useful for reports, SNMP active monitors are used to determine device Up state.