Hi, folks.
My call for assistance from almost two weeks ago, which apparently either
stumped or disinterested everybody, has been solved. And I only had to go
two cubes over to get the solution. Upon describing the failed results
documented below, My manager opened my eyes to the "instance" of the OID.
I was correct when I guessed that the custom service was receiving a zero
value or no value. I said, "what could possibly be preventing the actual
MIB voltage in value from being sent?" When I created the custom service,
I drilled down inside the MIB and selected the correct object and
corresponding OID value of 1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.1.3.2.1, but I never tacked
on the instance value to the OID. I noticed the zero instance value when I
went back into the MIB with the SNMP gets command and watched all of the
MIB values come across the screen. Upon going back to the custom service
for Voltage In, I saw the blank INSTANCE box below the OID box. I had to
manually put in the .0 and now the devices respond correctly to the voltage
threshold value. Dope!!!!
I'm still very green around the edges, but hey, I learned something today.
HAHA!! Well, I'd better get comfortable with all this SNMP stuff, because
my boss just asked me to take the reins on HP OpenView when we roll it out
next spring to monitor our Unix devices. Later....................
Chris Powers
Network Systems Engineer
MCSE, CNA, Network+, A+
Keane IT Technical Services
x1730
Christopher J
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10/08/2001 Subject: SNMP Threshold setting(Document
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11:41 AM
Hi, folks.
Nobody responded to my long winded inquiry last Friday about SNMP
thresholds on my APC Symmetra UPSes. That's fine. I seem to have it all
operational, but for a misinterpretation of what I have for a custom
service setting. I created a custom service for voltage coming into the
UPS. Selected constant, less than and 195. If it goes below 195 volts in,
then alert me. Then, I checked off "A TRUE state indicates......DOWN". I
interpret this to mean "volts coming in is 190, and it is TRUE that 190 is
less than 195, so the service is down and an alert should be sent".
Currently, my 3 UPSes are at 197, 195 and 226 volts in. Yet WUG 6.02
reports the Voltage In service as being down on all of them. Am I wrong
about what is actually TRUE??? Thanks...................
Chris Powers
Network Systems Engineer
MCSE, CNA, Network+, A+
Keane IT Technical Services
x1730
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