Another "Coming from SolarWinds" user here.
I'm looking to add 1000's of devices and some of them use specific OID for the name of the device. How do I define this in the AutoDisocery tool? I RTFM but it does not describe with enough detail nor does it provide adequate examples for non-standard equipment. All of this highly proprietary, non-standard equipment you find on an ISP network has been a plague of my existence lately.
If this is not possible, is there a way to script or import via CSV?
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Hi Chrisputer,
Beyond writing custom device templates, there isn't really that much you can control about the auto-discovery process. As such, a much better solution would be to develop a script that imports all the data from a CSV as you suggested. You can do this fairly easily using PrtgAPI
The following article from the PRTG Blog will give you a sample script that should be enough to get you started
If you need to create SNMP sensors on these devices you can do so by creating a set of Dynamic Parameters for your desired sensor type and then setting the OID in the sensor parameters (where applicable) before adding the sensors
For more information on using PrtgAPI please see the PrtgAPI Wiki
Regards,
lordmilko
Dec, 2020 - Permalink
Hi Chrisputer,
Beyond writing custom device templates, there isn't really that much you can control about the auto-discovery process. As such, a much better solution would be to develop a script that imports all the data from a CSV as you suggested. You can do this fairly easily using PrtgAPI
The following article from the PRTG Blog will give you a sample script that should be enough to get you started
If you need to create SNMP sensors on these devices you can do so by creating a set of Dynamic Parameters for your desired sensor type and then setting the OID in the sensor parameters (where applicable) before adding the sensors
For more information on using PrtgAPI please see the PrtgAPI Wiki
Regards,
lordmilko
Dec, 2020 - Permalink