Discovering SNMP Devices

This option can be used to auto-discover or search for SNMP devices responding on the specified sub-net to the given port and community string. It is useful when you do not know the IP address of a particular SNMP device in a sub-net, however you must know the port and the community string that it will respond to.

1. To add an SNMP device to the system, select Discover SNMP devices from the Network menu.
2. After setting the correct settings press the Search Network button to carry out the search on this sub-net. If a device responds to it, then it will appear in the grid . You can add the device to the CommandCenter system by selecting the row and pressing the Add Selected Device button.

   

3. When adding a SNMP device, a CommandCenter SNMP template can be associated with the device. The CommandCenter SNMP Templates are a way of grouping and associating the different information required for a specific SNMP device. This information includes: the CLF file(s) and images used in the Device View when the device is selected in the System View, the Status severities for the device, the Control exclusions defined for a user group, the mib file(s) used for the device and an SNMP trap macro file that can be automatically created/deleted when adding/removing the device. In this way, the data that CommandCenter requires for a specific make and model of a device can be defined once and then associated with as many devices of this make and model that are defined in the system. The use of SNMP templates is encouraged in CommandCenter to reduce the amount of configuration of devices.