User`s guide

46NetBotz Appliance User’s Guide
Specifying global SNMP settings
Click Global SNMP Settings to configure SNMP settings for scanned devices for all SNMP target
communications. The Global SNMP Settings window contains the following fields:
Supplemental OIDs view
Even if advanced data is not available for some SNMP targets, you can still configure Advanced
Scanners to monitor individual OIDs on your target. You can use the Add Supplemental OID function to
manually configure Advanced Scanners to monitor any valid OID on your SNMP targets.
The Supplemental OID view displays a list of supplemental OIDs and a user-defined description of the
OID. To add a supplemental OID:
1. Click Add. The Add Supplemental OID window opens.
2. In the OID field, enter the OID that you want to monitor on the selected SNMP target (for
example, 1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.1.2.2.2).
3. In the Description field, enter a description of the OID (for example, UPS Temperature).
4. Click OK. Advanced Scanners query the SNMP target to determine whether the OID is valid. If
the OID is valid, it is added to the Advanced Data sensor set.
Once the supplemental OID is added, it is automatically detected on any SNMP target to which it
applies, and you can monitor and receive alert notifications for it.
For information on how to define thresholds and specify sensor settings on Advanced Data
sensor values, see “Sensor settings” on page 47.
Item Description
Scan interval The number of minutes between scanned target queries.
Maximum route hops The maximum number of hops recorded and saved by scanners
providing route tracing support.
Number of Device Scanners in use The number of device scanners being used.
Maximum number of Device
Scanners
The maximum number of device scanners supported by this appliance.
Device descriptions version The version of the device descriptions data file stored on the device.
Update device descriptions Scanners use a device descriptions data file to identify the System
Model, Type, and Vendor value for SNMP targets. NetBotz periodically
updates the contents of the device descriptions file to include new target
types. Click Update Device Descriptions to contact the NetBotz Web
site or browse to a local device descriptions update file and update the
content of the scanners device description file.