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How to parse SNMP response containing integer data

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Hi,

I have SNMP service returning tempereature in Celsius. So exact response is "25 Centigrades". I need to monitor temperature but return value is STRING which I some need to be able to extract actual value of temperature for charting and alerting. How it can be done?

parse snmp string

Created on Apr 10, 2010 5:37:11 PM



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I'm afraid converting the string response into a numeric value is not currently possible using PRTG. However, in most cases, devices include a further counter that returns only the numeric value. Please check if this is not the case.

Created on Apr 12, 2010 12:47:27 PM by Patrick Hutter [Paessler Support] (7,225) ●3 ●3



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I'm running into the same problem and unfortunately the MIB of the device does not provide a separate OID represented as an integer. Is it planned to have string manipulation / conversion capabilities built into PRTG in a future version?

Created on Jul 1, 2010 12:23:32 PM



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I've exactly the same. From a *nix device I get "0.37, 0.10, 0.03" as a reply to cpu load average OID. Is there any way to manipulate this string within PRTG and get them inside a graph?

Created on Dec 10, 2010 10:20:01 AM



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We will look into this issue and maybe have a solution in one of the next versions.

Created on Dec 11, 2010 4:24:03 PM by Dirk Paessler [Founder Paessler AG] (11,025) ●3 ●6



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I am having the same problem. Is it possible to do this using scripting at all.

Created on Jan 10, 2011 11:33:13 PM



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Since some time it is possible to monitor SNMP-String values and extract Integers / Float values. Please check SNMP custom string sensor: https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/snmp_custom_string_sensor

Created on Jun 28, 2021 9:50:22 AM




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