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SNMP Traffic sensors and PRTG API

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Hi,

I am currently testing PRTG Network Monitor (evaluation version). The goal is to control bandwidth on all routers present on our internal network. And so we would like to be able to automatically add/modify/delete SNMP Traffic sensors with an external program using the PRTG API.

If I want to add a new SNMP traffic sensor in PRTG, I have to use an already defined sensor and clone it, and then modify its parameters. But I didn't find a way to modify the interface number to be monitored by the sensor. Is there any? Or must I use an external program to measure bandwidth and use a custom sensor instead of the PRTG SNMP traffic sensor?

I don't want to monitor all interfaces of the router, that's why I'd like to find a way to add SNMP traffic sensors one by one, using the interface number.

Thanks, Jerome

api prtg sensors snmp traffic

Created on Jun 17, 2010 2:53:41 PM

Last change on Jun 18, 2010 6:19:56 AM by Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]



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Single sensors can not be created through the API. Cloning a sensor and changing settings is the right way to go.

The interface number that a traffic sensor is monitoring is within the OID. It is usually the last number in the OID

Created on Jun 18, 2010 4:59:42 AM by Aurelio Lombardi [Paessler Support]

Last change on Jun 18, 2010 6:20:19 AM by Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]



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Thanks for your answer.

So a solution would be to define a custom sensor using an external program measuring bandwidth. This program will take as arguments the interface number of the port to be monitored.

When cloning this sensor to add a new port to monitor in the system, I will have to edit the command line arguments, giving the corresponding interface number.

A drawback of this solution is that I have to define two sensors: one to monitor BW In, one to monitor BW Out, as custom sensors can't handle multiple channels.

Any ideas of another possible (and easier) solution?

Thanks,

Jerome

Created on Jun 18, 2010 8:37:25 AM

Last change on Jun 18, 2010 9:45:47 AM by Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]




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