[HP ProCurve Switch] Monitoring Version And Model

Introduction

This sensor allows you to monitor the software version of your ProCurve switches and shows the model information in the sensor message. Version is divided into Major, Minor, and Patchlevel. Feel free to set limits accordingly to find old versions. Recommended sensor interval is 24h.

Please have a look at our guide for installing PowerShell based sensors for installation details.

Requirements

Needs snmpget.exe within the EXEXML directory, which can be obtained via
https://www.snmpsoft.com/cmd-tools/snmp-get/

Parameters

Version History

Script

# ___ ___ _____ ___
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#    NETWORK MONITOR
#-------------------
# Description: This sensor will show the software version (major, minor, patch) and model information 
# Parameters:
# -TargetHost:      The host address of the target appliance. Using %host within PRTG will work. 
# -Port             The used SNMP port, defaulting to 161
# -Community        The SNMP community
# -Oids             The OIDs for the software version and the system info (model name, etc.)
# 
# Requirements
# ------------------
# - needs snmpget.exe within the EXEXML directory (can be obtained via https://www.snmpsoft.com/cmd-tools/snmp-get/)
# 
# Version History
# ------------------
# Version  Date        Notes
# 1.0      11/30/2016  Initial Release
#
# ------------------
# (c) 2015 Stephan Linke | Paessler AG
param(
    [string]$TargetHost = "localhost", 
    [int]$Port = 161,
    [string]$Community = "public",
    [string[]]$Oids = @("1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.9",".1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.2.1")
)

$Result = @"
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<prtg>
<result>
<channel>Major Version</channel>
<value>{0}</value>
</result>
<result>
<channel>Minor Version</channel>
<value>{1}</value>
</result>
<result>
<channel>Patch Level</channel>
<value>{2}</value>
</result>
<text>{3}</text>
</prtg>
"@

function getOid([string]$Oid){

$pinfo = New-Object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
$pinfo.FileName = "C:\Program Files (x86)\PRTG Network Monitor\Custom Sensors\EXEXML\snmpget.exe"
$pinfo.RedirectStandardError = $true
$pinfo.RedirectStandardOutput = $true
$pinfo.UseShellExecute = $false
$pinfo.Arguments = [string]::Format("-r:{0} -p:{1} -t:10 -c:{2} -o:{3} -q", $TargetHost, $Port,$Community, $Oid); 
$p = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process
$p.StartInfo = $pinfo
$p.Start() | Out-Null

#Do Other Stuff Here....
$p.WaitForExit()

return $p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();

} 

$Version = (getOid -oid $Oids[0]).Split(".");
$SysInfo = (getOid -oid $Oids[1]);

Write-Host ([string]::Format($result, $Version[0], $Version[1], $Version[2], $SysInfo));  

Notes

The script is provided as is and may or may not work with your installation. If you need any further customizations for your environment, feel free to implement them. If you encounter any bugs, feel free to share them :)

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