Trying to add Brocade Fiber Channel switch to PRTG monitor, unable to find any SNMP libraries for th

Hi there,

You could use the SNMP Traffic Sensor to monitor the traffic going through the switch. Did you try that already? Note that you need to configure SNMP correctly in order for the sensors to work properly.

Kind regards,
Stephan Linke, Tech Support Team

Hi Stephan,

Our device version is 7.3.1d, I found a MIB file for it on brocade site I will try to add that library and try fetching the snmp data. What config do i need to do on the switch ?

Thanks

Hi there,

Thanks for the quick revert. You only need to configure basic SNMP access on the brocade appliance. The documentation of the same should disclose how to do it correctly, in case it's somewhat hidden :)

Let me know if assistance is required regarding the SNMP Library sensor. Note that there might be no utilizable OIDs within those MIBs (i.e. only SNMP Trap OIDs). In this case, you won't be able to generate any sensors out of it. But it's still actually usable within PRTG using the SNMP Trap Receiver sensor. Simply copy all MIB files to C:\Program Files (x86)\PRTG Network Monitor\MIB.

Received Traps will then be translated accordingly.

Kind regards,
Stephan Linke, Tech Support Team

Hi@all,

One of our Brocade FC Switch had produced nearly 2 million errors. We would like to have a sensor in PRTG that queries the errors for each Fiber Channel port.

Has anyone ever created a "FC Switch Port Sensor" and can provide tips (and MIPs) about this?

The MIB files are likely to be accessible via Brocade. That should be the one you're looking for:

https://www.simpleweb.org/ietf/mibs/mibSynHiLite.php?category=IETF&module=FIBRE-CHANNEL-FE-MIB

@michel power, we're having the same issue right now. Did you ever figure out a way to monitor for errors?

Thanks! Mike

Hello Mike,

Have you tried to import the MIB file provided by my colleague with the MIB Importer tool. If not, please give it a try.

When the MIB file is imported in PRTG, simply add a new SNMP Library sensor and select the file. You should then get the information provided by the MIB.

Regards.