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In the last time i have a lot to do with creating and testing SNMP monitors in our monitoring system. Rather than being surprised when a SNMP monitor doesn’t work correctly, i would like to test my newly created monitors against a SNMP simulation tool. So i was looking for an SNMP simulating tool. But … Read More “new SNMP simulation tool” »
Sometimes you need a SCOM monitor which was calculated from one or more SNMP values. Maybe the values have to be calculated, cause the value is in an unhandy format or unit. In this example i will monitor the input frequency for an for an UPS. The originaly readed value is in 1/10 Hz, but … Read More “Create a calculated SNMP monitor” »
Sometimes you need a SCOM Rule which was calculated from one or more SNMP values. Maybe the values have to be calculated, cause the value is in an unhandy format or unit. In this example i will create a Rule and a Performance View to show the autonomny time for an APC UPS. The originaly … Read More “Create a calculated SNMP Rule in SCOM” »
When you manualy edit a monitor or rule in the SCOM Authorin Console, maybee you have to edit the field @VariantType. The VariantType describes the type of the value that is returned. The variant types are: Empty = 0 Null = 1 Short = 2 Integer = 3 Single = 4 Double = 5 Currency … Read More “VariantTypes” »
To monitor SNMP devices with SCOM 2007 R2 is a litle special, as i know other products witch are more easy for monitoring SNMP devices. But SCOM has some good feature and if you have SCOM, you don’t want to have another tool only for monitoring SNMP devices. Here is an overview for monitoring one … Read More “Monitor a SNMP device with Microsoft SCOM 2007 R2” »