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MIB-2 Standard SNMP Agent - Network Interfaces - Linux

Description

This connector discovers the enclosure and Ethernet ports of a system equipped with an MIB-2 standard SNMP Agent.

Connector ID: MIB2Linux

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Target

Typical platform: Any system with SNMP

Operating system: Linux

Prerequisites

Leverages: MIB-2 Standard SNMP Agent

Technology and protocols: SNMP

Examples

CLI

hws HOSTNAME -t linux -f MIB2Linux --snmp v2c --community public

hws-config.yaml

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: linux
  selectedConnectors: [ MIB2Linux ] # Optional, to load only this connector
  snmp:
    version: v1 # Read documentation for v2 and v3
    community: public # or probably something more secure

Connector Activation Criteria

The MIB-2 Standard SNMP Agent - Network Interfaces - Linux connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

  • An SNMP Get-Next on the OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1 must return a value in the same subtree

Metrics

Type Collected Metrics Specific Attributes (Labels)
Network Card, FC Port
  • hw.errors{hw.type="network"}
  • hw.network.bandwidth.limit
  • hw.network.bandwidth.utilization
  • hw.network.io{direction="receive"}
  • hw.network.io{direction="transmit"}
  • hw.network.packets{direction="receive"}
  • hw.network.packets{direction="transmit"}
  • hw.network.up
  • hw.status{hw.type="network",state="ok|degraded|failed"}
  • hw.status{hw.type="network",state="present"}
  • physical_address
Keywords:
hardware observability opentelemetry otel sustainability
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