SNMP Client Configuration for Observvium

This can be placed in /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf and will provide the required parameters for Observium. This example use version 2c snmp auth.

Community string: Replace community_string with your unique community string.

# Listen for connections on all interfaces (both IPv4 *and* IPv6)

agentAddress udp:161,udp6:[::1]:161

# Full view access
view all included .1

# system + hrSystem groups only
view systemonly included .1.3.6.1.2.1.1
view systemonly included .1.3.6.1.2.1.25.1

# Default access to full view
rocommunity community_string default -V all

# Default access to basic system info
#rocommunity public default -V systemonly

# System contact and location
syslocation Rack/Room/Building, Street, City, Country [GPSX,Y]
syscontact Contact Person <your@email.address>

# Disk Monitoring
disk / 10000
disk /var 5%
includeAllDisks 10%

# Unacceptable 1-, 5-, and 15-minute load averages
load 12 10 5

# This line allows Observium to detect the host OS if the distro script is installed
extend .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.7890.1 distro /usr/local/bin/distro

# This lines allows Observium to detect hardware, vendor and serial
extend .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.7890.2 hardware /bin/cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_name
extend .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.7890.3 vendor /bin/cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/sys_vendor
extend .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.7890.4 serial /bin/cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_serial

# This line allows Observium to collect an accurate uptime
extend uptime /bin/cat /proc/uptime

# This line enables Observium's ifAlias description injection
pass_persist .1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.18 /usr/local/bin/ifAlias_persist

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