SNMP Polling Problem

[jminor]

I figured it out after taking a long look at my configure… it was a typo on my part and I have correct the problem (Thank you). I do have a follow up question; I have SNMP enabled on all of my NetVanta devices (3); however only one is not able to communicate with my network monitoring tool. I have the same community string and ip snmp agent is enabled; any ideas?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

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After the configuration has been verified, a good next step to troubleshoot SNMP is to issue the following commands from the CLI:

show snmp

debug snmp packets

They typically indicate where the problem is, whether it's a bad community name, not allowed through the firewall, packets are sourced/destined to incorrect IP address, different SNMP version, etc.

Here is the Configuring SNMP in AOS guide for reference.  If you'd like to reply with a copy of the configuration, or the output from the debug and show commands, I will be happy to review them for you.

Levi

[jminor]

Thank you for your response… I have a question regarding using the debug command; by issuing this command will this cause my processor to peak? I have issued the debug all command on another type of router and I could not enter the no debug command because the logging was going too fast.

[Anonymous]

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That is a good question.  Typically, debug commands can have an effect on overall processing, but it depends on the unit's application, how much it is being utilized, as well as the particular debug commands, and how much output each has.  Please, keep in mind that debug output is per-session based.  Therefore, if there is too much output, you can simply close the session, which will also stop the debugging process.  Furthermore, the debug snmp packets command does not produce a lot of output, especially when SNMP is not working, because it only has a few messages to process (which hopefully explain why it isn't working).  There is much greater output when debugging SNMP on a working unit because of the MIB walks and polling.

Let me know what additional questions you have.

Levi

[jminor]

Thank you… I will run the command and keep you posted.

[Anonymous]

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Were you able to obtain any of the debug information or do you have any additional questions?  Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

Levi

[jminor]

I truly appreciate your involvement in this matter… after running the debug command I was able identify the problem.

Thank you,

[Anonymous]

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Levi

[Anonymous]

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Noor