PRTG Manual: SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory Sensor
The SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory sensor monitors the memory modules in an IBM server via the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory
- French: IBM System X mémoire physique (SNMP)
- German: SNMP IBM System X Physikalischer Speicher
- Japanese: SNMP IBM System X 物理メモリ
- Portuguese: Memória física IBM System X (SNMP)
- Russian: Физическая память IBM System X по SNMP
- Simplified Chinese: SNMP IBM System X 物理内存
- Spanish: Memoria física IBM System X (SNMP)
Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:
Remark |
Description |
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IBM Systems Director Platform Agent |
This sensor requires the IBM Systems Director Platform Agent on the target system. For more information, see the Knowledge Base: What are the requirements to monitor IBM System x? |
IPv6 |
This sensor supports IPv6. |
Performance impact |
This sensor has a very low performance impact. |
Lookups |
This sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more channels. |
Knowledge Base |
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
- ibm
- memorycontroller
- snmpibm
- snmpibmphysicalmemorysensor
For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.
IBM System X Physical Memory Settings
Setting |
Description |
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Name |
The name of the memory module that this sensor monitors. |
Caption |
The caption of the memory module that this sensor monitors. |
Serial Number |
The serial number of the memory module that this sensor monitors. |
Size |
The size of the memory module that this sensor monitors. |
Setting |
Description |
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor. You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab. |
Graph Type |
Define how this sensor shows different channels:
|
Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
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Controller Condition |
The memory controller condition
This channel is the primary channel by default. |
Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status |
Power |
The power status
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KNOWLEDGE BASE
What are the requirements to monitor IBM System x?
IBM System X sensors could not find any disk/data on this device (PE187/PE188/PE194)
What security features does PRTG include?
My SNMP sensors don’t work. What can I do?