PRTG Manual: SNMP Traffic v2 Sensor
The SNMP Traffic v2 sensor monitors bandwidth and traffic on a device via the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
This sensor is in beta status. The operating methods and the available settings are still subject to change. Do not expect that all functions work properly, or that this sensor works as expected at all.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: SNMP Traffic v2
- French: Trafic v2 (SNMP)
- German: SNMP-Datenverkehr v2
- Japanese: SNMP トラフィック v2
- Portuguese: Tráfego (SNMP) v2
- Russian: SNMP Traffic v2
- Simplified Chinese: SNMP 流量版本 2
- Spanish: Tráfico (SNMP) v2
Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:
Remark |
Description |
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Enabled Beta Sensors experimental feature |
This sensor requires that the Beta Sensors experimental feature is enabled. For more information, see the Knowledge Base: What are beta sensors and how can I use them? |
SNMP v2c or SNMP v3 |
We recommend that you select SNMP v2c (most common) or SNMP v3 in the credentials for SNMP devices of the parent device (if supported by the target device). SNMP v1 does not support 64-bit counters, which might result in invalid data. For more information, see the Knowledge Base: SNMP Traffic sensor suddenly drops at 610Mbps |
Localhost |
It might not work to query data from a probe device via SNMP (querying localhost, 127.0.0.1, or ::1). Add this device with the IP address that it has in your network and create the sensor on this device instead. |
IPv6 |
This sensor supports IPv6. |
Performance impact |
This sensor has a very low performance impact. |
SNMP compatibility options |
This sensor is not affected by the following SNMP compatibility options set in the parent device: Port Name Template, Port Name Update, Port Identification, and End Interface Index. |
Scanning interval |
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Multi-platform probe |
You can add this sensor to a multi-platform probe. |
Knowledge Base |
Knowledge Base: Where is the volume line in graphs? |
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
- bandwidthsensor
- snmp
- snmptrafficsensor
For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.
Setting |
Description |
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Description |
The description of the interface in the physical device that this sensor monitors. The internal name is found in the ifTable under ifDescr. PRTG shows this value for reference purposes only. We strongly recommend that you only change it if the Paessler support team explicitly asks you to do so. Wrong usage can result in incorrect monitoring data. |
64-Bit |
If the interface that this sensor monitors uses 64-bit counters. PRTG shows this value for reference purposes only. We strongly recommend that you only change it if the Paessler support team explicitly asks you to do so. Wrong usage can result in incorrect monitoring data. |
Setting |
Description |
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Additional Channels |
By default, each SNMP Traffic v2 sensor creates the channels Traffic In, Traffic Out, and Traffic Total. Select additional channels for all interfaces. Click the respective channel names to mark the channels and to monitor their data:
You cannot delete additional channels later. You can only disable them. If the sensor shows the Warning status with the message Channels not available, you can disable the affected channels to remove the warning. |
Connection Status Handling |
An interface is not operational if, for example, an Ethernet port on a switch does not have a cable plugged in. This setting is valid for all selected interfaces. Define how PRTG reacts when an interface is operational:
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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:
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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. |
Setting |
Description |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
If you select Store result, the sensor writes the standard error (stderr) streams in clear text to the last sensor result file. Do not return sensitive information via the scripts that you run with this sensor. In a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node. |
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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Broadcasts In |
The number of incoming broadcast packets |
Broadcasts Out |
The number of outgoing broadcast packets |
Discards In |
The number of incoming discards |
Discards Out |
The number of outgoing discards |
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 |
Errors In |
The number of incoming errors |
Errors Out |
The number of outgoing errors |
Multicasts In |
The number of incoming multicast packets |
Multicasts Out |
The number of outgoing multicast packets |
Non-Unicasts In |
The number of incoming non-unicast packets |
Non-Unicasts Out |
The number of outgoing non-unicast packets |
Traffic In |
The incoming traffic |
Traffic Out |
The outgoing traffic |
Traffic Total |
The total traffic This channel is the primary channel by default. |
Unicasts In |
The number of incoming unicast packets |
Unicasts Out |
The number of outgoing unicast packets |
Unknown Protocols In |
The number of incoming, unknown protocols |
KNOWLEDGE BASE
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