Configuring SNMP device discovery
An SNMP collector discovers the capabilities that you configure for a device. You can use a seed file to import a list of device definitions or manually add and configure devices.
- Navigate toAdministrationin the M&R platform.
- Click .ADashboardappears where you add new SNMP collectors and devices as well as add devices to existing SNMP collectors.
- To add an SNMP collector, click .
- Specify the required information for the SNMP collector.
- UnderImport Options, select all options exceptLock collector current capabilities.
- ClickSave.
- To upload a seed file, click .For information about defining a seed file, clickDocumentationonSNMP Device Discovery – M&R.
- Type the main parameters and clickSave.
- Under theSeed Filetab, clickUpload new definition seed file.
- Navigate to the seed file and clickOk.
- ClickSave.
- To manually add devices, click .
- On theNew Devicewindow, click each tab and type the required information for the device.On theMain parameterstab, make sure you specifyFirewallforDevice Type.
- ClickSaveon each tab.
- Select the device that you just added and click theApproveaction, which is the checkmark.
- On theDashboard, do the following:
- ClickImport devices from all enabled device sources.
- ClickDiscover capabilities from all approved devices.
- ClickDistribute all approved devices with capabilities on all enabled collectors.
- ClickSend the generated configurations on all available collectors.Green indicators appear on theDashboardafter successful executions of the above functions.