Trying to poll VRF specific data (BGP adjacencies, routing table info) on the Cisco Nexus 9K platform - Nexus 9504 specifically. Not able to really find any helpful information. The included Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) poller isn’t supported on these devices - wont allow associating them. I tried unsuccessfully creating my own custom poller. This platform is hardly new - seems polling simple VRF related data should be simple - I would expect SolarWinds to fully support and integrate with this platform and basis feature set. We are using SNMP v3 - no plans to use v2 as it’s ancient and grossly insecure. I’m sure I can write custom CLI or API scripts - which integrate poorly with SolarWinds and will require lots of manual effort. Seems this should be a simple and well supported feature out of the box. And perhaps I am just missing something (wouldn’t be the first time)!
Any help greatly appreciated - I am hopeful this is an easy task and I just need a pointer or two.
in summary:
Platform: Nexus 9504, SNMP v3
Use case: Utilize multiple VRFs (four at present) and need to monitor / alert on dropped BGP and OSPF adjacencies, and would like to monitor the route tables (count, flaps, etc).
Solution: Would like to minimize customization and complexity.. We chose SolarWinds for its robustness and flexibility. I could leverage Python and API scripts but unless it easily and seamlessly integrates with SolarWinds it really becomes a unique / external one-off we have to manage and maintain - and possibly deal with instability and other scripting issues. There are several open source monitoring tools that easily perform this task - I find it hard to believe SolarWinds can’t!
Thanks for the help! Really appreciate any insight. All I need is a nudge in the right direction and I will do the work. I’ve spent lots of time searching and have gotten nowhere fast.
