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UPS Poller with String Output?

Hi,

Just wondering if there is any way I can set an alert on APC upsBasicBatteryLastReplaceDate (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.1.2.1.3). Which returns a date(e.g. 8/4/10), but it returns it as a string so how can i set a trigger condition to be something like >4 years?

We can use the AdvBatteryReplaceIndicator, but it would be useful if he had both condtions on trigger.

Also does anyone know how APC batteries do their self test (which is what the AdvBatteryReplaceIndicator get's its status from) or what are the triggers causing the self test to fail?

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berger

Appears to be no way to edit UnDP string outputs without creating a report at the moment.

But looks like the next virsion of NPM will allow for SQL-Trigger alerts (going by the beta), which should easily allow for editing and alerting on strings.

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berger

Basically just wondering if I can switch the string value "8/4/10" output from an OID/UnDP into something that can be compared to other values.

e.g. Even if you could somehow remove the '/'s and just have 080410 you could compare it to dates with some appended 0s.

I've seen some posts on some similar string issues with pollers, but haven't found any answers.

berger

Any suggestions?

mcbridea

I don't know that this can be done. Did you create a Undp for this? If so, can you share that?

berger

OID: 1.3.1.4.1.318.1.1.2.1.3

Name: APCupsBasicBatteryLastReplaceDate

Description: "The date when the UPS system's batteries were last replaced in mm/dd/yy format. For Smart-UPS models, this value is originally set in the facotry. When the UPS batteries are replaced, this value should be reset by the administrator."

MIB Type: Raw Value

Format: Text

SNMP Get Type: Get Next

Polling Type: Node

berger

The only other question I found referencing basically the same thing is ">, but the answer there just advised using another OID, which I don't think exists in this case.

berger

Appears to be no way to edit UnDP string outputs without creating a report at the moment.

But looks like the next virsion of NPM will allow for SQL-Trigger alerts (going by the beta), which should easily allow for editing and alerting on strings.