I'm trying to reconcile some port status terminology differences between the Meraki Portal and the status reported by NPM via SNMP. For example, I have devices where we have purposely disabled the port. In the Portal they show "disabled" however, I don't find that status in NPM.
In NPM I find Oper and Admin Status'. For Admin status' in NPM there appear to be three choices (Unknown, Up, and Shutdown). Shutdown however does not seem to be the same as "Disabled" when inspecting a device port showing down in my alerts. I'm looking to understand the context of "Shutdown". Operational status' seem to be a bit clear but, again I'm not I understand the context of "Shutdown". Ultimately where I'm trying to go is to alert when a port which is supposed to be disabled becomes active. I think that starts with understanding the differences between the portal status "Disabled" and the NPM status' either, Admin or Oper, of "Shutdown" and "Down". I'm also wondering if there can be an alert definition that fires anytime there is any state change on a port but, specifically if it goes from Disabled to Active. Perhaps setting the trigger condition where Admin Status is "Shutdown" but, Oper Status is "Up"? I'm also interested in knowing if using the API polling method changes any of this? Or if I should be looking for a trap from the Meraki device? Any help in clarifying any of this would be greatly appreciated.
