Alerts with Custom Values

I am trying to configure an alert message to include a custom SNMP value, but it's not working. The SNMP value is the local IP address of a host's BGP connection. The OID name is bgpPeerLocalAddr. So, I configured a custom poller to get the SNMP value from the host. The value returned was an IP address 10.10.10.1.

However, I am unable to include this value in an alert message. Is there a way to configure an alert to include this custom SNMP value in the alert email message? I've tried references from the alert rule to the custom poller, for example ${bgpPeerLocalAddr}, to no avail. It just returns the actual reference, ${bgpPeerLocalAddr}.

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mark_wiggans

To setup an alert for the Custom MIB, go to "Configure Advanced Alerts"
-Click New, type a name for the alert
-Under the "Trigger Condition" tab, "Type of Property to Monitor"
from the drop down, select Custom Node/Interface Poller (depending on the OID)
- Click Add>Simple Condition, you should have an option to select Custom Poller & values now.
The values you choose would depend on what the OID returns.

mvinogradsky

Thanks Mark. However, I can't seem to figure out how to include the value of the custom poller in the alert message.

mark_wiggans

The only variables that will work are in the attached document ...verify how the alert is configured with the attached document.

OrionVariables.pdf

whitejcdc

I too have a BGP alert setup and everything works except I cant get the variable to load for the BGP peer in a message. I would like to include the IP of the Peer that my router has lost connectivity with right in the alert.

It shows on the nodes page but I cant select when building the alert. The property on the nodes page seems to be BGPpeerState Label. See pic...

Any help with this would be appreciated. Thnx