Cisco 3850 Switch Stack Custom Poller - Need assistance

Question

I created a custom poller that I would like to have run against all of our Cisco 3850 Stacks so that it returns the serial number, SW image and model number of all the members in the stack.

I have just about got it, but need some assitance getting the poller completed.

Currently when I run the poller, it returns a lot of "No value was returned" messages.

I would like to filter those out.

Here are the MIB/OID's

.1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.10

ENTITY-MIB:entPhysicalSoftwareRev

.1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.11

ENTITY-MIB:entPhysicalSoftwareRev

.1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.13

ENTITY-MIB:entPhysicalModelName

In my stacks I have 2 members.

For the serial numbers for instance, they will use the following two OID's:

1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.11.1000

1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.11.2000

The problem is that there are OID's from 1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.11.1000 to 1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.11.1069.

So it returns a lot of "No values" for the numbers from 1001 to 1069 before it gets to .2000 and polls the serial of the second one.

It also returns a value for 1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.11.1009 and 1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.11.2009 which are the serial numbers for the power supplies. I would like to exclude those as well.

Basically I would like it to poll

1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.11.1000, .2000, .3000, .4000, etc, but only return a value if there is something there.

I have attached my poller for you to review.

Cisco3850-Poller.undp

aapereira · Answer

You can do this without issue in the NCM product, built into the reports engine.  The same functions do not exist in the NPM product.   Very frustrating, but thankfully we have the NCM product. and that report is exactly what you are looking for.  Had the same issues until I checked NCM.  Hopefully SW will have this report function available in 12.0 ?

wsupat · Answer

I was hoping that wasn't the case. I ended up changing them to "GET NEXT" style pollers then using a universal poller chart specifically using 1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.13.1000, 1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.13.2000, etc.

vikkyg86 · Answer

yup so if you had this as a resource to be displayed on nodes where the poller is assigned. you can click 'edit' on it and only display the 1000, 2000, etc. but this has to be done everytime the poller is assigned.