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I'm sure there is a simple answer to this, but I can't see it right now. Sorry.

Did you change the community string from "public" to something else? I was assuming you were using "public", but if you weren't, you would need to enter that string when you run the snmpwalk.

Before you do that, try this: go to the SolarWinds server. Run "c:\Program Files (x86)\SolarWinds\Orion\snmpwalk.exe". Put in your IP address, then click Scan. Do you get any results?

Stupid question time here - sorry if this is obvious, but did you actually put in a valid username and password when you checked the 'Send orion username/password in URL' option? I created a user with very limited capabilities just so I can send PDF reports.

All I get is an error message. I don't have a current example of it, but I was told it has to do with SW not being able to support devices that use a key for the password. Not sure what that means, since SNMP v3 is supposed to use passwords.

Then check your firewall settings and/or access lists on the device.

Chris, I do have alerts set up for when the interfaces go down. This little "exercise" is just to set something up so that we can have a quick visual for the folks in Operations. Strange, but I don't have any interfaces that have a status of Unplugged, like you do. In any case, thank you for the help in setting this up. Ray

Use % instead of *

Use ((Nodes.Vendor = 'Cisco') or (Nodes.Vendor = 'Juniper') or (Nodes.Vendor = 'Huang')), or do you use that many vendors that you can't put them in a list? I don't know if there is a "device type" field in Solarwinds. Another solution would be to put the "router" designation in a comment field. Then you can use that as a…

Try this (take out the match exact): snmp-server group READgroup v3 auth read orion snmp-server group WRITEgroup v3 auth write orion It wasn't clear from your earlier post if you applied an access list. If you did, try to take it out. Also, are you setting up your device like below?

Chris, That's a big fat DUH! I am running 10.2.2 as well, and now I see what you are saying. I wasn't even looking at the dropdown boxes at all. I used the dynamic queries, which led me to the same place, and, unfortunately, the same conclusion: your method works if the interface is actually down, but doesn't work if it…

Go to Manage Nodes, then click on Add Node, and you will get this screen: Put your IP address where the red arrow is pointing to, and click on the Test button where the green arrow is. If you don't get a successful message, then you need to check the connectivity between your Orion server and your device.

I'm having the same problems with Solarwinds not being able to accept SNMP v3 traps for my Cisco devices. They claim the issue will be fixed in the next release, which they also told me before the current release, so I'll believe it when I see it.

Then just copy the report and take out the (Nodes.Vendor = 'Cisco') part. That should do the trick. We only have routers from Cisco, so I can't see if the fields are the same for any other vendor.

Did you set up the user? The syntax is snmp-server user <username> <usergroup> v3 <authentication parameter> <authentication value> <authentication pw> <encryption parameter> <encryption type> <encryption password> It will not show up in the configuration, but you can see the user when you issue a show snmp user command.

Sorry, you are right. The node name will be blank, but the hostname will have the source IP address.

This seems to ALMOST work the way I want. The only thing I see here is that I had to create a dynamic query to get to the interface. There is no way to add the interface to a group; you can only add the whole node to the group. Also, after trying this out, I shut down the interface, but the group icon still shows green. Am…

For this specific example, you can use %1.1.1.1%2.2.2.2.2% in the message filter. Not sure what the right syntax would be if you wanted OR.

Where do you edit the interface? I went to List Resources, but there is no option to customize the bandwidth there. In any case, I just edited the table with the correct bandwidth, which looks like it will give the same result as what you suggested.

It looks like you have to add it to the menu selection. I just tried it, and it works. First, you have to know the view number. To get that, you have to click on the Preview button on the Customize View screen. Then copy the url. Now, go back to the Edit menu bar screen, go to the bottom and click on the Add button. Put in…

The Name and Reply-Address fields can be anything you want them to be. The Name is the "friendly" name, and the Reply-Address is the email address that gets populated when you reply to the email. I think if your SMTP server is not set up as a mail relay, it will not work, but most systems will allow you to put your own…

SNMPv3 Context should be blank, not SwitchesGroup. You should also set up views, which would be associated with the usergroup, i.e., snmp-server view <nameofview> mib-2 included <-- allows you to look up everything in the mib-2 branch snmp-server group SwitchesGroup v3 priv read <nameofview> access 91 snmp-server user…

There is an inventory report under Node Reports called IOS Versions of Cisco Devices. Is that what you are looking for?

Most likely, this device has multiple IP addresses, and the message that came in has a source IP address other than the IP address for the node. Therefore, there won't be a match in the database, and the hostname will show up blank. You can fix that issue by using the logging source-interface <interface> command. But if…

If you right-click on the line, then go to Add Rule in the drop-down box, the condition "SNMPv2-MIB:snmpTrapOID is equal to IF-MIB:linkDown" will be automatically populated. You can then add an Alert Action, like send an email or run a script. I pass the message to a script, and then parse the message to create a…

The counters were cleared 02:34:39 before you issued the "show interface" command. If the chart was showing a time period more than two and a half hours before you issued the command, you would probably not see that reflected in the response to your command.

TACACS is Cisco-propietary, and works only with Cisco devices. I don't know if Orion supports Radius. We use Active Directory to log on to the Web Console.

If the trap you are seeing is what you want, and you can set it on the Solarwinds server, then you can set up your alert on the trap viewer, i.e., start the trap viewer application, and set up an alert from there. I'm sure there is plenty of information out there that will show you how to set up the alert, but if you need…

It will take either pattern.