<%NUMBERING1%>.<%NUMBERING2%>.<%NUMBERING3%> PRTG Manual: SNMP HPE ProLiant Network Interface Sensor
The SNMP HPE ProLiant Network Interface sensor monitors a network interface in an HPE server via the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
SNMP HPE ProLiant Network Interface Sensor
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
Sensor in Other Languages
- Dutch: SNMP HPE ProLiant Netwerkinterface
- French: HPE ProLiant interface réseau (SNMP)
- German: SNMP HPE ProLiant Netzwerkschnittstelle
- Japanese: SNMP HPE ProLiant ネットワークインターフェース
- Portuguese: Interface de rede HPE ProLiant (SNMP)
- Russian: Сетевой интерфейс HPE ProLiant по SNMP
- Simplified Chinese: SNMP HPE ProLiant 网络接口
- Spanish: Interfaz de red HPE ProLiant (SNMP)
Remarks
Detailed Requirements
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HPE system management tools
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For Gen9 servers or earlier, this sensor needs a specific HPE system management tool to be installed on the target device to report data via SNMP: HPE Insight Management Agents. To receive SNMP data from redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controllers, you additionally need HPE Insight Management Agents. For Gen10 servers, this sensor no longer requires HPE system management tools. Instead, the sensor needs the HPE Agentless Management Service to be installed on the target device.
For more details and download links, see the Knowledge Base: Monitor HP ProLiant via SNMP?
For Gen9 servers or earlier, some of the HPE object identifiers (OID) that this sensor uses are only accessible via the iLO interface. If this sensor throws an error that it cannot find "such device types", create a device that points to the address of the HPE iLO interface (if available) and add the sensor to this device. We recommend that you use the Agentless Management feature with configured SNMP. You can set this up in the iLO configuration interface under Administration | Management | SNMP Settings. For Gen10 servers, use the HPE iLO interface as parent device for this sensor.
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Add Sensor
The Add Sensor dialog appears when you manually add a new sensor to a device. It only shows the settings that are required to create the sensor. You can change nearly all settings on the sensor's Settings tab after creation.
The settings that you select in the Add Sensor dialog are valid for all sensors that you create when you finish the dialog.
HPE ProLiant Network Interface Settings
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Network Interfaces
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Select the network interfaces that you want to monitor. PRTG creates one sensor for each interface that you select.
Enable check boxes in front of the respective lines to select the items. Use the check box in the table header to select all items or to cancel the selection. In large tables, use the search function in the upper-right corner.
If this status is Link Failure, it is still possible to add a sensor for the respective interface. Though, most likely the sensor for this interface does not work correctly. The error message in this case is No Such Name (SNMP error # 2).
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Basic Sensor Settings
Click the Settings tab of a sensor to change its settings.
Basic Sensor Settings
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Sensor Name
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Enter a name to identify the sensor.
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Parent Tags
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Shows tags that the sensor inherits from its parent device, parent group, and parent probe.
This setting is for your information only. You cannot change it.
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Tags
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Enter one or more tags. Confirm each tag with the Spacebar key, a comma, or the Enter key. You can use tags to group objects and use tag-filtered views later on. Tags are not case-sensitive. Tags are automatically inherited.
It is not possible to enter tags with a leading plus (+) or minus (-) sign, nor tags with parentheses (()) or angle brackets (<>).
For performance reasons, it can take some minutes until you can filter for new tags that you added.
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
- snmphpenetworkinterfacesensor
- snmphpe
- hpe
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Priority
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Select a priority for the sensor. This setting determines the position of the sensor in lists. The highest priority is at the top of a list. Choose from the lowest priority () to the highest priority ().
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Usually, a sensor connects to the IP Address/DNS Name of the parent device. See the device settings for details. For some sensors, you can explicitly define the monitoring target in the sensor settings.
HPE ProLiant Network Interface Settings
HPE ProLiant Network Interface Settings
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Network Interfaces
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Shows the name of the network interface that this sensor monitors.
PRTG shows this value for reference purposes only. If you need to change this value, add the sensor anew.
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Sensor Display
Sensor Display
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Primary Channel
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Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, the last value of the primary channel is always displayed below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.
You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab.
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Graph Type
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Define how different channels are shown for this sensor:
- Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel.
- Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic.
You cannot use this option in combination with manual Vertical Axis Scaling (available in the channel settings).
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Stack Unit
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This setting is only visible if you enable Stack channels on top of each other as Graph Type. Select a unit from the list. All channels with this unit are stacked on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so.
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Inherited Settings
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Scanning Interval
Scanning Interval
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Scanning Interval.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
You cannot interrupt the inheritance for schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. The corresponding settings from the parent objects are always active. However, you can define additional schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. They are active at the same time as the parent objects' settings.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window.
Access Rights
Access Rights
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Access Rights.
Channel Unit Configuration
Which channel units are available depends on the sensor type and the available parameters. If no configurable channels are available, this field shows No configurable channels.
Channel Unit Configuration
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Channel Unit Configuration.
Channel List
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
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Alignment Errors
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The number of alignment errors per second
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Bad Frames Received
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The number of bad frames received per second
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Bad Frames Transmitted
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The number of bad frames transmitted per second
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Carrier Sense Errors
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The number of carrier sense errors per second
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Downtime
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In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status in percent.
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Excessive Collisions
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The number of excessive collisions per second
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FCS Errors
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The number of Frame Check Sequence (FCS) errors per second
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Frames Too Long
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The number of frames that are too long per second
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Good Frames Received
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The number of good frames received per second
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Good Frames Transmitted
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The number of good frames transmitted per second
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Late Collisions
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The number of late collisions per second
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Total
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The total traffic in bytes per second
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Traffic In
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The incoming traffic in bytes per second
This channel is the primary channel by default.
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Traffic Out
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The outgoing traffic in bytes per second
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More
Knowledge Base
Monitor HP ProLiant via SNMP?
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What SNMP sensors does PRTG offer?
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