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[V1NCE]

Hello all!
What would be the best way/software to gather snmp data from a switch?
Thanks!

[skullbox]

There are many ways to do this. I use software called Cacti that runs on Linux. I think they have a Windows port for it as well. Everything runs from a browser and you can do things like graph port traffic, 95th percentile, total transfer, etc.

Cacti can graphy any SNMP data if you have the correct data/graph/host templates for it. Depending on how much you are graphing, you might want a dedicated box to do this. http://cactiez.cactiusers.org/ has an ISO that will install Linux and pre-configure Cacti for you. Very easy for newbies.

[ImanageNetworks]

Cacti or MRTG, both simple to install/use

[V1NCE]

Thanks !

[InnovusHost]

Originally Posted by skullbox

There are many ways to do this. I use software called Cacti that runs on Linux. I think they have a Windows port for it as well. Everything runs from a browser and you can do things like graph port traffic, 95th percentile, total transfer, etc.

Cacti can graphy any SNMP data if you have the correct data/graph/host templates for it. Depending on how much you are graphing, you might want a dedicated box to do this. http://cactiez.cactiusers.org/ has an ISO that will install Linux and pre-configure Cacti for you. Very easy for newbies.

When you say template what do you mean? I haven't used Cacti yet, but I am looking for something like this in the near future. Does the template vary by switch or other SNMP device?

[Adam C. Greenfield]

Originally Posted by V1NCE

Hello all!
What would be the best way/software to gather snmp data from a switch?
Thanks!

I've been using ZenOSS at work. It has a pretty vibrant community and a number of ZenPacks to cover a lot of common types of devices you might want to monitor (servers and network devices).

http://www.zenoss.com/

[V1NCE]

Do you think the Cisco SLM224G4S is a decent switch?
cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10000/

[JOEsDC]

Also check out CactiEZ the project has a pre-done iso that will install a custom build of centos with cacti pre-installed. It is also nice because it has the most common mods pre-installed. It even has a plugin so you can backup the config of that cisco SLM224G4S right to your cacti box