The SNMP Custom v2 sensor monitors a single parameter that is returned by a specific object identifier (OID) or Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) Management Information Base (MIB) via the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
This sensor is in beta status. The operating methods and the available settings are still subject to change. Do not expect that all functions work properly, or that this sensor works as expected at all.
SNMP Custom v2 Sensor
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
Sensor in Other Languages
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Simplified Chinese: SNMP Custom v2
Spanish: SNMP Custom v2
Remarks
This sensor supports IPv6.
This sensor has a very low performance impact.
It might not work to query data from a probe device via SNMP (querying localhost, 127.0.0.1, or ::1). Add this device with the IP address that it has in your network and create the sensor on this device instead.
If the name contains angle brackets (<>), PRTG replaces them with braces ({}) for security reasons. For more information, see the Knowledge Base: What security features does PRTG include?
This setting is for your information only. You cannot change it.
Tags
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:
snmpcustomsensor
snmp
Priority
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 ().
SNMP Custom Specific
SNMP Custom Specific
Setting
Description
OID or ASN.1 MIB Name
Enter the OID or ASN.1 MIB name of the SNMP object that you want to receive numeric data from.
Most OIDs begin with 1.3.6.1. However, OIDs that start with 1.0, or 1.1, or 1.2 are also allowed. If you want to entirely disable the validation of your entry, add the string norfccheck: to the beginning of the OID, for example, norfccheck:2.0.0.0.1.
Value Type
Select the expected numeric type of the result:
Absolute (unsigned integer) (default): Integers without an operational sign, such as 10 or 120.
Absolute (signed integer): Integers with an operational sign, such as -12 or 120.
Absolute (floating point): Float values, such as -5.80 or 8.23.
Delta (unsigned integer): Integers without an operational sign, such as 10 or 120. The sensor calculates the difference between the last value and the current value.
Time (unsigned integer): Integers without an operational sign, such as 10 or 120. The sensor measures the response time.
You cannot change this value after sensor creation.
Channel Unit
Define the unit of the numeric data that this sensor receives. The following options are only visible if you select Absolute (unsigned integer), Absolute (signed integer), Absolute (floating point), or Delta (unsigned integer) as Value Type:
Custom
Count (default)
Percent (CPU)
Temperature (°C)
Bytes (memory)
Bytes (disk)
Bytes (bandwidth)
Bytes per second (disk)
Bytes per second (network)
The following options are only visible if you select Time (unsigned integer) as Value Type:
Time (milliseconds)
Time (seconds, default)
Time (hours)
For more information about the available units, see section Custom Sensors.
You cannot change this value after sensor creation.
Multiplication
If you want to multiply the received data with a certain value, enter the multiplier. Use the default value 1 to not change the received value. Enter an integer.
Division
If you want to divide the received data by a certain value, enter the divisor. Use the default value 1 to not change the received value. Enter an integer.
Sensor Display
Sensor Display
Setting
Description
Primary Channel
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.
Graph Type
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).
Stack Unit
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above.
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.
Debug Options
Debug Options
Setting
Description
Result Handling
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
Do not store the sensor result.
Store the last sensor result in the \Logs\sensors subfolder of the PRTG data directory on the probe system. The file names are Result of Sensor [ID].txt and Result of Sensor [ID].Data.txt. This setting is for debugging purposes. PRTG overwrites these files with each scanning interval.
In a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node.
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.
The minimum scanning interval of this sensor is 1 minute.
The recommended scanning interval of this sensor is 1 minute.
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.
Channel
Description
Downtime
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
Result
The single numeric value for a specified OID
This channel is the primary channel by default.
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KNOWLEDGE BASE
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