Foglight® for SNMP 5.9.2
Developed for Foglight Management Server 5.9.2
Release Notes
December 2017
Resolved issues and enhancements
Getting started with Foglight for SNMP
Foglight for SNMP extends Foglight for Infrastructure by introducing the ability to monitor a broader set of hosts and devices that the Infrastructure agent does not currently support. Foglight for SNMP supports SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3. Use Foglight for SNMP for the following monitoring activities:
These Release Notes cover known issues, system requirements, licensing and other important information relating to the 5.9.2 release of Foglight for SNMP. Review all sections before starting the installation.
This release does not include any new features. It is made to accompany the 5.9.2 release of Foglight for Infrastructure.
The release is made to accompany the 5.9.2 release of Foglight for Infrastructure. The following is a list of issues addressed and enhancements implemented in this release.
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Defect ID |
Resolved Issue |
| IC-3892 | Fixed issue where the foglight.limit.instances Registry variable remained unset after installing the 5.9.2 release of Foglight for SNMP. |
| IC-3788 | The network utilization was reported as a high value for the Cisco router. |
| IC-3558 | In some cases, the SNMP Monitors Default Collection Interval did not match the default Management Server Time Range. |
| IC-2558 | Fixed issue where the Summary view cannot be shown on the Infrastructure Environment > Monitoring > Other dashboard. |
The following is a list of issues known to exist at the time of this release.
|
Defect ID |
Known Issue |
|
IC-3896 |
The foglight.limit.instances Registry Variable reaches the maximum value, which causes the creation of a new topology object is failed. Workaround: Search for foglight.limit.instances on the Manage Registry Variables dashboard, and then set a larger value as needed. |
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IC-3612 |
The system.sysObjectID is not correctly formatted on some SNMP engines. |
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IC-3576 |
Documentation is missing SNMP agent sizing recommendations. |
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IC-3533 |
Add support for POLYCOM® RealPresence® Collaboration Server (RMX®). |
|
IC-3520 |
Enhance Foglight for SNMP to better handle devices that are not currently supported (that is, devices that have no sysObjectID in the Supported devices list). |
|
IC-3239 |
The agent logs an IOException when parsing Integer64 or Counter64 in SNMP. Workaround: Use SNMP V2c credential to collect Count64 SNMP data. |
|
IC-3176 (SNCAR-837) |
In a Foglight federation environment, where there are several Federated Child Servers connected to a single Federation Master Server, the SNMP property configurations (ASPs) on the Child Servers do not stay synchronized. |
There are no known third party issues specific to this release of Foglight for SNMP.
The latest version of Foglight for SNMP is 5.9.2.
Prerequisite: Foglight for Infrastructure 5.8.5.4 (or later) must be installed before upgrading to Foglight for SNMP 5.9.2.
Note: Foglight for Infrastructure is order-dependent. Therefore, the Agent Manager must be updated on the Management Server prior to installing Foglight for Infrastructure.
Important: The BindUpTimeToHostBootTime rule was updated since Foglight for SNMP version 5.8.5.6. Before upgrading Foglight for SNMP to version 5.8.5.6 or later from old versions (for example, 5.8.5.3), ensure that the BindUpTimeToHostBootTime rule was not modified on your environment. After upgrading to version 5.8.5.6 or later, you must disable the GenericSNMPService cartridge and then re-enable it (or restart the Management Server), so that the rule change takes effect.
To upgrade Foglight for SNMP to the latest version:
The following Foglight product versions and platforms are compatible with this release.
|
Product Name |
Product Version |
Platform |
| Foglight Management Server | 5.7.5 or later | All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Management Server |
| Foglight Agent Manager | 5.8.5 or later | All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Agent Manager |
Before installing Foglight for SNMP, ensure your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements.
|
Foglight for Infrastructure |
Foglight for Infrastructure 5.8.5.4 (or later) must be installed. |
|
Operating System |
Foglight for SNMP can be installed on any Foglight Management Server configuration compatible with this release. |
|
Platform, Memory, and Hard Disk Space |
The platform, memory, and hard disk space requirements for the monitored servers must match the Agent Manager requirements. For complete information, see the Foglight System Requirements and Platform Support Guide. |
The following devices are currently supported by the SNMP agent.
|
Vendor |
sysObjectID |
|
IBM |
1.3.6.1.4.1.2 |
|
UNIX |
1.3.6.1.4.1.4 |
|
CISCO |
1.3.6.1.4.1.9 |
|
HEWLETT_PACKARD |
1.3.6.1.4.1.11 |
|
DELL |
1.3.6.1.4.1.23 |
|
AVAYA |
1.3.6.1.4.1.34 |
|
RTEL_NETWORKS |
1.3.6.1.4.1.35 |
|
SUN_MICRO_SYSTEMS |
1.3.6.1.4.1.42 |
|
3COM |
1.3.6.1.4.1.43 |
|
SYN_OPTICS |
1.3.6.1.4.1.45 |
|
APPLE_COMPUTER |
1.3.6.1.4.1.63 |
|
RADWARE |
1.3.6.1.4.1.89 |
|
DLINK |
1.3.6.1.4.1.171 |
|
COMPAQ |
1.3.6.1.4.1.232 |
|
MICROSOFT |
1.3.6.1.4.1.311 |
|
INTEL |
1.3.6.1.4.1.343 |
|
ADTRAN |
1.3.6.1.4.1.664 |
|
DELL |
1.3.6.1.4.1.674 |
|
AXX_CELERA |
1.3.6.1.4.1.1218 |
|
JUNIPER_NETWORKS_FUNK_SOFTWARE |
1.3.6.1.4.1.1411 |
|
BROCADE |
1.3.6.1.4.1.1588 |
|
EXTREME_NETWORKS |
1.3.6.1.4.1.1916 |
|
FOUNDRY |
1.3.6.1.4.1.1991 |
|
HUA_WEI |
1.3.6.1.4.1.2011 |
|
UC_DAVIS |
1.3.6.1.4.1.2021 |
|
RAPID_CITY_COMMUNICATION |
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272 |
|
JUNIPER_NETWORKS |
1.3.6.1.4.1.2636 |
|
NET_SCREEN_TECHLOGIES |
1.3.6.1.4.1.3224 |
|
F5_LABS |
1.3.6.1.4.1.3375 |
|
NETGEAR |
1.3.6.1.4.1.4526 |
|
JUNIPER_NETWORKS_UNISPHERE |
1.3.6.1.4.1.4874 |
|
ENTERASYS |
1.3.6.1.4.1.5624 |
|
FORCE10 |
1.3.6.1.4.1.6027 |
|
ALCATEL |
1.3.6.1.4.1.6486 |
|
VM_WARE |
1.3.6.1.4.1.6876 |
|
NET_SNMP |
1.3.6.1.4.1.8072 |
|
SONIC_WALL |
1.3.6.1.4.1.8741 |
|
FORTINET |
1.3.6.1.4.1.12356 |
|
EQUAL_LOGIC |
1.3.6.1.4.1.12740 |
|
AIRE_SPACE |
1.3.6.1.4.1.14179 |
|
XIRRUS |
1.3.6.1.4.1.21013 |
|
H3C |
1.3.6.1.4.1.25506 |
Foglight includes a licensing capability that restricts access to those features that are defined in the license. All Management Server installations require a license that grants access to server-specific parts of the browser interface and the features associated with them. Foglight cartridges are also license-protected. While some cartridges are covered by the base Foglight license (such as Foglight Agent Manager cartridges and the Cartridge for Infrastructure), others may require an additional license. This cartridge is covered by the base Foglight license.
To activate a trial or a purchased commercial license:
The Foglight for SNMP release package contains the following:
Foglight for SNMP is distributed as a .car file: SNMPCartridge-5_9_2.car.
Install the .car file and then manually upgrade the GenericSNMPAgent and GenericSNMPTrapAgent agents.
Prerequisites: Ensure that the following prerequisites are met before beginning the installation process:
To install Foglight for SNMP and manually upgrade the agent packages:
For full installation instructions, refer to the topic "Installing Foglight Cartridges" in the Foglight Administration and Configuration Help.
After the installation, run an SNMP Discovery to deploy the agent package to a selected Foglight Agent Manager. To run the discovery, go to the Infrastructure dashboard and click SNMP Hosts. During the discovery, the discovery agent and monitoring agents are created and you can select the devices that you want Foglight to monitor. For more information about running the SNMP Discovery, see the Foglight for SNMP User and Reference Guide.
Product: |
Installing this file: |
Adds these cartridges to Cartridge Inventory: |
Foglight for SNMP |
SNMPCartridge-5_9_2.car |
GenericSNMPAgent 5.9.2 GenericSNMPConfiguration 5.9.2 GenericSNMPDashboard 5.9.2 GenericSNMPServices 5.9.2 GenericSNMPTrapAgent 5.9.2 SNMPCartridge 5.9.2 |
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This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.
This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.
This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: The server will be enabled for Global Operations, but not localized to any particular locale. Some legacy agents cannot support multi-byte locales.
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