<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:ns8="" xmlns:ns0="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> I am really new to the SNMP scene and I’ve tried googling this but because I don’t totally understand what I am looking at, I am not sure how to google it.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I am setting up check_snmp to work with a snmp monitor (basically monitoring a monitoring server) and I finally got the correct command to get a response, but I have no idea what is normal ranges to add it to the warning and critical thresholds… <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Here is an example:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -sh-3.1$ ./check_snmp -H 172.20.20.60 -o .(OID String) -C public -P 2c -w 50 -c 1<o:p></o:p> SNMP CRITICAL - *9483* | iso.(OID String)=9483<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Now I randomly picked numbers for the critical and warning Thresholds, however what is a more realistic number? Or better yet, how do I determine that number?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jessica Kohlbecker</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p> Systems Administrator<o:p></o:p> Online Resources Corporation<o:p></o:p> BTS IT Services<o:p></o:p> <ns0:Street w:insAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:insDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:endInsDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z"><ns0:address w:insAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:insDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:endInsDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z" ns8:style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" ns8:tabIndex="0"><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">4795 Meadow Wood Lane</st1:address></st1:Street></ns0:address></ns0:Street><o:p></o:p> <ns0:Street w:insAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:insDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:endInsDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z"><ns0:address w:insAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:insDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:endInsDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z" ns8:style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" ns8:tabIndex="0"><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Suite</st1:Street> 300</st1:address></ns0:address></ns0:Street><o:p></o:p> <ns0:Street w:insAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:insDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:endInsDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z"><ns0:address w:insAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:insDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="jkohlbecker" w:endInsDate="2008-06-20T15:13:00Z" ns8:style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" ns8:tabIndex="0"></ns0:address></ns0:Street>Chantilly, VA 20151<o:p></o:p> 703-653-2231<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.orcc.com">www.orcc.com</a><o:p></o:p> For internal requests please open a Track-It ticket at:<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://helpdesk.orcc.com">http://helpdesk.orcc.com</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <table bgcolor=white style="color:black"><tr><td> ________________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained in this message or any attachments to this message are intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material as well as being protected from disclosure. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact us immediately and delete the material from any computer. Thank You.</td></tr></table></body> </html>