Viewing an SNMP managed device

An SNMP managed device object in BMC Atrium Discovery can represent a rack system, UPS, network analysis module, environmental monitoring unit or other device which supports SNMP management. SNMP managed devices are discovered using SNMP credentials. A valid credential is required to create an SNMP Managed Device Node.

To view an SNMP managed device

Click the Infrastructure tab, and then click SNMP Managed Devices in the Infrastructure Summary section. The SNMP Managed Devices page is displayed.
Select an SNMP managed device from the list.

A typical example of a discovered SNMP managed device is illustrated in the following screen.

The information fields for a discovered SNMP managed device object are arranged in the following groups:

General Details: General information on the device such as its name, type, and model. See General Details below.
Identity: Information on Serial number, system name, system object ID. See Identity for details.
Ownership & Location: Information on the ownership and location of the host. See Ownership & Location for details.
Operating System: The Operating system information for this SNMP managed device. See Operating System for details.
Infrastructure: Information on the network interfaces, and IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6) that the SNMP managed device uses. See Infrastructure for details.
Inference: The inference details. See Inference for details.
CMDB Synchronization: Information on the last CMDB synchronization operations and the number of CIs corresponding to this SNMP managed device at the last CMDB synchronization.

You can also display provenance information by clicking the Show Provenance button. Provenance information is meta-information describing how the other information came to exist. For more information, see Provenance Information.

General details

The full list of information fields which may be displayed in the General Details group for a SNMP managed device are described in the following table.

Field Name	Details
Name	The name of the SNMP managed device. If no name is discovered then this is the IP address of the device.
Type	The type of SNMP managed device, such as UPS, Network Infrastructure, or Remote Access Controller.
Vendor	The vendor of the SNMP managed device.
Model	The model name of the SNMP managed device.
Status	Whether the exact SNMP device has been tested by BMC. This may be either: EXACT: BMC has tested the SNMP queries used to discover this device on a device of exactly this model. SIMILAR: BMC has tested the SNMP queries used to discover this device on a device that is similar, but not identical, to this device. For example, the queries may have been tested on a device from the same family of devices from the same vendor, but not on this exact model. Customer: The queries used to discover this device were contributed by a member of the BMC Atrium Discovery community.

Identity

The full list of information fields that may be displayed in the Identity group for a SNMP managed device object are detailed in the following table.

Field Name	Details
Serial ID	The serial number of the SNMP managed device.
System Name	The `sysname` of the SNMP managed device.
System Object ID	The SNMP System Object ID of the SNMP managed device.
Endpoint Used To Be Identified As	If the endpoint used to discover this SNMP managed device was previously identified as a different entity, a link to that entity and a link to a comparison with that entity are provided.
Endpoint Now Identified As	If the endpoint used to discover this SNMP managed device is now identified as a different entity, a link to that entity and a link to a comparison with that entity are provided.

A list of information fields that may be displayed in the Ownership & Location group for a host object are described in the following table.

Ownership & Location

Field Name	Details
Organizational Unit	The Organizational Unit that this element belongs to.
Business Owner	The person or owner responsible for this element from a business perspective.
IT Owner	The person or owner responsible for this element from an IT perspective.
Support Manager	The person or owner responsible for the support of this element.
Location	Location of this element.
Status	The lifecycle status of this element.

Operating system

The full list of information fields that may be displayed in the Operating System group for a SNMP managed device object are detailed in the following table.

Field Name	Details
Discovered OS Class	The discovered operating system class for the SNMP managed device (for example, Embedded).
Discovered OS Type	The discovered operating system type for the SNMP managed device (for example, APC).
Discovered OS Version	The discovered operating system version for the SNMP managed device (for example, 3.8.6).
Discovered OS Vendor	The vendor of the discovered operating system (for example, APC).

Infrastructure

The full list of information fields that may be displayed in the Infrastructure group for a SNMP managed device object are detailed in the following table.

Field Name	Details
Network Interfaces	Provides the following details for each network interface: • Name: The name of the network interface, also a link to the page for that network interface. • Description: Description of the network interface. • MAC Address: The MAC address of the network interface which is also a link to the page for that network interface. • Details: The interface number (eth0, eth1) which is also a link to the page for that network interface. A red x icon is displayed where an interface has some mismatch (speed, duplex, or negotiation) with the network device that it is connected to. • Connected To: The network device that the network interface is connected to. A red x icon is displayed where the network device port has some mismatch (speed, duplex, or negotiation) with the interface connected to it. • Show details: Click Show Details to reveal more information on the network interfaces. Where a mismatch has been flagged in the Connected To or Details fields, the reason for this is highlighted. • Show All nnn: Click Show All nnn to show all of the available networking interfaces.
IPv4 Addresses	The name, IPv4 address, and subnet of the SNMP managed device. Click Show Details to see Netmask and Broadcast information.
IPv6 Addresses	The name, IPv6 address, and subnet of the SNMP managed device. Click Show Details to see Prefix information.

Inference

The full list of information fields which may be displayed in the Inference group for a SNMP managed device object are displayed in the following table.

Field Name

Details

Discovery Access

Lists Discovery Accesses for the SNMP managed device, grouped by scan date. When an endpoint is scanned, a Discovery Access node is created. The Discovery Access node records information such as the start time, end time, the Discovery Run that the scan is part of, and the previous Discovery Access to simplify troubleshooting. Clicking a Discovery Access displays the DiscoveryAccess Page for that Discovery Access. Where a Discovery Access is about to be deleted as part of DDD aging, a trash can icon is displayed next to the Discovery Access.

CMDB synchronization

Field Name	Details
Last successful CMDB sync	The time and date when the SNMP managed device was last successfully synchronized into the CMDB.
Last failed CMDB sync	The time and date when the SNMP managed device was last unsuccessfully synchronized into the CMDB.
CMDB sync duration	The time (in seconds) spent performing the last CMDB synchronization for the SNMP managed device .
CMDB CI count	The number of CIs corresponding to the SNMP managed device at the last CMDB synchronization.
CMDB Relationship count	The number of relationships to CIs corresponding to the SNMP managed device at the last CMDB synchronization.

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