ZenPack:Nortel Passport Switches (Commercial)
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- Organization
- Zenoss, Inc.
- ZenPack name
- ZenPacks.zenoss.NortelMonitor
Nortel Passport Switches (Commercial) ZenPack
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Support
This ZenPack is included with commercial versions of Zenoss and enterprise support for this ZenPack is provided to Zenoss customers with an active subscription.
Background
The ZenPacks.zenoss.NortelMonitor ZenPack monitors devices from Nortel Networks.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite | Restriction |
---|---|
Product | Zenoss platform 4.x, Zenoss 2.2 or higher |
Required ZenPacks | ZenPacks.zenoss.NortelMonitor |
Configuring Nortel Devices to Allow SNMP Queries
Configure the Nortel device to allow SNMP queries from the Zenoss platform server, and send SNMP v1 or SNMP v2 traps to the Zenoss platform server.
Configuring Zenoss platform
All Nortel devices must exist under the /Devices/Network/Nortel device class.
- Navigate to the device or device class in the Zenoss platform interface.
- If applying changes to a device class:
- Select the class in the devices hierarchy.
- Click Details.
- Select Configuration Properties.
- If applying changes to a device:
- Click the device in the device list.
- Select Configuration Properties.
- If applying changes to a device class:
- Edit the appropriate configuration properties for the device or devices.
Nortel Configuration Properties Name Description zSnmpCommunity Consult with your network administrators to determine the SNMP community permitted. zSnmpMonitorIgnore This should be set to False zSnmpPort The default port is 161. zSnmpVer This should be set to v2c
- Click to save your changes. You will now be able to start collecting the Nortel device metrics from this device.
- Navigate to Graphs and you should see some placeholders for graphs. After approximately fifteen minutes you should see the graphs start to become populated with information.
Daemons
Type | Name |
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Modeler | zenmodeler |
Performance Collector | zenperfsnmp |
Installation
Normal Installation (packaged egg)
- Download the appropriate egg file for the version of Zenoss you are running.
- Ensure you are logged in as the zenoss user:
$ sudo su - zenoss
- Install the ZenPack:
$ zenpack --install ZenPacks.zenoss.NortelMonitor-*.egg
- Restart these services:
$ zenoss restart
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