Monitoring Cisco TelePresence Endpoints

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The following sections describe how to configure Cisco TelePresence endpoints for monitoring by SL1 using the Cisco: TelePresence: Endpoints PowerPack:

Configuring TelePresence Endpoints for Monitoring by SL1

To configure a TelePresence endpoint for monitoring by SL1

  1. Log in to Cisco Unified Call Manager.

  1. Select Device > Phone. The Find and List Phones page appears.

  1. In the Find and List Phones page, search for the phone, or select the Find button to see all phones.

  1. Select the Device name link for your TelePresence Endpoint. This brings up the Phone Configuration page.

  1. Scroll down the Phone Configuration page until you come to the SNMP Configuration Parameters section. Enter values in the SNMP Configuration Parameters section in the following fields:

  • Enable SNMP. Select Enabled (v3).

  • SNMP(v3) Security Level. There are three levels of security that can be used with an SNMP v3 security name. You must determine which security level is appropriate for your environment.
  • SNMP(v3) Auth. Algorithm. Select an authentication protocol for transmission of the authentication password. The ScienceLogic platform supports both the MD5 and SHA options.
  • SNMP(v3) Auth. Password. Enter an authentication password. The password must be at least 8 characters.
  • SNMP(v3) Privacy Algorithm. Select an authentication protocol for transmission of the authentication password. The ScienceLogic platform supports the DES and AES128 options. Do not select AES192 or AES256 in this field.
  • SNMP(v3) Privacy Password. Enter a privacy password. The password must be at least 8 characters.
  • SNMP System Location. Enter the location of the device.
  • SNMP System Contact. Enter the contact information for the administrator of this device.
  • SNMP(v2c) Community Read Only. This field is not used. Leave this field set to the default value.
  • SNMP(v2c) Community Read Write. This field is not used. Leave this field set to the default value.

  1. Continue to scroll down the Phone Configuration page until you reach the SNMP Trap Receiver Parameters section. Enter values in the SNMP Trap Receiver Parameters section in the following fields:

  • SNMP Trap Receiver Address.Enter the IP address of the Message Collection Unit or Data Collection Unit that will collect SNMP trap messages from the device.

  • SNMP Security Level. Select (v2c) Notification.
  • SNMP(v3) Auth. Algorithm. Leave this required field at its default setting.
  • SNMP(v3) Privacy Algorithm. Leave this required field at its default setting.
  • SNMP(v2c) Community String. Leave this required field at its default setting.
  1. Scroll down the Phone Configuration page again and select the Save button, then select the OK button in the popup window.

  1. Select Apply Config, and a confirmation window will appear.

  1. Select the OK button in the Apply Configuration window.

Creating an SNMP Credential

To create an SNMP Credential for a TelePresence Endpoint, perform the following steps in SL1:

  1. Go to the Credential Management page (System > Manage > Credentials).

  1. Select the Create button, and then select SNMP Credential. The Credential Editor page is displayed:

  1. Supply values in the following fields:
  • Profile Name. Enter a name for the credential.

  • SNMP Version. Select SNMP V3.
  • SNMP Community (Read-Only). Enter the SNMP community string you configured on the TelePresence Endpoint.

You can optionally change the values in the Timeout (ms) and Retries fields.

  • Security Name. Enter the value you configured in the User Name field.
  • Security Passphrase. If you are using the Authentication Only or Authentication and Encryption security levels, enter the value you configured in the SNMP(v3) Auth. Password field in the SNMP Configuration Parameters section.
  • Authentication Protocol. If you are using the Authentication Only or Authentication and Encryption security levels, select the value you configured in the SNMP(v3) Auth. Algorithm field in the SNMP Configuration Parameters section.
  • Security Level. Select the security level you configured for the security name.
  • Privacy Protocol. If you are using the Authentication and Encryption security level, select the value you configured in the SNMP(v3) Privacy Algorithm field in the SNMP Configuration Parameters section.
  • Privacy Protocol Pass Phrase. If you are using the Authentication and Encryption security level, enter the value you configured in the SNMP(v3) Privacy Password field in the SNMP Configuration Parameters section.
  1. Select the Save button.
  2. When you configure a discovery session that includes the IP address of the TelePresence Endpoint, select the SNMP credential you created in the SNMP Credentials field. For more information about discovery in SL1, see the section on Running a Discovery Session.