Introduction

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This section describes how to monitor network devices (specifically routers, switches, and firewalls) with Skylar One. The instructions in this manual are intended for System Administrators and Network Administrators responsible for deploying Skylar One and can also be applied to other network devices, like hubs and VPNs, that support SNMP.

What Switches, Routers, and Firewalls Can be Monitored "Out of the Box"?

Skylar One can discover and monitor most routers, switches, and firewalls using the built-in discovery processes and the default Dynamic Applications.

Dynamic Applications

Skylar One can monitor most switches, routers, and firewalls using the default Dynamic Applications included with the product. You can install additional Dynamic Applications from the ScienceLogic Support Site at no cost.

Using the default Dynamic Applications, Skylar One can monitor switches, routers, and firewalls from most vendors, either using a vendor-specific Dynamic Application and a vendor-specific MIB or a generic Dynamic Application for switches, routers, and firewalls using generic MIBs.

The default version of the Skylar One includes vendor-specific Dynamic Applications for:

  • Alteon
  • Brocade
  • Cisco
  • Force 10
  • Fortinet
  • Foundry
  • HP ProCurve
  • Juniper
  • Netscreen
  • Nokia

The default version of the Skylar One includes a PowerPack called "Generic Switch/Router MIB Support" that can collect details from devices for which there are no vendor-specific Dynamic Applications.

NOTE: If neither the vendor-specific Dynamic Applications nor the generic Dynamic Applications monitor one or more routers or switches in your network, you can create custom Dynamic Applications using SNMP and the the user interface. For details, see the section on Dynamic Application Development.

Discovery

During initial discovery, Skylar One can discover device information, interfaces, IP addresses, and networks for devices that support the following MIBs:

  • BRIDGE-MIB
  • CISCO-CDP-MIB
  • CISCO-ETHERNET-FABRIC-EXTENDER-MIB
  • CISCO-FCOE-MIB
  • CISCO-PORT-CHANNEL-MIB
  • CISCO-PROCESS-MIB
  • CISCO-SYSTEM-EXT-MIB
  • HOST-RESOURCES-MIB
  • IF-MIB
  • IP-MIB
  • SYSTEM-MIB
  • UCD-SNMP-MIB

PowerPacks

This section describes content from the following PowerPack versions:

  • Generic Switch/Router MIB Support, version 106
  • Cisco: Base Pack, version 218
  • Juniper Base Pack, version 103