SNMP is a commonly used protocol for network monitoring and MIB is a database associated with SNMP to manage entities. SNMP can be enabled by selecting the desired SNMP version as described in the steps below. At the Edge Level, you can override the SNMP settings specified in the Profile by selecting the Enable Edge Override check box.

Note: Edges do not generate SNMP traps. If there is a failure at the Edge level, the Edge reports the failure in the form of events to Orchestrator, which in turn generates traps based on the alerts configured for the received events.
Before you begin:
  • The VeloCloud Edge MIB is new for the 3.3.2 release. To download the VeloCloud Edge MIB: go to the Remote Diagnostic screen (Test & Troubleshooting > Remote Diagnostics) and run MIB for VeloCloud Edge. Copy and paste results onto your local machine.
  • Install all MIBs required by VELOCLOUD-EDGE-MIB on the SNMP manager, including SNMPv2-SMI, SNMPv2-CONF, SNMPv2-TC, INET-ADDRESS-MIB, IF-MIB, UUID-TC-MIB, and VELOCLOUD-MIB. All the above-mentioned MIBs, except VELOCLOUD-MIB, can be found online. For VELOCLOUD-MIb, please check VeloCloud website.

About this task: At the Edge level, you can override the SNMP settings specified in the Profile by selecting the Enable Edge Override check box. The Edge Override option enables Edge specific edits to the displayed settings, and discontinues further automatic updates from the configuration profile for this module. For ongoing consistency and ease of updates, it is recommended to set configurations at the Profile rather than Edge exception level.

Supported MIBs
  • SNMP MIB-2 System
  • SNMP MIB-2 Interfaces
  • VELOCLOUD-EDGE-MIB (new for the 3.3.2 release)
Procedure to Configure SNMP Settings at Edge Level:
  1. Obtain the VELOCLOUD-EDGE-MIB on the Remote Diagnostic screen of the VeloCloud Orchestrator. (See "Before you begin" for more information).
  2. Install all MIBs required by VELOCLOUD-EDGE-MIB. (See "Before you begin" for more information.
  3. From the VeloCloud Orchestrator, go to Configure > Edges.

    The VeloCloud Edges screen appears.

  4. Select an Edge you want to configure SNMP settings for, and click the Device icon under the Device column.

    The Configuration Edges screen for the selected Edge appears.

  5. Scroll down to the SNMP Settings area and check the Enable Edge Override check box. You can choose between two versions, v2c or v3.

  6. For a SNMP v2c config follow the steps below:
    1. Check the v2c check box.
    2. Type in a Port in the Port text box. The default setting is 161.
    3. In the Community text box, type in a word or sequence of numbers that will act as a 'password' that will allow you access to the SNMP agent.
    4. For Allowed IPs:
      • Check the Any check box to allow any IP to access the SNMP agent.
      • To restrict access to the SNMP agent, uncheck the Any check box and enter the IP address(es) that will be allowed access to the SNMP agent.

      configure-profile-snmp-settings-v2c

  7. For a SNMP v3 config, which provides added security support follow the steps below:
    1. Type in a port in the Port text box. 161 is the default setting.
    2. Type in a user name and password in the appropriate text boxes. Ensure that the Privacy Password is same as the Authentication Password configured on the Edge.
    3. Check the Privacy check box if you want your packet transfer encrypted.
    4. If you've chcked the Privacy check box, choose DES or AES from the Algorithm drop-down menu.
      Note: Algorithm AES indicates AES-128.

    configure-profile-snmp-settings-v3

  8. Configure Firewall Settings. After you have configured SNMP Settings, go to Firewall settings (Configure >Profiles > Firewall) to configure the Firewall settings that will enable your SNMP settings.
Note: SNMP interface monitoring is supported on DPDK enabled interfaces for 3.3.0 and later releases.