You can add masks manually or import xml files to upload masks in bulk.

Procedure

  1. In the Masks tab, click Actions > Add Mask, to discover the device capabilities. The capability is the same as an SNMP Mask.
    1. Provide the name of the mask in the Name field.
    2. Select the management information base (MIB) file from the MIB files drop down.Add Mask
    3. To add the metric details, click Add, and enter the parameters as displayed in the following table:
      Input Parameter Description Default Value
      Name Metric name NA
      OID Provide the object identifier (OID). NA
      Transformation Specifies how the polled values must be handled, Possible values are:
      • None
      • Delta
      • Positive Delta
      • Rate
      • Positive Rate
      None
      Unit

      Specifies the unit to apply to the polled value.

      NA
      Property: Part Specifies the part property in the resulting raw value. NA
      Property: Parttype Specifies the parttype property in the resulting raw value NA
    4. To add the property details, click Add, and enter the parameters as displayed in the following table:
      Input Parameter Description Default Value
      Name Name of the property for use in any filter in the web portal. NA
      Type Type of the property. Static Value
      Static Value / OID Value Static value or OID. None
    5. To upload the xml snmp-masks file, click Import > Browse > Save.
    6. To add or view the translations file, click Action > Translation in the Mask tab.

      A pop up appears, where you can view the existing translation as well as you can import new transaction xml file.Add or view translation

    7. To add or view the MIB file, click Action > MIB Files in the Mask tab.

      A pop up appears, where you can view the existing MIB files as well as you can import new MIB file.Add or view MIB files

  2. Click Save > Next.
    Note:
    1. Deleting a mask modies the polling groups associated with it. If the resulting polling group does not have any mask, it will be deleted.
    2. Default masks cannot be edited or deleted.
    3. The list of pre-loaded masks and their load factors are:
      Action Load factor
      CISCO-ENHANCED-MEMORY-POOL 2
      CISCO-MEMORY 4
      CISCO-MEMORY-OLD 2
      CISCO-PROCESS 2
      CISCO-PROCESS-POST12.2(3.5) 4
      EXTREME-NETWORKS-CPU-MEMORY 2
      FOUNDRY-PROCESS 1
      GENERIC-HOST-RESOURCES-PROCESSOR 2
      GENERIC-HOST-RESOURCES-STORAGE 6
      GENERIC-INTERFACES 40
      GENERIC-INTERFACES-NO-IFXTABLE 20
      GENERIC-INTERFACES-SAME-IFDESC 5
      GENERIC-INTERFACES-SAME-IFDESC-SAME-IFNAME-IFXTABLE 40
      GENERIC-INTERFACES-SAME-IFDESC-UNIQUE-IFNAME-IFXTABLE 40
      GENERIC-SYSUPTIME 1
      HP-PROCESS 1
      JUNIPER-INTERFACES 20
      JUNIPER-RESOURCES 5
      NORTEL-PROCESS 2
      CISCO-IPSLA-STATSTABLE 5
      CISCO-IPSLA-JITTER-LATEST 5
      CISCO-IPSLA-INVENTORY 5
      CISCO-IPSLA-HTTP-LATEST 5
      CISCO-IPSLA-HTTP-STATSTABLE 5
      CISCO-IPSLA-HISTORY 5
      CISCO-IPSLA-JITTER-STATSTABLE 5
      GENERIC-ENTITY-FRU 1
      GENERIC-INTEGRFACES-NO-IFXTABLE-NO-LOOPBACK 1
      CISCO-ENHANCED-MEMORY-POOL 1
      GENERIC-INTERFACES-NO-LOOPBACK 1
      GENERIC-INTERFACES-SAME-IFDESC-NO-LOOPBACK 1

What to do next

To choose and discover capabilities on the agents uploaded, click Discover Capabilities.