[ixpmanager] SNMPV3

[Kyle Spencer]

Barry,

Great. Thanks for the feedback.

We are working to deploy IXP Manager V4 and wish to have it automate
our MRTGs. Our switches are currently configured to use SNMPv3, so
it's good to know that this can work if we edit the template.

Regards,
Kyle Spencer

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 6:18 PM, Barry O'Donovan <barry.odonovan at inex.ie> wrote:
> This was asked a second time today - answer copied and pasted:
>
> 1) IXP Manager support: SNMP is primarily used within IXP Manager to add
> switches. It only supports v2. Technically OSS_SNMP accepted a PR a
> while back which supports v3 but that would require work in IXP Manager.
> In the wider tool chains used around IXP Manager, MRTG is used to
> collect the usage and generate the graphs. For this, you can certainly
> change the MRTG template to support this.
>
> 2) Separate to INEX and IXP Manager, I have a lot of network monitoring
> and programming miles under my belt (and wrinkles and grey hairs to
> match). I've also authored OSS_SNMP (a PHP library for SNMP used by
> many) out of this. Not to sound like a Nick/Barry echo chamber but I
> have never had the need (nor desire) to use SNMPv3 across many many
> networks. IXP Manager only requires read access and there's no reason
> not to use SNMPv2. I'm open to be schooled on this potential blinkered
> belief but I would be surprised!
>
> I think the bottom line based on return of effort plus INEX's own needs
> means SNMPv3 is not on the horizon. (we are working actively in the
> background on other cool new things - stay tuned!).
>
>  - Barry
>
> billynkid at gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi Barry et all,
>>
>> Curious to know if there is any support for SNMPV3 planned for polling
>> Switches? Or work around's to get it working in V4?
>>
>> Simon
>>
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