[ixpmanager] Adding Switch

Barry O'Donovan barry.odonovan at inex.ie
Tue May 22 13:43:14 IST 2018


Giorgi,

please take the time to read the documentation.

Specifically:

https://docs.ixpmanager.org/grapher/introduction/#configuration

  - Barry

Nick Hilliard wrote:
> You need to add the "GRAPHER_BACKEND_MRTG_DBTYPE" configuration option 
> to your .env file. This is documented here:
> 
> https://docs.ixpmanager.org/grapher/mrtg/#mrtg-setup-and-configuration
> 
> Nick
>> Giorgi Kajaia <mailto:giokajana at gmail.com>
>> 22 May 2018 at 13:25
>> # Generate MRTG configuration and output to stdout:
>> php artisan grapher:generate-configuration -B mrtg
>> im trying to do this but it says
>> In Grapher.php line 112:
>>
>> No graphing provider enabled (see configs/grapher.php) for mrtg
>>
>> when i enter in that file i can't see if its enabled or disabled.
>>
>>
>>
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>> Nick Hilliard <mailto:nick at inex.ie>
>> 22 May 2018 at 13:06
>> https://docs.ixpmanager.org/grapher/mrtg/
>>
>> Nick
>>
>>
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>> Josh Meyers <mailto:jmeyers at webbytech.net>
>> 22 May 2018 at 13:02
>> Did you follow instructions for enabling graphs?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 22, 2018, at 7:58 AM, Giorgi Kajaia <giokajana at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:giokajana at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> one more question, i have added switch now i want to display graph of 
>>> specified port . how i can do that? in graph it shows nothing its dummy.
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 3:44 PM, Giorgi Kajaia <giokajana at gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:giokajana at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Did it,,
>>>
>>>     thanks guys for support :)
>>>
>>>     On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 3:40 PM, Giorgi Kajaia
>>>     <giokajana at gmail.com <mailto:giokajana at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>         Josh,
>>>         Version 4.7.3
>>>
>>>         On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 3:40 PM, Josh Meyers
>>>         <jmeyers at webbytech.net <mailto:jmeyers at webbytech.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>             What version of ixp have you installed?
>>>
>>>             Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>             On May 22, 2018, at 7:38 AM, Giorgi Kajaia
>>>             <giokajana at gmail.com <mailto:giokajana at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>             Josh,
>>>>
>>>>             yes Nick already told me that and from server i can do
>>>>             snmpwalk
>>>>
>>>>             On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Josh Meyers
>>>>             <jmeyers at webbytech.net <mailto:jmeyers at webbytech.net>>
>>>>             wrote:
>>>>
>>>>                 Can your ixp manager switch ping the switch and vice
>>>>                 versa?  Can you snmpwalk from the server?
>>>>
>>>>                 Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>                 On May 22, 2018, at 7:36 AM, Giorgi Kajaia
>>>>                 <giokajana at gmail.com <mailto:giokajana at gmail.com>>
>>>>                 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>                 this is my snmp config for switch :
>>>>>                 snmp-server community public RO
>>>>>                 snmp-server community private RW
>>>>>                 snmp-server user private private v1
>>>>>                 snmp-server user private private v2c
>>>>>
>>>>>                 so what should i type in SNMP community filed  ? i
>>>>>                 tried public, private, user, but does not work ...
>>>>>                 error type is Could not query newtelco via SNMP.
>>>>>                 Consider using thethe manual add method
>>>>>                 <http://188.92.212.232/switch/add>.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                 On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 3:30 PM, Nick Hilliard
>>>>>                 <nick at inex.ie <mailto:nick at inex.ie>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>                     First, delete the switch, and use the "Add New
>>>>>                     Switch (via SNMP) " wizard to re-add the switch.
>>>>>
>>>>>                     https://www.example.org/ixp/switch/add-by-snmp
>>>>>                     <https://www.example.org/ixp/switch/add-by-snmp>
>>>>>
>>>>>                     If you put the hostname (<x.y.z.w>) into the
>>>>>                     Hostname field, and whatever you used for
>>>>>                     <snmpcommunity> in the "SNMP Community" field,
>>>>>                     it should work fine.
>>>>>
>>>>>                     Don't use the "Manual / Non-SNMP Add" option.
>>>>>
>>>>>                     Also, as it's a cisco switch, please make sure
>>>>>                     that the SNMP community does not contain the
>>>>>                     "@" symbol.
>>>>>
>>>>>                     It may be helpful if you worked through the
>>>>>                     tutorial at:
>>>>>
>>>>>                     https://www.ixpmanager.org/media/2018/inex-apricot-ixp-manager-workshop2-installation-2018-02-25.pdf
>>>>>                     <https://www.ixpmanager.org/media/2018/inex-apricot-ixp-manager-workshop2-installation-2018-02-25.pdf>
>>>>>
>>>>>                     Nick
>>>>>>                     Giorgi Kajaia <mailto:giokajana at gmail.com>
>>>>>>                     22 May 2018 at 12:21
>>>>>>                     Yes It has returned pile of output ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                     so what could be issue of ixpmanager cannot
>>>>>>                     contact the switch ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                     Nick Hilliard <mailto:nick at inex.ie>
>>>>>>                     22 May 2018 at 12:09
>>>>>>                     There is no cisco model 4950. Did you mean
>>>>>>                     Cisco 4948?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                     Did IXP Manager print any error messages? E.g.
>>>>>>                     "Could not interpret switch system description
>>>>>>                     string"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                     Nick
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>                     Nick Hilliard <mailto:nick at inex.ie>
>>>>>>                     21 May 2018 at 15:47
>>>>>>                     Hi Giorgi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                     can you to ixpmanager at inex.ie
>>>>>>                     <mailto:ixpmanager at inex.ie> and I'll reply to
>>>>>>                     your email from there?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                     Nick
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                     Nick Hilliard <mailto:nick at inex.ie>
>>>>>>                     21 May 2018 at 09:58
>>>>>>                     The SNMP community on a switch is whatever you
>>>>>>                     set the value to be on the switch.  The
>>>>>>                     default value on many switches is "public".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                     Nick
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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>> Giorgi Kajaia <mailto:giokajana at gmail.com>
>> 22 May 2018 at 12:58
>> one more question, i have added switch now i want to display graph of 
>> specified port . how i can do that? in graph it shows nothing its dummy.
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> INEX IXP Manager mailing list
>> ixpmanager at inex.ie
>> https://www.inex.ie/mailman/listinfo/ixpmanager
>> Giorgi Kajaia <mailto:giokajana at gmail.com>
>> 22 May 2018 at 12:44
>> Did it,,
>>
>> thanks guys for support :)
>>
>>
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