Thanks for your reply. I was using the default generator.yml which lists
an override of ifName and ignore was set to "true" I removed those lines
before generating the snmp.yml and was able to query ifName.
Thank you!
On Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 4:17:09 PM UTC-4 Brian Candler wrote:
> > I am successful in querying the metrics in Prometheus
>
> Which ones in particular *are* you able to see?
>
> > I did some more queries and found that I'm unable to return ifName?
>
> Please explain exactly what you're doing when you say "unable to return".
> If you're going to the Prometheus web interface (usually at x.x.x.x:9090)
> and entering "ifName" as the query and hitting Enter, and getting no
> results, then it seems like you're not successfully scraping the if_mib
> from any targets. However if you're getting some other metrics like
> ifHCInOctets from the if_mib, then maybe the way you built snmp.yml from
> generator.yml is broken.
>
> You'll need to work out what's happening. In the same Prometheus web
> interface go to Status > Targets as a starting point. If it says the target
> is "up" then try doing exactly the same scrape manually:
> curl -v 'x.x.x.x:9116/snmp?target=y.y.y.y&module=zzzz&auth=aaaa'
>
> and/or point a web browser at x.x.x.x:9116/snmp/status as I suggested
> before. Also look at snmp_exporter's stdout ("systemctl status
> snmp_exporter" if you're running it under systemd).
>
> Basically, you need to divide and conquer. If ifName not being returned
> from any targets, then is it a problem with your snmp.yml, or with your
> prometheus scrape config, or something else? You haven't shown your scrape
> config, so the problem could be there. You also haven't shown the snmp.yml
> which came from your generator.yml.
>
> On Sunday 29 September 2024 at 14:40:33 UTC+1 Mitchell Laframboise wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I did some more queries and found that I'm unable to return ifName? Im
>> walking that specific OID so I don't understand?
>>
>> Can you help
>>
>> On Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 9:23:37 AM UTC-4 Mitchell Laframboise
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Brian. I am successful in querying the metrics in Prometheus, so
>>> I will check out the Grafana community for support.
>>>
>>> On Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 9:03:12 AM UTC-4 Brian Candler wrote:
>>>
>>>> First, do a query in the Prometheus web interface (for example, just
>>>> "ifPhysAddress"). If you see no answers, then you need to drill down into
>>>> your metrics collection. Check the query "up" to see if SNMP scraping is
>>>> successful. If it's not, then check logs from snmp_exporter ("journalctl
>>>> -eu snmp_exporter), or use the test web interface at
>>>> <your-snmp-exporter>:9116/snmp/status
>>>>
>>>> If the metrics collection into Prometheus is working, meaning that you
>>>> have a problem with Grafana, then please seek Grafana support from the
>>>> Grafana
>>>> Community <https://community.grafana.com/>.
>>>>
>>>> On Sunday 29 September 2024 at 13:57:12 UTC+1 Mitchell Laframboise
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Good morning group, I have only some of this public dashboard working
>>>>> and I'm wondering how to get the rest up and running. I am starting with
>>>>> the interface. Its showing no data, so I was hoping someone could point
>>>>> me
>>>>> in the right direction. I've attached a screenshot of the queries for
>>>>> the
>>>>> dashboard and my generator.yml so you can see if I have this set up
>>>>> correctly.
>>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> auths:
>>>>> public_v1:
>>>>> version: 1
>>>>> public_v2:
>>>>> version: 2
>>>>>
>>>>> modules:
>>>>> # Default IF-MIB interfaces table with ifIndex.
>>>>> if_mib:
>>>>> walk: [sysUpTime, 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2, 1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1]
>>>>> lookups:
>>>>> - source_indexes: [ifIndex]
>>>>> lookup: ifAlias
>>>>> - source_indexes: [ifIndex]
>>>>> # Uis OID to avoid conflict with PaloAlto PAN-COMMON-MIB.
>>>>> lookup: 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2 # ifDescr
>>>>> - source_indexes: [ifIndex]
>>>>> # Use OID to avoid conflict with Netscaler NS-ROOT-MIB.
>>>>> lookup: 1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.1 # ifName
>>>>> overrides:
>>>>> ifAlias:
>>>>> ignore: true # Lookup metric
>>>>> ifDescr:
>>>>> ignore: true # Lookup metric
>>>>> ifName:
>>>>> ignore: true # Lookup metric
>>>>> ifType:
>>>>> type: EnumAsInfo
>>>>> # Default IP-MIB with ipv4InterfaceTable for example.
>>>>> ip_mib:
>>>>> walk: [ipv4InterfaceTable]
>>>>>
>>>>> readynas:
>>>>> walk:
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.4526 # Raid/Disks status
>>>>>
>>>>> # Synology
>>>>> #
>>>>> # Synology MIBs can be found here:
>>>>> # http://www.synology.com/support/snmp_mib.php
>>>>> #
>>>>> http://dedl.synology.com/download/Document/MIBGuide/Synology_MIB_File.zip
>>>>> #
>>>>> # Tested on RS2414rp+ NAS
>>>>> #
>>>>> synology:
>>>>> walk:
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6574.1 # synoSystem
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6574.2 # synoDisk
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6574.3 # synoRaid
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6574.4 # synoUPS
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6574.5 # synologyDiskSMART
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6574.6 # synologyService
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6574.101 # storageIO
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6574.102 # spaceIO
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6574.104 # synologyiSCSILUN
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6574.3.1 # raid table
>>>>> lookups:
>>>>> - source_indexes: [spaceIOIndex]
>>>>> lookup: spaceIODevice
>>>>> drop_source_indexes: true
>>>>> - source_indexes: [storageIOIndex]
>>>>> lookup: storageIODevice
>>>>> drop_source_indexes: true
>>>>> - source_indexes: [serviceInfoIndex]
>>>>> lookup: serviceName
>>>>> drop_source_indexes: true
>>>>> - source_indexes: [diskIndex]
>>>>> lookup: diskID
>>>>> drop_source_indexes: true
>>>>> - source_indexes: [raidIndex]
>>>>> lookup: raidName
>>>>> drop_source_indexes: true
>>>>> overrides:
>>>>> diskModel:
>>>>> type: DisplayString
>>>>> diskSMARTAttrName:
>>>>> type: DisplayString
>>>>> diskSMARTAttrStatus:
>>>>> type: DisplayString
>>>>> diskSMARTInfoDevName:
>>>>> type: DisplayString
>>>>> diskType:
>>>>> type: DisplayString
>>>>> modelName:
>>>>> type: DisplayString
>>>>> raidFreeSize:
>>>>> type: gauge
>>>>> raidName:
>>>>> type: DisplayString
>>>>> raidTotalSize:
>>>>> type: gauge
>>>>> serialNumber:
>>>>> type: DisplayString
>>>>> serviceName:
>>>>> type: DisplayString
>>>>> version:
>>>>> type: DisplayString
>>>>>
>>>>> # UCD-SNMP-MIB
>>>>> #
>>>>> # University of California, Davis extensions. Commonly used for host
>>>>> # metrics. For example, Linux-based systems, DD-WRT, Synology,
>>>>> # Mikrotik, Kemp LoadMaster, etc.
>>>>> #
>>>>> # http://www.net-snmp.org/docs/mibs/UCD-SNMP-MIB.txt
>>>>> #
>>>>> ucd_la_table:
>>>>> walk:
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.10.1.2 # laNames
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.10.1.5 # laLoadInt
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.10.1.6 # laLoadFloat
>>>>> lookups:
>>>>> - source_indexes: [laIndex]
>>>>> lookup: laNames
>>>>> drop_source_indexes: true
>>>>> ucd_memory:
>>>>> walk:
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4 # memory
>>>>> ucd_system_stats:
>>>>> walk:
>>>>> - 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.11 # systemStats
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> [image: Grafana Dashboard NAS.png]
>>>>>
>>>>>
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