How to add Add Linux Client to Observium server

Configuring SNMP on Linux Debian, Ubuntu or Redhat

SNMPD

snmpd is an SNMP agent which binds to a port and awaits requests from SNMP management software. Upon receiving a request, it processes the request(s), collects the requested information and/or performs the requested operation(s) and returns the information to the

Install Net-SNMP on Debian/Ubuntu

Debian client

# apt-get install snmpd


Install Net-SNMP on Redhat

Redhat/centos client

# yum install net-snmp

Make sure the SNMPDOPTS line in /etc/default/snmpd looks like this on Ubuntu or Debian

SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -p /var/run/snmpd.pid'

Make sure the OPTIONS line in /etc/sysconfig/snmpd looks like this on Redhat


OPTIONS="-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid"

Replace the default /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf file with something like this, Please update the community, location and contact fields


com2sec readonly  default         community_string

    group MyROGroup v1         readonly
   group MyROGroup v2c        readonly
   group MyROGroup usm        readonly
   view all    included  .1                               80
   access MyROGroup ""      any       noauth    exact  all    none   none
   syslocation Location, City, CC
   syscontact Contact Person <user@domain.com>

    # This line allows Observium to detect the host OS if the distro script is installed
   extend .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.7890.1 distro /usr/bin/distro

    # This line enables Observium's ifAlias description injection
   pass_persist .1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.18 /usr/bin/ifAlias_persist


#This line allows Observium to detect the host OS if the distro script is installed

extend .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.7890.1 distro /usr/bin/distro

Get the Observium ‘distro’ script to identify your distribution via SNMP

# cd /tmp

# wget http://www.observium.org/svn/observer/trunk/scripts/distro
# mv distro /usr/bin/distro
# chmod 755 /usr/bin/distro

5. Restart SNMPD

/etc/init.d/snmpd restart


Add the host to your Observium Web Console


Observium Web Console


After adding the client the screen looks like this,

Observium Web Console linux client


 Observium Web Console
If we click on the linux client which we added after some time the information will be looks like 

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