Error While Using check_ifstatus

[Lei Chen]

2009/5/22 Martin Fontanez <jdmfontz at yahoo.com>:
> Thanks Assaf,
>
> It looks like I have version 2
>
> [root at localhost snmp]# snmpwalk -v3 -c public localhost
> snmpwalk: No securityName specified
> [root at localhost snmp]#
>
> [root at localhost snmp]# snmpwalk -v2c -c public localhost system
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: Linux localhost.localdomain
> 2.6.11-121.1.1.el5 #1 SMP Mon Jan 26 13:59:00 EST 2009 i686
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysObjectID.0 = OID: NET-SNMP-MIB::netSnmpAgentOIDs.10
> DISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance = Timeticks: (15121490) 1 day,
> 18:00:14.90
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING: Root <root at localhost> (configure
> /etc/snmp/snmp.local.conf)
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0 = STRING: localhost.localdomain
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation.0 = STRING: Unknown (edit /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf)
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORLastChange.0 = Timeticks: (65) 0:00:00.65
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.1 = OID: SNMPv2-MIB::snmpMIB
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.2 = OID: TCP-MIB::tcpMIB
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.3 = OID: IP-MIB::ip
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.4 = OID: UDP-MIB::udpMIB
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.5 = OID: SNMP-VIEW-BASED-ACM-MIB::vacmBasicGroup
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.6 = OID: SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB::snmpFrameworkMIBCompliance
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.7 = OID: SNMP-MPD-MIB::snmpMPDCompliance
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.8 = OID: SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB::usmMIBCompliance
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.1 = STRING: The MIB module for SNMPv2 entities
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.2 = STRING: The MIB module for managing TCP
> implementations
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.3 = STRING: The MIB module for managing IP and ICMP
> implementations
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.4 = STRING: The MIB module for managing UDP
> implementations
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.5 = STRING: View-based Access Control Model for SNMP.
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.6 = STRING: The SNMP Management Architecture MIB.
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.7 = STRING: The MIB for Message Processing and
> Dispatching.
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.8 = STRING: The management information definitions
> for the SNMP User-based Security Model.
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.1 = Timeticks: (64) 0:00:00.64
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.2 = Timeticks: (64) 0:00:00.64
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.3 = Timeticks: (64) 0:00:00.64
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.4 = Timeticks: (64) 0:00:00.64
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.5 = Timeticks: (64) 0:00:00.64
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.6 = Timeticks: (65) 0:00:00.65
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.7 = Timeticks: (65) 0:00:00.65
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.8 = Timeticks: (65) 0:00:00.65
> [root at localhost snmp]#
>
> I tried check_ifstatus with -v 2  option and getting same message:
>
> [root at localhost etc]# /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_ifstatus -H localhost
> -v 2 -C public -I -u E1 6/0
> CRITICAL: Requested table is empty or does not exist for
> 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8  with snmp version 2
> I'll guess the message that "requested table is empty or does not exist for
> 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8"  means that there is something that needs configuring
> in snmp (???).  I am very green with snmp.
>
Try this to verify the test the  IF-MIB::IfOperStatus OID.
snmpwalk -v 2c -c public 127.0.0.1 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8
> --- On Fri, 5/22/09, Assaf Flatto <assaf.flatto at ssp-intl.com> wrote:
>
> From: Assaf Flatto <assaf.flatto at ssp-intl.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Error While Using check_ifstatus
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Date: Friday, May 22, 2009, 5:57 AM
>
>
>
> On Thursday 21 May 2009 14:31:26 Martin Fontanez wrote:
>> I am new to Nagios.  Trying to get link state info (up/down) on NIC cards
>> on my box (realizing I could use check_ping but ICMP is blocked).  I am
>> using el5 and mii-tools/mii-diag does not work since my kernel is 2.6 or
>> >.
>>
>> I setup check-ifstatus but I am getting this error:
>>
>> CRITICAL: Requested table is empty or does not exist for
>> 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8  with snmp version 1
>>
>> Wondering if anyone knows of a workaround.
>
> Are you sure the device you are quering is using SNMP v1 ?
> most devices come with SNMP2 or even 3 , check the setting of you snmp query
> and the snmp setting on
> the device to see what version you need to use to check..
>
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