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ChetanAr_315803
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Jan 12, 2018
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F5 not responding to snmp v2 queries

Hello, F5 is not responding to snmp v2 queries because of which monitoring tool (zabbix, opennms) are not able to update the database. What could be wrong here? We are running 12.1.2.  
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  • BigD_300005's avatar
    BigD_300005
    Jan 12, 2018

    System > SNMP > Agent > Configuration Add your SNMP Server IP as the host and click add. This will whitelist that SNMP server to probe the F5.

     

    System > SNMP > Agent > Access (v3) Create > Username an Auth/Priv information. OID: .1

     

    Network > Self IPs > Your incoming interface for SNMP > Verify "Allow Default" is allowed on the port lock down, otherwise add SNMP service to the port list with "Allow Custom"

     

    Also see: https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/tmos-implementations-11-1-0/20.html

     

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BigD_300005
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Jan 12, 2018

System > SNMP > Agent > Configuration Add your SNMP Server IP as the host and click add. This will whitelist that SNMP server to probe the F5.

 

System > SNMP > Agent > Access (v3) Create > Username an Auth/Priv information. OID: .1

 

Network > Self IPs > Your incoming interface for SNMP > Verify "Allow Default" is allowed on the port lock down, otherwise add SNMP service to the port list with "Allow Custom"

 

Also see: https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/tmos-implementations-11-1-0/20.html