#24.3. Enable Monitoring
Follow the steps in this section to configure your Cisco device and Zenoss for monitoring.
#24.3.1. Configuring Cisco Devices to Allow SNMP Queries
Configure the Cisco device to allow SNMP queries from the Zenoss server, and send SNMP v1 or SNMP v2 traps to the Zenoss server.
#24.3.2. Configuring Zenoss
All Cisco devices must be located in the /Devices/Network/Cisco device class.
Navigate to the device or device class (if configuring multiple devices) in the
/Devices/Network/Ciscodevice class in the Zenoss interface.If applying changes to a device, click the page menu, and then select → .
If applying changes to a device class, click the zProperties tab.
Edit the appropriate zProperties for the device or devices.
#Table 24.2. Cisco zProperties
Name Description zSnmpCommunity
Consult with your network administrators to determine the SNMP community permitted.
zSnmpMonitorIgnore
Set to a value of
False.zSnmpPort
The default port is 161.
zSnmpVer
Set to a value of
v2c.Click to save your changes. Zenoss now will collect Cisco device metrics from the configured device or devices.
Navigate to the Perf tab to see some place holders for graphs. After approximately 15 minutes, the graphs will begin to be populated with information.
