AIX Host Template - Version 0.1.1

[rony]

This is an update to the template I wrote over a year ago.
http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t ... highlight=

Minor things where updated, added on graph for using the AIX mib for counting the number of processes. Other than that, the AIX snmp agent still sucks..

Any questions, please let me know.

[clay-au]

hi
does this template work with AIX 4.3.3? and are you able to provide some instructions on how to setup AIX to allow for snmp etc.?
thanks

[rony]

Never tried it with 4.3.x... Don't know, never really touched 4.3. I started working with AIX from version 5.1.

[eliniaws]

Hi,

I have tried to get this working on my AIX 5.3 (snmpd V1) system and cant seem to do it. I am running version H of cacti (which is the latest) and the template imported fine.

However, when i run the querys i get no data returned.

I have followed the previous threads on this and think I have everything as it should be (obviously not !!). ANy help would be greatly apreciated.

[rony]

Do you have the proper daemons configured and running?

You need the following running:

snmpd
dpid2
snmpmibd
aixmibd
hostmibd

Stop and start them in that order.

[eliniaws]

Thanks Rony,

All the daemons are started in the correct order but with no success. I'm kinda guessing that the problem lies within my snmp conf setup. When I do a verbose query i get


+ Running data query [14].
+ Found type = '3' [snmp query].
+ Found data query XML file at '/usr/local/apache/htdocs/cacti-0.8.6h/resource/snmp_queries/aix_fs.xml'
+ XML file parsed ok.
+ Executing SNMP walk for list of indexes @ '.1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.191.6.2.1.1'
+ No SNMP data returned
+ Found data query XML file at '/usr/local/apache/htdocs/cacti-0.8.6h/resource/snmp_queries/aix_fs.xml'
+ Found data query XML file at '/usr/local/apache/htdocs/cacti-0.8.6h/resource/snmp_queries/aix_fs.xml'
+ Found data query XML file at '/usr/local/apache/htdocs/cacti-0.8.6h/resource/snmp_queries/aix_fs.xml'


So I though that i had left out the line from the snmpd.conf fle to allow me access to that MIB. But my snmpd.conf looks as follows...

logging file=/usr/tmp/snmpd.log enabled
logging size=100000 level=0

community mycommstring 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.191
#community private 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 readWrite
#community system 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 readWrite 1.17.2
VACM_VIEW defaultView 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.191 - include -

view 1.17.2 system enterprises view

trap public 127.0.0.1 1.2.3 fe # loopback

#snmpd maxpacket=1024 querytimeout=120 smuxtimeout=60

smux 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.1.2 gated_password # gated
smux 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.2.1.1.2 dpid_password #dpid


snmpd smuxtimeout=200 #muxatmd
smux 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 muxatmd_password #muxatmd
smux 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.1.5 clsmuxpd_password #

Hang on.. Should I have replaced VACM_VIEW with my own data ?

Thanx

[rony]

I remember going round and round with IBM support. You need to give access to snmp for localhost (127.0.0.1) with the community of public. Apparently this is the only way the sub agents will talk to the main agent. As there is no way to configure the community.

[rony]

Oh, I forgot to add....

I HATE THE AIX SNMP AGENT!

That is all.

[eliniaws]

Hi Tony,

Thanks for your help so far. My snmpd.conf looks like this now

logging file=/usr/tmp/snmpd.log enabled
logging size=100000 level=0
community public localhost readOnly 2.6.191
community public xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 255.255.255.255 readOnly 2.6.191
community xxxxxxxx 2.6.191
#community private 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 readWrite
#community system 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 readWrite 1.17.2
VACM_VIEW defaultView 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.191 - include -
view 1.17.2 system enterprises view
view 2.6.191
trap public 127.0.0.1 1.2.3 fe # loopback
#snmpd maxpacket=1024 querytimeout=120 smuxtimeout=60
smux 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.1.2 gated_password # gated
smux 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.2.1.1.2 dpid_password #dpid
snmpd smuxtimeout=200 #muxatmd
smux 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 muxatmd_password #
smux 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.1.5 clsmuxpd_password #


Still no data return. You are sooo right. This snmp implementation sucks big style. I tried the snmp binaries for net-snmp but they just core dump, so I'm stuck with the aix daemon for now....bugger

[rony]

Ok, Are you running 64 bit or 32 bit kernel? If you are running 64 bit, you need to make sure you are running the 64 bit version of snmpd.

Check the link in /usr/sbin/snmpd and see where it is pointed.

[eliniaws]

Hi Tony,

# ls -l snmpd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root system 7 Jan 31 14:54 snmpd -> snmpdv1

So it loks like its the 32bit version. Is this wrong ?

[rony]

Well, are you running 64 bit or 32 bit kernel?

I can't recall the command to check this off the top of my head...

[fmangeant]

Well, are you running 64 bit or 32 bit kernel?

I can't recall the command to check this off the top of my head...

Hi Tony

Code: Select all

bootinfo -K
32

to check what kernel you're running, and

Code: Select all

# bootinfo -y
64

to check if your hardware is 64-bit capable.

[rony]

Thank you, couldn't remember the util. lol, remembered the command line options, but not the name of the util.

[eliniaws]

Hi Tony,

Thanks for your help. I'm running the 64 bit kernel and the snmpd link is pointed to the 64bit version of the snmpd executeable.

I'm at a loss now. Just for info..this is running on a p520.