Device Preparation

Cisco Router and Switch IOS Preparation

Lithium uses SNMP to obtain monitoring data from Cisco Routers and Switches. You must ensure that the device has been configured for SNMP monitoring and specifically that a community string has been set.

For instructions on how to configure your router or switch for SNMP monitoring, refer to the URL below:

Cisco IOS Router/Switch SNMP Configuration Guide

Cisco PIX Firewall Preparation

Lithium uses SNMP to obtain monitoring data from Cisco PIX Firewalls. You must ensure that the firewall has been configured for SNMP monitoring and specifically that a community string has been set and a suitable interface has been enabled to process SNMP queries.

For instructions on how to configure your PIX firewall for SNMP monitoring, refer to the URL below:

Cisco PIX Firewall SNMP Configuration Guide

Configure Lithium

Add/Edit Device Fields

Field	Recommended Value	Required/Optional
Device Name	A short unique string to identify the device (e.g the hostname)	REQUIRED
Device Description	A longer string to describe the device (e.g device purpose)	REQUIRED
Management IP	IP address of the device	REQUIRED
SNMP Community String	The configure SNMP community string (see Device Preparation section).	REQUIRED
Username		N/A
Password		N/A
Vendor Module	'cisco'	REQUIRED
Profile		N/A
Refresh Interval	Interval, in second between monitoring data polls (default: 300sec/5min)	OPTIONAL

Example Add/Edit Device via Lithium Console

ExampleAdd/Edit Device via Lithium Web

Troubleshooting

No monitoring data is shown.

Check that the IP address and SNMP Community String are correct and that you have correctly enabled SNMP as per the Device Preparation section of this document.

Other Problem.

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