Graphing DHCP pools

[Chuck Anderson]

Add this:

pass_persist .1.3.6.1.4.1.21695.1.2 /usr/sbin/dhcpd-snmp /etc/dhcpd-snmp.conf

to the file /etc/snmp/snmpd.local.conf (create the file if it doesn't exist already).

Adjust file paths appropriately.  Then restart snmpd.

On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 09:58:11AM -0600, project722 wrote:
> I'm looking into the dhcpd-snmp tool. I've downloaded the files, and they
> are working correctly. I'm at the part of the instructions where is says
> "it can now be installed in Net-SNMP".
> 
>  https://github.com/ohitz/dhcpd-snmp
> 
> I'm not the best with SNMP, and my team does not have our own NMS. That
> being said, I am looking into standing one up. But, first, can someone tell
> me where Net-SNMP needs to be installed? Is that on the DHCP server itself
> or the NMS? Can someone suggest a good open source NMS that can run on Red
> Hat/Cent and can then graph this data that it collects?
> 
> On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 8:20 AM, project722 <project722 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > David, which one are you referring to? dhcpd-snmp or dhpool.pl?
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 10:29 AM, David Ramage <dramage at lsnetworks.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I use that tool.  It is very nice because it allows you to monitor your
> >> pools via your existing NMS.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: dhcp-users [mailto:dhcp-users-bounces at lists.isc.org] On Behalf Of
> >> Chuck Anderson
> >> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2017 7:33 AM
> >> To: Users of ISC DHCP <dhcp-users at lists.isc.org>
> >> Subject: Re: Graphing DHCP pools
> >>
> >> There is:
> >>
> >> https://github.com/ohitz/dhcpd-snmp
> >>
> >> Then you can use your favorite SNMP graphing tool.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Dec 04, 2017 at 08:52:51AM -0600, project722 wrote:
> >> > Hey guys, I'm looking for a solution that can take the data from our
> >> > dhcp server and use that to create charts and graphs of of our scopes.
> >> > Currently we are using a homegrown bash script that uses the Google
> >> > API for charts to do the graphing and create the charts. But, although
> >> > its very nice looking it takes ALOT of re-working the script every
> >> > time we add a pool or adjust a scope. I'm looking for another
> >> > solution. One that can automatically detect and put up a new chart
> >> > when we add scopes and one that could possibly retain historical data.
> >> > I've thought about solarwinds but I'm not sure if it can plug into
> >> > Linux like this or if it even has such a feature for dhcpd.
> >> >
> >> > Any suggestions?