SNMP Remote Monitoring Software to Monitor Both Your SNMP and Non-SNMP Equipment

Be sure your SNMP remote monitoring software supports necessary telemetry functions.

There are seven essential functions for combining SNMP and non- SNMP remote monitoring. Your SNMP monitoring implementation will be successful only if it supports all seven functions.

Don't use an SNMP manager for network alarm notification and fault management. It's missing seven critical functions for this task. Unless you have everything reporting to one system, you won't have complete visibility. Integrated SNMP remote monitoring softwares are perfectly tailored to this role.

Don't rely on an off the shelf SNMP manager for mission-critical remote monitoring.

If you're combining a non-SNMP remote monitoring software with an SNMP-based remote monitoring software or switching from traditional telemetry, an off-the-shelf SNMP manager won't provide the visibility you're expecting.

You want visibility of every remote site at once, not separate systems for non-SNMP and SNMP equipment. Use your SNMP manager where it does best: network inventory and drilling down for specific equipment problems.

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Seven Essential Telemetry Functions of SNMP Remote Monitoring Software You Shouldn't Live Without

1. Indicate cleared alarms
   Off the shelf SNMP managers don't correlate SNMP Trap messages to an alarm condition or a clear condition.
2. View regional and local categories of alarms
   Advanced SNMP remote monitoring softwares will allow you to organize alarms by logical categories. You can post the same alarm to multiple logical categories or sort which alarms the user wants to see
3. Detailed, precise alarm descriptions
   SNMP remote monitoring should record the time, location, severity, and a precise description of alarm events.
4. Maintain a list of standing alarms
   Your SNMP manager must maintain a list of standing alarms and not just log newly reported or acknowledged traps. Imagine what would happen to your network if a system operator acknowledged an alarm, and then didn't correct the alarm condition. Would anyone know the alarm is still standing? Nobody would know!
5. System operator login and identification
   SNMP remote monitoring software must log the identity of the system operator who acknowledges an alarm event. In the example of the negligent system operator, it would be difficult to determine who had made the error or to assign responsibility for the problems that resulted.
6. Maintain System Security and Strict Accountability
   Advanced SNMP remote monitoring tracks each user by a unique id and automatically records user actions in a history log.
7. Best quality telemetry monitoring
   You'll have complete visibility of your entire network, not just the SNMP enabled devices, with tools such as notifications escalation, legacy protocol mediation, nuisance alarm silencing, automatic control relay operation, and automatic notifications by pager and e-mail.

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