The ARGSOFT_SNMP_DART.INPUT_COMMANDS input file contains the following variables:

• AT_MAIN_ENGINE
  

  Specifies the name of Argent AT Main Engine

• POLLING_FREQUENCY_MINUTES
  

  The Port scanning frequency in minutes

• NODE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
  

  The SNMP device time-out in seconds

• COUNTER_NAME
  

  The list of counters to be scanned, possible counters are:

  • “Port count”
  • “Port Status”
  • “Bandwidth Usage”
  • “Total Bytes/sec”
  • “Incoming Bytes/sec”
  • “Outgoing Bytes/sec”
  • “Error Counts”

  Please note that the counter names are case sensitive and provide it as it is mentioned in this article

• INCLUDE_SERVER_NAME
  

  Servers to include

  (if not present, all Licensed Nodes in Argent for SNMP are scanned)

  OR

• EXCLUDE_SERVER_NAME
  

  Servers to exclude

  Either INCLUDE_SERVER_NAME or EXCLUDE_SERVER_NAME can be used, not both
  

  A sample screenshot of ‘ARGSOFT_SNMP_DART.INPUT_COMMANDS’ input file with servers to include is given below:

  
  
  
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  A sample screenshot of ‘ARGSOFT_SNMP_DART.INPUT_COMMANDS’ input file with servers to exclude is given below:

  
  
  
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2. Running ArgSoft SNMP Dart

1. Set the user credentials in ‘$$RUN_SNMP_PORT_SCANNER.CMD’ file in the ‘C:\ARGSOFT_SNMP\CMD’ folder

   ‘$$RUN_SNMP_PORT_SCANNER.CMD’ file contains the following entries:

   SNMP_INSTALL_PATH	–	Needs update only if not in default path
   DOMAIN_USER	–	User with administrative privilege
   PASSWORD	–	User password

   
   
   
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2. Run ‘$$RUN_SNMP_PORT_SCANNER.CMD’ with administrative privilege

   This installs and starts the service

3. Copy ‘ARGSOFT_SNMP_DART.START’ file into ‘C:\ARGSOFT_SNMP\ARGSOFT_T34’
   

   This starts the process to collect Port Statistics

   Please make sure that ‘ARGSOFT_SNMP_DART.START’ file has the installed path of ARGSOFT_SNMP_DART.exe specified as shown below

   

3. Verifying ArgSoft SNMP Dart

1. Open Argent AT database
2. Verify INTERNAL_NAME, ALTERNATIVE_IP, MODEL, SYSOBJECTID and VENDOR columns in table ‘ARGSOFT_AT_NODE’ are updated

   Example Screen 1- Before Executing $$RUN_SNMP_PORT_SCANNER.CMD

   
   
   
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   Example Screen 2- After Executing $$RUN_SNMP_PORT_SCANNER.CMD

   
   
   
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3. Verify tables ARGSOFT_SN_PRD_MOTHER and ARGSOFT_SN_PRD_DAUGHTER are updated

   If these two verifications satisfy, the component installation is successful and Argent Commander automatically detects the presence of the special Instant Port Statistics counters when drilling-down into a router or switch

   If the router or switch has any Argent Predictor data in Argent for SNMP matching the object “SNMP Port Statistics”, and if the “Port Count” metric is found in the _PRD_MOTHER table, it begins drawing the Instant Port Statistics module automatically

How It Works

Argsoft SNMP Dart has the following pre-requisites:

• Input file ARGSOFT_SNMP_DART.INPUT_COMMANDS
• Argent Console and Argent for SNMP installed in the same Argent AT Main Engine
• Files ‘model.txt’ and ‘enterprise_codes.txt’ in the same folder

  (C:\ARGSOFT_SNMP\SNMP_PORT_SCANNER)

Argsoft SNMP Dart reads the Argent AT Main Engine name from the input file, ARGSOFT_SNMP_DART.INPUT_COMMANDS and checks the database connectivity

The counter names and server names to be checked must be specified in the ARGSOFT_SNMP_DART.INPUT_COMMANDS input file

The servers are specified by either INCLUDE_SERVER_NAME or EXCLUDE_SERVER_NAME; not both

The list of Licensed Nodes from the table ‘ARGSOFT_SN_LICENSED_NODE’ are then obtained from the database and each Node of type TCP/IP Address are scanned to get the Port Statistics

ARGSOFT_AT_NODE Table

Following columns in ARGSOFT_AT_NODE table are updated:

INTERNAL_NAME

Name given to the devices

MODEL

Model of the device

SYSOBJECTID

sysObjectID of the device

VENDOR

Manufacturer of the device

DESCRIPTION

Device details

Sample Data

ARGSOFT_SN_PRD_MOTHER Table

Following columns in ARGSOFT_SN_PRD_MOTHER table are updated:

MACHINE

Argent AT Licensed Node name

OBJECT

Contains ‘SNMP Port Statistics’ value

COUNTER

The counter name (e.g. Port Status, Error Counts, Incoming Bytes/sec, etc.)

INSTANCE

Index usually the port name/number

LASTVAL

Depends on the values in columns ‘COUNTER’ and ‘INSTANCE’

Total bytes are used for ‘Bandwidth Usage’, ‘Incoming Bytes/sec’, ‘Outgoing Bytes/sec’ and ‘Total Bytes/sec’

Total counts are used for ‘Port counts’, ‘Port Status’ and ‘Error Counts’

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ARGSOFT_SN_PRD_DAUGHTER Table

Following columns in ARGSOFT_SN_PRD_DAUGHTER table are updated:

MASTER_UUID

UUID of corresponding entry in ARGSOFT_SN_PRD_MOTHER table

METRIC

Metric value

Sample Data

How to Deinstall SNMP Dart

To deinstall SNMP Dart, go to the path ‘C:\ARGSOFT_SNMP\CMD’ and run the CMD file ‘DEINSTALL_ARGSOFT_SNMP_PORT_SCANNER_SERVICE.CMD’ with administrative privilege

‘DEINSTALL_ARGSOFT_SNMP_PORT_SCANNER_SERVICE.CMD’ before running it

Technical Background

N/A

Resolution

Upgrade to Argent Commander 3.0A-1401-A or above

When a customer drills down on a device in the ‘Enterprise’ tab, Argent Commander detects if the device has the new SNMP Port Statistics counters by scanning the Argent Predictor Mother table

If the metric exists, the ‘Instant Port Statistics’ module is automatically displayed