November 2022 - observium - lists.observium.org

Device first discovery date
by Attila Nagy 09 Oct '25

09 Oct '25

Hi Everyone! Is there a way to find out the date of the "first contact" with a device from Observium? I mean for example the date when the first discovery was run on a specific device, or something like this? (Currently the device's event log runs out after half a year.) Any ideas? Regards, Tylla

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Send email alerts only for some checkers, not all of them
by Silvio del Val Hinojal 11 Apr '25

11 Apr '25

Hello, First of all, congratulations for your great product :) I have been searching this the forum but I can't find an answer for this :( We are currently using Observium Pro v18.10.9500. I'm trying to configure emailing so that I would like to be notified on some alerts generated by some of the alert checkers but not all of them, but I'm not able to do it :( Currently I'm receiving email alerts from all of my checkers. This is my current "config.php": // Set up a default alerter (email to a single address) // $config['email']['default'] = ""; // $config['email']['default_only'] = TRUE; $config['email']['from'] = "< I omit this part, this is our current email, this is working >"; $config['email']['smtp_host'] = "< I omit, our SMTP email server >"; $config['email']['backend'] = "smtp"; // Mail backend. Allowed: "mail" (PHP's built-in), "sendmail", "smtp". $config['email']['smtp_timeout'] = 30; We have only one contact with our destination email address and we have associated only 4 of 7 defined alert checkers, but we are currently receiving email notifications from all of them. Thank you very much [cid:image001.png@01D03B1C.E8E96F80]<http://www.pandasecurity.com/spain/> Silvio del Val Systems Engineer - Panda Security +34 944 343 728 silvio.delval(a)pandasecurity.com<mailto:silvio.delval@pandasecurity.com> pandasecurity.com<http://www.pandasecurity.com/> This e-mail contains confidential information owned by Panda Security. Any such copy, or use, or distribution or disclosure of its contents is strictly forbidden. Please notify us immediately at our phone number (+34 94 425 11 00) if you receive this e-mail and are not its consignee, and then delete this message from your system without copying it, distributing it, or disclosing its contents P Before printing this message, please make sure it is really necessary

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User access levels
by Tibor Marchyn 06 Dec '24

06 Dec '24

Hi, I have another beginner question please. I have setup Active Directory authentication, but how can I limit users to exact devices? I really do not want for some users to see anything else than they need to and all of them have level 1 access. And I can't see any option to limit them or assign user to device. Also it would be great to assign users to exact device group I have created. Thanks a lot Tibor

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How to add a device which only responds to ping/icmp?
by Thomas Stather 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Hi How can i add a device which cannot (!) speak any snmp and only responds to ping/icmp requests? We have an Aruba wlan setup (Mobility Master and two Mobility Controllers) and i want to add the aps to Observium, so that they are monitored but only by ping/icmp. (The MM and the two MCs are already added to Observium, but i cannot see if one AP went offline or came back online again) The aps cannot speak any snmp when managed by the MM or MC, thats why it fails when i try to add one via ./add_device.php I appreciate any help :) Best, Thomas -- Thomas Stather IT Services VCP4, VCP6-DCV, VCP6.5-DCV Tel: +49 6221 486 628 Fax: +49 6221 486 561 Bevor Sie diese Mail ausdrucken, prüfen Sie bitte ob dies wirklich nötig ist. Umweltschutz geht uns alle an!

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Missing some nice stats from Cisco 9800 that I got from Cisco 5520
by andri＠harpa.is 12 Aug '24

12 Aug '24

Hi Our organization recently upgraded from Cisco 5520 WLC to Cisco 9800 WLC. In observium I get really good statistics about wireless client count and wireless ap count on the 5520 but not on the 9800. I am not sure if this is something on observium side or cisco side. But I wanted to ask if anyone has the same issue and if they found a solution. Or maybe this is just something that needs to be added. Please let me know if there is any further information I can submit. Best regards Andri

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Many devices shown as down(dns)
by Marios.P＠crowe.com.cy 19 Jul '24

19 Jul '24

Hello all, I can see in my observium installation that many devices changed their status to down(dns). This is a new installation and we migrated the configuration yesterday on a new server and devices were working properly. At around the same time (14:20:00) a lot of our machines changed their status to down. The message in the Event log is "Device status changed to Down (dns)". I tried to find what the problem may be but I can see SNMP are correct and dns records exist for the systems. Any ideas? Thank you, Marios

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Group Email Alerts
by Luis Londoño 23 Nov '22

23 Nov '22

Is there a way to group email alerts so there is not an email alert for every sensor that might go down at the same time? For example multiple fans on a server might show as an alert if the device itself is not responding

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Minimum OID view on Cisco CPE to be pollable by Observium?
by Adam Thompson 23 Nov '22

23 Nov '22

Hi, Short of trial-and-error, how can we find the minimum set of OIDs required for Observium to be willing to detect an older Cisco router (e.g. 8xx, 18xx) and add it, so that interfaces can be polled? I already know that if we enable access to ifTable only, Observium doesn't want to play ball and won't add the device. I don't mind reading the source if I have a clue what & where to look for, but I haven't yet found anything promising. Clues, please? -Adam Adam Thompson Consultant, Infrastructure Services [MERLIN] 100 - 135 Innovation Drive Winnipeg, MB R3T 6A8 (204) 977-6824 or 1-800-430-6404 (MB only) https://www.merlin.mb.ca<https://www.merlin.mb.ca/> [cid:image002.png@01D8FEA1.078201A0]Chat with me on Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=athompson@merlin.mb.ca>

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Re: snmp view
by Mati 23 Nov '22

23 Nov '22

Hello, I have configured one of our routers only to allow SNMP access to .1.3.6.1.2.1.2 oid using the snmp-server view command, but Observium will not add the device. However, if an SNMP object name is used instead eg *cisco*, the device is successfully polled. Is there a way of just polling the above oid in Observium? Kind regards Mati

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always show table footer
by Wiethoff, Helge 20 Nov '22

20 Nov '22

Hi, I noticed that the table footer is not shown if less than 100 objects are displayed. Can it be configured so that the number of objects is always displayed? I often filter by firmware version, etc. and it would be helpful to have the number displayed. Best regards Helge

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SNMP returning too much data
by Timothy Stoddard 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

I am trying to graph the number of GPS satellites my receiver is seeing, however, what is returned via SNMP has more information than what I need. This is from the documentation. I just want to strip the first integer as the answer. For one satellite with vehicle number 16: 1,16,C,-158 <-- I need the "1" For six satellites: 6,12,C,-156,14,C,-155,8,T,-162,24,C,-158,18,C,161,6,C,-160 <-- I need the "6" Can Observium do this? Thanks, -- Tim

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hide ports automagically?
by Alex Rubenstein 13 Nov '22

13 Nov '22

Is there a way to automatically enable "hide shutdown" of ports any time you view a collection of ports?

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web console logon issue
by Matthew Cotter 12 Nov '22

12 Nov '22

Greetings, I recently ran into a problem with logging into the web portal for Observium. I enter the user name and password, and nothing happens, Has anyone run into this? I have run all updates and maintenance I could find on the support site with no luck. Thank you Matt Matthew Cotter Network Administrator Boston Inc. dba Furniture & ApplianceMart | Ashley HomeStore 2404 W, Beltline Hwy Madison, WI 53713 (p) 608-277-7700 (e) Matt.Cotter(a)BostonFAM.com BostonFAM.com<http://www.BostonFAM.Com> | AshleyHomestores.com<https://www.ashleyfurniturehomestore.com> | furnitureappliancemart.com<https://www.furnitureappliancemart.com/> [FAM Stores] "Improving the quality of people's lives by making amazing rooms together!" Central Wisconsin Area - Marshfield | Rhinelander | Stevens Point | Wausau Fox Valley Area - Appleton | Green Bay | Oshkosh Madison Area - Madison East | Madison West | Janesville Milwaukee Area - Greenfield | Kenosha | Pewaukee | Richfield All locations owned & operated by Boston Inc. This e-mail contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of Boston Inc. or one or more of its employees. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, please be advised that any retention, dissemination, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may result in legal action. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original e-mail from your mailbox.

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"reset limits" doesn't work with one switch
by Wiethoff, Helge 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

Hi everyone, I have a problem with the "reset limits" function: On a device with many sensors (305) I can't recalculate the limits using "reset limits" in the device-preferences. Normally a note with the message appears: "Reset limits for Current sensor foo"; they will be recalculated on the next discovery run." But with this device this message does not appear. Of course I don't know if it has to do with the number of sensors but it is the only device where the problem occurs. Can I reset the limit values directly via the database? Thanks! Helge

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Rule not being ignored
by McGranahan, Jamen (VU) 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

One of our servers keeps reporting that its down and then back up a minute later. I've tried to ignore the alert within Observium but that only lasted for less than a day. I even put in a date to ignore the alert until 2026. That lasted for a couple of days. But we are once again getting bombarded with these alerts. I don't want to disable the alert since we have over 30 systems registered. Ideas or suggestions? Jamen McGranahan Associate Director of Library Technology & Digital Services Vanderbilt University Library

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Lots of errors "Deadlock found when trying to get lock; try restarting transaction"
by Thomas Stather 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

Hi We are running Observium Professional r12071 OS: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS MySQL: 5.7.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 In our /opt/observium/logs/db log, we are seeing a lot of these messages (approx. every minute). --- [2022/07/26 09:23:54 +0200] poller.php(3889): Failed dbQuery (#1213 - Deadlock found when trying to get lock; try restarting transaction), Query: INSERT INTO `vlans_fdb` (`fdb_id`,`port_id`,`fdb_status`,`fdb_port`,`fdb_last_change`,`deleted`) VALUES 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ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `fdb_id`=VALUES(`fdb_id`),`port_id`=VALUES(`port_id`),`fdb_status`=VALUES(`fdb_status`),`fdb_port`=VALUES(`fdb_port`),`fdb_last_change`=VALUES(`fdb_last_change`),`deleted`=VALUES(`deleted`) --- Does somebody have a clue how this can be fixed? Best, Thomas -- Thomas Stather IT Services VCP4, VCP6-DCV, VCP6.5-DCV Tel: +49 6221 486 628 Fax: +49 6221 486 561 Bevor Sie diese Mail ausdrucken, prüfen Sie bitte ob dies wirklich nötig ist. Umweltschutz geht uns alle an!

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authentication method
by Arnoldo Vidal Bravo 03 Nov '22

03 Nov '22

Hi, We have a Central screen to show any alert, status and information, but we want migrate an LDAP authentication. On this screen we have a special user created to login into observium's web. How we config Observium to use LDAP (to persons) and mysql (to special user and backup)? -- Saluda cordialmente

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