The way we currently handle this, since all of the devices require dns, is to pre-provision the device on a dhcp network and set dns to the temporary dhcp address. We can do the full config on the on the device, ship it, and when it is in its new location (or while it is being shipped) update dns to the new static IP you pre-provisioned and then when it is plugged in, all should be good with the world. In theory. Most of the time.
Robbie Wright Siuslaw Broadband https://siuslawbroadband.com 541-902-5101
On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 8:14 AM, Matt Ladewig matt@univoip.com wrote:
I’m in favor of having an offline device add option. We would be able to add the device to Observium as part of the normal provisioning workflow, instead of post activation.
*From:* observium [mailto:observium-bounces@observium.org] *On Behalf Of *Adam Armstrong *Sent:* Monday, October 19, 2015 8:10 AM *To:* observium@observium.org *Subject:* Re: [Observium] Request: Add a device proactively
Hmm... I'm not sure about this. What do other people think?
adam.
On 19/10/2015 16:07:40, Nate Mellendorf < nate.mellendorf@netgainhosting.com> wrote:
Observium team,
I just finished pre-deploying a few routers for a new client, and I’m adding each one to our monitoring platforms in advance.
As they’re offline, I’ll be unable to add them to Observium until they respond to SNMP / ICMP.
Is there a way I could add these proactively, and work around the error that Observium pushes our by default?
Ideally, I’d like to add them all now, disable their alerts, and enable them when they’re deployed and connectivity is in place.
I see you have a Ignore RRD checkbox on the add device page. I wonder if we could have another that says, “Add even though device is offline”?
As always, thank you for your feedback and time on this.
Regards,
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