SNMP input plugin

Use the get option to query for scalar values for the given OID(s). One or more OID(s) are specified as an array of strings of OID(s).

Example

input {
  snmp {
    get => ["1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0", "1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0", "1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.0"]
    hosts => [{host => "udp:127.0.0.1/161" community => "public"}]
  }
}

The hosts option specifies the list of hosts to query the configured get and walk options.

Each host definition is a hash and must define the host key and value. host must use the format {tcp|udp}:{ip address}/{port}, for example host => "udp:127.0.0.1/161"

Each host definition can optionally include the following keys and values:

Specifying all hosts options

input {
  snmp {
    get => ["1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0"]
    hosts => [{host => "udp:127.0.0.1/161" community => "public" version => "2c"  retries => 2  timeout => 1000}]
  }
}

Specifying multiple hosts

input {
  snmp {
    get => ["1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0"]
    hosts => [{host => "udp:127.0.0.1/161" community => "public"}, {host => "udp:192.168.0.1/161" community => "private"}]
  }
}

The interval option specifies the polling interval in seconds.

The mib_paths option specifies the location of one or more imported MIB files. The value can be either a dir path containing the imported MIB .dic files or a file path to a single MIB .dic file.

This plugin includes the IETF MIBs. If you require other MIBs, you need to import them. See Importing MIBs.

The oid_root_skip option specifies the number of OID root digits to ignore in event field name. For example, in a numeric OID like "1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0" the first 5 digits could be ignored by setting oid_root_skip => 5 which would result in a field name "1.1.1.0". Similarly when a MIB is used an OID such "1.3.6.1.2.mib-2.system.sysDescr.0" would become "mib-2.system.sysDescr.0"

Use the walk option to retrieve the subtree of information for the given OID(s). One or more OID(s) are specified as an array of strings of OID(s).

Queries the subtree of information starting at the given OID(s).

Example

  snmp {
    walk => ["1.3.6.1.2.1.1"]
    hosts => [{host => "udp:127.0.0.1/161" community => "public"}]
  }
}

The auth_pass option specifies the SNMPv3 authentication passphrase or password

The auth_protocol option specifies the SNMPv3 authentication protocol or type

The priv_pass option specifies the SNMPv3 encryption password

The priv_protocol option specifies the SNMPv3 privacy/encryption protocol.

The security_name option specifies the SNMPv3 security name or user name

The security_level option specifies the SNMPv3 security level between Authentication, No Privacy; Authentication, Privacy; or no Authentication, no Privacy

Add a field to an event

Disable or enable metric logging for this specific plugin instance by default we record all the metrics we can, but you can disable metrics collection for a specific plugin.

Add a unique ID to the plugin configuration. If no ID is specified, Logstash will generate one. It is strongly recommended to set this ID in your configuration. This is particularly useful when you have two or more plugins of the same type, for example, if you have 2 snmp inputs. Adding a named ID in this case will help in monitoring Logstash when using the monitoring APIs.

input {
  snmp {
    id => "my_plugin_id"
  }
}

Add any number of arbitrary tags to your event.

This can help with processing later.

Add a type field to all events handled by this input.

Types are used mainly for filter activation.

The type is stored as part of the event itself, so you can also use the type to search for it in Kibana.

If you try to set a type on an event that already has one (for example when you send an event from a shipper to an indexer) then a new input will not override the existing type. A type set at the shipper stays with that event for its life even when sent to another Logstash server.