PRTG Manual: Interface Status Poller
The interface status poller allows you to monitor the real time interface status of a device on a timed interval.
Launching the Interface Status Poller
The interface status poller can be launched from the 'Tools' tab on the main view of UVexplorer. It can also be launched from the device context menu available on the device grid and the topology map.
Using the Interface Status Poller
To poll the device interface status with the interface status poller select a device with interfaces and press the 'Poll' button. The interface status query uses SNMP to query the interface status from the device. The device must have SNMP credentials assigned to them for the query to succeed. See Managing Device Credentials for more information about managing credentials.
To select a device press the browse device button. The device selector will only allow devices with interfaces to be selected. The device must also have SNMP credentials assigned to it for the queries to be made.
After a device is selected and the poll button pressed the results are displayed in the results grid. The grid contains an entry for each interface on the device containing the interface status query results.
The 'Name' column contains the interface name of the polled interface.
The 'IF Index' column contains the index of the polled interface.
The 'Admin State' column displays the administrator status of the interface. Possible values are: up, down, testing, unknown, dormant, not present, lower layer down.
The 'Oper State' column displays the operating status of the interface. Possible values are: up, down, testing, unknown, dormant, not present, lower layer down.
The 'Speed' column displays the bandwidth of the interface in bits per second.
The 'In Octets' column displays the number of octets of data received on the interface.
The 'In Octets Usage' column displays the amount of octets being received as a calculation of Mbps (Mega-bits-per-second). In order for this calculation to work, there must be more than 1 poll result.
The 'Out Octets' column displays the number of octets of data sent on the interface.
The 'Out Octets Usage' column displays the amount of octets being sent as a calculation of Mbps (Mega-bits-per-second). In order for this calculation to work, there must be more than 1 poll result.
The 'Time Stamp' column displays the time the interface statistics were collected.
