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Proxy Ping Plugin

This documentation applies to NMS version 5.4. An online version of the software can be found here.

The Proxy Ping plugin is automatically enabled when you add a new device to SevOne NMS to enable a router to ping another router to find the latency of the link you specify for the device. The Instant Graphs page uses Proxy Ping data to enable you to graph the minimum, maximum, and average round trip time of the packets. You must confirm that the SNMP plugin is enabled for a device when you enable the Proxy Ping plugin.

Perform the following steps to enable the Proxy Ping plugin for each device from which you want to poll Proxy Ping metrics.

From the navigation bar, click the Devices menu and select Device Manager.
Either add a device with the Proxy Ping plugin or edit a device to enable the Proxy Ping plugin.
- Click and select Add New Device to display the New Device page.
- Click to display the Edit Device page.
In the plugin section, confirm that the SNMP Capable check box is selected.
- Click the plugin drop-down (displays SNMP by default) and select Proxy Ping.
Select the Monitor Proxy Ping Data check box.
On the New Device page, click Save as New to display the Edit Device page to perform the next steps.
On the Edit Device page, click Edit Ping Information to display the Ping Objects for <device> pop-up.
On the Ping Objects for <device> pop-up, click Create New Object to display fields to enable you to specify the Proxy Ping objects to poll on the device.
In the IP Address field, enter the IP address of the router to ping.
Select the Enabled check box to enable polling of the object. This should be selected.
In the Name field, enter a unique name.
In the Description field, enter the description of the object to display.
In the Packet Number field, enter the number of packets (default - 5 recommended).
In the Packet Size field, enter the packet size (default - 64 recommended).
Click Save This Object.
Repeat these steps to add additional objects.