SNMP Devices
Prerequisites for network devices — switches, firewalls, access points, NAS — that you'll monitor with a Stratora Collector via SNMP.
SNMP versions supported
Stratora supports SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 for polling network devices. SNMPv1 is not used. Both v2c and v3 are first-class — choose the one that matches your environment.
- SNMPv2c — read-only community string
- SNMPv3 — USM with authentication and privacy (encryption)
What Stratora reads via SNMP
At discovery time, Stratora queries the standard system objects on each candidate device: sysDescr, sysObjectID, sysName, sysLocation, and sysContact. These identify the device family and let Stratora auto-classify it against a template.
At runtime, the matched template determines which MIB objects Stratora polls — typically standard MIB-II interface and system tables plus vendor-specific MIBs for that device family.
Stratora does not use SNMP-SET in this release — every credential needed is read-only. Stratora also does not receive SNMP traps in this release; monitoring is poll-only.
Device-side ACL configuration
On each device you intend to monitor:
- Permit SNMP queries from the Stratora Collector's IP on UDP/161. For single-server deployments where the Server polls devices directly, that's the Server's IP. For multi-collector deployments, repeat for each Collector that will reach the device.
- A read-only community (for SNMPv2c) is sufficient — Stratora never writes via SNMP.
- For SNMPv3, configure a read-only user with one of the authentication and privacy protocols Stratora supports. See Credentials for the full protocol list.
Vendors supported today
These vendors ship with validated templates and full alert coverage. Devices in these families are auto-classified during discovery.
| Category | Vendor / product family |
|---|---|
| Switches | Cisco Catalyst (IOS), Cisco SG300 / CBS350, Ubiquiti UniFi Switch |
| Access points | Aruba Instant |
| Firewalls / appliances | Palo Alto Networks PA Series |
| Storage / NAS | Synology DiskStation, QNAP |
| Virtualization | VMware vCenter Server, VMware ESXi Host |
| Servers (via the Stratora Agent — listed here for completeness) | Windows Server, Linux distributions per Linux hosts |
Generic templates
Stratora ships generic templates for hosts and services that don't fit a vendor template:
ping— ICMP-only monitoring for any reachable hosthttp-https— HTTP / HTTPS endpoint monitoring with SSL certificate expiry trackingwan-circuit— latency, jitter, and loss monitoring for WAN links
Vendors on the roadmap
Additional vendor support is on the roadmap — including first-class support for Cisco Meraki cloud-managed switches, access points, and appliances.
Where to go next
- Stratora-side credential vault: Credentials
- Verifying SNMP reachability: Verification