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       Raw Probes Config

Scanning Raw Probes

The Raw Probes are unformatted Probes usually configured  by the device. XRatel Server Config can automatically detect all existent Raw Probes, SNMP and WMI. To search for all of them, just click on the button Scan Raw Probes. Then, you could select which protocols the search will look for.

Scan Raw Probes - Protocol Type

SNMP Raw Probes

Each published SNMP variable contains a unique identifier and this identifier is used for both SNMP reads and writes. OID (Object identifier) numbering is distributed over a hierarchical tree which groups all related variables in the same branch.

SNMP MIB-II Hierarchical Tree

WMI Raw Probes

XRatel Server Config can find every published WMI counter stores in groups called WMI Classes. Like the SNMP Raw Probes, each WMI Raw Probes has an identifier, the WMI Path. Before scanning for WMI raw probes, a window will open showing the available WMI Classes. Select the classes you want to scan and click OK.

SNMP MIB-II Hierarchical Tree

General

After scanning Raw Probes, the Probe Viewer will open, showing all found Probes.

Probe Viewer

There are thirteen columns in the Probe Viewer:

Enable: Indicates if the Probe is active to server scan.

History: Add this Probe into XRatel Historian Service.

Device: Indicates the device owner of the Probe.

Probe Name: Name that will be used by the server to publish this variable.

SNMP OID: Object identifier (OID) of a SNMP variable in the selected device.

SNMP MIB: The MIB name of this Probe.

WMI Class: Indicates the class where localizes this probe.

WMI Counter: Indicates from which WMI counter this variable is from.

WMI Path: The path for the current WMI Counter.

Probe Type: Indicates if the Probe is a pooling Probe or a trap Probe.

Value: The current value of the Probe.

Protocol: Shows the Protocol used to collect the Probe.

IP Address: Indicates the IP Address which the Probe is coming from.

Using the top toolbar, you can manually add, edit properties or remove a Probe.

You can edit properties of a variable by clicking on Probe Properties toolbar button or right-clicking the variable in the list and choosing Probe Properties from the context menu.

For manually adding a SNMP variable, you can use the Add Probe button on the top toolbar.

Probe Toolbar

Raw Probe Properties

 You can customize the following item settings, depending on Probe's Protocol:

Probe Name: Name that will be used by the server to publish this variable.

SNMP Raw Probes

SNMP OID: Object identifier(OID) of a SNMP variable in the selected device.

Probe Type: Indicates if the probe is a pooling probe or a trap probe.

WMI Raw Probes

WMI Path: The path of the WMI probe. Indicates the WMI class and probe's name.

Data Type: Data type that will be used by the server to publish this item. Please notice that if you publish a character string as integer, the probe will be unavailable.

1st Order Filter: Check to create an additional probe (with "Filtered" in the name) that applies a low pass filter in this item. This is only available for numerical variables.

Alarm configuration is explained in Probes Settings.

After editing or adding an item, just click on OK to close the Raw Probe Properties dialog and update item settings.