PROXMOX SNMP Monitoring with libreNMS

Proxmox Virtual Environment is based on Debian GNU/Linux we use apt package manager to install snmpd server.

Login to Proxmox Machine with SSH

#apt install snpd -y

check snmpd status

#systemctl status snmpd

edit snmpd configuration

#nano /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf

edit the following line

agentaddress udp:161
rocommunity public default -V systemonly

The line agentaddress udp:161 tells the SNMP Daemon to listen on UDP port 161 on every IPv4 interface. The line rocommunity public defines read-only (ro) community called “public”,

Restart and check snmpd daemon status

#systemctl restart snmpd
#systemctl status snmpd restart

Add Proxmox Device to LibreNMS

Access the libreNMS server and Go to menu Device → add device

Insert IP and SNMP Community proxmox and click Add Device

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