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      To reiterate requests previously entered as OBS-454 and OBS-1147

      We need the ability to monitor "PING only" devices.

      Our purpose is to monitor network paths "outside" of the SD-WAN logical routes.  We can monitor the individual SD-WAN concentrators on the far end of the tunnel via SNMP; but we also need to be able to monitor the individual paths to each device.

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            [OBS-3276] Support for 'PING only' Devices

            This can be achieved by creating "probes" on the Observium host's own entry (i.e. the device the poller that you want to do the probe check runs on, so that it never goes down for any other reason).

            To ping devices, create a "check_ping" probe. You need to override the default arguments to remove the default hostname.

            https://www.monitoring-plugins.org/doc/man/check_ping.html

            If you have partitioned pollers, you should attach it to the device entry for that poller.

            This provides basically the same outcome you'd get from a dedicated "unsual hosts" list, but without it requiring any special handling on our side that we might break in 4 years time when everyone forgot what those weird if() statements do!

             

             

             

            adama Adam Armstrong added a comment - This can be achieved by creating "probes" on the Observium host's own entry (i.e. the device the poller that you want to do the probe check runs on, so that it never goes down for any other reason). To ping devices, create a "check_ping" probe. You need to override the default arguments to remove the default hostname. https://www.monitoring-plugins.org/doc/man/check_ping.html If you have partitioned pollers, you should attach it to the device entry for that poller. This provides basically the same outcome you'd get from a dedicated "unsual hosts" list, but without it requiring any special handling on our side that we might break in 4 years time when everyone forgot what those weird if() statements do!      
            Oravetz Norbert added a comment -

            we are looking exactly for the same feature in Observium and at the moment it is a blocker for us in buying the Professional edition. Many thanks !

            Oravetz Norbert added a comment - we are looking exactly for the same feature in Observium and at the moment it is a blocker for us in buying the Professional edition. Many thanks !

            I agree that it's a bummer to not have these RRDs in the same interface as the rest of our network equipments but for now I rely on smokeping alerts for the very rare devices that don't support SNMP.

            aarsenault Alexandre Arsenault-Jetté added a comment - I agree that it's a bummer to not have these RRDs in the same interface as the rest of our network equipments but for now I rely on smokeping alerts for the very rare devices that don't support SNMP.

            We’re loving Observium and are trying to expand it into our manufacturing network. Problem is, many of the devices located there only support ping.

             

            Having ping-only devices a possibility would make Observium even more amazing for us.

            ljorg Lars Joergensen added a comment - We’re loving Observium and are trying to expand it into our manufacturing network. Problem is, many of the devices located there only support ping.   Having ping-only devices a possibility would make Observium even more amazing for us.

            Totally agree, please enable the only-ping feature.

            ftipiani Fernando Tipiani added a comment - Totally agree, please enable the only-ping feature.

            Adding my support getting this feature added. It would be ridiculously handy and beneficial. 

            manol James Manolios added a comment - Adding my support getting this feature added. It would be ridiculously handy and beneficial. 

            Just started using Observium to hopefully replace another monitoring tool we use and absolutely shocked this capability isn't just a basic feature from the start.  Severely limiting w/o this.

            XenoChron Anthony DeHart added a comment - Just started using Observium to hopefully replace another monitoring tool we use and absolutely shocked this capability isn't just a basic feature from the start.  Severely limiting w/o this.

            Unfortunately the pingprobe will not work for us, as the snmp polling is not achievable with those devices.

            Any word if this feature will be considered any time soon?

            plaurent Philippe Laurent added a comment - Unfortunately the pingprobe will not work for us, as the snmp polling is not achievable with those devices. Any word if this feature will be considered any time soon?

            Seems to work fine, I've added a pingprobe and then disabled snmp polling on those devices. Would be great if you could add the pingprobe without having the device through snmp though.

            gmad_invid Gustav Madeland added a comment - Seems to work fine, I've added a pingprobe and then disabled snmp polling on those devices. Would be great if you could add the pingprobe without having the device through snmp though.

            Hi @odmattvicari,

            Have you succeed in adding the "Probe"?. In my case the "Probe" can only be added to an existing device, which can be added if reply to snmp. And when added, it doesn't show the ping stats, only 1 (alive) or 0 (dead).

            @Hamdy916 you can find more info here https://docs.observium.org/probes/. Is under the "World" menu, below "Custom OIDs".

            emiliomejias Emilio MEJIAS added a comment - Hi @odmattvicari, Have you succeed in adding the "Probe"?. In my case the "Probe" can only be added to an existing device, which can be added if reply to snmp. And when added, it doesn't show the ping stats, only 1 (alive) or 0 (dead). @Hamdy916 you can find more info here https://docs.observium.org/probes/ . Is under the "World" menu, below "Custom OIDs".
            Hamdy916 Ahmed added a comment -

            I Have paid Ver but can't find it how can I find it ??

            Hamdy916 Ahmed added a comment - I Have paid Ver but can't find it how can I find it ??

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