Network Management

Change the returned numeric UNDP value to text in NPM

How to change custom device poller results that are numeric so textual descriptions are displayed

First published date

11/14/2018 9:32 PM

Last published date

10/1/2021 2:44 PM

Overview

Many OIDs return numbers instead of human-readable text, such as 1 or 2 instead of up or down. This article describes how to configure enumeration in a custom device poller so you see a textual description instead of the numbers.

Product section

Network Performance Monitor

Resolution

In the Universal Device Poller application, edit the poller and expand Show Advanced Options.
MIB value type needs to be "Raw Value".
Change format to "Enumeration" and then click Map Values.
Add an expected number in the first column and a text description in the second column.
Make sure that the values are correct.
Select Next. When the OID is polled, it will now show the text instead of the number.

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