Network Management

SNMP or API-based monitoring for Meraki devices

For Meraki devices, you can poll device nodes as SNMP nodes (with basic information polled by SNMP, and SD-WAN details polled via API), or as API-only nodes (with all details polled via API). API-only polling is supported for the following device type categories: appliance, switch, and wireless. SolarWinds recommends API-only polling when users cannot or do not want to poll device nodes via SNMP. API-only polling provides less information.

First published date

10/16/2024 11:47 AM

Last published date

4/16/2025 7:14 PM

Overview

For Meraki devices, you can poll device nodes as SNMP nodes (with basic information polled by SNMP, and SD-WAN details polled via API), or as API-only nodes (with all details polled via API). API-only polling is supported for the following device type categories: appliance, switch, and wireless. SolarWinds recommends API-only polling when users cannot or do not want to poll device nodes via SNMP. API-only polling provides less information.

Note: SD-WAN data is being polled only for appliance devices.

Product section

Network Performance Monitor

Resolution

When you use SNMP to poll device nodes, basic details will be polled via SNMP, and SD-WAN details will be polled via API.
When you use API-only polling for device nodes, some basic details as well as SD-WAN details will be polled via API. 

SolarWinds recommends using SNMP polling for basic details. Use API-only polling only if you cannot or do not want to use SNMP. API-only polling provides fewer details.

Polled details

API-only polling

SNMP and API polling

Node details

via API :check_mark:

via SNMP :check_mark:

Node status and response time

via API:check_mark:

via SNMP:check_mark:

IP address

via API:check_mark:

via SNMP:check_mark:

MAC Address

 via API:check_mark:

via SNMP:check_mark:

Interfaces

 via API:check_mark:

via SNMP:check_mark:

Further general SNMP polling

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via SNMP:check_mark:

SD-WAN details

via API:check_mark:

via API:check_mark:

SD-WAN uplinks

via API:check_mark:

via API:check_mark:

SD-WAN VPN tunnels

via API:check_mark:

via API:check_mark:

SD-WAN VPN tunnel statistics

via API:check_mark:

via API:check_mark:

Topology

via API:check_mark:

via API:check_mark: