Monitor Cisco Legacy WLC (wireless lan controller) with Netdata over SNMP. Netdata recognizes the device automatically by its sysObjectID (recognized across 14 device identifiers) and collects the metrics this profile declares — on top of the generic SNMP baseline — with no manual OID configuration.
Netdata’s SNMP collector matches the device to the cisco-legacy-wlc.yaml profile via sysObjectID/sysDescr, then polls the OIDs it declares.
This integration is supported on all platforms.
This integration supports multiple instances configured side-by-side.
Default Behavior
Auto-Detection
Auto-detected as Cisco Legacy WLC via sysObjectID/sysDescr.
Limits
The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits.
Performance Impact
The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.
SNMP must be enabled on the device and reachable from the Netdata Agent acting as the site’s SNMP hub.
Configuration
Options
Configure the SNMP collector with the device hostname and SNMP credentials. See the SNMP collector reference for all options.
via UI
Configure the snmp collector from the Netdata web interface:
Go to Nodes.
Select the node where you want the snmp data-collection job to run and click the :gear: (Configure this node). That node will run the data collection.
The Collectors → Jobs view opens by default.
In the Search box, type snmp (or scroll the list) to locate the snmp collector.
Click the + next to the snmp collector to add a new job.
Fill in the job fields, then click Test to verify the configuration and Submit to save.
Test runs the job with the provided settings and shows whether data can be collected.
If it fails, an error message appears with details (for example, connection refused, timeout, or command execution errors), so you can adjust and retest.
via File
The configuration file name for this integration is go.d/snmp.conf.
The file format is YAML. Generally, the structure is:
cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata
sudo ./edit-config go.d/snmp.conf
Examples
There are no configuration examples.
Metrics
On top of the generic SNMP baseline (the Generic SNMP Device integration — interfaces, system, IP/TCP/UDP, host resources), this Cisco Legacy WLC profile adds the metrics below. Each is collected only where the device exposes the matching OID — inclusion means the profile requests it; availability depends on the device model and software.
38 metrics in 7 groups; each row is a chart context usable in alerts.
Group
Metrics
Network / Interface
4
Network / TCP
12
Network / UDP
6
Network / Wireless
12
System / CPU
1
System / Memory
2
System / Uptime
1
Network / Interface
Metric (chart context)
Unit
Scope
Description
snmp.device_prof_ifAdminStatus
{status}
per interface, interface
Current administrative state of the interface
snmp.device_prof_ifHighSpeed
bit/s
per interface, interface
Estimate of the interface’s current bandwidth
snmp.device_prof_ifNumber
{interface}
device
Number of network interfaces regardless of their current state present on this system
snmp.device_prof_ifOperStatus
{status}
per interface, interface
Current operational state of the interface
Network / TCP
Metric (chart context)
Unit
Scope
Description
snmp.device_prof_tcpActiveOpens
{transition}/s
device
TCP connections transitioning from CLOSED to SYN-SENT
snmp.device_prof_tcpAttemptFails
{failure}/s
device
Failed TCP connection attempts
snmp.device_prof_tcpCurrEstab
{connection}
device
Current TCP connections in ESTABLISHED or CLOSE-WAIT state
snmp.device_prof_tcpEstabResets
{reset}/s
device
TCP connections reset from ESTABLISHED/CLOSE-WAIT
snmp.device_prof_tcpHCInSegs
{packet}/s
device
TCP segments received
snmp.device_prof_tcpHCOutSegs
{packet}/s
device
TCP segments sent
snmp.device_prof_tcpInErrs
{error}/s
device
TCP segments received with errors
snmp.device_prof_tcpInSegs
{packet}/s
device
TCP segments received
snmp.device_prof_tcpOutRsts
{reset}/s
device
TCP segments sent with RST flag
snmp.device_prof_tcpOutSegs
{packet}/s
device
TCP segments sent
snmp.device_prof_tcpPassiveOpens
{transition}/s
device
TCP connections transitioning from LISTEN to SYN-RCVD
snmp.device_prof_tcpRetransSegs
{retransmit}/s
device
TCP segments retransmitted
Network / UDP
Metric (chart context)
Unit
Scope
Description
snmp.device_prof_udpHCInDatagrams
{packet}/s
device
UDP datagrams received
snmp.device_prof_udpHCOutDatagrams
{packet}/s
device
UDP datagrams sent
snmp.device_prof_udpInDatagrams
{packet}/s
device
UDP datagrams received
snmp.device_prof_udpInErrors
{error}/s
device
UDP datagrams received but couldn’t be delivered (not due to missing app)
snmp.device_prof_udpNoPorts
{error}/s
device
UDP datagrams received with no app on the destination port
snmp.device_prof_udpOutDatagrams
{packet}/s
device
UDP datagrams sent
Network / Wireless
Metric (chart context)
Unit
Scope
Description
snmp.device_prof_bsnAPAdminStatus
{status}
per ap_mac_address, ap_name, ap_location, ap_ip_address
Admin State of the AP
snmp.device_prof_bsnAPIfAdminStatus
{status}
per ap_if_slot_id, ap_mac_address, ap_name, ap_location, ap_ip_address
Admin status of the interface
snmp.device_prof_bsnAPIfLoadChannelUtilization
%
per ap_if_slot_id, ap_mac_address, ap_name, ap_location, ap_ip_address
Channel utilization
snmp.device_prof_bsnAPIfLoadRxUtilization
%
per ap_if_slot_id, ap_mac_address, ap_name, ap_location, ap_ip_address
Percentage of time the Airespace AP receiver is busy operating on packets
snmp.device_prof_bsnAPIfLoadTxUtilization
%
per ap_if_slot_id, ap_mac_address, ap_name, ap_location, ap_ip_address
Percentage of time the Airespace AP transmitter is busy operating on packets
snmp.device_prof_bsnAPIfOperStatus
{status}
per ap_if_slot_id, ap_mac_address, ap_name, ap_location, ap_ip_address
Operational status of the interface
snmp.device_prof_bsnAPIfPoorSNRClients
{client}
per ap_if_slot_id, ap_mac_address, ap_name, ap_location, ap_ip_address
Number of clients with poor SNR attached to this Airespace AP at the last measurement interval
snmp.device_prof_bsnAPOperationStatus
{status}
per ap_mac_address, ap_name, ap_location, ap_ip_address
Operation State of the AP
snmp.device_prof_bsnApIfNoOfUsers
{user}
per ap_if_slot_id, ap_mac_address, ap_name, ap_location, ap_ip_address
