Monitor HPE Nimble (storage) with Netdata over SNMP. Netdata recognizes the device automatically by its sysObjectID (recognized across 1 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 hpe-nimble.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 HPE Nimble 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 HPE Nimble 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.
27 metrics in 6 groups; each row is a chart context usable in alerts.
Group
Metrics
Network / Interface
4
Storage / Cache
1
Storage / Disk
4
Storage / IO
8
Storage / Volume
9
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
Storage / Cache
Metric (chart context)
Unit
Scope
Description
snmp.device_prof_nimble_ioNonseqReadHits
{hit}/s
device
Total cumulative number of cache hits for Non-Sequential Read I/Os.
Storage / Disk
Metric (chart context)
Unit
Scope
Description
snmp.device_prof_nimble_diskSnapBytesUsedHigh
By
device
Total number of bytes used on disk for snapshots - high order bytes.
snmp.device_prof_nimble_diskSnapBytesUsedLow
By
device
Total number of bytes used on disk for snapshots - low order bytes.
snmp.device_prof_nimble_diskVolBytesUsedHigh
By
device
Total number of bytes used on disk for volumes - high order bytes.
snmp.device_prof_nimble_diskVolBytesUsedLow
By
device
Total number of bytes used on disk for volumes - low order bytes.
Storage / IO
Metric (chart context)
Unit
Scope
Description
snmp.device_prof_nimble_ioReadBytes
By/s
device
Total cumulative number of Read I/O bytes (sequential and random).
snmp.device_prof_nimble_ioReadTimeMicrosec
us
device
Total cumulative microseconds the system has spent processing Read I/Os. This includes system and disk latency, but not any networ…
snmp.device_prof_nimble_ioReads
{read}/s
device
Total cumulative number of Read I/Os (sequential and random).
snmp.device_prof_nimble_ioSeqReadBytes
By/s
device
Total cumulative number of Sequential Read I/O bytes.
snmp.device_prof_nimble_ioSeqWriteBytes
By/s
device
Total cumulative number of Sequential Write I/O bytes.
snmp.device_prof_nimble_ioWriteBytes
By/s
device
Total cumulative number of Write I/O bytes (sequential and random).
snmp.device_prof_nimble_ioWriteTimeMicrosec
us
device
Total cumulative microseconds the system has spent processing Write I/Os. This includes system and disk latency, but not any netwo…
snmp.device_prof_nimble_ioWrites
{write}/s
device
Total cumulative number of Write I/Os.
Storage / Volume
Metric (chart context)
Unit
Scope
Description
snmp.device_prof_nimble_volIoReads
{read}/s
per nimble_vol_name
Total cumulative number of Read I/Os (sequential and random).
snmp.device_prof_nimble_volIoWrites
{write}/s
per nimble_vol_name
Total cumulative number of Write I/Os.
snmp.device_prof_nimble_volOnline
{status}
per nimble_vol_name
Indicated whether the volume is online
snmp.device_prof_nimble_volReserveHigh
By
per nimble_vol_name
Number of bytes reserved for a volume - high order bytes.
snmp.device_prof_nimble_volReserveLow
By
per nimble_vol_name
Number of bytes reserved for a volume - low order bytes.
snmp.device_prof_nimble_volSizeHigh
By
per nimble_vol_name
Maximum defined size of a volume in bytes - high order bytes.
snmp.device_prof_nimble_volSizeLow
By
per nimble_vol_name
Maximum defined size of a volume in bytes - low order bytes.
snmp.device_prof_nimble_volUsageHigh
By
per nimble_vol_name
Current number of bytes a volume is using - high order bytes.
snmp.device_prof_nimble_volUsageLow
By
per nimble_vol_name
Current number of bytes a volume is using - low order bytes.
System / Uptime
Metric (chart context)
Unit
Scope
Description
snmp.device_prof_systemUptime
s
device
Time since the system was last rebooted or powered on.
Alerts
There are no alerts configured by default for this integration.
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