[mrtg] Re: Temperature graphing problem from MEASURE UPS!

[Alex van den Bogaerdt]

Mike Holley- wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I am using MRTG in conjunction with a MEASURE UPS II slot card in one of our
> APC UPS's to graph the temperature of our server room, but I am having a bit
> of a problem. The OID that returns the temperature value does not return a
> simple integer, it returns for example "Gauge : 21" when the temperature is
> 21 degrees Celsius. Is there anyway to have MRTG ignore the text in front of
> the integer value, or do I have to use some other program to strip out the
> characters before the integer? In case your wondering, the OID that I am
> using to get the temperature information is 1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.2.1.1.0,
> this is part of APC's enterprise MIB declaration.
> 

Are you sure it is the device that returns a string "Gauge : 21"?  Could
it not be an SNMP program that gets the gauge value "21" and represents
it to you the way you describe?

First check it from withing MRTG.  If MRTG complains, write a script
that fetches the value and process it using that script.  You don't
write what OS you're using so you may need to modify the following:

   snmpget ups1 public \
         .1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.2.1.1.0 \
         .1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.2.1.1.0 | awk '{print $4}'
   echo quite some time
   echo ups1

Come to think of it: you need to use two OIDs.  In most cases you can
just use the same OID twice if you only want to read one variable.
This is also true when specifying them inside the MRTG config file!
If you already knew this: sorry; else: rtfm.
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