Monitoring Switch Power Usage with SNMP

[Sean Gilkes]

Hello everyone,

     I have searched high and low, and yet I am still confused as to how to do this...  Is there a uniform MIB that can be interrogated, regardless of the switching platform? Or are there specific MIB's for each switch family..?

[Joe Clarke]

Monitoring overall power usage may depend on platform and software.  There are MIBs such as the CISCO-ENERGYWISE-MIB (if you are using EnergyWise), CISCO-ENVMON-MIB (for voltage information), and CISCO-ENTITY-FRU-CONTROL-MIB (for volatage sensor information).