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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
This page covers using PowerShell as an SNMP client, so that you can poll/probe/interrogate SNMP servers (be they servers, network devices, UPS's, etc). | This page covers using PowerShell as an SNMP client, so that you can poll/probe/interrogate SNMP servers (be they servers, network devices, UPS's, etc). | ||
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You don't need to use /n's [http://www.powershellinside.com/powershell/netcmdlets/ NetCmdlets], or run the [http://www.net-snmp.org/ Net-SNMP] executables, as other examples on the web do. | You don't need to use /n's [http://www.powershellinside.com/powershell/netcmdlets/ NetCmdlets], or run the [http://www.net-snmp.org/ Net-SNMP] executables, as other examples on the web do. | ||
In order to make the library available for PowerShell to use... | === Installation === | ||
In order to make the library available for PowerShell to use you need to have the .NET dll library file available for Powershell | |||
# Go to http://sharpsnmplib.codeplex.com and browse to the '''Downloads''' tab | |||
#* Current latest is v8 (TritonMate), later versions are available from [https://www.nuget.org Nuget] | |||
# Download the latest binary (eg tritonmate_8.0_bin.zip from http://sharpsnmplib.codeplex.com/releases/view/79079) and extract | |||
# Copy the <code>SharpSnmpLib.dll</code> file to somewhere you can find it | # Copy the <code>SharpSnmpLib.dll</code> file to somewhere you can find it | ||
#* EG in a folder <code>/lib/LexTmSharpSNMP/</code> under where you run your scripts from | #* EG in a folder <code>/lib/LexTmSharpSNMP/</code> under where you run your scripts from | ||
#* Note that you may need to Unblock the file (right-click and select '''Properties''' and look for '''Unblock''' towards bottom of Properties window) | |||
'''Windows 2008 Server doesn't have .NET 3.5 or 4 installed by default''', therefore it needs to be installed. To do so... | '''Windows 2008 Server doesn't have .NET 3.5 or 4 installed by default''', therefore it needs to be installed. To do so... | ||
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== Example Usage == | == Example Usage == | ||
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| '''For further examples see - http://vblog.strutt.org.uk/tag/sharpsnmplib/''' | |||
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If you saved the [[#Generic_Objects|Generic Objects]] workaround script, the SNMP DLL file, and the above functions in <code>lib</code> sub-folder to where your running your PowerShell from, then you could perform queries as follows... | If you saved the [[#Generic_Objects|Generic Objects]] workaround script, the SNMP DLL file, and the above functions in <code>lib</code> sub-folder to where your running your PowerShell from, then you could perform queries as follows... | ||