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External Systems Configuration Guide

Dell PowerConnect Switch and Router

Dell PowerConnect Switch and Router

What is Discovered and Monitored

Protocol

Information Discovered

Metrics collected

Used for

SNMP (V1, V2c) Host name, Serial number, Software version, Hardware model, Network interfaces, Hardware Components Uptime, Network Interface metrics (utilization, bytes sent and received, packets sent and received, errors, discards and queue lengths), CPU utilization, Hardware Status Availability and Performance Monitoring
Telnet/SSH Running and Startup configurations Startup Configuration Change, Difference between Running and Startup configurations Change monitoring

Event Types

There are no event types defined specifically for this device.

Rules

There are no predefined rules for this device.

Reports

There are no predefined reports for this device.

Configuration

SNMP

FortiSIEM uses SNMP to discover and monitor this device. Make sure SNMP is enabled for the device as directed in its product documentation. For more information, refer to sections "Discovery Settings" and "Setting Credentials" in the User Guide.

Telnet/SSH

FortiSIEM uses Telnet/SSH to communicate with this device. Refer to the product documentation for your device to enable Telnet/SSH.

These commands are used for discovery and performance monitoring via SSH. Please make sure that the access credentials you provide in FortiSIEM have the permissions necessary to execute these commands on the device. To initiate discovery and monitoring of your device over this protocol. For more information, refer to sections "Discovery Settings" and "Setting Credentials" in the User Guide.

  • show startup-config
  • show running-config
  • show version
  • show ip route
  • enable
  • terminal pager 0

Settings for Access Credentials

Set these Access Method Definition values to allow FortiSIEM to communicate with your device.

Setting Value
Name <set name>
Device Type Dell PowerConnect
Access Protocol See Access Credentials
Port See Access Credentials
Password config See Password Configuration

Dell PowerConnect Switch and Router

Dell PowerConnect Switch and Router

What is Discovered and Monitored

Protocol

Information Discovered

Metrics collected

Used for

SNMP (V1, V2c) Host name, Serial number, Software version, Hardware model, Network interfaces, Hardware Components Uptime, Network Interface metrics (utilization, bytes sent and received, packets sent and received, errors, discards and queue lengths), CPU utilization, Hardware Status Availability and Performance Monitoring
Telnet/SSH Running and Startup configurations Startup Configuration Change, Difference between Running and Startup configurations Change monitoring

Event Types

There are no event types defined specifically for this device.

Rules

There are no predefined rules for this device.

Reports

There are no predefined reports for this device.

Configuration

SNMP

FortiSIEM uses SNMP to discover and monitor this device. Make sure SNMP is enabled for the device as directed in its product documentation. For more information, refer to sections "Discovery Settings" and "Setting Credentials" in the User Guide.

Telnet/SSH

FortiSIEM uses Telnet/SSH to communicate with this device. Refer to the product documentation for your device to enable Telnet/SSH.

These commands are used for discovery and performance monitoring via SSH. Please make sure that the access credentials you provide in FortiSIEM have the permissions necessary to execute these commands on the device. To initiate discovery and monitoring of your device over this protocol. For more information, refer to sections "Discovery Settings" and "Setting Credentials" in the User Guide.

  • show startup-config
  • show running-config
  • show version
  • show ip route
  • enable
  • terminal pager 0

Settings for Access Credentials

Set these Access Method Definition values to allow FortiSIEM to communicate with your device.

Setting Value
Name <set name>
Device Type Dell PowerConnect
Access Protocol See Access Credentials
Port See Access Credentials
Password config See Password Configuration