Agentless Device Monitoring

Monitor switches, DRAC/iLO, UPS units, and PDUs via SNMP and IPMI — no agent installation required.

How Agentless Polling Works

A designated Scout agent on your network acts as a poller. It queries your devices via SNMP or IPMI on a schedule and reports the results back to the dashboard. No software needs to be installed on the device itself.

  • No software installed on monitored devices
  • Any Scout agent can act as a poller
  • Devices configured entirely from the dashboard
  • Automatic metric collection on schedule
Scout Agent Switch SNMP DRAC IPMI UPS SNMP POST metrics → Dashboard

SNMP for Network Switches

Monitor your switches with SNMP v2c or v3. See port status (up, down, admin-down), throughput per port, and interface descriptions — all collected automatically by the polling agent.

  • SNMP v2c community strings and v3 auth
  • Port status: up, down, admin-down
  • Per-port throughput counters
  • Interface description mapping
core-sw-01 (48-port) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ● 10 up ● 1 warn ● 1 down Throughput: 2.4 Gbps SNMP v2c · community: public

IPMI for DRAC/iLO BMCs

Query Dell DRAC, HP iLO, and other BMC interfaces for hardware-level telemetry. Get temperatures, fan speeds, power status, and chassis intrusion alerts — data you can't get from the operating system.

  • Hardware temperatures (CPU, inlet, exhaust)
  • Fan speeds and power supply status
  • Chassis intrusion detection
  • Health event log monitoring
DRAC: db-server-01 Inlet Temp 22°C OK CPU Temp 38°C OK Exhaust 44°C WARN Fan 1 6200 RPM PSU 1 / PSU 2 OK / OK Chassis Closed

UPS and PDU Monitoring

Keep tabs on your power infrastructure. Monitor UPS battery levels, load percentage, input/output voltage, and estimated runtime. Track PDU outlet status and power draw per circuit.

  • Battery percentage and health status
  • Load percentage and power draw
  • Input/output voltage monitoring
  • Runtime remaining estimates
UPS: rack-ups-01 Battery 97% Load 40% Input 230V Output 230V Runtime 42 min Status Online

Adding Devices from the Dashboard

Configure monitored devices entirely from the web UI. Select a device type, assign a poller agent, enter connection credentials, and start collecting metrics — no config files, no CLI work.

  • Device type selection (switch, DRAC, UPS, PDU)
  • Assign any Scout agent as the poller
  • Credential management in the dashboard
  • Instant metric collection after setup
Add Device Type: Network Switch IP: 10.0.1.2 Poller: web-prod-01 Add Device

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