How to forward BGP peer status to SNMP server
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Created On 07/01/22 11:19 AM - Last Modified 10/28/22 21:21 PM
Objective
The objective of this article is to check the BGP peer status flaps on SNMP monitoring tool
Environment
- Palo Alto Firewall
- Supported PAN-OS
- SNMP
- BGP
Procedure
- Configure the SNMP server profile at GUI: Device > Server Profiles > SNMP Trap
- Configure SNMP Setup under GUI: Device >Setup >Operations
- Verify the system logs with the below filter for BGP flaps (GUI: Monitor > Logs > System)
( eventid eq routed-BGP-peer-enter-established ) or ( eventid eq routed-BGP-peer-left-established )
- Configure the Log Settings:
GUI: Device >Log Settings >System >Add
- Specify a name for the profile.
- Select the SNMP server under the SNMP field.
- Click on Filter Builder
- Create a Filter as below by using the options
( eventid eq routed-BGP-peer-enter-established ) or ( eventid eq routed-BGP-peer-left-established )
- To Verify the filter Alerts click on View Filtered Logs.
- Commit the changes and check the alerts received by the SNMP server.
Additional Information
Feature Request (FR ID: 5844) is currently pending with Engineering team to implement SNMP Polling for BGP. Follow up with account team if this feature is urgently needed.