How and Why to use the polldevice.exe in Path Insight

[andrew_gjertsen]

If you have Path Insight tied into Prognosis, and you want to use a Poll Device as an SNMPwalk utility, just use this one. Its more effiecient, faster to use

[andrew_gjertsen · Accepted solution]

Details:

Within Path Insight there's a poll device that's an exe.  It's an SNMP walk utility. This is a SNMP Walk Utility that's easier to use than the command line snmpwalk.exe.  Give it a try

Solution Summary:

1. To get to it>\Program Files (x86)\IR\Path Insight

2. Double click Polldevice.exe

3. Enter in the device details

4. Select submit

5. It'll test ping and test walk any device before you add it.  It's much easier to use than the command line snmpwalk.exe. in Prognosis directory