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title: "SNMP integration | Grafana Labs"
description: "Monitoring network devices"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## SNMP integration

The SNMP integration provides **network device monitoring** for hardware that can’t run agents, such as switches, routers, firewalls, and UPS units.

|                    |                                                                              |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **What it’s for**  | Monitoring network interfaces, device health, and hardware status            |
| **Who uses it**    | Network engineers, data center teams, anyone managing network infrastructure |
| **Under the hood** | Polls devices via SNMP v2c or v3 using standard and vendor MIBs              |

## Metrics collected

- **Interfaces** — Traffic, errors, status per port
- **Device** — CPU, memory, uptime
- **Hardware** — Temperature, fans, power
- **UPS** — Battery, load, runtime

## Trade-offs

**Best for:** Network infrastructure—switches, routers, firewalls, UPS, environmental sensors

| Pros                                              | Cons                           |
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Pre-built dashboards: device overview, interfaces | MIB configuration complexity   |
| Pre-built alerts: interface status, device health | SNMP version/security setup    |
| No agent needed on devices                        | Limited to what devices expose |

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## Documentation

View the full documentation. *Learning path coming soon!*

[SNMP integration](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/monitor-infrastructure/integrations/integration-reference/integration-snmp/)