# Monitoring many snmp devices

**URL:** <https://discourse.sensu.io/t/monitoring-many-snmp-devices/816>\
**Category:** Sensu Classic (EOL)\
**Created:** [May 12, 2017, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.sensu.io/t/monitoring-many-snmp-devices/816 "2017-05-12T09:13:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Axel\_Vittecoq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Axel\_Vittecoq](https://discourse.sensu.io/u/Axel_Vittecoq)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.sensu.io/t/monitoring-many-snmp-devices/816/1 "2017-05-12T09:13:25Z")

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Hello

I don’t find a use case for monitoring many snmp device where sensu-client cannot be installed

I know the JIT proxy client

where you define the source attribute for the check.

but let’s say you have hundreds of switchs and 5 checks for each

You don’t want to create hundreds of checks definition for each device.

Can it be automated ?

I am thinking using [https://sensuapp.org/docs/latest/reference/checks.html#proxy-requests-attributes](https://sensuapp.org/docs/latest/reference/checks.html#proxy-requests-attributes)

the example match attributes:

```auto
{
  "checks": {
    "check_arista_eth0": {
      "command": "check-snmp-if.rb -h :::address::: -i eth0",
      "subscribers": [
        "roundrobin:snmp_pollers"
      ],
      "interval": 60,
      "proxy_requests": {
        "client_attributes": {
          "keepalives": false,
          "device_type": "router",
          "device_manufacturer": "arista"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

```

``

BUT how do you create client definition for each snmp devices with these attrbiutes (router, arista) ?

thanks

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**Author:** ![jspaleta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.sensu.io/jspaleta/32/141_2.png) [@jspaleta](https://discourse.sensu.io/u/jspaleta)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://discourse.sensu.io/t/monitoring-many-snmp-devices/816/2 "2018-11-22T02:07:55Z")

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Closed on November 22, 2018, 2:07am UTC