Mcafee WEB Gateway

Plugin: go.d.plugin Module: snmp

Overview

Monitor Mcafee WEB Gateway (network device) with Netdata over SNMP. Netdata recognizes the device automatically by its sysObjectID (recognized across 1 device identifiers) and collects the metrics this profile declares — on top of the generic SNMP baseline — with no manual OID configuration.

Netdata's SNMP collector matches the device to the mcafee-web-gateway.yaml profile via sysObjectID/sysDescr, then polls the OIDs it declares.

This integration is supported on all platforms.

This integration supports multiple instances configured side-by-side.

Default Behavior

Auto-Detection

Auto-detected as Mcafee WEB Gateway via sysObjectID/sysDescr.

Limits

The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits.

Performance Impact

The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.

Setup

You can configure the snmp collector in two ways:

Method	Best for	How to
UI	Fast setup without editing files	Go to Nodes → Configure this node → Collectors → Jobs, search for snmp, then click + to add a job.
File	If you prefer configuring via file, or need to automate deployments (e.g., with Ansible)	Edit go.d/snmp.conf and add a job.

important

UI configuration requires paid Netdata Cloud plan.

Prerequisites

SNMP access

SNMP must be enabled on the device and reachable from the Netdata Agent acting as the site's SNMP hub.

Configuration

Options

Configure the SNMP collector with the device hostname and SNMP credentials. See the SNMP collector reference for all options.

via UI

Configure the snmp collector from the Netdata web interface:

1. Go to Nodes.
2. Select the node where you want the snmp data-collection job to run and click the ⚙ (Configure this node). That node will run the data collection.
3. The Collectors → Jobs view opens by default.
4. In the Search box, type snmp (or scroll the list) to locate the snmp collector.
5. Click the + next to the snmp collector to add a new job.
6. Fill in the job fields, then click Test to verify the configuration and Submit to save.
   • Test runs the job with the provided settings and shows whether data can be collected.
   • If it fails, an error message appears with details (for example, connection refused, timeout, or command execution errors), so you can adjust and retest.

via File

The configuration file name for this integration is go.d/snmp.conf.

The file format is YAML. Generally, the structure is:

update_every: 1
autodetection_retry: 0
jobs:
  - name: some_name1
  - name: some_name2

You can edit the configuration file using the edit-config script from the Netdata config directory.

cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata
sudo ./edit-config go.d/snmp.conf

Examples

There are no configuration examples.

Alerts

There are no alerts configured by default for this integration.

Metrics

On top of the generic SNMP baseline (the Generic SNMP Device integration — interfaces, system, IP/TCP/UDP, host resources), this Mcafee WEB Gateway profile adds the metrics below. Each is collected only where the device exposes the matching OID — inclusion means the profile requests it; availability depends on the device model and software.

38 metrics in 15 groups; each row is a chart context usable in alerts.

Group	Metrics
Network / Connection	1
Network / DNS	1
Network / FTP	5
Network / HTTP	6
Network / HTTPS	6
Network / Interface	4
Network / Socket	1
Security / Connection	5
Security / Filter	3
Security / Malware	1
Security / RuleEngine	1
System / CPU	1
System / Memory	1
System / Transaction	1
System / Uptime	1

Network / Connection

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stClientCount	{client}	device	Currently connected clients

Network / DNS

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stResolveHostViaDNS	ms	device	Time to resolve DNS in ms

Network / FTP

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stFtpBytesFromClient	By/s	device	Number of bytes tranferred from proxy to client(s) using the FTP protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stFtpBytesFromServer	By/s	device	Number of bytes tranferred from server(s) to proxy using the FTP protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stFtpBytesToClient	By/s	device	Number of bytes tranferred from proxy to client(s) using the FTP protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stFtpBytesToServer	By/s	device	Number of bytes tranferred from proxy to server(s) using the FTP protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stFtpTraffic	By/s	device	Number of bytes transmitted between proxy and server(s) using the FTP protocol

Network / HTTP

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpBytesFromClient	By/s	device	Number of bytes transferred from client to proxy using the HTTP protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpBytesFromServer	By/s	device	Number of bytes transferred from server to proxy using the HTTP protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpBytesToClient	By/s	device	Number of bytes transferred from proxy to client(s) using the HTTP protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpBytesToServer	By/s	device	Number of bytes transferred from proxy to server(s) using the HTTP protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpRequests	{request}/s	device	Number of HTTP requests
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpTraffic	By/s	device	Number of bytes tranferred between proxy and server(s) using the HTTP protocol

Network / HTTPS

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpsBytesFromClient	By/s	device	Number of bytes tranferred from client(s) to proxy using the HTTPS protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpsBytesFromServer	By/s	device	Number of bytes tranferred from server(s) to proxy using the HTTPS protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpsBytesToClient	By/s	device	Number of bytes tranferred from proxy to client(s) and proxy using the HTTPS protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpsBytesToServer	By/s	device	Number of bytes tranferred from proxy to server(s) and proxy using the HTTPS protocol
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpsRequests	{request}/s	device	Number of HTTPS requests
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stHttpsTraffic	By/s	device	Number of bytes tranferred between proxy and server(s) using the HTTPS protocol

Network / Interface

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_ifAdminStatus	{status}	per interface, interface	Current administrative state of the interface
snmp.device_prof_ifHighSpeed	bit/s	per interface, interface	Estimate of the interface's current bandwidth
snmp.device_prof_ifNumber	{interface}	device	Number of network interfaces regardless of their current state present on this system
snmp.device_prof_ifOperStatus	{status}	per interface, interface	Current operational state of the interface

Network / Socket

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stConnectedSockets	{socket}	device	Number of open network sockets in use by the proxy

Security / Connection

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stBlockedByAntiMalware	{connection}/s	device	Number of connections blocked by Anti-Malware
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stBlockedByMediaFilter	{connection}/s	device	Number of connections that have been blocked by the Media-Type filter
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stBlockedByURLFilter	{connection}/s	device	Number of connection that have been blocked by the URL filter
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stConnectionsBlocked	{connection}/s	device	Number of blocked connections
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stConnectionsLegitimate	{connection}/s	device	Number of connections that not have been blocked

Security / Filter

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stCategories	{category}/s	device	Number of categories detected by the URL filter
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stCategoryCount	{occurrence}/s	per mcafee_mwg_st_category_name	Number of times the URL filter detected this category
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stMimeType	{media_type}/s	device	Number of media types detected by the Media Type filter

Security / Malware

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stMalwareDetected	{infection}/s	device	Number of infections detected by the McAfee Gateway Antimalware Engine

Security / RuleEngine

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stTimeConsumedByRuleEngine	ms	device	Average time used by the rule engine in ms

System / CPU

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_cpu_usage	%	device	The current CPU utilization

System / Memory

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_memory_usage	%	device	Virtual memory consumption of the main processes divided by RAM + half of SWAP space. Projected to 0-100.

System / Transaction

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_mcafee_mwg_stTimeForTransaction	ms	device	Average time for transaction in ms

System / Uptime

Metric (chart context)	Unit	Scope	Description
snmp.device_prof_systemUptime	s	device	Time since the system was last rebooted or powered on.

Troubleshooting

Other Problems

Collect Diagnostics for Netdata Support

For SNMP metrics, BGP, licensing, or topology issues, follow Collect SNMP troubleshooting data to include built-in diagnostics in a support bundle. SNMP evidence is unsanitized; share the bundle through a restricted Netdata Support ticket.