Storage & NAS · 5 min read

Enable SNMP on Synology DSM

Synology's DSM exposes disk health, volume usage and system status over SNMP once it's turned on in Control Panel.

What you'll need

  • Administrator access to DSM
  • A Linivo sensor with network access to the NAS
https://10.20.8.10:5001/ Info Center Network Security Terminal & SNMP Notification Synology DSM — Control Panel Enable SNMP service Enabled SNMP Version SNMPv2 Community public Trap Destination 10.20.0.50 Trap Version v2 ● This is off by default on every fresh DSM install.
1

Open Terminal & SNMP

In DSM, go to Control Panel > Terminal & SNMP > SNMP and check Enable SNMP service; it's off by default.

2

Set the community string and version

SNMPv2 with a non-default community string is the common baseline; SNMPv3 is available for encrypted polling if your DSM version supports it.

3

Add the NAS in Linivo

Synology's MIB reports per-volume usage, disk temperature and SMART status, RAID state, and system fan speed, giving you the same failing-disk-before-it-fails visibility you'd want from any storage array.