# SNMP for Dell iDRAC: collect.go:46 skipping OID unsupported type **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** configuration, agent, collectors\ **Created:** [May 18, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/snmp-for-dell-idrac-collect-go-46-skipping-oid-unsupported-type/2892 "2022-05-18T16:04:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rwadc](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/rwadc/32/1825_2.png) [@rwadc](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/rwadc)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/snmp-for-dell-idrac-collect-go-46-skipping-oid-unsupported-type/2892/1 "2022-05-18T16:04:49Z")
I am following the netdata documentation [SNMP device monitoring with Netdata | Learn Netdata](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/snmp) for adding in additional SNMP monitoring for Dell iDRAC into netdata. I am getting an error of unsupported type when trying different oid #s. I can run the snmp check fine from the command line on the system to the same remote IP. Looking at the gosnmp documentation [GitHub - gosnmp/gosnmp: An SNMP library written in Go](https://github.com/gosnmp/gosnmp) type OctetString is supported. I am not sure what is causing the unsupported type error with netdata snmp. netdata -v: netdata v1.34.1 …/netdata/go.d/snmp.conf: jobs: - name: iDRAC update\_every: 30 hostname: “X.X.X.X” options: version: 1 charts: - id: “system-name” title: “system-name” dimensions: - name: “system-name” oid: “1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.0” ./go.d.plugin -d -m snmp: [DEBUG] build[manager] build.go:153 received config group (‘/etc/netdata/go.d/snmp.conf’): 1 jobs (added: 1, removed: 0) [DEBUG] build[manager] build.go:302 building snmp[iDRAC] job, config: map[**provider** :file reader **source** :/etc/netdata/go.d/snmp.conf autodetection\_retry:0 charts:[map[dimensions:[map[name:system-name oid:1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.0]] id:system-name title:system-name]] hostname:X.X.X.X module:snmp name:iDRAC options:map[version:1] priority:70000 update\_every:15] [INFO] snmp[iDRAC] snmp.go:115 hostname=X.X.X.X,port=161,snmp\_version=1,community=public [DEBUG] snmp[iDRAC] collect.go:46 skipping OID ‘1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.0’ (unsupported type ‘OctetString’) [ERROR] snmp[iDRAC] job.go:168 check failed Any help is appreciated and thank you in advance! ---
**Author:** ![ilyam8](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ilyam8/32/134_2.png) [@ilyam8](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ilyam8)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/snmp-for-dell-idrac-collect-go-46-skipping-oid-unsupported-type/2892/2 "2022-05-18T16:16:53Z")
Hi, @rwadc. Netdata can’t collect OctetString as dimensions values, the values should be numbers (`oid` values), not strings. ---
**Author:** ![rwadc](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/rwadc/32/1825_2.png) [@rwadc](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/rwadc)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/snmp-for-dell-idrac-collect-go-46-skipping-oid-unsupported-type/2892/3 "2022-05-18T16:35:25Z")
Hi @ilyam8 , I am not following the comment of oid values, unless it is referring to the example of collecting the same in/out network data from multiple nics (oid.nic#). So the netdata snmp cannot be used to poll and send all values to a database to be used in other graphing/searching solution? thanks ---
**Author:** ![rwadc](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/rwadc/32/1825_2.png) [@rwadc](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/rwadc)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/snmp-for-dell-idrac-collect-go-46-skipping-oid-unsupported-type/2892/4 "2022-05-19T20:39:29Z")
Hi @ilyam8 , I believe I figured out the oid values comment. The snmpwalk on the Dell iDRAC gives the below types, but netdata would only graph the Timeticks values. I also found that the ‘./go.d.plugin -d -m snmp’ check would fail while using snmp v1 where it would continue and just report “unsupported ‘’” while using snmp v2. Dell iDRAC returned types: STRING Hex-STRING OID Timeticks Counter32 Counter64 INTEGER IpAddress Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ilyam8](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ilyam8/32/134_2.png) [@ilyam8](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ilyam8)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/snmp-for-dell-idrac-collect-go-46-skipping-oid-unsupported-type/2892/5 "2022-05-20T13:16:39Z")
@rwadc types we collect/skip can be seen [here](https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin/blob/581ddb9bf9cad88930c4d1368e48e0fc2781212e/modules/snmp/collect.go#L35-L47) * * * > would fail while using snmp v1 Can you share the output when it fails? I guess your network device doesn’t respond to v1 queries.