Ignore interface Alias when discovering Interfaces

[slombards]

Hi,

We have outsourced a few of our new Fortigate firewalls, but we still monitor stats on them.
Problem we are experiencing though is that when the ports/interfaces are discovered, the Alias names are used.

For example Port 1 connected to ISP1 & is named as such for Outsourced Partner ticketing & resolution, so the interface has Alias "Port 1 - ISP1-CIDxxxx" & Port 2 is connecting to ISP2 & has the alias " Port 2 - ISP2CIDxxxx".
Obviously the values for ISP 1 CIDxxxx & ISP2CIDxxxx varies based on the Circuit IDs, so we can't use blanket port 1 & 2 Dashboard for all Devices, as all devices Port1/2 have different names for the ports (interfaces).

is it possible to ignore the aliases & only use the actual Interface/port name/number, when displaying metric values on Dashboard ?

For Global view :

Site	Port1 Alias	Port1 name to be used	Port2 Alias	Port2 name to be used
A	Port1-ISP1-CIDxxx	Port1	Port2-ISP1-CIDxxx	Port2
B	Port1-ISP1-CIDyyy	Port1	Port2-ISP1-CIDyyy	Port2
C	Port1-ISP1-CIDzzz	Port1	Port2-ISP1-CIDzzz	Port2

If I am not making myself clear, please advise.

Many Thx
Sean

[troffasky]

What would be the source of the "actual" port name? Is it available with SNMP?

[slombards]

Hi Yes all Device information is derived from SNMP