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1. Open PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2. Navigate to the Telegraf installation directory (install folder might be different):

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   cd "C:\Program Files\InfluxData\telegraf\telegraf-1.33.1"

3. Run Telegraf with the SNMP configuration file:

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   .\telegraf.exe --config eyer_telegraf_snmp_generic_v3.conf

4. If everything is configured correctly, Telegraf should start collecting SNMP data.

5. Check for any error messages. If you see:

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   Error running agent: could not initialize input inputs.snmp: initializing table Octets_field: initializing field: translating: exec: "snmptranslate": executable file not found in %PATH%

6. Register the Telegraf agent as a service and start it(see instructions per OS). With Windows use

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   .\telegraf.exe --config "C:\Program Files\InfluxData\telegraf\eyer_telegraf_snmp_generic_v3.conf" service install

Step 5: Verify Data Collection

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