Update README for SNMP over TCP

influxdata · May 17, 2019 · 7b136a9 · 7b136a9
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 ### Config parameters
 
 * `agents`: Default: `[]`
-List of SNMP agents to connect to in the form of `IP[:PORT]`. If `:PORT` is unspecified, it defaults to `161`.
+List of SNMP agents to connect to in the form of `[tcp:]IP[:PORT]`. If `:PORT` is unspecified, it defaults to `161`. When using the optional prefix `tcp:`, SNMP over TCP will be used. Otherwise UDP is used as the transport protocol.
 
 * `version`: Default: `2`
 SNMP protocol version to use.