Network Working Group
Request for Comments: 3418
STD: 62
Obsoletes: 1907
Category: Standards Track
Editor of this version:
R. Presuhn
BMC Software, Inc.
Authors of previous version:
J. Case
SNMP Research, Inc.
K. McCloghrie
Cisco Systems, Inc.
M. Rose
Dover Beach Consulting, Inc.
S. Waldbusser
International Network Services
December 2002

Management Information Base (MIB) for the

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Status of this Memo

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

Copyright © The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

This document defines managed objects which describe the behavior of a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) entity. This document obsoletes RFC 1907, Management Information Base for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2).

Table of Contents

   1. The Internet-Standard Management Framework ..................    2
   2. Definitions .................................................    2
   3. Notice on Intellectual Property .............................   20
   4. Acknowledgments .............................................   21
   5. Security Considerations .....................................   22
   6. References ..................................................   23
   6.1. Normative References ......................................   23
   6.2. Informative References ....................................   24
   7. Changes from RFC 1907 .......................................   24
   8. Editor's Address ............................................   25
   9. Full Copyright Statement ....................................   26

1. The Internet-Standard Management Framework

For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of RFC 3410 [RFC3410].

Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB. MIB objects are generally accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the Structure of Management Information (SMI). This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [RFC2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC2580].

It is the purpose of this document to define managed objects which describe the behavior of an SNMP entity, as defined in the SNMP architecture STD 62, [RFC3411].

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14, RFC 2119 [RFC2119].

2. Definitions

SNMPv2-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

IMPORTS

       MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, NOTIFICATION-TYPE,
       TimeTicks, Counter32, snmpModules, mib-2
           FROM SNMPv2-SMI
       DisplayString, TestAndIncr, TimeStamp
       
           FROM SNMPv2-TC
       MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP, NOTIFICATION-GROUP
           FROM SNMPv2-CONF;

snmpMIB MODULE-IDENTITY

       LAST-UPDATED "200210160000Z"
       ORGANIZATION "IETF SNMPv3 Working Group"
       CONTACT-INFO
               "WG-EMail:   snmpv3@lists.tislabs.com
                Subscribe:  snmpv3-request@lists.tislabs.com
       
                Co-Chair:   Russ Mundy
                            Network Associates Laboratories
                postal:     15204 Omega Drive, Suite 300
                            Rockville, MD 20850-4601
                            USA
                EMail:      mundy@tislabs.com
                phone:      +1 301 947-7107
       
                Co-Chair:   David Harrington
                            Enterasys Networks
                postal:     35 Industrial Way
                            P. O. Box 5005
                            Rochester, NH 03866-5005
                            USA
                EMail:      dbh@enterasys.com
                phone:      +1 603 337-2614
       
                Editor:     Randy Presuhn
                            BMC Software, Inc.
                postal:     2141 North First Street
                            San Jose, CA 95131
                            USA
                EMail:      randy_presuhn@bmc.com
                phone:      +1 408 546-1006"
       DESCRIPTION
               "The MIB module for SNMP entities.
       
                Copyright © The Internet Society (2002). This
                version of this MIB module is part of RFC 3418;
                see the RFC itself for full legal notices.
               "
       REVISION      "200210160000Z"
       DESCRIPTION
               "This revision of this MIB module was published as
                RFC 3418."
       REVISION      "199511090000Z"
       DESCRIPTION
               "This revision of this MIB module was published as
                RFC 1907."
       REVISION      "199304010000Z"
       DESCRIPTION
               "The initial revision of this MIB module was published
               as RFC 1450."
       ::= { snmpModules 1 }
   
   snmpMIBObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpMIB 1 }
   
   --  ::= { snmpMIBObjects 1 }        this OID is obsolete
   --  ::= { snmpMIBObjects 2 }        this OID is obsolete
   --  ::= { snmpMIBObjects 3 }        this OID is obsolete

-- the System group
--
-- a collection of objects common to all managed systems.

   system   OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { mib-2 1 }

sysDescr OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      DisplayString (SIZE (0..255))
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      current
       DESCRIPTION
               "A textual description of the entity.  This value should
               include the full name and version identification of
               the system's hardware type, software operating-system,
               and networking software."
       ::= { system 1 }

sysObjectID OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      OBJECT IDENTIFIER
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The vendor's authoritative identification of the
               network management subsystem contained in the entity.
               This value is allocated within the SMI enterprises
               subtree (1.3.6.1.4.1) and provides an easy and
               unambiguous means for determining `what kind of box' is
               being managed.  For example, if vendor `Flintstones,
               Inc.' was assigned the subtree 1.3.6.1.4.1.424242,
               it could assign the identifier 1.3.6.1.4.1.424242.1.1
               to its `Fred Router'."
       ::= { system 2 }
   
   sysUpTime OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX      TimeTicks
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The time (in hundredths of a second) since the
               network management portion of the system was last
               re-initialized."
       ::= { system 3 }

sysContact OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      DisplayString (SIZE (0..255))
       MAX-ACCESS  read-write
       STATUS      current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The textual identification of the contact person for
               this managed node, together with information on how
               to contact this person.  If no contact information is
               known, the value is the zero-length string."
       ::= { system 4 }

sysName OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      DisplayString (SIZE (0..255))
       MAX-ACCESS  read-write
       STATUS      current
       DESCRIPTION
               "An administratively-assigned name for this managed
               node.  By convention, this is the node's fully-qualified
               domain name.  If the name is unknown, the value is
               the zero-length string."
       ::= { system 5 }

sysLocation OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      DisplayString (SIZE (0..255))
       MAX-ACCESS  read-write
       STATUS      current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The physical location of this node (e.g., 'telephone
               closet, 3rd floor').  If the location is unknown, the
               value is the zero-length string."
       ::= { system 6 }

sysServices OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      INTEGER (0..127)
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      current
       DESCRIPTION
               "A value which indicates the set of services that this
               entity may potentially offer.  The value is a sum.

This sum initially takes the value zero. Then, for each layer, L, in the range 1 through 7, that this node performs transactions for, 2 raised to (L - 1) is added to the sum. For example, a node which performs only routing functions would have a value of 4 (2^(3-1)). In contrast, a node which is a host offering application services would have a value of 72 (2^(4-1) + 2^(7-1)). Note that in the context of the Internet suite of protocols, values should be calculated accordingly:

                    layer      functionality
                      1        physical (e.g., repeaters)
                      2        datalink/subnetwork (e.g., bridges)
                      3        internet (e.g., supports the IP)
                      4        end-to-end  (e.g., supports the TCP)
                      7        applications (e.g., supports the SMTP)
       
               For systems including OSI protocols, layers 5 and 6
               may also be counted."
       ::= { system 7 }

-- object resource information
--
-- a collection of objects which describe the SNMP entity's -- (statically and dynamically configurable) support of -- various MIB modules.

sysORLastChange OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     TimeStamp
       MAX-ACCESS read-only
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The value of sysUpTime at the time of the most recent
               change in state or value of any instance of sysORID."
       ::= { system 8 }

sysORTable OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     SEQUENCE OF SysOREntry
       MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The (conceptual) table listing the capabilities of
               the local SNMP application acting as a command
               responder with respect to various MIB modules.
               SNMP entities having dynamically-configurable support
               of MIB modules will have a dynamically-varying number
               of conceptual rows."
       ::= { system 9 }

sysOREntry OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     SysOREntry
       MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "An entry (conceptual row) in the sysORTable."
       INDEX      { sysORIndex }
       ::= { sysORTable 1 }
   
   SysOREntry ::= SEQUENCE {
       sysORIndex     INTEGER,
       sysORID        OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
       sysORDescr     DisplayString,
       sysORUpTime    TimeStamp
   }

sysORIndex OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     INTEGER (1..2147483647)
       MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The auxiliary variable used for identifying instances
               of the columnar objects in the sysORTable."
       ::= { sysOREntry 1 }

sysORID OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     OBJECT IDENTIFIER
       MAX-ACCESS read-only
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "An authoritative identification of a capabilities
               statement with respect to various MIB modules supported
               by the local SNMP application acting as a command
               responder."
       ::= { sysOREntry 2 }

sysORDescr OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     DisplayString
       MAX-ACCESS read-only
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "A textual description of the capabilities identified
               by the corresponding instance of sysORID."
       ::= { sysOREntry 3 }

sysORUpTime OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     TimeStamp
       MAX-ACCESS read-only
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The value of sysUpTime at the time this conceptual
               row was last instantiated."
       ::= { sysOREntry 4 }

-- the SNMP group
--
-- a collection of objects providing basic instrumentation and -- control of an SNMP entity.

   snmp     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { mib-2 11 }

snmpInPkts OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS read-only
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of messages delivered to the SNMP
               entity from the transport service."
       ::= { snmp 1 }

snmpInBadVersions OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS read-only
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP messages which were delivered
               to the SNMP entity and were for an unsupported SNMP
               version."
       ::= { snmp 3 }

snmpInBadCommunityNames OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS read-only
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
              "The total number of community-based SNMP messages (for
              example,  SNMPv1) delivered to the SNMP entity which
              used an SNMP community name not known to said entity.
              Also, implementations which authenticate community-based
              SNMP messages using check(s) in addition to matching
              the community name (for example, by also checking
              whether the message originated from a transport address
              allowed to use a specified community name) MAY include
              in this value the number of messages which failed the
              additional check(s).  It is strongly RECOMMENDED that
       
              the documentation for any security model which is used
              to authenticate community-based SNMP messages specify
              the precise conditions that contribute to this value."
       ::= { snmp 4 }

snmpInBadCommunityUses OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS read-only
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
              "The total number of community-based SNMP messages (for
              example, SNMPv1) delivered to the SNMP entity which
              represented an SNMP operation that was not allowed for
              the SNMP community named in the message.  The precise
              conditions under which this counter is incremented
              (if at all) depend on how the SNMP entity implements
              its access control mechanism and how its applications
              interact with that access control mechanism.  It is
              strongly RECOMMENDED that the documentation for any
              access control mechanism which is used to control access
              to and visibility of MIB instrumentation specify the
              precise conditions that contribute to this value."
       ::= { snmp 5 }

snmpInASNParseErrs OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS read-only
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of ASN.1 or BER errors encountered by
               the SNMP entity when decoding received SNMP messages."
       ::= { snmp 6 }

snmpEnableAuthenTraps OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      INTEGER { enabled(1), disabled(2) }
       MAX-ACCESS  read-write
       STATUS      current
       DESCRIPTION
               "Indicates whether the SNMP entity is permitted to
               generate authenticationFailure traps.  The value of this
               object overrides any configuration information; as such,
               it provides a means whereby all authenticationFailure
               traps may be disabled.

Note that it is strongly recommended that this object be stored in non-volatile memory so that it remains constant across re-initializations of the network management system."

       ::= { snmp 30 }

snmpSilentDrops OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS read-only
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
              "The total number of Confirmed Class PDUs (such as
              GetRequest-PDUs, GetNextRequest-PDUs,
              GetBulkRequest-PDUs, SetRequest-PDUs, and
              InformRequest-PDUs) delivered to the SNMP entity which
              were silently dropped because the size of a reply
              containing an alternate Response Class PDU (such as a
              Response-PDU) with an empty variable-bindings field
              was greater than either a local constraint or the
              maximum message size associated with the originator of
              the request."
       ::= { snmp 31 }

snmpProxyDrops OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS read-only
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of Confirmed Class PDUs
               (such as GetRequest-PDUs, GetNextRequest-PDUs,
               GetBulkRequest-PDUs, SetRequest-PDUs, and
               InformRequest-PDUs) delivered to the SNMP entity which
               were silently dropped because the transmission of
               the (possibly translated) message to a proxy target
               failed in a manner (other than a time-out) such that
               no Response Class PDU (such as a Response-PDU) could
               be returned."
       ::= { snmp 32 }

-- information for notifications
--
-- a collection of objects which allow the SNMP entity, when -- supporting a notification originator application,
-- to be configured to generate SNMPv2-Trap-PDUs.

   snmpTrap       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpMIBObjects 4 }

snmpTrapOID OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     OBJECT IDENTIFIER
       MAX-ACCESS accessible-for-notify
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
       
               "The authoritative identification of the notification
               currently being sent.  This variable occurs as
               the second varbind in every SNMPv2-Trap-PDU and
               InformRequest-PDU."
       ::= { snmpTrap 1 }
   
   --  ::= { snmpTrap 2 }   this OID is obsolete

snmpTrapEnterprise OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     OBJECT IDENTIFIER
       MAX-ACCESS accessible-for-notify
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The authoritative identification of the enterprise
               associated with the trap currently being sent.  When an
               SNMP proxy agent is mapping an RFC1157 Trap-PDU
               into a SNMPv2-Trap-PDU, this variable occurs as the
               last varbind."
       ::= { snmpTrap 3 }
   
   --  ::= { snmpTrap 4 }   this OID is obsolete
   
   -- well-known traps
   
   snmpTraps      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpMIBObjects 5 }

coldStart NOTIFICATION-TYPE

       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
               "A coldStart trap signifies that the SNMP entity,
               supporting a notification originator application, is
               reinitializing itself and that its configuration may
               have been altered."
       ::= { snmpTraps 1 }

warmStart NOTIFICATION-TYPE

       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
               "A warmStart trap signifies that the SNMP entity,
               supporting a notification originator application,
               is reinitializing itself such that its configuration
               is unaltered."
       ::= { snmpTraps 2 }
   
   -- Note the linkDown NOTIFICATION-TYPE ::= { snmpTraps 3 }
   -- and the linkUp NOTIFICATION-TYPE ::= { snmpTraps 4 }
   -- are defined in RFC 2863 [RFC2863]

authenticationFailure NOTIFICATION-TYPE

       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
               "An authenticationFailure trap signifies that the SNMP
                entity has received a protocol message that is not
                properly authenticated.  While all implementations
                of SNMP entities MAY be capable of generating this
                trap, the snmpEnableAuthenTraps object indicates
                whether this trap will be generated."
       ::= { snmpTraps 5 }

-- Note the egpNeighborLoss notification is defined
-- as { snmpTraps 6 } in RFC 1213

-- the set group
--
-- a collection of objects which allow several cooperating -- command generator applications to coordinate their use of the -- set operation.

   snmpSet        OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpMIBObjects 6 }

snmpSetSerialNo OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX     TestAndIncr
       MAX-ACCESS read-write
       STATUS     current
       DESCRIPTION
               "An advisory lock used to allow several cooperating
               command generator applications to coordinate their
               use of the SNMP set operation.
       
               This object is used for coarse-grain coordination.
               To achieve fine-grain coordination, one or more similar
               objects might be defined within each MIB group, as
               appropriate."
       ::= { snmpSet 1 }
   
   -- conformance information

snmpMIBConformance

OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpMIB 2 }

   snmpMIBCompliances
                  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpMIBConformance 1 }
   snmpMIBGroups  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpMIBConformance 2 }
   
   -- compliance statements
   --    ::= { snmpMIBCompliances 1 }      this OID is obsolete
   snmpBasicCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
       STATUS  deprecated
       DESCRIPTION
               "The compliance statement for SNMPv2 entities which
               implement the SNMPv2 MIB.
   
               This compliance statement is replaced by
               snmpBasicComplianceRev2."
       MODULE  -- this module
           MANDATORY-GROUPS { snmpGroup, snmpSetGroup, systemGroup,
                              snmpBasicNotificationsGroup }
   
           GROUP   snmpCommunityGroup
           DESCRIPTION
               "This group is mandatory for SNMPv2 entities which
               support community-based authentication."
   
       ::= { snmpMIBCompliances 2 }

snmpBasicComplianceRev2 MODULE-COMPLIANCE

       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The compliance statement for SNMP entities which
               implement this MIB module."
       MODULE  -- this module
           MANDATORY-GROUPS { snmpGroup, snmpSetGroup, systemGroup,
                              snmpBasicNotificationsGroup }
       
           GROUP   snmpCommunityGroup
           DESCRIPTION
               "This group is mandatory for SNMP entities which
               support community-based authentication."
       
           GROUP   snmpWarmStartNotificationGroup
           DESCRIPTION
               "This group is mandatory for an SNMP entity which
               supports command responder applications, and is
               able to reinitialize itself such that its
               configuration is unaltered."
       
       ::= { snmpMIBCompliances 3 }

-- units of conformance

   --  ::= { snmpMIBGroups 1 }           this OID is obsolete
   --  ::= { snmpMIBGroups 2 }           this OID is obsolete
   --  ::= { snmpMIBGroups 3 }           this OID is obsolete
   
   --  ::= { snmpMIBGroups 4 }           this OID is obsolete

snmpGroup OBJECT-GROUP

       OBJECTS { snmpInPkts,
                 snmpInBadVersions,
                 snmpInASNParseErrs,
                 snmpSilentDrops,
                 snmpProxyDrops,
                 snmpEnableAuthenTraps }
       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
               "A collection of objects providing basic instrumentation
               and control of an SNMP entity."
       ::= { snmpMIBGroups 8 }

snmpCommunityGroup OBJECT-GROUP

       OBJECTS { snmpInBadCommunityNames,
                 snmpInBadCommunityUses }
       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
               "A collection of objects providing basic instrumentation
               of a SNMP entity which supports community-based
               authentication."
       ::= { snmpMIBGroups 9 }

snmpSetGroup OBJECT-GROUP

       OBJECTS { snmpSetSerialNo }
       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
               "A collection of objects which allow several cooperating
               command generator applications to coordinate their
               use of the set operation."
       ::= { snmpMIBGroups 5 }

systemGroup OBJECT-GROUP

       OBJECTS { sysDescr, sysObjectID, sysUpTime,
                 sysContact, sysName, sysLocation,
                 sysServices,
                 sysORLastChange, sysORID,
                 sysORUpTime, sysORDescr }
       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The system group defines objects which are common to all
               managed systems."
       ::= { snmpMIBGroups 6 }

snmpBasicNotificationsGroup NOTIFICATION-GROUP

       NOTIFICATIONS { coldStart, authenticationFailure }
       STATUS        current
       DESCRIPTION
          "The basic notifications implemented by an SNMP entity
           supporting command responder applications."
       ::= { snmpMIBGroups 7 }

snmpWarmStartNotificationGroup NOTIFICATION-GROUP

      NOTIFICATIONS { warmStart }
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
        "An additional notification for an SNMP entity supporting
        command responder applications, if it is able to reinitialize
        itself such that its configuration is unaltered."
     ::= { snmpMIBGroups 11 }

snmpNotificationGroup OBJECT-GROUP

       OBJECTS { snmpTrapOID, snmpTrapEnterprise }
       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
               "These objects are required for entities
               which support notification originator applications."
       ::= { snmpMIBGroups 12 }

-- definitions in RFC 1213 made obsolete by the inclusion of a -- subset of the snmp group in this MIB

snmpOutPkts OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP Messages which were
               passed from the SNMP protocol entity to the
               transport service."
       ::= { snmp 2 }
   
   -- { snmp 7 } is not used

snmpInTooBigs OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP PDUs which were
               delivered to the SNMP protocol entity and for
               which the value of the error-status field was
               `tooBig'."
       ::= { snmp 8 }

snmpInNoSuchNames OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP PDUs which were
               delivered to the SNMP protocol entity and for
               which the value of the error-status field was
               `noSuchName'."
       ::= { snmp 9 }

snmpInBadValues OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP PDUs which were
               delivered to the SNMP protocol entity and for
               which the value of the error-status field was
               `badValue'."
       ::= { snmp 10 }

snmpInReadOnlys OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number valid SNMP PDUs which were delivered
               to the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value
               of the error-status field was `readOnly'.  It should
               be noted that it is a protocol error to generate an
               SNMP PDU which contains the value `readOnly' in the
               error-status field, as such this object is provided
               as a means of detecting incorrect implementations of
               the SNMP."
       ::= { snmp 11 }

snmpInGenErrs OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP PDUs which were delivered
               to the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value
               of the error-status field was `genErr'."
       ::= { snmp 12 }
   
   snmpInTotalReqVars OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of MIB objects which have been
               retrieved successfully by the SNMP protocol entity
               as the result of receiving valid SNMP Get-Request
               and Get-Next PDUs."
       ::= { snmp 13 }

snmpInTotalSetVars OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of MIB objects which have been
               altered successfully by the SNMP protocol entity as
               the result of receiving valid SNMP Set-Request PDUs."
       ::= { snmp 14 }

snmpInGetRequests OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP Get-Request PDUs which
               have been accepted and processed by the SNMP
               protocol entity."
       ::= { snmp 15 }

snmpInGetNexts OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP Get-Next PDUs which have been
               accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity."
       ::= { snmp 16 }

snmpInSetRequests OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP Set-Request PDUs which
               have been accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol
               entity."
       ::= { snmp 17 }

snmpInGetResponses OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP Get-Response PDUs which
               have been accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol
               entity."
       ::= { snmp 18 }

snmpInTraps OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP Trap PDUs which have been
               accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity."
       ::= { snmp 19 }

snmpOutTooBigs OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP PDUs which were generated
               by the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value
               of the error-status field was `tooBig.'"
       ::= { snmp 20 }

snmpOutNoSuchNames OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP PDUs which were generated
               by the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value
               of the error-status was `noSuchName'."
       ::= { snmp 21 }

snmpOutBadValues OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP PDUs which were generated
               by the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value
               of the error-status field was `badValue'."
       ::= { snmp 22 }
   
   -- { snmp 23 } is not used

snmpOutGenErrs OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP PDUs which were generated
               by the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value
               of the error-status field was `genErr'."
       ::= { snmp 24 }

snmpOutGetRequests OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP Get-Request PDUs which
               have been generated by the SNMP protocol entity."
       ::= { snmp 25 }

snmpOutGetNexts OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP Get-Next PDUs which have
               been generated by the SNMP protocol entity."
       ::= { snmp 26 }

snmpOutSetRequests OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP Set-Request PDUs which
               have been generated by the SNMP protocol entity."
       ::= { snmp 27 }

snmpOutGetResponses OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP Get-Response PDUs which
               have been generated by the SNMP protocol entity."
       ::= { snmp 28 }

snmpOutTraps OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX      Counter32
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of SNMP Trap PDUs which have
               been generated by the SNMP protocol entity."
       ::= { snmp 29 }

snmpObsoleteGroup OBJECT-GROUP

       OBJECTS { snmpOutPkts, snmpInTooBigs, snmpInNoSuchNames,
                 snmpInBadValues, snmpInReadOnlys, snmpInGenErrs,
                 snmpInTotalReqVars, snmpInTotalSetVars,
                 snmpInGetRequests, snmpInGetNexts, snmpInSetRequests,
                 snmpInGetResponses, snmpInTraps, snmpOutTooBigs,
                 snmpOutNoSuchNames, snmpOutBadValues,
                 snmpOutGenErrs, snmpOutGetRequests, snmpOutGetNexts,
                 snmpOutSetRequests, snmpOutGetResponses, snmpOutTraps
                 }
       STATUS  obsolete
       DESCRIPTION
               "A collection of objects from RFC 1213 made obsolete
               by this MIB module."
       ::= { snmpMIBGroups 10 }
   
   END

3. Notice on Intellectual Property

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4. Acknowledgments

This document is the product of the SNMPv3 Working Group. Some special thanks are in order to the following Working Group members:

Randy Bush
Jeffrey D. Case
Mike Daniele
Rob Frye
Lauren Heintz
Keith McCloghrie
Russ Mundy
David T. Perkins
Randy Presuhn
Aleksey Romanov
Juergen Schoenwaelder
Bert Wijnen

This version of the document, edited by Randy Presuhn, was initially based on the work of a design team whose members were:

Jeffrey D. Case
Keith McCloghrie
David T. Perkins
Randy Presuhn
Juergen Schoenwaelder

   The  previous versions of this document, edited by Keith McCloghrie,
   was the result of significant work by four major contributors:

Jeffrey D. Case
Keith McCloghrie
Marshall T. Rose
Steven Waldbusser

Additionally, the contributions of the SNMPv2 Working Group to the previous versions are also acknowledged. In particular, a special thanks is extended for the contributions of:

Alexander I. Alten
Dave Arneson
Uri Blumenthal
Doug Book
Kim Curran
Jim Galvin
Maria Greene
Iain Hanson
Dave Harrington
Nguyen Hien
Jeff Johnson
Michael Kornegay
Deirdre Kostick
David Levi
Daniel Mahoney
Bob Natale
Brian O'Keefe
Andrew Pearson
Dave Perkins
Randy Presuhn
Aleksey Romanov
Shawn Routhier
Jon Saperia
Juergen Schoenwaelder
Bob Stewart
Kaj Tesink
Glenn Waters
Bert Wijnen

5. Security Considerations

There are a number of management objects defined in this MIB that have a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write. Such objects may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. The support for SET operations in a non-secure environment without proper protection can have a negative effect on network operations.

SNMPv1 by itself is not a secure environment. Even if the network itself is secure (for example by using IPSec), even then, there is no control as to who on the secure network is allowed to access and GET/SET (read/change) the objects in this MIB.

It is recommended that the implementors consider the security features as provided by the SNMPv3 framework. Specifically, the use of the User-based Security Model STD 62, RFC 3414 [RFC3414] and the View-based Access Control Model STD 62, RFC 3415 [RFC3415] is recommended.

It is then a customer/user responsibility to ensure that the SNMP entity giving access to an instance of this MIB is properly configured to give access to the objects only to those principals (users) that have legitimate rights to indeed GET or SET (change) them.

6. References

6.1. Normative References

   [RFC2119]   Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
               Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
   
   [RFC2578]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
               Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Structure of Management
               Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April
               1999.
   
   [RFC2579]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
               Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Textual Conventions for
               SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999.
   
   [RFC2580]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
               Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Conformance Statements for
               SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, April 1999.
   
   [RFC3411]   Harrington, D., Presuhn, R. and B. Wijnen, "An
               Architecture for describing Simple Network Management
               Protocol (SNMP) Management Frameworks", STD 62, RFC 3411,
               December 2002.
   
   [RFC3414]   Blumenthal, U. and B. Wijnen, "The User-Based Security
               Model (USM) for Version 3 of the Simple Network
               Management Protocol (SNMPv3)", STD 62, RFC 3414, December
               2002.
   
   [RFC3415]   Wijnen, B., Presuhn, R. and K. McCloghrie, "View-based
               Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network
               Management Protocol (SNMP)", STD 62, RFC 3415, December
               2002.

6.1. Informative References

   [RFC1157]   Case, J., Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M. and J. Davin,
               "Simple Network Management Protocol", STD 15, RFC 1157,
               May 1990.
   
   [RFC1213]   McCloghrie, K. and M. Rose, "Management Information Base
               for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-
               II", STD 16, RFC 1213, March 1991.
   
   [RFC2863]   McCloghrie, K. and F. Kastenholz, "The Interfaces Group
               MIB", RFC 2863, June 2000.
   
   [RFC3410]   Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D. and B. Stewart,
               "Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet-
               Standard Management Framework", RFC 3410, December 2002.

7. Changes from RFC 1907

These are the changes from RFC 1907:

  • Corrected typo in copyright statement;
  • Updated copyright date;
  • Updated with new editor's name and contact information;
  • Cosmetic fixes to layout and typography;
  • Changed title;
  • Replace introduction with current MIB boilerplate;
  • Updated references;
      -  Fixed typo in sysORUpTime;
      
      -  Re-worded description of snmpSilentDrops;
  • Added IPR boilerplate as required by RFC 2026;
  • Weakened authenticationFailure description from MUST to MAY, clarified that it pertains to all SNMP entities;
  • Clarified descriptions of snmpInBadCommunityNames and snmpInBadCommunityUses;
      -  Updated module-identity and contact information;
      
      -  Updated the acknowledgments section;
  • Replaced references to "manager role", "agent role" and "SNMPv2 entity" with appropriate terms from RFC 2571;
  • Updated document headers and footers;
  • Added security considerations, based on current recommendations for MIB modules;
      -  Added NOTIFICATION-GROUP and OBJECT-GROUP constructs for
         NOTIFICATION-TYPEs and OBJECT-TYPEs that were left unreferenced
         in RFC 1907;
  • Fixed typos in sysServices DESCRIPTION;
  • Changed description of snmpProxyDrops to use terms from architecture;
  • Changed value used in example for sysObjectID;
  • Added an abstract;
      -  Deprecated the snmpBasicCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE, and added
         the snmpBasicComplianceRev2 MODULE-COMPLIANCE to take its
         place;
  • Updated working group mailing list address;
  • Added co-chair's address.

8. Editor's Address

   Randy Presuhn
   BMC Software, Inc.
   2141 North First Street
   San Jose, CA  95131
   USA
   
   Phone: +1 408 546 1006
   EMail: randy_presuhn@bmc.com

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