CISCO-NTP-MIB

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Organization: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Last Updated: 2006-07-31

Category: Cisco Devices, Device Management

Description: Monitors NTP time synchronization status and configuration on Cisco devices, providing information about NTP peers and clock accuracy.

IPNetwork Monitor uses several OIDs from this MIB in network discovery and polling the applicable devices. Start monitoring CISCO-NTP-MIB with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor.

What Is CISCO-NTP-MIB?

CISCO-NTP-MIB is a Cisco Systems, Inc. proprietary MIB (derived from the University of Delaware's TR 98-09 NTP management model) monitoring an NTP server's synchronization state. Its objects cover system leap-indicator, stratum, precision, root delay/dispersion, reference ID/time, poll interval, current peer and clock, server status, and a peers-variable table (association ID, configured flag, peer/host address and port, leap indicator, mode, stratum, peer/host poll interval, precision). As a status/performance MIB it lets an administrator confirm which NTP peer a Cisco device is synchronized to and its clock stratum/precision. It is deployed on Cisco Systems network equipment (NTP time synchronization). Engineers can download the CISCO-NTP-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in CISCO-NTP-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • Cisco Systems network equipment (NTP time synchronization)

Monitoring Examples

An administrator checks cntpSysStratum and cntpSysPeer to confirm which NTP server a Cisco device is synchronized to and how accurate its clock is.

What Can Be Monitored

  • NTP synchronization stratum, peer state, and clock precision
Imported Objects

From CISCO-SMI

ciscoMgmtOBJECT-IDENTITY

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Gauge32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using cntpPeersFilterValidEntries OID:

Select a Cisco network equipment (NTP time synchronization) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type cntpPeersFilterValidEntries into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. The number of valid entries for a peer in the Filter Register Table. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Gauge32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

Cisco vendor-private MIB for Network Time Protocol server monitoring and management, tracking NTP peers, synchronization, and time server status.

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