CONFIG-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

All MIBsCONFIG-MIB

Category: Device Management

Description: Manages device configuration parameters and startup/running configuration operations via SNMP.

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What Is CONFIG-MIB?

CONFIG-MIB is a generic, vendor-unspecified SNMP module (the name is reused across multiple vendors' agent implementations) whose purpose is to expose device configuration management operations rather than a particular hardware technology area. Because the CONFIG-MIB MIB name is reused by multiple vendors, its exact object set can vary significantly between implementations. It generally offers objects that let a management station trigger or observe configuration-related actions, such as saving a running configuration to a startup configuration or reloading a saved configuration. In terms of hardware/software status monitoring, its relevance is mainly to configuration state: whether the running and startup configurations are in sync, whether a save/restore operation is in progress, and when the configuration was last changed. It typically stands alone with no strong dependency on other MIBs beyond the base SNMPv2-SMI/SNMPv2-CONF conventions, since configuration management is usually vendor-specific. It is deployed on network devices (switches, routers, or other managed appliances) where administrators want to verify or automate configuration backup/restore via SNMP rather than a CLI or web UI.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in CONFIG-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

  • generic/vendor-unspecified managed network device with SNMP-based configuration management

Monitoring Examples

No object or table names were provided for this MIB in the source data, so no concrete object names can be cited; the module is understood only through its short description covering startup/running configuration operations. A typical use, consistent with MIBs of this name, would be polling a configuration-sync status object to confirm the running configuration has been saved to non-volatile storage after a change. Without sample objects, specifics such as table structure cannot be confirmed from this data.

What Can Be Monitored

  • configuration save/restore status
  • running vs. startup configuration sync state
  • last configuration change timestamp
Imported Objects

From IANAifType-MIB

IANAifType

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

IpAddress
enterprises

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus
OIDs

RFC description

HP Enterprise switch configuration MIB for managing port properties, VLANs, and network settings.

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