EXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB :: mtaInputInhibited

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mtaInputInhibited

Module: EXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB

OID (symbolic): EXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB::mtaInputInhibited

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.334.3.1.1.2.1.7

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-write

Description: Indiciates whether or not this MTA is in the 'input inhibited' state, meaning that the MTA will process stored messages, but will not accept new inbound associations.

What is mtaInputInhibited?

Shows (and lets you set) whether the MTA is in 'input inhibited' mode, where it keeps processing already-queued messages but refuses new inbound connections; use this to drain a mail server's queue before taking it fully offline.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.334.3.1.1.2.1.7
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> EXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB::mtaInputInhibited

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.334.3.1.1.2.1.7.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> EXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB::mtaInputInhibited.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.334.3.1.1.2.1.7.1 i <value>

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> mtaInputInhibited.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (6 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.334lotusEXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.334.3softswitchEXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.334.3.1common_mibsEXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.334.3.1.1extendedMADMANEXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.334.3.1.1.2extendedMtaTableEXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.334.3.1.1.2.1extendedMtaEntryEXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.334.3.1.1.2.1.7mtaInputInhibitedEXTENDED-MADMAN-MIB