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flowInactivityTimeout
Module: FLOW-METER-MIB
OID (symbolic): FLOW-METER-MIB::flowInactivityTimeout
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.40.1.6
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: Integer32
Access: read-write
Description: The time in seconds since the last packet seen, after which a flow becomes 'idle.' Note that although a flow may be idle, it will not be discarded (and its memory recovered) until after its data has been collected by all the meter readers registered for its RuleSet.
What is flowInactivityTimeout?
Sets, in seconds, how long a flow can go without a packet before it is marked idle; an idle flow is still kept until every registered meter reader has collected its data. An admin shortens this to reclaim flow-table memory faster on a meter running short of space, at the cost of possibly splitting a bursty conversation into two flows.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.40.1.6 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> FLOW-METER-MIB::flowInactivityTimeout
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.40.1.6.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> FLOW-METER-MIB::flowInactivityTimeout.1
Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):
snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.40.1.6.1 i <value>
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OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (6 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | LANART-AGENT |
| 1.3 | org | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6 | dod | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1 | internet | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.2 | mgmt | AXON-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.2.1 | mib_2 | AXON-MIB |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.2.1.40 | flowMIB | FLOW-METER-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.2.1.40.1 | flowControl | FLOW-METER-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.2.1.40.1.6 | flowInactivityTimeout | FLOW-METER-MIB |