HPN-ICF-NAT-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Last Updated: 2005--0-1-

Category: IP and Core Protocols, Vendor: H3C/HH3C, Vendor: HP/HPE

Description: Manages Network Address Translation (NAT) address pools, static/dynamic mappings, and session statistics on HP/Comware.

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What Is HPN-ICF-NAT-MIB?

HPN-ICF-NAT-MIB is a private HP/H3C (Comware ICF, Intelligent Configuration Framework) MIB module that manages Network Address Translation (NAT) features on HP/H3C/HPE networking switches and routers. It exposes configuration and operational data covering NAT address pools, static and dynamic address/port mapping entries, and per-session translation statistics. Although mostly a configuration MIB, it supports operational monitoring of NAT resource usage, such as how many pool addresses or ports are currently allocated and how many active translation sessions exist, which are useful software-level health indicators showing whether NAT capacity is nearing exhaustion. It depends on standard SNMPv2-SMI/TC conventions and sits within HP's broader ICF private-enterprise MIB family used across Comware feature modules rather than any special external standard. It's typically deployed on HP/H3C/HPE Comware-based switches and routers that perform NAT at a network edge, branch office, or campus aggregation point. Engineers can download the HPN-ICF-NAT-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in HPN-ICF-NAT-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

  • HP/H3C/HPE Comware switch
  • HP/H3C/HPE Comware router

Monitoring Examples

The module description notes there are 'no constraints' on the MIB, and this excerpt does not include specific object or table names, but based on its stated purpose an administrator would typically poll NAT pool utilization and dynamic mapping/session tables to see how many translations are active and whether a pool is close to exhaustion. A sudden spike in session count or a pool reaching its address/port limit would signal that new outbound connections are being dropped due to NAT resource exhaustion.

What Can Be Monitored

  • NAT address pool utilization
  • static NAT mapping entries
  • dynamic NAT mapping entries
  • active NAT session count
  • NAT port allocation
Imported Objects

From HPN-ICF-OID-MIB

hpnicfCommonOBJECT-IDENTITY

From RFC1213-MIB

ifIndex

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using hpnicfNATStatActiveTblCount OID:

Select an HP/H3C/HPE Comware switch or router (Network Address Translation) 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 hpnicfNATStatActiveTblCount 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. It reports the active PAT session count In software. 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 Counter32-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

Manages Network Address Translation (NAT) configuration including NAT pools, outbound rules, server definitions, and NAT statistics on HP/Hewlett-Packard devices.

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