IPSEC-TUN-MON-MIB :: totalChannels

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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totalChannels

Module: IPSEC-TUN-MON-MIB

OID (symbolic): IPSEC-TUN-MON-MIB::totalChannels

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.1010.1.1.2.2

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of channels created by the entity since system boot.

Channel creation is defined as the addition of a row to the channel table, whether an IKE SA was created at the same time or not.

What is totalChannels?

A running count, since the device last booted, of every IPsec channel (IKE session) ever created, incremented each time a row is added to the channel table whether or not an IKE SA came up with it. Comparing the growth rate of this counter to currentChannels over time tells you how much VPN peer churn is happening versus how many sessions are actually staying up.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.1010.1.1.2.2
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IPSEC-TUN-MON-MIB::totalChannels

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.1010.1.1.2.2.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IPSEC-TUN-MON-MIB::totalChannels.1

SNMPv3 example:

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

Start monitoring IPsec-capable router/VPN gateway/firewall (tunnel/channel churn counters) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Create custom SNMP monitor using the IPSEC-TUN-MON-MIB::totalChannels OID value, configure state conditions and alerts, and monitor any IPsec-capable router/VPN gateway/firewall (tunnel/channel churn counters) from a single console.

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select an IPsec-capable router/VPN gateway/firewall (tunnel/channel churn counters) 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 totalChannels into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The total number of channels created by the entity since system boot. 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.

OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (5 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.3experimentalAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.3.1010ipsecTunMonModuleIPSEC-TUN-MON-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.1010.1ipsecTunnelMonitorMIBIPSEC-TUN-MON-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.1010.1.1channelObjectsIPSEC-TUN-MON-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.1010.1.1.2channelStatsIPSEC-TUN-MON-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.1010.1.1.2.2totalChannelsIPSEC-TUN-MON-MIB