SNI-INVENTORY-MIB :: sniAgentPurpose

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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sniAgentPurpose

Module: SNI-INVENTORY-MIB

OID (symbolic): SNI-INVENTORY-MIB::sniAgentPurpose

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.231.2.10.2.1.10.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: Decribes the type of the agent.

What is sniAgentPurpose?

The functional category of this agent: other, network, mass-storage, hardware-specific, os-specific, application-specific, peripheral, security, or management. Lets an admin quickly see what kind of component (e.g. network vs. storage) a given agent row is responsible for.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.231.2.10.2.1.10.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SNI-INVENTORY-MIB::sniAgentPurpose

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.231.2.10.2.1.10.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SNI-INVENTORY-MIB::sniAgentPurpose.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (11 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.231sniAN-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.231.2sniProductMibsApplication-Monitoring-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.231.2.10sniExtensionsSERVERVIEW-DUPLEXDATAMANAGER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.231.2.10.2sniServerMgmtSERVERVIEW-DUPLEXDATAMANAGER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.231.2.10.2.1sniInventorySERVERVIEW-STATUS-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.231.2.10.2.1.10sniInvAgentTableSNI-INVENTORY-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.231.2.10.2.1.10.1sniInvAgentsSNI-INVENTORY-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.231.2.10.2.1.10.1.5sniAgentPurposeSNI-INVENTORY-MIB