SNMP-TARGET-MIB

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Organization: IETF SNMPv3 Working Group

Last Updated: 2002-10-14

Category: SNMP Framework

Description: Defines objects for configuring remote SNMP management targets, used by notification originator and proxy forwarding applications.

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What Is SNMP-TARGET-MIB?

SNMP-TARGET-MIB is an IETF standards-track MIB (RFC 3413) that defines objects for remotely configuring the destination addresses and parameters an SNMP entity uses when generating notifications or acting as a proxy forwarder. It exposes configuration data rather than hardware telemetry: a table of target addresses (transport domain, transport address, timeout, retry count, tags) and associated message parameters used by notification-originator and proxy applications. Its role in device monitoring is indirect but important — it determines where trap/inform notifications about hardware faults, software events, or performance thresholds actually get delivered, so misconfiguration here can silently break fault and status monitoring even though the underlying device is healthy. It works alongside SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB and SNMPv3's SNMP-TARGET-PARAMS to complete the notification-originator application defined in the SNMPv3 framework (RFC 3411-3418 series). It is present on virtually any SNMPv3-capable device or NMS that needs to configure trap/inform destinations dynamically via SNMP rather than static configuration, and administrators searching for the SNMP Target MIB will find that it works in tandem with SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB to fully define where and how notifications get delivered.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in SNMP-TARGET-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

  • vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer; applies to any SNMPv3-capable network device or management station

Monitoring Examples

An administrator managing trap delivery would inspect snmpTargetAddrTable/snmpTargetAddrEntry, keyed by snmpTargetAddrName, to confirm snmpTargetAddrTAddress points to the correct NMS IP and that snmpTargetAddrTimeout and snmpTargetAddrRetryCount are set appropriately for a lossy WAN link. If notifications stop arriving at a monitoring station, checking snmpTargetAddrRowStatus and snmpTargetAddrTagList can reveal a disabled or mistagged target entry that silently dropped fault/trap delivery for that device.

What Can Be Monitored

  • configured target/NMS addresses
  • target timeout and retry count
  • target tag list
  • target row status (active/disabled)
  • target storage type
Imported Objects

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString
SnmpMessageProcessingModel
SnmpSecurityLevel
SnmpSecurityModel

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
snmpModules

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
StorageType
TAddress
TDomain
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TestAndIncr
TimeInterval
OIDs

RFC description

RFC 2573 SNMPv3 target and notification group MIB for configuring SNMP trap and inform destinations.

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