SNMP-TMUX-MIB :: ztmxSwitchToBackupNow

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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ztmxSwitchToBackupNow

Module: SNMP-TMUX-MIB

OID (symbolic): SNMP-TMUX-MIB::ztmxSwitchToBackupNow

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.169.3.185.2.18

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-write

Description: If set to forceBackupTakeover, the backup process will take over and a new backup is created.

What is ztmxSwitchToBackupNow?

A write control that, when set to forceBackupTakeover, immediately makes the backup TMUX process take over as primary (with a new backup then created); an admin uses this to manually trigger a process-pair failover, for example during planned maintenance.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.169.3.185.2.18
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SNMP-TMUX-MIB::ztmxSwitchToBackupNow

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.169.3.185.2.18.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SNMP-TMUX-MIB::ztmxSwitchToBackupNow.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.169.3.185.2.18.1 i <value>

SNMPv3 example:

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

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.169tandemEthernetSubagentPvt-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.169.3nonstopsystemsEthernetSubagentPvt-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.169.3.185ztmxSNMP-TMUX-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.169.3.185.2ztmxProcessSNMP-TMUX-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.169.3.185.2.18ztmxSwitchToBackupNowSNMP-TMUX-MIB