SNMPv2-MIB :: sysUpTime

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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sysUpTime

Module: SNMPv2-MIB

OID (symbolic): SNMPv2-MIB::sysUpTime

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: TimeTicks

Access: read-only

Description: The time (in hundredths of a second) since the network management portion of the system was last re-initialized.

What is sysUpTime?

This counter tracks how many hundredths of a second have elapsed since the device's SNMP service last restarted. Network engineers monitor this to detect unexpected reboots or service restarts that might indicate a crash or maintenance activity. If sysUpTime suddenly drops from 10 million to 1 million, it signals the device (or just its SNMP agent) has restarted.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SNMPv2-MIB::sysUpTime

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SNMPv2-MIB::sysUpTime.1

Example output:

DISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance = Timeticks: (27872226) 3 days, 5:25:22.26

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How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select any SNMP-capable device (a server, router, switch, or printer) 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 sysUpTime into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. It reports how long, in hundredths of a second, the management portion of this system has been running since it was last re-initialized. 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 TimeTicks-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the value is unexpectedly low (e.g. under 10 minutes), since that indicates a recent, possibly unplanned, reboot. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.1systemAIMOS
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3sysUpTimeSNMPv2-MIB