SUN-SNMP

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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Description: SUN-SNMP module

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What Is SUN-SNMP?

SUN-SNMP is a Sun Microsystems foundational module, most likely defining shared textual conventions, imports, or enterprise OID anchors used by other Sun-specific MIBs rather than exposing its own runtime data. No short description, module description, or sample objects were provided, so its exact scope cannot be confirmed beyond this structural role. As such it has essentially no direct hardware/software status data of its own to monitor; its value is indirect, underpinning other Sun MIBs that build on its definitions. It is foundational to the broader family of legacy Sun/Solaris enterprise MIBs. It would be encountered on Sun/Solaris systems alongside other Sun-branded MIB modules that import from it. Engineers can download the SUN-SNMP file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in SUN-SNMP. 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 base definitions module
  • Sun/Solaris SNMP agent host

Monitoring Examples

This module appears to be a definitions/imports module rather than one exposing runtime data objects, and no sample objects were supplied to confirm otherwise, so no concrete monitoring scenario can be honestly described. Its practical role, if confirmed, would be limited to supplying shared type/OID definitions consumed by other Sun MIBs rather than being polled directly.

Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

Counter
Gauge
IpAddress
NetworkAddress
TimeTicks
enterprises
mgmt

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
PhysAddress
OIDs

RFC description

Sun Microsystems MIB module providing SNMP management capabilities for Sun server and platform devices, including extensions to the ENTITY-MIB for hardware inventory.

Start monitoring vendor-neutral base definitions module, Sun/Solaris SNMP agent host (shared textual conventions) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Import MIBs, browse SNMP OIDs, create custom SNMP monitors, configure alerts, and monitor any SNMP-enabled network device from a single console.

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