snmptranslate(1m) snmptranslate(1m)
NAME
snmptranslate - translate SNMP OID values into a more useful form
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sfw/bin/snmptranslate [-D token...] [-h] [-m miblist] [-M dirlist] [-T transopts] [common options] OID [OID...]
snmptranslate is an application that translates one or more SNMP object identifier values from their symbolic (text) forms into their
numerical forms or vice-versa.
OID is either a numeric or text object identifier.
The following options are supported:
-D token[,...]
Turn on debugging output for the specified token(s). Use ALL for extremely verbose output.
-h
Display a brief usage message and then exit.
-m miblist
Specifies a colon-separated list of MIB modules to load for this application. This overrides the environment variable MIBS.
The special keyword ALL is used to specify all modules in all directories when searching for MIB files. Every file whose name does not
begin with "." is parsed as if it were a MIB file.
-M dirlist
Specifies a colon-separated list of directories to search for MIBs. This overrides the environment variable MIBDIRS.
-T transopts
Provides control over the translation of the OID values. The following transopts are available:
-Td Display full details of the specified OID.
-Tp Display a graphical tree, rooted at the specified OID.
-Ta Dump the loaded MIB in a trivial form.
-Tl Dump a labeled form of all objects.
-To Dump a numeric form of all objects.
-Ts Dump a symbolic form of all objects.
-Tt Dump a tree form of the loaded MIBs (mostly useful for debugging).
-V Display version information for the application and then exit.
-w width Specifies the width of -Tp and -Td output. The default is very large.
In addition to the preceding options, snmptranslate takes the OID input (-I), MIB parsing (-M) and OID output (-O) options described in the
INPUT OPTIONS, MIB PARSING OPTIONS and OUTPUT OPTIONS sections of snmpcmd(1M).
Example 1: Expanding sysDescr
The following command translates sysDescr to a more qualified form:
% snmptranslate -On -IR sysDescr
.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1
The following command does further translation of sysDescr:
% snmptranslate -Onf -IR sysDescr
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.system.sysDescr
Again, the following command does further translates sysDescr:
% snmptranslate -Td -IR -OS system.sysDescr
SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr
sysDescr OBJECT-TYPE
-- FROM SNMPv2-MIB
-- TEXTUAL CONVENTION DisplayString
SYNTAX OCTET STRING (0..255)
DISPLAY-HINT "255a"
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "A textual description of the entity. This
value should include the full name and
version identification of the system's
hardware type, software operating-system,
and networking software."
::= { iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) system(1) 1 }
Example 2: Displaying a Tree
The following command displays the tree shown below:
% snmptranslate -Tp -IR -OS system
+--system(1)
|
+-- -R-- String sysDescr(1)
| Textual Convention: DisplayString
| Size: 0..255
+-- -R-- ObjID sysObjectID(2)
+-- -R-- TimeTicks sysUpTime(3)
| |
| +-- sysUpTimeInstance(0)
|
+-- -RW- String sysContact(4)
| Textual Convention: DisplayString
| Size: 0..255
+-- -RW- String sysName(5)
| Textual Convention: DisplayString
| Size: 0..255
+-- -RW- String sysLocation(6)
| Textual Convention: DisplayString
| Size: 0..255
+-- -R-- INTEGER sysServices(7)
| Range: 0..127
+-- -R-- TimeTicks sysORLastChange(8)
| Textual Convention: TimeStamp
|
+--sysORTable(9)
|
+--sysOREntry(1)
| Index: sysORIndex(1)
|
+-- ---- INTEGER sysORIndex(1)
| Range: 1..2147483647
+-- -R-- ObjID sysORID(2)
+-- -R-- String sysORDescr(3)
| Textual Convention: DisplayString
| Size: 0..255
+-- -R-- TimeTicks sysORUpTime(4)
Textual Convention: TimeStamp
Example 3: Dumping MIB Contents
The commands shown below produce the dumps that follow.
% snmptranslate -Ta | head
dump DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
org ::= { iso 3 }
dod ::= { org 6 }
internet ::= { dod 1 }
directory ::= { internet 1 }
mgmt ::= { internet 2 }
experimental ::= { internet 3 }
private ::= { internet 4 }
security ::= { internet 5 }
snmpV2 ::= { internet 6 }
Here is use of the -Tl option:
% snmptranslate -Tl | head
.iso(1).org(3)
.iso(1).org(3).dod(6)
.iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1)
.iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1).directory(1)
.iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1).mgmt(2)
.iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1).mgmt(2).mib-2(1)
.iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1).mgmt(2).mib-2(1).system(1)
.iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1).mgmt(2).mib-2(1).system(1).sysDescr(1)
.iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1).mgmt(2).mib-2(1).system(1).sysObjectID(2)
.iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1).mgmt(2).mib-2(1).system(1).sysUpTime(3)
Here is the use of the -To option:
% snmptranslate -To | head
.1.3
.1.3.6
.1.3.6.1
.1.3.6.1.1
.1.3.6.1.2
.1.3.6.1.2.1
.1.3.6.1.2.1.1
.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1
.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2
.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3
Here is the use of the -Ts option:
% snmptranslate -Ts | head
.iso.org
.iso.org.dod
.iso.org.dod.internet
.iso.org.dod.internet.directory
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.system
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.system.sysDescr
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.system.sysObjectID
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.system.sysUpTime
Here is the use of the -Tt option:
% snmptranslate -Tt | head
org(3) type=0
dod(6) type=0
internet(1) type=0
directory(1) type=0
mgmt(2) type=0
mib-2(1) type=0
system(1) type=0
sysDescr(1) type=2 tc=4 hint=255a
sysObjectID(2) type=1
sysUpTime(3) type=8
0 Successful completion.
1 A usage syntax error. A usage message is displayed. Also used for matching object errors, after which an error message is dis-
played.
2 An error occurred while executing the command. An error message is displayed.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWsmcmd |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
snmpcmd(1M), snmp_variables(4), attributes(5)
21 Jan 2004 snmptranslate(1m)