1SNMP(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation SNMP(3)
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6 SNMP - The Perl5 'SNMP' Extension Module for the Net-SNMP SNMP package.
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9 use SNMP;
10 ...
11 $sess = new SNMP::Session(DestHost => localhost, Community => public);
12 $val = $sess->get('sysDescr.0');
13 ...
14 $vars = new SNMP::VarList([sysDescr,0], [sysContact,0], [sysLocation,0]);
15 @vals = $sess->get($vars);
16 ...
17 $vb = new SNMP::Varbind();
18 do {
19 $val = $sess->getnext($vb);
20 print "@{$vb}\n";
21 } until ($sess->{ErrorNum});
22 ...
23 $SNMP::save_descriptions = 1;
24 SNMP::initMib(); # assuming mib is not already loaded
25 print "$SNMP::MIB{sysDescr}{description}\n";
26
28 Note: The perl SNMP 5.0 module which comes with net-snmp 5.0 and higher
29 is different than previous versions in a number of ways. Most
30 importantly, it behaves like a proper net-snmp application and calls
31 init_snmp properly, which means it will read configuration files and
32 use those defaults where appropriate automatically parse MIB files,
33 etc. This will likely affect your perl applications if you have, for
34 instance, default values set up in your snmp.conf file (as the perl
35 module will now make use of those defaults). The documentation,
36 however, has sadly not been updated yet (aside from this note), nor is
37 the read_config default usage implementation fully complete.
38 The basic operations of the SNMP protocol are provided by this module
40 through an object oriented interface for modularity and ease of use.
41 The primary class is SNMP::Session which encapsulates the persistent
42 aspects of a connection between the management application and the
43 managed agent. Internally the class is implemented as a blessed hash
44 reference. This class supplies 'get', 'getnext', 'set', 'fget', and
45 'fgetnext' method calls. The methods take a variety of input argument
46 formats and support both synchronous and asynchronous operation through
47 a polymorphic API (i.e., method behaviour varies dependent on args
48 passed - see below).
49
51 $sess = new SNMP::Session(DestHost => 'host', ...)
52 The following arguments may be passed to new as a hash.
54 Basic Options
56 DestHost
57 Hostname or IP address of the SNMP agent you want to talk to.
58 Specified in Net-SNMP formatted agent addresses. These addresses
59 typically look like one of the following:
60 localhost
62 tcp:localhost
63 tls:localhost
64 tls:localhost:9876
65 udp6:[::1]:9876
66 unix:/some/path/to/file/socket
67 Defaults to 'localhost'.
69 Version
71 SNMP version to use.
72 The default is taken from library configuration - probably 3 [1, 2
74 (same as 2c), 2c, 3].
75 Timeout
77 The number of micro-seconds to wait before resending a request.
78 The default is '1000000'
80 Retries
82 The number of times to retry a request.
83 The default is '5'
85 RetryNoSuch
87 If enabled NOSUCH errors in 'get' pdus will be repaired, removing
88 the varbind in error, and resent - undef will be returned for all
89 NOSUCH varbinds, when set to '0' this feature is disabled and the
90 entire get request will fail on any NOSUCH error (applies to v1
91 only)
92 The default is '0'.
94 SNMPv3/TLS Options
96 OurIdentity
97 Our X.509 identity to use, which should either be a fingerprint or
98 the filename that holds the certificate.
99 TheirIdentity
101 The remote server's identity to connect to, specified as either a
102 fingerprint or a file name. Either this must be specified, or the
103 hostname below along with a trust anchor.
104 TheirHostname
106 The remote server's hostname that is expected. If their
107 certificate was signed by a CA then their hostname presented in the
108 certificate must match this value or the connection fails to be
109 established (to avoid man-in-the-middle attacks).
110 TrustCert
112 A trusted certificate to use as trust anchor (like a CA
113 certificate) for verifying a remote server's certificate. If a CA
114 certificate is used to validate a certificate then the
115 TheirHostname parameter must also be specified to ensure their
116 presented hostname in the certificate matches.
117 SNMPv3/USM Options
119 SecName
120 The SNMPv3 security name to use (most for SNMPv3 with USM).
121 The default is 'initial'.
123 SecLevel
125 The SNMPv3 security level to use [noAuthNoPriv, authNoPriv,
126 authPriv] (v3)
127 The default is 'noAuthNoPriv'.
129 SecEngineId
131 The SNMPv3 security engineID to use (if the snmpv3 security model
132 needs it; for example USM). The format is as a string without the
133 leading '0x'. So if snmptrapd.conf has "-e 0x8000000001020304",
134 use "SecEngineId => '8000000001020304'".
135 The default is <none>, security engineID and it will be probed if
137 not supplied (v3)
138 ContextEngineId
140 The SNMPv3 context engineID to use.
141 The default is the <none> and will be set either to the SecEngineId
143 value if set or discovered or will be discovered in other ways if
144 using TLS (RFC5343 based discovery).
145 Context
147 The SNMPv3 context name to use.
148 The default is '' (an empty string)
150 AuthProto
152 The SNMPv3/USM authentication protocol to use [MD5, SHA].
153 The default is 'MD5'.
155 AuthPass
157 The SNMPv3/USM authentication passphrase to use.
158 default <none>, authentication passphrase
160 PrivProto
162 The SNMPv3/USM privacy protocol to use [DES, AES].
163 The default is 'DES'.
165 PrivPass
167 The SNMPv3/USM privacy passphrase to use.
168 default <none>, privacy passphrase (v3)
170 AuthMasterKey
172 PrivMasterKey
173 AuthLocalizedKey
174 PrivLocalizedKey
175 Directly specified SNMPv3 USM user keys (used if you want to
176 specify the keys instead of deriving them from a password as
177 above).
178 SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c Options
180 Community
181 For SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c, the clear-text community name to use.
182 The default is 'public'.
184 Other Configuration Options
186 VarFormats
187 default 'undef', used by 'fget[next]', holds an hash reference of
188 output value formatters, (e.g., {<obj> => <sub-ref>, ... }, <obj>
189 must match the <obj> and format used in the get operation. A
190 special <obj>, '*', may be used to apply all <obj>s, the supplied
191 sub is called to translate the value to a new format. The sub is
192 called passing the Varbind as the arg
193 TypeFormats
195 default 'undef', used by 'fget[next]', holds an hash reference of
196 output value formatters, (e.g., {<type> => <sub-ref>, ... }, the
197 supplied sub is called to translate the value to a new format,
198 unless a VarFormat mathces first (e.g.,
199 $sess->{TypeFormats}{INTEGER} = \&mapEnum(); although this can be
200 done more efficiently by enabling $SNMP::use_enums or session
201 creation param 'UseEnums')
202 UseLongNames
204 defaults to the value of SNMP::use_long_names at time of session
205 creation. set to non-zero to have <tags> for 'getnext' methods
206 generated preferring longer Mib name convention (e.g.,
207 system.sysDescr vs just sysDescr)
208 UseSprintValue
210 defaults to the value of SNMP::use_sprint_value at time of session
211 creation. set to non-zero to have return values for 'get' and
212 'getnext' methods formatted with the libraries snprint_value
213 function. This will result in certain data types being returned in
214 non-canonical format Note: values returned with this option set may
215 not be appropriate for 'set' operations (see discussion of value
216 formats in <vars> description section)
217 UseEnums
219 defaults to the value of SNMP::use_enums at time of session
220 creation. set to non-zero to have integer return values converted
221 to enumeration identifiers if possible, these values will also be
222 acceptable when supplied to 'set' operations
223 UseNumeric
225 defaults to the value of SNMP::use_numeric at time of session
226 creation. set to non-zero to have <tags> for get methods returned
227 as numeric OID's rather than descriptions. UseLongNames will be
228 set so that the full OID is returned to the caller.
229 BestGuess
231 defaults to the value of SNMP::best_guess at time of session
232 creation. this setting controls how <tags> are parsed. setting to
233 0 causes a regular lookup. setting to 1 causes a regular
234 expression match (defined as -Ib in snmpcmd) and setting to 2
235 causes a random access lookup (defined as -IR in snmpcmd).
236 NonIncreasing
238 defaults to the value of SNMP::non_increasing at time of session
239 creation. this setting controls if a non-increasing OID during
240 bulkwalk will causes an error. setting to 0 causes the default
241 behaviour (which may, in very badly performing agents, result in a
242 never-ending loop). setting to 1 causes an error (OID not
243 increasing) when this error occur.
244 ErrorStr
246 read-only, holds the error message assoc. w/ last request
247 ErrorNum
249 read-only, holds the snmp_err or staus of last request
250 ErrorInd
252 read-only, holds the snmp_err_index when appropriate
253 Private variables:
255 DestAddr
257 internal field used to hold the translated DestHost field
258 SessPtr
260 internal field used to cache a created session structure
261 RemotePort
263 Obsolete. Please use the DestHost specifier to indicate the
264 hostname and port combination instead of this paramet.
265 SNMP::Session methods
267 $sess->update(<fields>)
268 Updates the SNMP::Session object with the values fields passed in
269 as a hash list (similar to new(<fields>)) (WARNING! not fully
270 implemented)
271 $sess->get(<vars> [,<callback>])
273 do SNMP GET, multiple <vars> formats accepted. for syncronous
274 operation <vars> will be updated with value(s) and type(s) and will
275 also return retrieved value(s). If <callback> supplied method will
276 operate asynchronously
277 $sess->fget(<vars> [,<callback>])
279 do SNMP GET like 'get' and format the values according the handlers
280 specified in $sess->{VarFormats} and $sess->{TypeFormats}
281 $sess->getnext(<vars> [,<callback>])
283 do SNMP GETNEXT, multiple <vars> formats accepted, returns
284 retrieved value(s), <vars> passed as arguments are updated to
285 indicate next lexicographical <obj>,<iid>,<val>, and <type>
286 Note: simple string <vars>,(e.g., 'sysDescr.0') form is not
288 updated. If <callback> supplied method will operate asynchronously
289 $sess->fgetnext(<vars> [,<callback>])
291 do SNMP GETNEXT like getnext and format the values according the
292 handlers specified in $sess->{VarFormats} and $sess->{TypeFormats}
293 $sess->set(<vars> [,<callback>])
295 do SNMP SET, multiple <vars> formats accepted. the value field in
296 all <vars> formats must be in a canonical format (i.e., well known
297 format) to ensure unambiguous translation to SNMP MIB data value
298 (see discussion of canonical value format <vars> description
299 section), returns snmp_errno. If <callback> supplied method will
300 operate asynchronously
301 $sess->getbulk(<non-repeaters>, <max-repeaters>, <vars>)
303 do an SNMP GETBULK, from the list of Varbinds, the single next
304 lexico instance is fetched for the first n Varbinds as defined by
305 <non-repeaters>. For remaining Varbinds, the m lexico instances are
306 retrieved each of the remaining Varbinds, where m is
307 <max-repeaters>.
308 $sess->bulkwalk(<non-repeaters>, <max-repeaters>, <vars> [,<callback>])
310 Do a "bulkwalk" of the list of Varbinds. This is done by sending a
311 GETBULK request (see getbulk() above) for the Varbinds. For each
312 requested variable, the response is examined to see if the next
313 lexico instance has left the requested sub-tree. Any further
314 instances returned for this variable are ignored, and the walk for
315 that sub-tree is considered complete.
316 If any sub-trees were not completed when the end of the responses
318 is reached, another request is composed, consisting of the
319 remaining variables. This process is repeated until all sub-trees
320 have been completed, or too many packets have been exchanged (to
321 avoid loops).
322 The bulkwalk() method returns an array containing an array of
324 Varbinds, one for each requested variable, in the order of the
325 variable requests. Upon error, bulkwalk() returns undef and sets
326 $sess->ErrorStr and $sess->ErrorNum. If a callback is supplied,
327 bulkwalk() returns the SNMP request id, and returns immediately.
328 The callback will be called with the supplied argument list and the
329 returned variables list.
330 Note: Because the client must "discover" that the tree is complete
332 by comparing the returned variables with those that were requested,
333 there is a potential "gotcha" when using the max-repeaters value.
334 Consider the following code to print a list of interfaces and byte
335 counts:
336 $numInts = $sess->get('ifNumber.0');
338 ($desc, $in, $out) = $sess->bulkwalk(0, $numInts,
339 [['ifDescr'], ['ifInOctets'], ['ifOutOctets']]);
340 for $i (0..($numInts - 1)) {
342 printf "Interface %4s: %s inOctets, %s outOctets\n",
343 $$desc[$i]->val, $$in[$i]->val, $$out[$i]->val;
344 }
345 This code will produce *two* requests to the agent -- the first to
347 get the interface values, and the second to discover that all the
348 information was in the first packet. To get around this, use
349 '$numInts + 1' for the max_repeaters value. This asks the agent to
350 include one additional (unrelated) variable that signals the end of
351 the sub-tree, allowing bulkwalk() to determine that the request is
352 complete.
353 $results = $sess->gettable(<TABLE OID>, <OPTIONS>)
355 This will retrieve an entire table of data and return a hash
356 reference to that data. The returned hash reference will have
357 indexes of the OID suffixes for the index data as the key. The
358 value for each entry will be another hash containing the data for a
359 given row. The keys to that hash will be the column names, and the
360 values will be the data.
361 Example:
363 #!/usr/bin/perl
365 use SNMP;
367 use Data::Dumper;
368 my $s = new SNMP::Session(DestHost => 'localhost');
370 print Dumper($s->gettable('ifTable'));
372 On my machine produces:
374 $VAR1 = {
376 '6' => {
377 'ifMtu' => '1500',
378 'ifPhysAddress' => 'PV',
379 # ...
380 'ifInUnknownProtos' => '0'
381 },
382 '4' => {
383 'ifMtu' => '1480',
384 'ifPhysAddress' => '',
385 # ...
386 'ifInUnknownProtos' => '0'
387 },
388 # ...
389 };
390 By default, it will try to do as optimized retrieval as possible.
392 It'll request multiple columns at once, and use GETBULK if
393 possible. A few options may be specified by passing in an OPTIONS
394 hash containing various parameters:
395 noindexes => 1
397 Instructs the code not to parse the indexes and place the
398 results in the second hash. If you don't need the index data,
399 this will be faster.
400 columns => [ colname1, ... ]
402 This specifies which columns to collect. By default, it will
403 try to collect all the columns defined in the MIB table.
404 repeat => COUNT
406 Specifies a GETBULK repeat COUNT. IE, it will request this
407 many varbinds back per column when using the GETBULK operation.
408 Shortening this will mean smaller packets which may help going
409 through some systems. By default, this value is calculated and
410 attempts to guess at what will fit all the results into 1000
411 bytes. This calculation is fairly safe, hopefully, but you can
412 either raise or lower the number using this option if desired.
413 In lossy networks, you want to make sure that the packets don't
414 get fragmented and lowering this value is one way to help that.
415 nogetbulk => 1
417 Force the use of GETNEXT rather than GETBULK. (always true for
418 SNMPv1, as it doesn't have GETBULK anyway). Some agents are
419 great implementers of GETBULK and this allows you to force the
420 use of GETNEXT operations instead.
421 callback => \&subroutine
423 callback => [\&subroutine, optarg1, optarg2, ...]
424 If a callback is specified, gettable will return quickly
425 without returning results. When the results are finally
426 retrieved the callback subroutine will be called (see the other
427 sections defining callback behaviour and how to make use of
428 SNMP::MainLoop which is required for this to work). An
429 additional argument of the normal hash result will be added to
430 the callback subroutine arguments.
431 Note 1: internally, the gettable function uses it's own
433 callbacks which are passed to getnext/getbulk as appropriate.
434 Note 2: callback support is only available in the SNMP module
436 version 5.04 and above. To test for this in code intending to
437 support both versions prior to 5.04 and 5.04 and up, the
438 following should work:
439 if ($response = $sess->gettable('ifTable', callback => \&my_sub)) {
441 # got a response, gettable doesn't support callback
442 my_sub($response);
443 $no_mainloop = 1;
444 }
445 Deciding on whether to use SNMP::MainLoop is left as an
447 exercise to the reader since it depends on whether your code
448 uses other callbacks as well.
449
451 $sess = new SNMP::Session(DestHost => 'host', ...)
452 supports all applicable fields from SNMP::Session (see above)
454 SNMP::TrapSession methods
456 $sess->trap(enterprise, agent, generic, specific, uptime, <vars>)
457 $sess->trap(enterprise=>'.1.3.6.1.4.1.2021', # or 'ucdavis' [default]
458 agent => '127.0.0.1', # or 'localhost',[dflt 1st intf on host]
459 generic => specific, # can be omitted if 'specific' supplied
460 specific => 5, # can be omitted if 'generic' supplied
461 uptime => 1234, # dflt to localhost uptime (0 on win32)
462 [[ifIndex, 1, 1],[sysLocation, 0, "here"]]); # optional vars
463 # always last
464 trap(oid, uptime, <vars>) - v2 format
466 $sess->trap(oid => 'snmpRisingAlarm',
467 uptime => 1234,
468 [[ifIndex, 1, 1],[sysLocation, 0, "here"]]); # optional vars
469 # always last
470
472 <vars> may be one of the following forms:
473 SNMP::VarList
475 represents an array of MIB objects to get or set, implemented as a
476 blessed reference to an array of SNMP::Varbinds, (e.g.,
477 [<varbind1>, <varbind2>, ...])
478 SNMP::Varbind
480 represents a single MIB object to get or set, implemented as a
481 blessed reference to a 4 element array; [<obj>, <iid>, <val>,
482 <type>].
483 <obj>
485 one of the following forms:
486 1) leaf identifier (e.g., 'sysDescr') assumed to be unique for
488 practical purposes
489 2) fully qualified identifier (e.g.,
491 '.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.system.sysDescr')
492 3) fully qualified, dotted-decimal, numeric OID (e.g.,
494 '.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1')
495 <iid>
497 the dotted-decimal, instance identifier. for scalar MIB objects
498 use '0'
499 <val>
501 the SNMP data value retrieved from or being set to the agents
502 MIB. for (f)get(next) operations <val> may have a variety of
503 formats as determined by session and package settings. However
504 for set operations the <val> format must be canonical to ensure
505 unambiguous translation. The canonical forms are as follows:
506 OBJECTID
508 dotted-decimal (e.g., .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1)
509 OCTETSTR
511 perl scalar containing octets
512 INTEGER
514 decimal signed integer (or enum)
515 NETADDR
517 dotted-decimal
518 IPADDR
520 dotted-decimal
521 COUNTER
523 decimal unsigned integer
524 COUNTER64
526 decimal unsigned integer
527 GAUGE
529 decimal unsigned integer
530 UINTEGER
532 decimal unsigned integer
533 TICKS
535 decimal unsigned integer
536 OPAQUE
538 perl scalar containing octets
539 NULL
541 perl scalar containing nothing
542 <type>
544 SNMP data type (see list above), this field is populated by
545 'get' and 'getnext' operations. In some cases the programmer
546 needs to populate this field when passing to a 'set' operation.
547 this field need not be supplied when the attribute indicated by
548 <tag> is already described by loaded Mib modules. for 'set's,
549 if a numeric OID is used and the object is not currently in the
550 loaded Mib, the <type> field must be supplied
551 simple string
553 light weight form of <var> used to 'set' or 'get' a single
554 attribute without constructing an SNMP::Varbind. stored in a perl
555 scalar, has the form '<tag>.<iid>', (e.g., 'sysDescr.0'). for 'set'
556 operations the value is passed as a second arg. Note: This argument
557 form is not updated in get[next] operations as are the other forms.
558
560 <callback> may be one of the following forms:
561 without arguments
563 \&subname
564 sub { ... }
565 or with arguments
566 [ \&subname, $arg1, ... ]
567 [ sub { ... }, $arg1, ... ]
568 [ "method", $obj, $arg1, ... ]
569 callback will be called when response is received or timeout occurs.
571 the last argument passed to callback will be a SNMP::VarList reference.
572 In case of timeout the last argument will be undef.
573 &SNMP::MainLoop([<timeout>, [<callback>]])
575 to be used with async SNMP::Session calls. MainLoop must be called
576 after initial async calls so return packets from the agent will be
577 processed. If no args supplied this function enters an infinite
578 loop so program must be exited in a callback or externally
579 interrupted. If <timeout(sic)
580 &SNMP::finish()
582 This function, when called from an SNMP::MainLoop() callback
583 function, will cause the current SNMP::MainLoop() to return after
584 the callback is completed. finish() can be used to terminate an
585 otherwise-infinite MainLoop. A new MainLoop() instance can then be
586 started to handle further requests.
587
589 $SNMP::VERSION
590 the current version specifier (e.g., 3.1.0)
591 $SNMP::auto_init_mib
593 default '1', set to 0 to disable automatic reading of the MIB upon
594 session creation. set to non-zero to call initMib at session
595 creation which will result in MIB loading according to Net-SNMP
596 env. variables (see man mib_api)
597 $SNMP::verbose
599 default '0', controls warning/info output of SNMP module, 0 => no
600 output, 1 => enables warning/info output from SNMP module itself
601 (is also controlled by SNMP::debugging - see below)
602 $SNMP::use_long_names
604 default '0', set to non-zero to enable the use of longer Mib
605 identifiers. see translateObj. will also influence the formatting
606 of <tag> in varbinds returned from 'getnext' operations. Can be set
607 on a per session basis (UseLongNames)
608 $SNMP::use_sprint_value
610 default '0', set to non-zero to enable formatting of response
611 values using the snmp libraries snprint_value function. can also be
612 set on a per session basis (see UseSprintValue) Note: returned
613 values may not be suitable for 'set' operations
614 $SNMP::use_enums
616 default '0',set non-zero to return values as enums and allow sets
617 using enums where appropriate. integer data will still be accepted
618 for set operations. can also be set on a per session basis (see
619 UseEnums)
620 $SNMP::use_numeric
622 default to '0',set to non-zero to have <tags> for 'get' methods
623 returned as numeric OID's rather than descriptions. UseLongNames
624 will be set so that the entire OID will be returned. Set on a per-
625 session basis (see UseNumeric).
626 $SNMP::best_guess
628 default '0'. This setting controls how <tags> are parsed. Setting
629 to 0 causes a regular lookup. Setting to 1 causes a regular
630 expression match (defined as -Ib in snmpcmd) and setting to 2
631 causes a random access lookup (defined as -IR in snmpcmd). Can
632 also be set on a per session basis (see BestGuess)
633 $SNMP::save_descriptions
635 default '0',set non-zero to have mib parser save attribute
636 descriptions. must be set prior to mib initialization
637 $SNMP::debugging
639 default '0', controls debugging output level within SNMP module and
640 libsnmp
641 1. enables 'SNMP::verbose' (see above)
643 2. level 1 plus snmp_set_do_debugging(1)
645 3. level 2 plus snmp_set_dump_packet(1)
647 $SNMP::dump_packet
649 default '0', set [non-]zero to independently set
650 snmp_set_dump_packet()
651 SNMP::register_debug_tokens()
653 Allows to register one or more debug tokens, just like the -D
654 option of snmpd. Each debug token enables a group of debug
655 statements. An example:
656 SNMP::register_debug_tokens("tdomain,netsnmp_unix");
657
659 a tied hash to access parsed MIB information. After the MIB has been
660 loaded this hash allows access to to the parsed in MIB meta-data(the
661 structure of the MIB (i.e., schema)). The hash returns blessed
662 references to SNMP::MIB::NODE objects which represent a single MIB
663 attribute. The nodes can be fetched with multiple 'key' formats - the
664 leaf name (e.g.,sysDescr) or fully/partially qualified name (e.g.,
665 system.sysDescr) or fully qualified numeric OID. The returned node
666 object supports the following fields:
667 objectID
669 dotted decimal fully qualified OID
670 label
672 leaf textual identifier (e.g., 'sysDescr')
673 subID
675 leaf numeric OID component of objectID (e.g., '1')
676 moduleID
678 textual identifier for module (e.g., 'RFC1213-MIB')
679 parent
681 parent node
682 children
684 array reference of children nodes
685 nextNode
687 next lexico node (BUG!does not return in lexico order)
688 type
690 returns application type (see getType for values)
691 access
693 returns ACCESS (ReadOnly, ReadWrite, WriteOnly, NoAccess, Notify,
694 Create)
695 status
697 returns STATUS (Mandatory, Optional, Obsolete, Deprecated)
698 syntax
700 returns 'textualConvention' if defined else 'type'
701 textualConvention
703 returns TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
704 TCDescription
706 returns the TEXTUAL-CONVENTION's DESCRIPTION field.
707 units
709 returns UNITS
710 hint
712 returns HINT
713 enums
715 returns hash ref {tag => num, ...}
716 ranges
718 returns array ref of hash ref [{low => num, high => num}, ...]
719 description
721 returns DESCRIPTION ($SNMP::save_descriptions must be set prior to
722 MIB initialization/parsing)
723 reference
725 returns the REFERENCE clause
726 indexes
728 returns the objects in the INDEX clause
729 implied
731 returns true if the last object in the INDEX is IMPLIED
732
734 &SNMP::setMib(<file>)
735 allows dynamic parsing of the mib and explicit specification of mib
736 file independent of environment variables. called with no args acts
737 like initMib, loading MIBs indicated by environment variables (see
738 Net-SNMP mib_api docs). passing non-zero second arg forces previous
739 mib to be freed and replaced (Note: second arg not working since
740 freeing previous Mib is more involved than before).
741 &SNMP::initMib()
743 calls library init_mib function if Mib not already loaded - does
744 nothing if Mib already loaded. will parse directories and load
745 modules according to environment variables described in Net-SNMP
746 documentations. (see man mib_api, MIBDIRS, MIBS, MIBFILE(S), etc.)
747 &SNMP::addMibDirs(<dir>,...)
749 calls library add_mibdir for each directory supplied. will cause
750 directory(s) to be added to internal list and made available for
751 searching in subsequent loadModules calls
752 &SNMP::addMibFiles(<file>,...)
754 calls library read_mib function. The file(s) supplied will be read
755 and all Mib module definitions contained therein will be added to
756 internal mib tree structure
757 &SNMP::loadModules(<mod>,...)
759 calls library read_module function. The module(s) supplied will be
760 searched for in the current mibdirs and and added to internal mib
761 tree structure. Passing special <mod>, 'ALL', will cause all known
762 modules to be loaded.
763 &SNMP::unloadModules(<mod>,...)
765 *Not Implemented*
766 &SNMP::translateObj(<var>[,arg,[arg]])
768 will convert a text obj tag to an OID and vice-versa. Any iid
769 suffix is retained numerically. Default behaviour when converting
770 a numeric OID to text form is to return leaf identifier only
771 (e.g.,'sysDescr') but when $SNMP::use_long_names is non-zero or a
772 non-zero second arg is supplied it will return a longer textual
773 identifier. An optional third argument of non-zero will cause the
774 module name to be prepended to the text name (e.g.
775 'SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr'). When converting a text obj, the
776 $SNMP::best_guess option is used. If no Mib is loaded when called
777 and $SNMP::auto_init_mib is enabled then the Mib will be loaded.
778 Will return 'undef' upon failure.
779 &SNMP::getType(<var>)
781 return SNMP data type for given textual identifier OBJECTID,
782 OCTETSTR, INTEGER, NETADDR, IPADDR, COUNTER GAUGE, TIMETICKS,
783 OPAQUE, or undef
784 &SNMP::mapEnum(<var>)
786 converts integer value to enumertion tag defined in Mib or converts
787 tag to integer depending on input. the function will return the
788 corresponding integer value *or* tag for a given MIB attribute and
789 value. The function will sense which direction to perform the
790 conversion. Various arg formats are supported
791 $val = SNMP::mapEnum($varbind);
793 where $varbind is SNMP::Varbind or equiv. note: $varbind will
794 be updated
795 $val = SNMP::mapEnum('ipForwarding', 'forwarding');
797 $val = SNMP::mapEnum('ipForwarding', 1);
798
800 Note: utility functions do not support async operation yet.
801 &snmp_get()
803 takes args of SNMP::Session::new followed by those of
804 SNMP::Session::get
805 &snmp_getnext()
807 takes args of SNMP::Session::new followed by those of
808 SNMP::Session::getnext
809 &snmp_set()
811 takes args of SNMP::Session::new followed by those of
812 SNMP::Session::set
813 &snmp_trap()
815 takes args of SNMP::TrapSession::new followed by those of
816 SNMP::TrapSession::trap
817
819 If problems occur there are number areas to look at to narrow down the
820 possibilities.
821 The first step should be to test the Net-SNMP installation
823 independently from the Perl5 SNMP interface.
824 Try running the apps from the Net-SNMP distribution.
826 Make sure your agent (snmpd) is running and properly configured with
828 read-write access for the community you are using.
829 Ensure that your MIBs are installed and enviroment variables are set
831 appropriately (see man mib_api)
832 Be sure to remove old net-snmp installations and ensure headers and
834 libraries from old CMU installations are not being used by mistake.
835 If the problem occurs during compilation/linking check that the snmp
837 library being linked is actually the Net-SNMP library (there have been
838 name conflicts with existing snmp libs).
839 Also check that the header files are correct and up to date.
841 Sometimes compiling the Net-SNMP library with
843 'position-independent-code' enabled is required (HPUX specifically).
844 If you cannot resolve the problem you can post to
846 comp.lang.perl.modules or
847 net-snmp-users@net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net
848 please give sufficient information to analyze the problem (OS type,
850 versions for OS/Perl/Net-SNMP/compiler, complete error output, etc.)
851
853 Many thanks to all those who supplied patches, suggestions and
854 feedback.
855 Joe Marzot (the original author)
857 Wes Hardaker and the net-snmp-coders
858 Dave Perkins
859 Marcel Wiget
860 David Blackburn
861 John Stofell
862 Gary Hayward
863 Claire Harrison
864 Achim Bohnet
865 Doug Kingston
866 Jacques Vidrine
867 Carl Jacobsen
868 Wayne Marquette
869 Scott Schumate
870 Michael Slifcak
871 Srivathsan Srinivasagopalan
872 Bill Fenner
873 Jef Peeraer
874 Daniel Hagerty
875 Karl "Rat" Schilke and Electric Lightwave, Inc.
876 Perl5 Porters
877 Alex Burger
878 Apologies to any/all who's patch/feature/request was not mentioned or
880 included - most likely it was lost when paying work intruded on my fun.
881 Please try again if you do not see a desired feature. This may actually
882 turn out to be a decent package with such excellent help and the fact
883 that I have more time to work on it than in the past.
884
886 bugs, comments, questions to net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net
887
889 Copyright (c) 1995-2000 G. S. Marzot. All rights reserved.
890 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
891 modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
892 Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Networks Associates Technology, Inc. All
894 Rights Reserved. This program is free software; you can
895 redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
896 itself.
897perl v5.36.0 2022-08-04 SNMP(3)