snmptranslate

Get the dotted numeric notation of an object ID from the symbolic name or vice versa

Syntax:

snmptranslate [-d] [-n] [-r] variable_name

Runs on:

Neutrino

Options:

-d: Display the description of the object identifier from the mib.txt file if it's available.
-n: Get the symbolic name from the dotted numeric notation (default is to get the dotted numeric notation from the symbolic name).
-r: Get the dotted numeric notation of an object identifier without using the subidentifier.
variable_name: The variable name in the format specified in the file mib.txt.

Description:

The snmptranslate utility is used to obtain the symbolic name from the dotted numeric notation or vice versa — to obtain the dotted numeric notation from the symbolic name of an object identifier.

You can specify one fully qualified object identifier in the format specified in the file mib.txt.

Based on:

RFC 1065, RFC 1066, RFC 1067, ISO 8824 (ASN.1), RFC 1441, RFC 1445, RFC 1446, RFC 1448, RFC 1449

Marshall T. Rose, The Simple Book: An Introduction to Internet Management, Revised 2nd ed. (Prentice-Hall, 1996, ISBN 0-13-451659-1)

Examples:

Obtain the dotted numeric notation of the system subtree:

snmptranslate system

The output is similar to:

.1.3.6.1.2.1.1

Obtain the symbolic name for the object ID .1.3.6.1.2.1.1:

snmptranslate -n .1.3.6.1.2.1.1

The output is similar to:

system

Environment variables:

MIBFILE

Specify the location of the mib.txt file. For example, MIBFILE=path/mib.txt (the default path is /etc).

SUFFIX

If SUFFIX exists in your environment, all object IDs with a symbolic name are printed with only the last element. Examples:

This ID:

system.syscontact.0

is printed as:

syscontact.0

This ID:

udp.udpTable.udpEntry.udpLocalAddress.0.0.0.161

is printed as:

udpLocalAddress.0.0.0.161

Errors:

The snmptranslate utility has an error processing the request; an error message is returned to help pinpoint how the request was malformed.