RFC 3231 (rfc3231) - Page 1 of 29
Definitions of Managed Objects for Scheduling Management Operations
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Network Working Group D. Levi
Request for Comments: 3231 Nortel Networks
Obsoletes: 2591 J. Schoenwaelder
Category: Standards Track TU Braunschweig
January 2002
Definitions of Managed Objects for
Scheduling Management Operations
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
for use with network management protocols in the Internet community.
In particular, it describes a set of managed objects that are used to
schedule management operations periodically or at specified dates and
times.
This document obsoletes RFC 2591.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction ................................................. 2
2 The SNMP Management Framework ................................ 2
3 Overview ..................................................... 3
3.1 Periodic Schedules ......................................... 4
3.2 Calendar Schedules ......................................... 4
3.3 One-shot Schedules ......................................... 5
3.4 Time Transitions ........................................... 5
3.5 Actions .................................................... 5
4 Definitions .................................................. 6
5 Usage Examples ............................................... 20
5.1 Starting a script to ping devices every 20 minutes ......... 20
5.2 Starting a script at the next Friday the 13th .............. 21
5.3 Turning an interface off during weekends ................... 22
Levi & Schoenwaelder Standards Track