RFC 2981 (rfc2981) - Page 1 of 50
Event MIB
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group R. Kavasseri
Request for Comments: 2981 (Editor of this version)
Category: Standards Track B. Stewart
(Author of previous version)
Cisco Systems, Inc.
October 2000
Event MIB
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 (2000). 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 managed objects that can be used to
manage and monitor MIB objects and take action through events.
The Event MIB provides the ability to monitor MIB objects on the
local system or on a remote system and take simple action when a
trigger condition is met.
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.
Table of Contents
1 The SNMP Management Framework ............................... 2
2 Overview .................................................... 3
3 Relationship to Other MIBs .................................. 3
4 MIB Sections ................................................ 4
5 Operation ................................................... 5
6 Security .................................................... 7
7 Definitions ................................................. 7
8 Intellectual Property ....................................... 47
9 Acknowledgements ............................................ 47
Kavasseri & Stewart Standards Track