snmpm (snmp v5.9.1)

The module snmpm contains interface functions to the SNMP manager.

Common Data Types

The following data types are used in the functions below:

oid() = [byte()]  -  The oid() type is used to represent an ASN.1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER
snmp_reply() = {error_status(), error_index(), varbinds()}
error_status() = noError | atom()
error_index() = integer()
varbinds() = [varbind()]
atl_type() = read | write | read_write
target_name() = string()  -  Is a unique *non-empty* string
vars_and_vals() = [var_and_val()]
var_and_val() = {oid(), value_type(), value()} | {oid(), value()}
value_type() = o ('OBJECT IDENTIFIER') | 
               i ('INTEGER') | 
               u ('Unsigned32') | 
               g ('Unsigned32') | 
               s ('OCTET SRING') | 
               b ('BITS') | 
               ip ('IpAddress') | 
               op ('Opaque') | 
               c32 ('Counter32') | 
               c64 ('Counter64') | 
               tt ('TimeTicks')
value() = term()
community() = string()
sec_model() = any | v1 | v2c | usm
sec_name() = string()
sec_level() = noAuthNoPriv | authNoPriv | authPriv

See also the data types in snmpa_conf.

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Functions

  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Item = atom()
  • Reason = term()

Retrieve agent config.

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • ReqId = term()
  • Reason = term()

Asynchronous get-request.

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • NonRep = integer()
  • MaxRep = integer()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • ReqId = integer()
  • Reason = term()

Asynchronous get-bulk-request (See RFC1905).

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • ReqId = integer()
  • Reason = term()

Asynchronous get-next-request.

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • VarsAndVals = vars_and_vals()
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • ReqId = term()
  • Reason = term()

Asynchronous set-request.

  • BackupDir = string()

Backup persistent data handled by the manager.

  • UserId = term()
  • ReqId = term()
  • Reason = term()

Cancel a previous asynchronous request.

  • Pid = pid()

Cancel a previous request to be notified of SNMP manager start.

  • NewSize = {MaxBytes, MaxFiles}
  • MaxBytes = integer()
  • MaxFiles = integer()
  • Reason = term()

Changes the log size of the Audit Trail Log. The application must be configured to use the audit trail log function. Please refer to disk_log(3) in Kernel Reference Manual for a description of how to change the log size.

  • Ref = reference()

Turn off monitoring of the SNMP manager.

  • Reason = term()
  • Prefix = integer() | string()

This utility function is used to create a formatted (pretty printable) string of the error reason received from either

  • Key = atom()
  • Value = term()

Returns a list (a dictionary) containing information about the manager. Information includes statistics counters, miscellaneous info about each process (e.g. memory allocation), and so on.

  • Mib = MibName
  • MibName = string()
  • Reason = term()

Load a Mib into the manager. The MibName is the name of the Mib, including the path to where the compiled mib is found. For example,

  • LogDir = string()
  • Mibs = [MibName]
  • MibName = string()
  • Block = boolean()
  • LogName = string()
  • LogFile = string()
  • Start = Stop = null | calendar:datetime() | {local_time, calendar:datetime()} | {universal_time, calendar:datetime()}
  • Cnt = {NumOK, NumERR}
  • NumOK = non_neg_integer()
  • NumERR = pos_integer()
  • Reason = disk_log_open_error() | file_open_error() | term()
  • disk_log_open_error() = {LogName, term()}
  • file_open_error() = {OutFile, term()}

Converts an Audit Trail Log to a readable format and prints it on stdio. LogName defaults to "snmpm_log". LogFile defaults to "snmpm.log".

  • LogDir = string()
  • Mibs = [MibName]
  • MibName = string()
  • Block = boolean()
  • OutFile = string()
  • LogName = string()
  • LogFile = string()
  • Start = Stop = null | calendar:datetime() | {local_time, calendar:datetime()} | {universal_time, calendar:datetime()}
  • Cnt = {NumOK, NumERR}
  • NumOK = non_neg_integer()
  • NumERR = pos_integer()
  • Reason = disk_log_open_error() | file_open_error() | term()
  • disk_log_open_error() = {LogName, term()}
  • file_open_error() = {OutFile, term()}

Converts an Audit Trail Log to a readable text file. OutFile defaults to "./snmpm_log.txt". LogName defaults to "snmpm_log". LogFile defaults to "snmpm.log".

  • Ref = reference()

Monitor the SNMP manager. In case of a crash, the calling (monitoring) process will get a 'DOWN' message (see the erlang module for more info).

  • Name = atom()
  • Oids = [oid()]

Transform a alias-name to its oid.

  • Timeout = integer()
  • Pid = pid()

Request a notification (message) when the SNMP manager has started.

  • Oid = oid()
  • Name = atom()
  • Reason = term()

Transform a oid to its aliasname.

  • Oid = oid()
  • Type = atom()
  • Reason = term()

Retreive the type (asn1 bertype) of an oid.

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Config = [agent_config()]
  • agent_config() = {Item, Val}
  • Item = engine_id | address | port | community | timeout | max_message_size | version | sec_model | sec_name | sec_level | tdomain
  • Val = term()
  • Reason = term()

Explicitly instruct the manager to handle this agent, with UserId as the responsible user.

  • Id = term()
  • Module = snmpm_user()
  • Data = term()
  • DefaultAgentConfig = [default_agent_config()]
  • default_agent_config() = {Item, Val}
  • Item = community | timeout | max_message_size | version | sec_model | sec_name | sec_level
  • Val = term()
  • Reason = term()
  • snmpm_user() = Module implementing the snmpm_user behaviour

Register the manager entity (=user) responsible for specific agent(s).

  • Id = term()
  • Module = snmpm_user()
  • DefaultAgentConfig = [default_agent_config()]
  • default_agent_config() = {Item, Val}
  • Item = community | timeout | max_message_size | version | sec_model | sec_name | sec_level
  • Val = term()
  • Data = term()
  • Reason = term()
  • snmpm_user() = Module implementing the snmpm_user behaviour

Register the monitored manager entity (=user) responsible for specific agent(s).

  • EngineID = string()
  • UserName = string()
  • Conf = [usm_config()]
  • usm_config() = {Item, Val}
  • Item = sec_name | auth | auth_key | priv | priv_key
  • Val = term()
  • Reason = term()

Explicitly instruct the manager to handle this USM user. Note that there is an alternate way to do the same thing: Add the usm user to the manager config files (see usm.conf).

  • Ref = net_if

Restart the indicated process (Ref). Note that its not without risk to restart a process, and should therefor be used with care.

  • NewType = OldType = atl_type()
  • Reason = term()

Changes the run-time Audit Trail log type.

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • SnmpReply = snmp_reply()
  • Remaining = integer()
  • Reason = {send_failed, ReqId, ActualReason} | {invalid_sec_info, SecInfo, SnmpInfo} | term()
  • ReqId = term()
  • ActualReason = term()
  • SecInfo = [sec_info()]
  • sec_info() = {sec_tag(), ExpectedValue, ReceivedValue}
  • sec_tag() = atom()
  • ExpectedValue = ReceivedValue = term()
  • SnmpInfo = term()

Synchronous get-request.

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • NonRep = integer()
  • MaxRep = integer()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • SnmpReply = snmp_reply()
  • Remaining = integer()
  • Reason = {send_failed, ReqId, ActualReason} | {invalid_sec_info, SecInfo, SnmpInfo} | term()
  • ReqId = term()
  • ActualReason = term()
  • SecInfo = [sec_info()]
  • sec_info() = {sec_tag(), ExpectedValue, ReceivedValue}
  • sec_tag() = atom()
  • ExpectedValue = ReceivedValue = term()
  • SnmpInfo = term()

Synchronous get-bulk-request (See RFC1905).

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • SnmpReply = snmp_reply()
  • Remaining = integer()
  • Reason = {send_failed, ReqId, ActualReason} | {invalid_sec_info, SecInfo, SnmpInfo} | term()
  • ReqId = term()
  • ActualReason = term()
  • SecInfo = [sec_info()]
  • sec_info() = {sec_tag(), ExpectedValue, ReceivedValue}
  • sec_tag() = atom()
  • ExpectedValue = ReceivedValue = term()
  • SnmpInfo = term()

Synchronous get-next-request.

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • VarsAndVals = vars_and_vals()
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • SnmpReply = snmp_reply()
  • Remaining = integer()
  • Reason = {send_failed, ReqId, ActualReason} | {invalid_sec_info, SecInfo, SnmpInfo} | term()
  • ReqId = term()
  • ActualReason = term()
  • SecInfo = [sec_info()]
  • sec_info() = {sec_tag(), ExpectedValue, ReceivedValue}
  • sec_tag() = atom()
  • ExpectedValue = ReceivedValue = term()
  • SnmpInfo = term()

Synchronous set-request.

  • Mib = MibName
  • MibName = string()
  • Reason = term()

Unload a Mib from the manager. The MibName is the name of the Mib, including the path to where the compiled mib is found. For example,

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()

Unregister the agent.

  • Id = term()

Unregister the user.

  • EngineID = string()
  • UserName = string()
  • Reason = term()

Unregister this USM user.

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Info = [{item(), item_value()}]
  • Item = item()
  • item() = atom()
  • Val = item_value()
  • item_value() = term()
  • Reason = term()

Update agent config. The function update_agent_info/3 should be used when several values needs to be updated atomically.

  • EngineID = string()
  • UsmName = string()
  • Item = sec_name | auth | auth_key | priv | priv_key
  • Val = term()
  • Reason = term()

Update usm user config.

  • EngineID = string()
  • UsmName = string()
  • Item = sec_name | auth | auth_key | priv | priv_key
  • Reason = term()

Retrieve usm user config.

  • Ref = server | config | net_if | note_store | all
  • Verbosity = verbosity()
  • verbosity() = silence | info | log | debug | trace

Sets verbosity for the designated process. For the lowest verbosity silence, nothing is printed. The higher the verbosity, the more is printed.

  • UserId = term()
  • Agents = [TargetName]
  • TargetName = target_name()

Get a list of all registered agents or all agents registered by a specific user.

  • Mibs = [{MibName, MibFile}]
  • MibName = atom()
  • MibFile = string()

Get a list of all the mib's loaded into the manager.

  • Users = [UserId]
  • UserId = term()

Get a list of the identities of all registered users.

  • UsmUsers = [{EngineID,UserName}]
  • EngineID = string()
  • UsmName = string()

Get a list of all registered usm users.

  • UsmUsers = [UserName]
  • UserName = string()

Get a list of all registered usm users with engine-id EngineID.

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agent_info(TargetName, Item) -> {ok, Val} | {error, Reason}

  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Item = atom()
  • Reason = term()

Retrieve agent config.

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async_get2(UserId, TargetName, Oids) -> {ok, ReqId} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • ReqId = term()
  • Reason = term()

Asynchronous get-request.

The reply, if it arrives, will be delivered to the user through a call to the snmpm_user callback function handle_pdu.

The send option timeout specifies for how long the request is valid (after which the manager is free to delete it).

The send option extra specifies an opaque data structure passed on to the net-if process. The net-if process included in this application makes, with one exception, no use of this info, so the only use for it in such a option (when using the built in net-if) would be tracing. The one usage exception is: Any tuple with snmpm_extra_info_tag as its first element is reserved for internal use.

Some of the send options (community, sec_model, sec_name, sec_level and max_message_size) are override options. That is, for this request, they override any configuration done when the agent was registered.

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async_get2(UserId, TargetName, Oids, SendOpts) -> {ok, ReqId} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
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async_get_bulk2(UserId, TargetName, NonRep, MaxRep, Oids) -> {ok, ReqId} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • NonRep = integer()
  • MaxRep = integer()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • ReqId = integer()
  • Reason = term()

Asynchronous get-bulk-request (See RFC1905).

The reply will be delivered to the user through a call to the snmpm_user callback function handle_pdu.

The send option timeout specifies for how long the request is valid (after which the manager is free to delete it).

The send option extra specifies an opaque data structure passed on to the net-if process. The net-if process included in this application makes no use of this info, so the only use for it in such a configuration (when using the built in net-if) would be tracing.

Some of the send options (community, sec_model, sec_name, sec_level and max_message_size) are override options. That is, for this request, they override any configuration done when the agent was registered.

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async_get_bulk2(UserId, TargetName, NonRep, MaxRep, Oids, SendOpts) -> {ok, ReqId} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
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async_get_next2(UserId, TargetName, Oids) -> {ok, ReqId} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • ReqId = integer()
  • Reason = term()

Asynchronous get-next-request.

The reply will be delivered to the user through a call to the snmpm_user callback function handle_pdu.

The send option timeout specifies for how long the request is valid (after which the manager is free to delete it).

The send option extra specifies an opaque data structure passed on to the net-if process. The net-if process included in this application makes, with one exception, no use of this info, so the only use for it in such a option (when using the built in net-if) would be tracing. The one usage exception is: Any tuple with snmpm_extra_info_tag as its first element is reserved for internal use.

Some of the send options (community, sec_model, sec_name, sec_level and max_message_size) are override options. That is, for this request, they override any configuration done when the agent was registered.

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async_get_next2(UserId, TargetName, Oids, SendOpts) -> {ok, ReqId} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
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async_set2(UserId, TargetName, VarsAndVals) -> {ok, ReqId} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • VarsAndVals = vars_and_vals()
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • ReqId = term()
  • Reason = term()

Asynchronous set-request.

The reply will be delivered to the user through a call to the snmpm_user callback function handle_pdu.

The send option timeout specifies for how long the request is valid (after which the manager is free to delete it).

When var_and_val() is {oid(), value()}, the manager makes an educated guess based on the loaded mibs.

The send option extra specifies an opaque data structure passed on to the net-if process. The net-if process included in this application makes, with one exception, no use of this info, so the only use for it in such a option (when using the built in net-if) would be tracing. The one usage exception is: Any tuple with snmpm_extra_info_tag as its first element is reserved for internal use.

Some of the send options (community, sec_model, sec_name, sec_level and max_message_size) are override options. That is, for this request, they override any configuration done when the agent was registered.

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async_set2(UserId, TargetName, VarsAndVals, SendOpts) -> {ok, ReqId} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
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backup(BackupDir) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • BackupDir = string()

Backup persistent data handled by the manager.

BackupDir cannot be identical to DbDir.

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cancel_async_request(UserId, ReqId) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • UserId = term()
  • ReqId = term()
  • Reason = term()

Cancel a previous asynchronous request.

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cancel_notify_started(Pid) -> void()

  • Pid = pid()

Cancel a previous request to be notified of SNMP manager start.

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change_log_size(NewSize) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • NewSize = {MaxBytes, MaxFiles}
  • MaxBytes = integer()
  • MaxFiles = integer()
  • Reason = term()

Changes the log size of the Audit Trail Log. The application must be configured to use the audit trail log function. Please refer to disk_log(3) in Kernel Reference Manual for a description of how to change the log size.

The change is permanent, as long as the log is not deleted. That means, the log size is remembered across reboots.

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demonitor(Ref) -> void()

  • Ref = reference()

Turn off monitoring of the SNMP manager.

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format_reason(Reason) -> string()

  • Reason = term()
  • Prefix = integer() | string()

This utility function is used to create a formatted (pretty printable) string of the error reason received from either:

  • The Reason returned value if any of the sync/async get/get-next/set/get-bulk functions returns {error, Reason}

  • The Reason parameter in the handle_error user callback function.

Prefix should either be an indention string (e.g. a list of spaces) or a positive integer (which will be used to create the indention string of that length).

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format_reason(Prefix, Reason) -> string()

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info() -> [{Key, Value}]

  • Key = atom()
  • Value = term()

Returns a list (a dictionary) containing information about the manager. Information includes statistics counters, miscellaneous info about each process (e.g. memory allocation), and so on.

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load_mib(Mib) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • Mib = MibName
  • MibName = string()
  • Reason = term()

Load a Mib into the manager. The MibName is the name of the Mib, including the path to where the compiled mib is found. For example,

          Dir = code:priv_dir(my_app) ++ "/mibs/",
          snmpm:load_mib(Dir ++ "MY-MIB").
        
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log_to_io(LogDir) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R15B01,OTP R16B03)
  • LogDir = string()
  • Mibs = [MibName]
  • MibName = string()
  • Block = boolean()
  • LogName = string()
  • LogFile = string()
  • Start = Stop = null | calendar:datetime() | {local_time, calendar:datetime()} | {universal_time, calendar:datetime()}
  • Cnt = {NumOK, NumERR}
  • NumOK = non_neg_integer()
  • NumERR = pos_integer()
  • Reason = disk_log_open_error() | file_open_error() | term()
  • disk_log_open_error() = {LogName, term()}
  • file_open_error() = {OutFile, term()}

Converts an Audit Trail Log to a readable format and prints it on stdio. LogName defaults to "snmpm_log". LogFile defaults to "snmpm.log".

The Block argument indicates if the log should be blocked during conversion. This could be usefull when converting large logs (when otherwise the log could wrap during conversion). Defaults to true.

See snmp:log_to_io for more info.

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log_to_io(LogDir, Mibs) -> ok | {error, Reason} log_to_io(LogDir, Block | Mibs) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R15B01,OTP R16B03)
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log_to_io(LogDir, Mibs, Block | LogName) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R15B01,OTP R16B03)
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log_to_io(LogDir, Mibs, LogName, Block | LogFile) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R15B01,OTP R16B03)
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log_to_io(LogDir, Mibs, LogName, LogFile, Block | Start) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R15B01,OTP R16B03)
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log_to_io(LogDir, Mibs, LogName, LogFile, Start, Stop) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason} log_to_io(LogDir, Mibs, LogName, LogFile, Block, Start) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R15B01,OTP R16B03)
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log_to_io(LogDir, Mibs, LogName, LogFile, Block, Start, Stop) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R15B01,OTP R16B03)
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log_to_txt(LogDir)

(since OTP R16B03)

Specs

log_to_txt(LogDir :: snmp:dir()) -> snmp:void().
  • LogDir = string()
  • Mibs = [MibName]
  • MibName = string()
  • Block = boolean()
  • OutFile = string()
  • LogName = string()
  • LogFile = string()
  • Start = Stop = null | calendar:datetime() | {local_time, calendar:datetime()} | {universal_time, calendar:datetime()}
  • Cnt = {NumOK, NumERR}
  • NumOK = non_neg_integer()
  • NumERR = pos_integer()
  • Reason = disk_log_open_error() | file_open_error() | term()
  • disk_log_open_error() = {LogName, term()}
  • file_open_error() = {OutFile, term()}

Converts an Audit Trail Log to a readable text file. OutFile defaults to "./snmpm_log.txt". LogName defaults to "snmpm_log". LogFile defaults to "snmpm.log".

The Block argument indicates if the log should be blocked during conversion. This could be usefull when converting large logs (when otherwise the log could wrap during conversion). Defaults to true.

See snmp:log_to_txt for more info.

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log_to_txt(LogDir, Block | Mibs)

(since OTP R16B03)

Specs

log_to_txt(LogDir :: snmp:dir(), Block :: boolean()) -> snmp:void();
          (LogDir :: snmp:dir(), Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()]) -> snmp:void().
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log_to_txt(LogDir, Mibs, Block | OutFile) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R16B03)

Specs

log_to_txt(LogDir :: snmp:dir(), Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()], Block :: boolean()) -> snmp:void();
          (LogDir :: snmp:dir(), Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()], OutFile :: file:filename()) ->
              snmp:void().
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log_to_txt(LogDir, Mibs, OutFile, Block | LogName) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R16B03)

Specs

log_to_txt(LogDir :: snmp:dir(),
           Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()],
           OutFile :: file:filename(),
           Block :: boolean()) ->
              snmp:void();
          (LogDir :: snmp:dir(),
           Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()],
           OutFile :: file:filename(),
           LogName :: string()) ->
              snmp:void().
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log_to_txt(LogDir, Mibs, OutFile, LogName, Block | LogFile) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R16B03)

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log_to_txt(LogDir :: snmp:dir(),
           Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()],
           OutFile :: file:filename(),
           LogName :: string(),
           Block :: boolean()) ->
              snmp:void();
          (LogDir :: snmp:dir(),
           Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()],
           OutFile :: file:filename(),
           LogName :: string(),
           LogFile :: string()) ->
              snmp:void().
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log_to_txt(LogDir, Mibs, OutFile, LogName, LogFile, Block | Start) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R16B03)

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log_to_txt(LogDir :: snmp:dir(),
           Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()],
           OutFile :: file:filename(),
           LogName :: string(),
           LogFile :: string(),
           Block :: boolean()) ->
              snmp:void();
          (LogDir :: snmp:dir(),
           Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()],
           OutFile :: file:filename(),
           LogName :: string(),
           LogFile :: string(),
           Start :: snmp_log:log_time()) ->
              snmp:void().
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log_to_txt(LogDir, Mibs, OutFile, LogName, LogFile, Start, Stop) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason} log_to_txt(LogDir, Mibs, OutFile, LogName, LogFile, Block, Start) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R16B03)

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log_to_txt(LogDir :: snmp:dir(),
           Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()],
           OutFile :: file:filename(),
           LogName :: string(),
           LogFile :: string(),
           Block :: boolean(),
           Start :: snmp_log:log_time()) ->
              snmp:void();
          (LogDir :: snmp:dir(),
           Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()],
           OutFile :: file:filename(),
           LogName :: string(),
           LogFile :: string(),
           Start :: snmp_log:log_time(),
           Stop :: snmp_log:log_time()) ->
              snmp:void().
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log_to_txt(LogDir, Mibs, OutFile, LogName, LogFile, Block, Start, Stop) -> ok | {ok, Cnt} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R16B03)

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log_to_txt(LogDir :: snmp:dir(),
           Mibs :: [snmp:mib_name()],
           OutFile :: file:filename(),
           LogName :: string(),
           LogFile :: string(),
           Block :: boolean(),
           Start :: snmp_log:log_time(),
           Stop :: snmp_log:log_time()) ->
              snmp:void().
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monitor() -> Ref

  • Ref = reference()

Monitor the SNMP manager. In case of a crash, the calling (monitoring) process will get a 'DOWN' message (see the erlang module for more info).

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name_to_oid(Name) -> {ok, Oids} | {error, Reason}

  • Name = atom()
  • Oids = [oid()]

Transform a alias-name to its oid.

Note that an alias-name is only unique within the mib, so when loading several mib's into a manager, there might be several instances of the same aliasname.

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notify_started(Timeout) -> Pid

  • Timeout = integer()
  • Pid = pid()

Request a notification (message) when the SNMP manager has started.

The Timeout is the time the request is valid. The value has to be greater then zero.

The Pid is the process handling the supervision of the SNMP manager start. When the manager has started a completion message will be sent to the client from this process: {snmpm_started, Pid}. If the SNMP manager was not started in time, a timeout message will be sent to the client: {snmpm_start_timeout, Pid}.

A client application that is dependent on the SNMP manager will use this function in order to be notified of when the manager has started. There are two situations when this is useful:

  • During the start of a system, when a client application could start prior to the SNMP manager but is dependent upon it, and therefor has to wait for it to start.

  • When the SNMP manager has crashed, the dependent client application has to wait for the SNMP manager to be restarted before it can reconnect.

The function returns the pid() of a handler process, that does the supervision on behalf of the client application. Note that the client application is linked to this handler.

This function is used in conjunction with the monitor function.

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oid_to_name(Oid) -> {ok, Name} | {error, Reason}

  • Oid = oid()
  • Name = atom()
  • Reason = term()

Transform a oid to its aliasname.

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oid_to_type(Oid) -> {ok, Type} | {error, Reason}

  • Oid = oid()
  • Type = atom()
  • Reason = term()

Retreive the type (asn1 bertype) of an oid.

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register_agent(UserId, TargetName, Config) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Config = [agent_config()]
  • agent_config() = {Item, Val}
  • Item = engine_id | address | port | community | timeout | max_message_size | version | sec_model | sec_name | sec_level | tdomain
  • Val = term()
  • Reason = term()

Explicitly instruct the manager to handle this agent, with UserId as the responsible user.

Called to instruct the manager that this agent shall be handled. This function is used when the user knows in advance which agents the manager shall handle. Note that there is an alternate way to do the same thing: Add the agent to the manager config files (see agents.conf).

TargetName is a non-empty string, uniquely identifying the agent.

The type of Val depends on Item:

[mandatory] engine_id = string()
[mandatory] tadress = transportAddress()  % Depends on tdomain
[optional]  port = inet:port_number()
[optional]  tdomain = transportDomain()
[optional]  community = string()
[optional]  timeout = integer() | snmp_timer()
[optional]  max_message_size = integer()
[optional]  version = v1 | v2 | v3 
[optional]  sec_model = any | v1 | v2c | usm 
[optional]  sec_name = string() 
[optional]  sec_level = noAuthNoPriv | authNoPriv | authPriv

Note that if no tdomain is given, the default value, transportDomainUdpIpv4, is used.

Note that if no port is given and if taddress does not contain a port number, the default value is used.

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register_user(Id, Module, Data) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • Id = term()
  • Module = snmpm_user()
  • Data = term()
  • DefaultAgentConfig = [default_agent_config()]
  • default_agent_config() = {Item, Val}
  • Item = community | timeout | max_message_size | version | sec_model | sec_name | sec_level
  • Val = term()
  • Reason = term()
  • snmpm_user() = Module implementing the snmpm_user behaviour

Register the manager entity (=user) responsible for specific agent(s).

Module is the callback module (snmpm_user behaviour) which will be called whenever something happens (detected agent, incoming reply or incoming trap/notification). Note that this could have already been done as a consequence of the node config. (see users.conf).

The argument DefaultAgentConfig is used as default values when this user register agents.

The type of Val depends on Item:

community = string()
timeout = integer() | snmp_timer()
max_message_size = integer()
version = v1 | v2 | v3 
sec_model = any | v1 | v2c | usm 
sec_name = string() 
sec_level = noAuthNoPriv | authNoPriv | authPriv
        
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register_user(Id, Module, Data, DefaultAgentConfig) -> ok | {error, Reason}

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register_user_monitor(Id, Module, Data) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • Id = term()
  • Module = snmpm_user()
  • DefaultAgentConfig = [default_agent_config()]
  • default_agent_config() = {Item, Val}
  • Item = community | timeout | max_message_size | version | sec_model | sec_name | sec_level
  • Val = term()
  • Data = term()
  • Reason = term()
  • snmpm_user() = Module implementing the snmpm_user behaviour

Register the monitored manager entity (=user) responsible for specific agent(s).

The process performing the registration will be monitored. Which means that if that process should die, all agents registered by that user process will be unregistered. All outstanding requests will be canceled.

Module is the callback module (snmpm_user behaviour) which will be called whenever something happens (detected agent, incoming reply or incoming trap/notification). Note that this could have already been done as a consequence of the node config. (see users.conf).

The argument DefaultAgentConfig is used as default values when this user register agents.

The type of Val depends on Item:

community = string()
timeout = integer() | snmp_timer()
max_message_size = integer()
version = v1 | v2 | v3 
sec_model = any | v1 | v2c | usm 
sec_name = string() 
sec_level = noAuthNoPriv | authNoPriv | authPriv
        
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register_user_monitor(Id, Module, Data, DefaultAgentConfig) -> ok | {error, Reason}

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register_usm_user(EngineID, UserName, Conf) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • EngineID = string()
  • UserName = string()
  • Conf = [usm_config()]
  • usm_config() = {Item, Val}
  • Item = sec_name | auth | auth_key | priv | priv_key
  • Val = term()
  • Reason = term()

Explicitly instruct the manager to handle this USM user. Note that there is an alternate way to do the same thing: Add the usm user to the manager config files (see usm.conf).

The type of Val depends on Item:

sec_name = string()
auth = usmNoAuthProtocol | usmHMACMD5AuthProtocol | usmHMACSHAAuthProtocoltimeout
auth_key = [integer()]   (length 16 if auth = usmHMACMD5AuthProtocol, 
                          length 20 if auth = usmHMACSHAAuthProtocol)
priv = usmNoPrivProtocol | usmDESPrivProtocol | usmAesCfb128Protocol
priv_key = [integer()]   (length is 16 if priv = usmDESPrivProtocol | usmAesCfb128Protocol).
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restart(Ref) -> void()

(since OTP 22.3)
  • Ref = net_if

Restart the indicated process (Ref). Note that its not without risk to restart a process, and should therefor be used with care.

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set_log_type(NewType) -> {ok, OldType} | {error, Reason}

  • NewType = OldType = atl_type()
  • Reason = term()

Changes the run-time Audit Trail log type.

Note that this has no effect on the application configuration as defined by configuration files, so a node restart will revert the config to whatever is in those files.

This function is primarily useful in testing/debugging scenarios.

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sync_get2(UserId, TargetName, Oids) -> {ok, SnmpReply, Remaining} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • SnmpReply = snmp_reply()
  • Remaining = integer()
  • Reason = {send_failed, ReqId, ActualReason} | {invalid_sec_info, SecInfo, SnmpInfo} | term()
  • ReqId = term()
  • ActualReason = term()
  • SecInfo = [sec_info()]
  • sec_info() = {sec_tag(), ExpectedValue, ReceivedValue}
  • sec_tag() = atom()
  • ExpectedValue = ReceivedValue = term()
  • SnmpInfo = term()

Synchronous get-request.

Remaining is the remaining time of the given (or default) timeout time.

When Reason is {send_failed, ...} it means that the net_if process failed to send the message. This could happen because of any number of reasons, i.e. encoding error. ActualReason is the actual reason in this case.

The send option extra specifies an opaque data structure passed on to the net-if process. The net-if process included in this application makes, with one exception, no use of this info, so the only use for it in such a option (when using the built in net-if) would be tracing. The one usage exception is: Any tuple with snmpm_extra_info_tag as its first element is reserved for internal use.

Some of the send options (community, sec_model, sec_name, sec_level and max_message_size) are override options. That is, for this request, they override any configuration done when the agent was registered.

For SnmpInfo, see the user callback function handle_report.

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sync_get2(UserId, TargetName, Oids, SendOpts) -> {ok, SnmpReply, Remaining} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
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sync_get_bulk2(UserId, TragetName, NonRep, MaxRep, Oids) -> {ok, SnmpReply, Remaining} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • NonRep = integer()
  • MaxRep = integer()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • SnmpReply = snmp_reply()
  • Remaining = integer()
  • Reason = {send_failed, ReqId, ActualReason} | {invalid_sec_info, SecInfo, SnmpInfo} | term()
  • ReqId = term()
  • ActualReason = term()
  • SecInfo = [sec_info()]
  • sec_info() = {sec_tag(), ExpectedValue, ReceivedValue}
  • sec_tag() = atom()
  • ExpectedValue = ReceivedValue = term()
  • SnmpInfo = term()

Synchronous get-bulk-request (See RFC1905).

Remaining is the remaining time of the given (or default) timeout time.

When Reason is {send_failed, ...} it means that the net_if process failed to send the message. This could happen because of any number of reasons, i.e. encoding error. ActualReason is the actual reason in this case.

The send option extra specifies an opaque data structure passed on to the net-if process. The net-if process included in this application makes, with one exception, no use of this info, so the only use for it in such a option (when using the built in net-if) would be tracing. The one usage exception is: Any tuple with snmpm_extra_info_tag as its first element is reserved for internal use.

Some of the send options (community, sec_model, sec_name, sec_level and max_message_size) are override options. That is, for this request, they override any configuration done when the agent was registered.

For SnmpInfo, see the user callback function handle_report.

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sync_get_bulk2(UserId, TragetName, NonRep, MaxRep, Oids, SendOpts) -> {ok, SnmpReply, Remaining} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
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sync_get_next2(UserId, TargetName, Oids) -> {ok, SnmpReply, Remaining} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Oids = [oid()]
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • SnmpReply = snmp_reply()
  • Remaining = integer()
  • Reason = {send_failed, ReqId, ActualReason} | {invalid_sec_info, SecInfo, SnmpInfo} | term()
  • ReqId = term()
  • ActualReason = term()
  • SecInfo = [sec_info()]
  • sec_info() = {sec_tag(), ExpectedValue, ReceivedValue}
  • sec_tag() = atom()
  • ExpectedValue = ReceivedValue = term()
  • SnmpInfo = term()

Synchronous get-next-request.

Remaining is the remaining time of the given (or default) timeout time.

When Reason is {send_failed, ...} it means that the net_if process failed to send the message. This could happen because of any number of reasons, i.e. encoding error. ActualReason is the actual reason in this case.

The send option extra specifies an opaque data structure passed on to the net-if process. The net-if process included in this application makes, with one exception, no use of this info, so the only use for it in such a option (when using the built in net-if) would be tracing. The one usage exception is: Any tuple with snmpm_extra_info_tag as its first element is reserved for internal use.

Some of the send options (community, sec_model, sec_name, sec_level and max_message_size) are override options. That is, for this request, they override any configuration done when the agent was registered.

For SnmpInfo, see the user callback function handle_report.

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sync_get_next2(UserId, TargetName, Oids, SendOpts) -> {ok, SnmpReply, Remaining} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
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sync_set2(UserId, TargetName, VarsAndVals) -> {ok, SnmpReply, Remaining} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • VarsAndVals = vars_and_vals()
  • SendOpts = send_opts()
  • send_opts() = [send_opt()]
  • send_opt() = {context, string()} | {timeout, pos_integer()} | {extra, term()} | {community, community()} | {sec_model, sec_model()} | {sec_name, string()} | {sec_level, sec_level()} | {max_message_size, pos_integer()}
  • SnmpReply = snmp_reply()
  • Remaining = integer()
  • Reason = {send_failed, ReqId, ActualReason} | {invalid_sec_info, SecInfo, SnmpInfo} | term()
  • ReqId = term()
  • ActualReason = term()
  • SecInfo = [sec_info()]
  • sec_info() = {sec_tag(), ExpectedValue, ReceivedValue}
  • sec_tag() = atom()
  • ExpectedValue = ReceivedValue = term()
  • SnmpInfo = term()

Synchronous set-request.

Remaining is the remaining time of the given (or default) timeout time.

When Reason is {send_failed, ...} it means that the net_if process failed to send the message. This could happen because of any number of reasons, i.e. encoding error. ActualReason is the actual reason in this case.

When var_and_val() is {oid(), value()}, the manager makes an educated guess based on the loaded mibs.

The send option extra specifies an opaque data structure passed on to the net-if process. The net-if process included in this application makes, with one exception, no use of this info, so the only use for it in such a option (when using the built in net-if) would be tracing. The one usage exception is: Any tuple with snmpm_extra_info_tag as its first element is reserved for internal use.

Some of the send options (community, sec_model, sec_name, sec_level and max_message_size) are override options. That is, for this request, they override any configuration done when the agent was registered.

For SnmpInfo, see the user callback function handle_report.

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sync_set2(UserId, TargetName, VarsAndVals, SendOpts) -> {ok, SnmpReply, Remaining} | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B03)
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unload_mib(Mib) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • Mib = MibName
  • MibName = string()
  • Reason = term()

Unload a Mib from the manager. The MibName is the name of the Mib, including the path to where the compiled mib is found. For example,

          Dir = code:priv_dir(my_app) ++ "/mibs/",
          snmpm:unload_mib(Dir ++ "MY-MIB").
        
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unregister_agent(UserId, TargetName) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()

Unregister the agent.

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unregister_user(Id) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • Id = term()

Unregister the user.

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unregister_usm_user(EngineID, UserName) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • EngineID = string()
  • UserName = string()
  • Reason = term()

Unregister this USM user.

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update_agent_info(UserId, TargetName, Info) -> ok | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B04)
  • UserId = term()
  • TargetName = target_name()
  • Info = [{item(), item_value()}]
  • Item = item()
  • item() = atom()
  • Val = item_value()
  • item_value() = term()
  • Reason = term()

Update agent config. The function update_agent_info/3 should be used when several values needs to be updated atomically.

See function register_agent for more info about what kind of items are allowed.

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update_agent_info(UserId, TargetName, Item, Val) -> ok | {error, Reason}

(since OTP R14B04)
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update_usm_user_info(EngineID, UserName, Item, Val) -> ok | {error, Reason}

  • EngineID = string()
  • UsmName = string()
  • Item = sec_name | auth | auth_key | priv | priv_key
  • Val = term()
  • Reason = term()

Update usm user config.

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usm_user_info(EngineID, UserName, Item) -> {ok, Val} | {error, Reason}

  • EngineID = string()
  • UsmName = string()
  • Item = sec_name | auth | auth_key | priv | priv_key
  • Reason = term()

Retrieve usm user config.

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verbosity(Ref, Verbosity) -> void()

  • Ref = server | config | net_if | note_store | all
  • Verbosity = verbosity()
  • verbosity() = silence | info | log | debug | trace

Sets verbosity for the designated process. For the lowest verbosity silence, nothing is printed. The higher the verbosity, the more is printed.

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which_agents() -> Agents

  • UserId = term()
  • Agents = [TargetName]
  • TargetName = target_name()

Get a list of all registered agents or all agents registered by a specific user.

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which_agents(UserId) -> Agents

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which_mibs() -> Mibs

  • Mibs = [{MibName, MibFile}]
  • MibName = atom()
  • MibFile = string()

Get a list of all the mib's loaded into the manager.

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which_users() -> Users

  • Users = [UserId]
  • UserId = term()

Get a list of the identities of all registered users.

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which_usm_users() -> UsmUsers

  • UsmUsers = [{EngineID,UserName}]
  • EngineID = string()
  • UsmName = string()

Get a list of all registered usm users.

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which_usm_users(EngineID) -> UsmUsers

  • UsmUsers = [UserName]
  • UserName = string()

Get a list of all registered usm users with engine-id EngineID.