GetBulk operation
E212021
The GetBulk operation is an SNMP protocol mechanism used to efficiently retrieve large blocks of management data in a single request, reducing network overhead compared to multiple individual queries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GetBulk operation canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
SNMP operation
ⓘ
SNMP protocol mechanism ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GetBulk ⓘ |
| benefit |
lower latency for bulk data retrieval
ⓘ
reduced CPU load on SNMP manager and agent ⓘ reduced bandwidth consumption ⓘ |
| canTraverse | multiple rows of a MIB table in one request ⓘ |
| category | SNMP PDU type ⓘ |
| comparedTo | GetNext operation ⓘ |
| definedIn |
SNMPv2 standards suite
ⓘ
surface form:
SNMPv2
|
| definedInRFC | RFC 1905 ⓘ |
| direction | manager-to-agent ⓘ |
| doesNotSupport | modification of MIB objects ⓘ |
| hasConstraint |
may be limited by agent resource policies
ⓘ
response size limited by maximum SNMP message size ⓘ |
| hasParameter |
maxRepetitions
ⓘ
nonRepeaters ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
efficient retrieval of large blocks of management data
ⓘ
reduction of network overhead compared to multiple individual queries ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion |
SNMPv2 standards suite
ⓘ
surface form:
SNMPv2
|
| isMoreEfficientThan | repeated GetNext operations ⓘ |
| layer | application layer ⓘ |
| operatesOn |
Management Information Base (MIB) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
ⓘ
surface form:
SNMP Management Information Base
|
| optimizes | sequential retrieval of MIB variables ⓘ |
| partOf |
SNMP
ⓘ
surface form:
Simple Network Management Protocol
|
| pduTypeCode | GetBulkRequest-PDU ⓘ |
| reduces | number of SNMP request-response exchanges ⓘ |
| relatedOperation |
Get operation
ⓘ
GetNext operation ⓘ Set operation ⓘ |
| requires |
SNMPv2 or later support on agent
ⓘ
SNMPv2 or later support on manager ⓘ |
| responseType | GetResponse-PDU ⓘ |
| scope | read-only retrieval of management data ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
|
| targets | SNMP agent ⓘ |
| transportProtocol | UDP ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
collecting performance counters
ⓘ
polling interface statistics ⓘ retrieving large tables from MIB ⓘ |
| usedBy | SNMP manager ⓘ |
| usedIn |
SNMPv2c
ⓘ
SNMPv3 ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
network management
ⓘ
telecommunications management ⓘ |
| uses | single request to retrieve multiple variable bindings ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: GetBulk operation Description of subject: The GetBulk operation is an SNMP protocol mechanism used to efficiently retrieve large blocks of management data in a single request, reducing network overhead compared to multiple individual queries.
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