Is The MIB object tunnelProbState (.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.500.9002.1.9) relevent for "regular" tunnels?

[snthl]

Hi all,

Trying to use snmp to monitor cehckpoint vpn tunnel status.  With respect to this, the checkpoint MIB, has two mib objects

tunnelState OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
active(3),
destroy(4),
idle(129),
phase1(130),
down(131),
init(132)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "No description available"
::= { tunnelEntry 3 }

and 

tunnelProbState OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
unknown(0),
alive(1),
dead(2)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "No description available"
::= { tunnelEntry 9 }

My doubt /question is 

 Is the tunnelProbeState valid only for "Permanent" tunnels and is not relevant / set for "regular " tunnels ?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

[_Val_ · Accepted solution]

Yes it is showing you the status of any tunnel, permanent or not.

From the documentation: 

SNMP

• You can use the OID sub-tree tunnelTable (.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.500.9002 ) in the Check Point MIB to see the VPN status.

[_Val_]

Also, refer here: https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk63663

[snthl]

Thanks for the response.  I  noticed the mib table tunnelTable does report the tunnelState for all type of tunnels But My doubt was specifically for the tunnelProbeState  . I was not sure if the "probe" is running or is relevant for both regular  type tunnels.