Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 5.3 SNMP Reference Guide
Dell™ OpenManage™
Server Administrator Version 5.3
SNMP Reference Guide
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
What’s New in this Release
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
What's New in the Instrumentation MIB
What's New in the Remote Access MIB
What's New in the
Field Replaceable Unit MIB
. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
What's New in the
Storage Management Group MIB
. . . . . . . . . 16
What's New in the
Change Management MIB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Introduction to the SNMP Reference Guide
General Content
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Server Administrator Instrumentation MIB
Server Administrator Remote Access MIB
Server Administrator Baseboard
Management Controller, ASF MIB
. . . . . . . . . 21
Server Administrator
Field Replaceable Unit MIB
. . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Server Administrator
Storage Management MIB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Server Administrator
Change Management MIB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
How This Guide Defines Technical Terms
SNMP Basic Terminology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Frequently Used Terms in Variable Names
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tables
Reference Guide Content Tables
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Contents 3
Section Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Other Documents You May Need
. . . . . . . . . 31
Introduction to the
Server Administrator SNMP Subagent
SNMP MIB OIDs
SNMP Security
Management Actions
SNMP Traps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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2 Instrumentation MIB Version Group . . . . 37
MIB Major Version Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
MIB Minor Version Number
MIB Maintenance Version Number
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
. . . . . . . . . . . 38
3 Systems Management Software
Group
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Systems Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Systems Management Software Name
Systems Management
Software Version Number Name
. . . . . . . . . . 40
Systems Management
Software Build Number
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Systems Management
Software Description Name
. . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Systems Management
Software Supported Protocol
. . . . . . . . . . . 41
Systems Management
Software Preferred Protocol
. . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Systems Management
Software Update Level Name
. . . . . . . . . . . 41
Systems Management Software URL Name
. . . . . . 40
. . . . 42
4 Contents
Systems Management
Software Language Name
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Systems Management
Software Global Version Name
. . . . . . . . . . 42
Systems Management
Software Feature Flags
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Systems Management
Software SNMP Agent Feature Flags
Systems Management
Software Manufacturer Name
. . . . . . . . . . . 43
. . . . . . . 43
Systems Management Software Variable Values
. . . 43
4 System State Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
System State Group Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
System State Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5 Chassis Information Group . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Chassis Information Group Tables . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Chassis Information Table
UUID Table
POST Log Table
Event Log Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
System BIOS Table
Firmware Table
Intrusion Table
Baseboard Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Chassis Information Group Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
. . . . . . 100
Contents 5
6 Operating System Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Operating System Group Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Operating System Table
Operating System Memory Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
. . . . . . . . . . 115
7 System Resource Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
System Resource Group Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
System Resource Map Table
System Resource Owner Table
System Resource Input/Output (I/O)
Port Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
System Resource Memory Table
System Resource Interrupt Table
System Resource
Direct Memory Access (DMA) Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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8 Power Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
6 Contents
System Resource Group Variable Values
. . . . . . . . 136
Power Group Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Power Unit Table
Power Supply Table
Voltage Probe Table
Amperage Probe Table
AC Power Switch Table
AC Power Cord Table
Battery Table
Power Usage Table
Power Group Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
9 Thermal Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Thermal Group Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cooling Unit Table
Cooling Device Table
Temperature Probe Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Thermal Group Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
10 User Security Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
User Security Group Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
User Security Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
11 Remote Flash BIOS Group . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Remote Flash BIOS Group Table . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Remote Flash BIOS Table
Remote Flash BIOS Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
. . . . . . . . . . 206
12 Port Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Port Group Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Pointing Port Table
Keyboard Port Table
Processor Port Table
Memory Device Port Table
Monitor Port Table
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
Port Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Parallel Port Table
Serial Port Table
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
. . . . . . . 234
Port Group Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Contents 7
13 Device Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Device Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Pointing Device Table
Keyboard Device Table
Processor Device Table
Processor Device Status Table
Cache Device Table
Memory Device Table
Memory Device Mapped Address Table
Generic Device Table
PCI Device Table
PCI Device Configuration Space Table
Network Device Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
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14 Slot Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
15 Memory Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
8 Contents
Device Group Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
System Slot Group Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
System Slot Table
System Slot Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Physical Memory Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Physical Memory Array Table
Physical Memory Array Mapped Table
Physical Memory Configuration Table
Physical Memory Logging Table
Redundant Memory Unit Table
Physical Memory Card Table
Memory Group Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . 325
. . . . . . 330
. . . . . . . 333
. . . . . . . . . . 335
. . . . . . . . . . . 337
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16 BIOS Setup Control Group . . . . . . . . . . 349
BIOS Group Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
BIOS Setup Control Table
SCSI Control Table
Parallel Port Control Table
Serial Port Control Table
USB Control Table
IDE Control Table
Diskette Control Table
Network Interface Control Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
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BIOS Group Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
17 Local Response Agent Group . . . . . . . . 385
LRA Group Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
LRA Global Settings
LRA Global Settings Table
LRA Action Table
Local Response Agent Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
. . . . . . . . . 390
18 Cost of Ownership Group . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Cost of Ownership Group Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Cost of Ownership Table
COO Service Contract Table
COO Cost Event Log Table
COO Warranty Table
COO Lease Information Table
COO Schedule Number Table
COO Options Table
COO Maintenance Table
COO Repair Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
. . . . . . . . . . . . 404
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
. . . . . . . . . . . 410
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Contents 9
COO Support Information Table . . . . . . . . . . 420
COO Trouble Ticket Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Cost of Ownership Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . 424
19 Remote Access Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
DRAC 4 and DRAC 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Remote Access Table
DRAC III
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Remote Access Table
Remote User Administration Table
Remote SNMP Trap Table
Remote Dial-Up Table
Remote User Dial-In Configuration Table
Remote Dial-Out Table
Remote Access Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
. . . . . . . . . 443
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
. . . . . . . . . . . . 466
20 Cluster Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Cluster Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Cluster Table
Cluster Group Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
21 Baseboard Management Controller
Group
10 Contents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
Baseboard Management Controller Group Tables . . . 487
Baseboard Management Controller Table
. . . . . 487
Baseboard Management Controller
Serial Interface Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Baseboard Management Controller
LAN Interface Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494
Baseboard Management Controller
Group Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
22 Field Replaceable Unit Group . . . . . . . . 501
Field Replaceable Unit Group Tables . . . . . . . . . . 501
Field Replaceable Unit Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . 501
FRU Group Variable Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
23 Storage Management Group . . . . . . . . . 507
Storage Management Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
Storage Management Information Group
Global Data Group
Physical Devices Group
Controller Table
Channel Table
Enclosure Table
Array Disk Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
Array Disk Enclosure Connection Table
Array Disk Channel Connection Table
Fan Table
Fan Connection Table
Power Supply Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
Power Supply Connection Table
Temperature Probe Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Temperature Probe Connection Table
Enclosure Management Module Table
Enclosure Management Module
Connection Table
Battery Table
Battery Connection Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 602
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. . . . . . . 563
. . . . . . . . . . 579
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Contents 11
Logical Devices Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604
Virtual Disk Table
Array Disk Logical Connection Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604
. . . . . . . . 613
Storage Management Event Group
. . . . . . . . . . . 616
24 Change Management Group . . . . . . . . . 619
Inventory Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619
Device Group
Device Group Table
Application Group
Application Group Table
Operating System Group
Inventory Collector Product Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625
. . . . . . . . 626
25 Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 629
Trap Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630
System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630
Table Index OID
Message
Current Status
Previous Status
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631
Data
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631
12 Contents
Understanding the Trap Description
Understanding Trap Severity
Instrumentation Traps
Miscellaneous Traps
Temperature Probe Traps
Cooling Device Traps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 638
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640
. . . . . . . . . . 632
Voltage Probe Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642
Amperage Probe Traps
Chassis Intrusion Traps
Redundancy Unit Traps
Power Supply Traps
Memory Device Traps
Fan Enclosure Traps
AC Power Cord Traps
Hardware Log Traps
Processor Device Status Traps
Pluggable Device Traps
Battery Traps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656
. . . . . . . . . . 657
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658
RAC Traps
BMC Traps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667
26 Storage Management Alert
Reference
Alert Monitoring and Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671
Viewing Alerts
Alert Severity Levels
SNMP Support for Storage Management Alerts
Viewing SNMP Traps
Alert Descriptions and Corrective Actions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672
SNMP Trap Forwarding
SNMP Trap Definitions
SNMP Trap Variables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674
. . . . 673
. . . . . . . 674
Contents 13
A Standard Data Type Definitions . . . . . . 675
Common Data Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675
Variables with Data Types of State Capabilities and
State Capabilities Unique
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676
Dell Status Data Types
Dell Date
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
Full Dates
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
B SNMP Sample Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687
Index
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725
14 Contents
Introduction
This introduction is divided into two sections. The first section,
"Introduction to the SNMP Reference Guide," explains the SNMP Reference
Guide design. All essential Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
terms are defined in this section. Some of the vocabulary may seem complex
and unfamiliar to system administrators who are using SNMP for the first
time. SNMP experts can skim this section, and beginners can read the section
more carefully.
The second section, "Introduction to the Server Administrator SNMP
Subagent," is a more technical introduction to the management information
base (MIB) that underlies Server Administrator services.
Audience
This guide is intended for system administrators, network administrators, and
anyone who wants to write SNMP MIB applications to monitor systems.
What’s New in this Release
This section lists changes to the Server Administrator MIBs in this release of
Server Administrator.
What's New in the Instrumentation MIB
• Added the values to the
device family:
– deviceFamilyIsAMDTurion64X2Mobile(137)
– deviceFamilyIsQuadCoreAMDOpteron(138)
– deviceFamilyIsThirdGenerationAMDOpteron(139)
• Added the MIB object to the Power Supply table:
– powerSupplyPowerMonitorCapable
DellProcessorDeviceFamily
processor
Introduction 15
• Added the values to the
– amperageProbeTypeIsPowerSupplyAmps(23)
– amperageProbeTypeIsPowerSupplyWatts(24)
– amperageProbeTypeIsSystemAmps(25)
– amperageProbeTypeIsSystemWatts(26)
• Added the Power Usage table to the Power Group
• Added the value to the
– iDRAC(17)
• Added the MIB objects to the
– bmcType
– bmcModuleName
• Added the MIB objects to the
– bSUCtpmSecurityControlCapabilities
– bSUCtpmSecurityControlSetting
– bSUCtpmSecurityControlStatus
– bSUCtpmSecurityControlName
DellAmperageProbeType
DellFirmwareType
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) table:
BIOS Setup Control table:
enumeration:
What's New in the Remote Access MIB
No changes.
enumeration:
What's New in the Field Replaceable Unit MIB
No changes.
What's New in the Storage Management Group MIB
• Added the states under the virtual disk states:
– Degraded Redundancy
– Resynching Paused
• Added the values for the virtual disk’s RAID type:
– RAID-6 (8)
– RAID-60 (24)
16 Introduction
What's New in the Change Management MIB
No changes.
Introduction to the SNMP Reference Guide
This reference guide provides a formatted version of the Server Administrator
Instrumentation MIB (filename 10892.mib), the Server Administrator
Remote Access MIB (filename dcs3rmt.mib), the Server Administrator Field
Replaceable Unit MIB (filename dcs3fru.mib), the Server Administrator
Storage Management MIB (filename dcstorag.mib), and the Server
Administrator Change Management MIB (filename dellcm.mib) that are
released with the current version of Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator.
Sections in this guide follow MIB groups and provide explanations and
definitions for the terms used to define MIB objects. Content in this reference
guide is organized as documented in the following subsections.
General Content
Table 1-1 describes the sections that provide general information about the
MIBs documented in this guide.
Table 1-1. General Content Sections in This Guide
Section Topics MIB
Group
Number
1 Introduction to SNMP basics and to the MIBs that support
Server Administrator services
25 Traps — describes in-band traps defined in the Server
Administrator Instrumentation MIB and out-of-band traps
sent by the Remote Access Controller (RAC) and
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).
Appendix A Standard Data Type Definitions — defines standard data
types used in this reference guide.
Appendix B SNMP Sample Output — provides a sample SNMP output. NA
Glossary Defines acronyms, abbreviations, and technical terms used
in this reference guide.
NA
5000
NA
NA
Introduction 17
Server Administrator Instrumentation MIB
The Server Administrator Instrumentation MIB (filename 10892.mib) provides
instrumentation data that allows you to monitor the health of a system with
SNMP management applications. It provides:
• Information about the status of temperatures, power supplies, voltages,
currents, fans, and memory at key points in the system
• Rapid access to detailed fault and performance information gathered by
industry standard systems management agents
• Version information for Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), firmware, and
operating system
• A detailed account of every cost of ownership (COO) detail about your system
In addition, traps are sent to report a change in status of the health of critical
components.
The Server Administrator Instrumentation MIB structures its MIB objects
into groups of scalar objects or MIB tables that provide related information.
Table 1-2 describes each Server Administrator Instrumentation MIB group
and lists the MIB group number assigned to the MIB group.
The Server Administrator Instrumentation MIB groups are identified by the
SNMP OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.<MIB group number>, where <MIB
group number> is the MIB group number assigned to the MIB group. See the
relevant section for more information about the MIB objects defined in a
MIB group.
Table 1-2. Server Administrator Instrumentation MIB Sections
in This Guide
Section Topics MIB Group
Numbers
2 Instrumentation MIB Version Group — defines version
numbers of the Instrumentation MIB
3 Systems Management Software Group — defines
information about the systems management software and
the supported systems management standards
4 System State Group — defines status, state, and
redundancy for a system and its components
1
100
200
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Table 1-2. Server Administrator Instrumentation MIB Sections
in This Guide (continued)
Section Topics MIB Group
Numbers
5 Chassis Information Group — defines chassis types,
events, and indicators
6 Operating System Group — defines variables for name,
version, service pack, and other information about a
system’s operating system
7 System Resource Group — defines variables for
input/output ports, memory, interrupts, and direct
memory access
8 Power Group — defines variables for power units, power
supplies, and their current and voltage probes
9 Thermal Group — defines variables for temperature
probes and cooling devices
10 User Security Group — defines variables for creating and
modifying user accounts
11 Remote Flash BIOS Group — defines variables for
updating the system’s BIOS remotely
12 Port Group — defines variables for major port types such as
keyboard, monitor, small computer system interface
(SCSI), Universal Serial Bus (USB), and parallel and
serial ports
13 Device Group — defines variables for pointing,
keyboard,processor, cache, memory, and personal
computer interface devices
14 Slot Group — defines variables for the system’s slots 1200
15 Memory Group — defines variables for the system’s
physical memory
16 BIOS Setup Control Group — defines variables for BIOS
functions such as boot sequence, speakers, Wake on the
local area network (LAN), diskettes, ports, and
network interface controllers (NIC)
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1300
1400
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Table 1-2. Server Administrator Instrumentation MIB Sections
in This Guide (continued)
Section Topics MIB Group
Numbers
17 Local Response Agent Group — defines variables for
global settings and actions. These variables allow users to
predetermine how the system responds to a particular
type of event
18 Cost of Ownership Group — defines variables for tracking
data on the system’s service contract, lease, repair records,
trouble tickets, and so on
20 Cluster Group — defines variables for systems that
operate as a cluster
21 Baseboard Management Controller Group — provides
information about the Baseboard Management Controller
(BMC) that may be present in your system. In addition to
providing general information about the BMC, this group
provides information about the serial and local area
network (LAN) interfaces of the BMC
25 Traps — defines the types of alerts that can be sent to
report the status of critical components
1500
1600
1800
1900
5000
Server Administrator Remote Access MIB
The Server Administrator Remote Access MIB (filename dcs3rmt.mib)
provides in-band information about remote access hardware that may be
present in your system.
The Server Administrator Remote Access MIB structures its MIB objects into
groups of scalar objects or MIB tables that provide related information.
Table 1-3 describes each Server Administrator Remote Access MIB group and
lists the MIB group number assigned to the MIB group. The Server
Administrator Remote Access MIB groups are identified by the SNMP OID
1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.<MIB group number> where <MIB group number> is
the MIB group number assigned to the MIB group. See the relevant section
for more information about the MIB objects defined in a MIB group.
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Table 1-3. Server Administrator Remote Access MIB Sections in This Guide
Section Topic MIB
Group
Numbers
19 Remote Access Group — provides information about remote
access hardware that may be present in your system and
defines variables for administrative users, SNMP trap
destinations, modem configuration for dial-up networking,
dial-in configuration, and dial-out destinations
1700
Server Administrator Baseboard Management Controller, ASF MIB
The Server Administrator BMC MIB (filename DcAsfSrv.mib) provides
information about the traps sent by BMC. The Server Administrator BMC
MIB structures its MIB objects that provide related information. The BMC
MIB groups are identified by the SNMP OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.3183.1.1.<MIB
group number> The BMC MIB is adheres to ASF 2.0 standard and hence the
enterprise ID is wired for management (3183).
Server Administrator Field Replaceable Unit MIB
The Server Administrator Field Replaceable Unit MIB (filename
dcs3fru.mib) provides information about field replaceable unit (FRU)
hardware that may be present in your system.
The Server Administrator Field Replaceable Unit MIB structures its MIB
objects into groups of scalar objects or MIB tables that provide related
information. Table 1-4 describes each Server Administrator Field Replaceable
Unit MIB group and lists the MIB group number assigned to the MIB group.
The Server Administrator Field Replaceable Unit MIB groups are identified
by the SNMP OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.<MIB group number> where
<MIB group number> is the MIB group number assigned to the MIB group.
See the relevant section for more information about the MIB objects defined
in a MIB group.
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Table 1-4. Server Administrator Field Replaceable Unit MIB Sections in This Guide
Section Topic MIB Group
Numbers
22 Field Replaceable Unit Group — provides information
about field replaceable units that may be present in your
system
2000
Server Administrator Storage Management MIB
The Server Administrator Storage Management MIB (filename dcstorag.mib)
provides storage management data that allows you to monitor the health of
storage resources with SNMP management applications.
Table 1-5 describes each Server Administrator Storage Management MIB
group and lists the MIB group number assigned to the MIB group. The Server
Administrator Storage Management MIB groups are identified by the SNMP
OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.<MIB group number> where <MIB group number> is
the MIB group number assigned to the MIB group. See the relevant section
for more information about the MIB objects defined in a MIB group.
Table 1-5. Server Administrator Storage Management MIB Sections in This Guide
Section Topics MIB Group
Numbers
23 Storage Management Group — consists of definitions for the
following MIB groups:
• Storage Management Group
• Storage Management Information Group
• Global Data Group
• Physical Devices Group
• Logical Devices Group
• Storage Management Event Group
26 Storage Management Alert Reference — lets you monitor the
health of storage resources such as controllers, connectors,
array disks, and virtual disks
10893
NA
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Server Administrator Change Management MIB
The Server Administrator Change Management MIB (filename dellcm.mib)
provides management data that allows you to monitor the inventory of devices
and applications with SNMP management applications.
Table 1-6 describes each Server Administrator Change Management MIB
group and lists the MIB group number assigned to the MIB group. The Server
Administrator Change Management MIB groups are identified by the SNMP
OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.<MIB group number> where <MIB group number> is
the MIB group number assigned to the MIB group. See the relevant section
for more information about the MIB objects defined in a MIB group.
Table 1-6. Server Administrator Change Management MIB Sections in This Guide
Section Topics MIB Group
Number
24 Change Management Group - describes the inventory
data provided by the Change Management MIB that
allows users to monitor devices and software present on a
particular managed computer chassis
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How This Guide Defines Technical Terms
The following table provides information about where to find definitions for
technical terms in this reference guide.
Table 1-7. Where to Find Definitions for Technical Terms
Type of Definition See
Basic SNMP vocabulary. Introduction
MIB-group-specific variable values. MIB-groupspecific MIB variables contain links to the tables
that define these values in the last section of the
section in which these variables are used.
Systems management terms, acronyms, and
commonly managed components referred to in
this reference guide.
Server Administrator-standard data types that
specify variable values in this reference guide.
Sections 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 11
through 18.
Glossary
Appendix A, "Standard Data
Type Definitions."
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SNMP Basic Terminology
It is important to have a good understanding of the key technical terms used
in this guide. This guide provides definitions for all essential terms used in
describing the Server Administrator MIBs. The Glossary contains definitions
for all essential terms and acronyms.
SNMP Master Agent
Typically, the SNMP agent on a managed system consists of one SNMP master
agent and zero or more SNMP extension agents. This SNMP agent extendable
structure facilitates the addition of new MIB modules without having to rebuild
the entire SNMP agent and is invisible to SNMP management applications.
The SNMP master agent is responsible for receiving SNMP request protocol
messages from SNMP management applications and sending SNMP response
protocol messages. As part of processing SNMP request protocol messages,
the SNMP master agent typically communicates with one or more SNMP
extension agents. This communication does not involve standard SNMP
protocol messages. The SNMP master agent uses an extension protocol that
shields the SNMP extension agent from the standard SNMP protocol
messages. The extension protocol also provides a way for SNMP extension
agents to send SNMP event notifications (called traps in SNMPv1). The
SNMP master agent is also responsible for sending SNMP event notification
protocol messages to SNMP management applications.
On supported operating systems, the SNMP master agent is provided with
the operating system. For example, on supported Microsoft
operating systems, the Windows SNMP service is the SNMP master agent.
For information on the versions of the SNMP protocol supported by the
SNMP master agent, see the operating system documentation.
®
Windows®
SNMP Extension Agent
The SNMP extension agent is responsible for registering the MIB objects that
it supports with the SNMP master agent and then processing requests from
the SNMP master agent for those MIB objects. The SNMP extension agent
also initiates event notifications to the SNMP master agent. The SNMP
extension agent does not receive or send standard SNMP protocol messages.
The SNMP extension agent communicates with the SNMP master agent using
an extension protocol defined by the SNMP master agent.
The Server Administrator SNMP subagent is an SNMP extension agent.
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Managed Object
A managed object is any item in a computer system that can be singled out
for discovery, monitoring, or user intervention and correction.
NOTE: Not all managed objects described in this guide are supported by all systems.
MIB
A MIB acts as a structured road map for managed objects. As an Application
Programming Interface (API), a MIB allows systems management tools to
retrieve data maintained by an agent. The server administrator MIB is divided
into several major groups of managed objects.
Variable
A variable is a component of a managed object. A temperature probe, for
example, has a variable to describe its capabilities, its health or status, and
certain indexes that you can use to locate specific temperature probes. One
index for the probe would be the probe’s chassis number. Some systems may
have multiple chassis—one chassis for the central processing unit and
another chassis for storage. A chassis within a system can also have more than
one temperature probe. Variables for a temperature probe include its
capabilities, status, chassis index, and index.
One-Based Index
When an index is one-based, counting starts at 1. One-based indexing counts
the first instance as 1, the second index as 2, and so on.
Zero-Based Index
When an index is zero-based, counting starts at 0. Zero-based indexing
counts the first instance as 0, the second index as 1, and so on.
Fields
Managed object variables contain fields. In this reference guide, managed
object variables have the following fields defined:
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Name is the exact string by which the variable is known in the MIB. MIB
variables are named according to the following conventions:
• Variable names start with a lowercase letter.
• Spaces are not allowed between words in the variable name.
• Acronyms are in uppercase letters, except when an acronym is the first
word in the variable name.
• With the exception of the first letter of the variable name and acronyms,
all other words in the variable name start with capital letters.
The following variable names illustrate these conventions:
– temperatureProbeLowerCriticalThreshold
– coolingUnitIndex
– pCIDeviceSpeed
Object Identifier (OID) is the unique number assigned to an object defined
in a MIB. An OID is written as a sequence of subidentifiers in decimal
notation. Each OID in this reference guide has a prefix that identifies the
managed objects as belonging to Dell™: 1.3.6.1.4.1.674. The additional
numbers identify the MIB group and subgroup as well as the table entry
number of any variables.
For example, the OID for the temperature probe managed object table is
700.20 and the variable for the location of the temperature probe
(temperatureProbeLocationName) has an OID of 700.20.1.8. The full OIDs
for these items are 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20 for the
temperatureProbeTable and 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.8 for the
temperatureProbeLocation. For more information about the structure of
OIDs, see "SNMP MIB OIDs."
Description is a brief explanation of what a particular managed object does.
Syntax defines the data type in which the values of the variable must be
expressed. Most variables in this reference guide use standard data types such
as string or boolean. All data types that are unique to server administrator
variables are defined at the end of the section in which they occur. Standard
data types are defined in "Standard Data Type Definitions."
Access specifies whether persons with administrative privileges can read but not
modify the value of a variable (read only) or can both read and modify the value
of a variable (read-write).
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Frequently Used Terms in Variable Names
The following terms are frequently used in the name of a MIB variable:
Capability refers to the actions an object can perform, or to actions that can
be taken by the object. Hot-pluggable is an example of a capability. If a card is
hot-pluggable, it can be replaced while a system is running. Capability settings
refer to the capabilities of the object that the user can select from and activate
if desired. Capability settings allow users of the server administrator to
predetermine how an object will behave under specific conditions.
Settings are the conditions of a manageable object that determine what
happens when a certain value is detected in a component. For example, a user
can set the upper critical threshold of a temperature probe to 75 degrees
Celsius. If the probe reaches that temperature, the setting causes an alert to
be sent to the management console. Some settings, when reached, can trigger
a system shutdown or other response to prevent damage to the system.
State refers to the condition of an object that has more than one condition.
For example, an object may be in a "not ready" or in an "enabled" state.
Status refers to the health of an object or how the object is functioning. For
example, the status of a temperature probe that is measuring acceptable
temperatures would be reported as normal. When the probe begins reading
temperatures that exceed limits set by the user, it reports a critical status.
Tabl es
This reference guide contains two types of tables: tables that are used to
organize and define variable values and tables that define MIB objects.
Readers must understand the difference between these two types of tables.
SNMP Tables
Most of the MIB objects defined in this reference guide are organized into
SNMP tables. SNMP tables organize data into two-dimensional structural
arrays. In SNMP, objects that have a relationship to other objects are called
columnar objects. Columnar objects are objects used to form lists and tables.
When a MIB group is divided into one or more discrete tables, the word
"table" has a technical meaning. An example is the section of this reference
guide entitled Universal Unique Identifier (UUID). The UUID object has a
type and a value that uniquely identifies an object such as a chassis. The table
defines all of the variables that comprise the managed object UUID.
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The following table is an example of an SNMP table. The table contains
variables that must occur in a definite sequence. In the example table the
defined variables are UUID Chassis Index, UUID Index, UUID Type, and
UUID Value.
Example SNMP Table
UUID Table
These objects comprise the Server Administrator definitions for the UUID.
Name uUIDTable
Object ID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.300.20
Description Defines the UUID table.
Syntax SEQUENCE OF UUIDTableEntry
Access Not accessible
UUID Table Entry
Name uUIDTableEntry
Object ID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.300.20.1
Description Defines the UUID table entry.
Syntax UUIDTableEntry
Access Not accessible
Index uUIDIndex, uUIDchassisIndex
UUID Chassis Index
Name uUIDchassisIndex
Object ID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.300.20.1.1
Description Defines the index (one-based) of this chassis.
Syntax DellObjectRange
Access Read-only
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UUID Index
Name uUIDIndex
Object ID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.300.20.1.2
Description Defines the index of the UUID in a specified chassis.
Syntax DellObjectRange
Access Read-only
UUID Type
Name uUIDType
Object ID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.300.20.1.3
Description Defines the type of the UUID for this chassis.
Syntax DellUUIDType
Access Read-only
UUID Value
Name uUIDValue
Object ID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.300.20.1.4
Description Defines the value of the UUID for this chassis.
Syntax OCTET STRING (SIZE[16])
Access Read-only
Reference Guide Content Tables
NOTE: Variable values are defined for any variable that is Server Administrator-
specific. Industry-standard variable definitions are documented in "Standard Data
Type Definitions."
Some of the tables in this guide have no technical significance in SNMP. These
tables are designed to show information in a readable form. The following table,
for example, defines the Server Administrator-specific variable,
DellFanControlCapabilities. The table provides the name of the variable, its data
type, the values that are valid for the variable, and the meaning of each value.
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Table 1-8. Example Variable Type Definition Table
Variable Name:
Data Type: Integer
Possible Data Values Meaning of Data Value
unknown(1)
lowSpeedCapable(2)
highSpeedCapable(4)
lowOrHighSpeedCapable(6)
DellFanControlCapabilities
The fan’s capabilities are unknown.
The fan can be set to low speed.
The fan can be set to high speed.
The fan can be set to low or high speed.
This type of table is used throughout the reference guide to list and define
variable values. Tables that explain Server Administrator-specific variable
values are located in the final section of sections that define Server
Administrator-specific variables. In the preceding example, the variable name
is DellFanControlCapabilities. This variable must be expressed as an integer
and has four possible values: unknown, lowSpeedCapable,
highSpeedCapable, and lowOrHighSpeed Capable.
Section Organization
Sections in this reference guide are based on the Server Administrator MIBs, so
the complexity of each section depends on the complexity of each MIB group.
The first section provides a high-level introduction to the MIB group. If the
group is defined by one or more tables, the second section lists these tables. The
third section documents the variables that comprise the group, and if
applicable, the variables that comprise the tables. The fourth section contains
definitions for any Server Administrator-specific variables that are used in the
section. The following example shows the typical content of these four sections.
1
BIOS Setup Control Group
This section explains the purpose of the MIB group and summarizes the
major features of the component groups.
2
BIOS Group Tables
If there is more than one SNMP table for a group, this section lists all of
the tables. For this BIOS group example, there are eight tables listed. In
each section, double-clicking any table on the list takes you to that table.
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