SNMP Reference Guide

24 Introduction

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.

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.

BIOS Setup Control Group

This section explains the purpose of the MIB group and summarizes the major features of the

component groups.

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.

Table 1-8. Example Variable Type Definition Table

Variable Name: DellFanControlCapabilities

Data Type: Integer

Possible Data Values Meaning of Data Value

unknown(1) The fan’s capabilities are unknown.

lowSpeedCapable(2) The fan can be set to low speed.

highSpeedCapable(4) The fan can be set to high speed.

lowOrHighSpeedCapable(6) The fan can be set to low or high speed.