SNMP Reference Guide

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Introduction
This reference guide provides information about the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management
Information Base (MIB) which is applicable for Dell OpenManage Version 7.
NOTE: This guide contains information that may also be applicable to earlier OpenManage supported platforms.
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.
Supported SNMP Versions
Operating System Supported OMSA SNMP version
Windows SNMP v1
Linux SNMP v1
Introduction to the SNMP Reference Guide
This reference guide provides a formatted version of the following Management Information Base that are released with
the current version of Dell OpenManage.
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.
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. The below table 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
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