SNMP Reference Guide

Section Topics MIB Group Number
• CMC Power Information
• CMC PSU Information
• Chassis Alerts
• Legacy Alerting
How This Guide Defines Technical Terms
The following table provides information about where to find definitions for technical terms in this reference guide.
Table 7. Where to Find Definitions for Technical Terms
Type of Definition See
Basic SNMP vocabulary. Introduction
MIB-group-specific variable values. MIB-group-specific MIB variables
contain links to the tables that define these values in the last section of the
section in which these variables are used.
Sections 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 11 through 18.
Systems management terms, acronyms, and commonly managed
components referred to in this reference guide.
Glossary available on the Dell Support
web site at dell.com/support/manuals.
Server Administrator-standard data types that specify variable values in this
reference guide.
Appendix A, Standard Data Type
Definitions.
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. For definitions on all essential terms and
acronyms, see the Glossary available on the Dell Support website at dell.com/support/manuals.
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 behaves 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.
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