SNMP Reference Guide

Standard Data Type Definitions

This appendix contains definitions for data types that are standard in most contexts across the information technology

industry. These are the most common data types for describing variable values defined in the 10892.mib , dcs3rmt.mib

and dcs3fru.mib files. Server Administrator-specific variable values are defined in the last section of the section in

which they are introduced.

Common Data Types

Common data types include several types of strings, the object range, signed and unsigned bit ranges, and the familiar

Boolean (true or false) data type.

Table 2049. Common Data Types

Variable Name: Definition

DellString DisplayString (SIZE (0..64))

DellSecurityString DisplayString (SIZE (0..255))

DellCostofOwnershipString DisplayString (SIZE (0..64))

DellObjectRange INTEGER (1..128)

DellUnsigned8BitRange INTEGER (1..256)

DellUnsigned16BitRange INTEGER (1..65535)

DellUnsigned32BitRange INTEGER (1..2147483647)

DellSigned32BitRange INTEGER (-2147483647..2147483647)

DellBoolean INTEGER (0..1 (FALSE = 0, TRUE = 1))

Variables with Data Types of State Capabilities and State

Capabilities Unique

Variables with definitions of <variable name>StateCapabilities or <variable

name>StateCapabilitiesUnique are integers representing a series of bit definitions. They are NOT

enumerations and should be treated as bit fields. The value is passed as a decimal value. The decimal value should be

converted to hex and the appropriate bits should be parsed from hex. Some of the more common bit combinations are

defined in some variables, but not all combinations are or will be defined.

Table 2050. Dell State Capabilities

Variable Name: DellStateCapabilities

Data Type: Integer

Possible Data Values Meaning of Data Value

if set to zero(0)

The object has no capabilities.

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