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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.
• 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
3. Variables that make up each table in the group — This section documents the variables for the eight tables that comprise the BIOS
group.
4. BIOS Variable Values — This section explains any Server Administrator-specific variables and data types that are used in this section.
In the BIOS group example, there are 17 unique, Server Administrator-specific variable meanings. Information on each Server
Administrator-specific variable is presented in a formatted table.
Other Documents You May Need
In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available on the Dell Support website at dell.com/support/manuals. On
the Manuals page, click Software Systems Management. Click the appropriate product link on the right-side to access the documents.
• The Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide lists the messages that you can receive on your systems management console
or on your operating system’s event viewer. This guide explains the text, severity, and cause of each message that the server
administrator issues.
• The Server Administrator CIM Reference Guide documents the Common Information Model (CIM) provider, an extension of the
standard management object format (MOF) file. The Server-Administrator CIM provider documents supported classes of
management objects.
• The Glossary provides information on the terms used in this document.
Introduction to the Server Administrator SNMP
Subagent
This guide provides formatted information drawn primarily from the MIB files written for the Server Administrator services that support
the SNMP protocol.
For each of the variables defined in the MIBs, the following fields are specified:
• Variable name
• OID or unique identifying number
• Description
• Data type of the variable (for example: integer, string, octet string)
• Whether the variable is accessible, not accessible, or read-only
• Index or indexes, if applicable
For each MIB group that has unique variable definitions, tables are included in the last section of the section to explain the meaning of the
terms.
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Introduction