Connectivity 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 1855. 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 Gauge (0..4294967295)

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 1856. 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.

unknownCapabilities(1)

The object’s capabilities are unknown.

enableCapable(2)

The object can be disabled (offline, a binary 0 value) or enabled

(online, a binary 1 value).

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