Connectivity Guide

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Standard Data Type Denitions
This appendix contains denitions 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 dened in the 10892.mib , dcs3rmt.mib and dcs3fru.mib les.
Server Administrator-specic variable values are dened 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: Denition
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 denitions of <variable name>StateCapabilities or <variable name>StateCapabilitiesUnique
are integers representing a series of bit denitions. They are NOT enumerations and should be treated as bit elds. 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 dened in some variables, but not all combinations are or will be dened.
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 (oine, a binary 0 value) or enabled
(online, a binary 1 value).
notReadyCapable(4)
The object is not ready.
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