CISCO-ADAPTER-MIB

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Category: Cisco Devices, Hardware and Environment

Description: Manages network adapter cards and their operational parameters on Cisco server platforms.

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What Is CISCO-ADAPTER-MIB?

CISCO-ADAPTER-MIB is a Cisco enterprise MIB for managing network and I/O adapter cards installed in Cisco server platforms (such as UCS or MDS-style server hardware). It exposes an adapter table listing each installed adapter's index, type, serial number, and hardware/firmware/software version fields. This makes it directly useful for monitoring hardware status: administrators can confirm which adapter cards are present, verify their firmware/software revision level for compliance or bug-fix purposes, and detect unexpected hardware changes or missing cards. It is a self-contained hardware-inventory style MIB, typically used alongside broader Cisco chassis/entity MIBs for full server hardware visibility. It is deployed on Cisco server and workgroup-switch platforms that host pluggable network adapter cards. Engineers can download the CISCO-ADAPTER-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in CISCO-ADAPTER-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

Cisco server platform
Cisco workgroup switch with adapter cards

Monitoring Examples

An admin can poll adptrTable/adptrEntry indexed by adptrIndex to enumerate every adapter card in the chassis, reading adptrType and adptrSerialNumber to build a hardware inventory. Comparing adptrHwHiVersion/adptrHwLoVersion and adptrFwHiVersion/adptrFwLoVersion against expected values reveals adapters running outdated firmware that need an upgrade. A sudden drop in adptrNumber would indicate an adapter card was physically removed or failed.

What Can Be Monitored

adapter card inventory
adapter hardware version
adapter firmware version
adapter software version
adapter serial number

Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

IpAddress
enterprises

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
cisco	1.3.6.1.4.1.9
workgroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5
adapterCard	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2
INT adptrNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.1	INTEGER	read-only	The number of Cisco network adapter cards in the machine.
adptrTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2		not-accessible	A list of adapter table entries. The number of entries is given by adptrNumber.
adptrEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1		not-accessible	An adapter table entry containing information about a Cisco network adapter card.
INT adptrIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	A unique value for each Cisco adapter card in the machine. The value ranges between 1 and the value of adptrNumber. The value for each adapter card must remain constant at least from one re-initialization of the entity's network management system to the next re-initialization.
INT adptrType	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	The type of adapter card.
INT adptrSerialNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	The serial number of the adapter card.
INT adptrHwHiVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	The high part of the hardware version of the adapter card. For example, if the hardware version is 3.1, the value of adptrHwHiVersion is 3.
INT adptrHwLoVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.5	INTEGER	read-only	The low part of the hardware version of the adapter card. For example, if the hardware version is 3.1, the value of adptrHwLoVersion is 1.
INT adptrFwHiVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.6	INTEGER	read-only	The high part of the firmware version of the adapter card. For example, if the firmware version is 3.1, the value of adptrFwHiVersion is 3.
INT adptrFwLoVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.7	INTEGER	read-only	The low part of the firmware version of the adapter card. For example, if the firmware version is 3.1, the value of adptrFwLoVersion is 1.
INT adptrSwHiVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.8	INTEGER	read-only	The high part of the software version number. For example, if the software version is 3.1, the value of adptrSwHiVersion is 3.
INT adptrSwLoVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.9	INTEGER	read-only	The low part of the software version number. For example, if the software version is 3.1, the value of adptrSwLoVersion is 1.
INT adptrStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.10	INTEGER	read-only	The operational status of the adapter card. If the status is not ok(2), the value of adptrSelfTestResult gives more detailed information about the adapter card's failure condition(s).
INT adptrSelfTestResult	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.11	INTEGER	read-only	The result of the adapter card's self test. A zero indicates that the adapter passed all tests. Bits set in the result indicate error conditions.
INT adptrDriverHiVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.13	INTEGER	read-only	The high part of the driver version number. For example, if the driver version is 3.1, the value of adptrDriverHiVersion is 3.
INT adptrDriverLoVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.14	INTEGER	read-only	The low part of the driver version number. For example, if the driver version is 3.1, the value of adptrDriverLoVersion is 1.
INT adptrMediaType	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.17	INTEGER	read-only	The type of physical layer medium dependent interface on the adapter port(s).
STR adptrModel	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.2.1.18	DisplayString	read-only	The manufacturer's model number for the adapter.
adptrTrapReceiverTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.3		not-accessible	The adapter trap receiver table (0 to 10 entries). This table lists the addresses of Network Management Stations that should receive trap messages from this adapter when an exception condition occurs.
adptrTrapReceiverEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.3.1		not-accessible	A trap receiver table entry.
INT adptrTrapReceiverType	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.3.1.1	INTEGER	read-write	Setting this object to invalid(2) removes the corresponding entry from the adptrTrapReceiverTable. To add a new entry to the adptrTrapReceiverTable, set the adptrTrapReceiverAddr to an IpAddress which is not already in the table. The adptrTrapReceiverType for that entry is automatically set to other(1).
IP adptrTrapReceiverAddr	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.3.1.2	IpAddress	read-only	IP address for trap receiver.
STR adptrTrapReceiverComm	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.3.1.3	DisplayString	read-write	Community string used for trap messages to this trap receiver.
adptrCommunityTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.4		not-accessible	The adapter community table (4 entries). This table lists community strings and their access levels. When an SNMP message is received by this adapter, the community string in the message is compared with this table to determine access rights of the sender.
adptrCommunityEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.4.1		not-accessible	A community table entry.
INT adptrCommunityAccess	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.4.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	A value of readWriteAll(4) allows the community to read and write all objects in the MIB. A value of readWrite(3) allows the community to read and write all objects except the adptrCommunityTable, which it cannot access at all. A value of readOnly(2) allows the community to read all objects except the adptrCommunityTable. A value of other(1) allows the community no access.
STR adptrCommunityString	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.4.1.2	DisplayString	read-write	Configurable community string with access rights defined by the value of adptrCommunityAccess.
INT adptrMgmtType	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.5	INTEGER	read-only	The type of network management for the adapter.
INT adptrMgmtHiVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.6	INTEGER	read-only	The high part of the network management version number. For example, if the network management version is 3.1, the value of adptrMgmtHiVersion is 3.
INT adptrMgmtLoVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.2.7	INTEGER	read-only	The low part of the network management version number. For example, if the network management version is 3.1, the value of adptrMgmtLoVersion is 1.

RFC description

Monitors Cisco network adapter cards including version, status, and self-test results.

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What Is CISCO-ADAPTER-MIB?

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