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Organization: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Last Updated: 2002-03-21
Category: Cisco Devices
Description:
Defines the top-level Structure of Management Information (SMI) for Cisco enterprise MIBs, providing the root OID hierarchy from which other Cisco MIBs branch.
Imported Objects
From SNMPv2-SMI
| MODULE-IDENTITY | |
| OBJECT-IDENTITY | |
| enterprises |
What Is CISCO-SMI?
CISCO-SMI is Cisco's enterprise root Structure of Management Information module, defining the top-level OID hierarchy (the cisco enterprises arc) from which all other Cisco-specific MIB modules branch, including legacy party- and context-based proxy definitions dating from early SNMPv2 party-based security experiments. It does not itself instrument interface counters, environment sensors, performance data, or configuration state; it is purely a namespace and structural definitions module. Consequently it has no direct role in monitoring hardware or software status on a device — its objects like ciscoPartyProxy, ciscoContextProxy, and ciscoTDomains are largely historical/structural remnants rather than live operational data most modern devices populate. Nearly every Cisco-specific MIB module (covering environment, process, and memory monitoring, among hundreds of others) depends on the OID tree this module establishes to register its own objects underneath. It is present as a foundational, always-loaded dependency on any Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, IOS-XR, or NX-OS device that exposes Cisco enterprise MIBs, and administrators researching the cisco smi mib structure should understand it is loaded for namespace purposes rather than being polled directly for meaningful data.
IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in CISCO-SMI. 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 Catalyst 9300X (2024) — access-layer campus switch, current flagship in the Catalyst 9000X family
- Cisco Catalyst 9500X (2024) — high-capacity core/aggregation switch
Monitoring Examples
This module is primarily a structural/definitions module — its listed objects (ciscoPartyProxy, ciscoContextProxy, ciscoTDomains) relate to legacy SNMPv2p party-based proxy configuration rather than current operational telemetry, so there is little realistic live-monitoring value in polling them on a modern device. The practical value of CISCO-SMI is that it defines the cisco OID root under which real hardware/software monitoring MIBs register their tables. An admin would not poll CISCO-SMI objects themselves but would rely on its OID tree being loaded correctly so those dependent MIBs resolve.
OIDs
| OID symbolic | OID numeric | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9 | Cisco enterprise OID tree. | ||
| ciscoProducts | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1 | Cisco products. | ||
| ciscoConfig | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.2 | Cisco configuration group. | ||
| ciscoExperiment | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.3 | Cisco experiments. | ||
| ciscoAdmin | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.4 | Cisco admin. | ||
| ciscoProxy | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5 | Cisco proxy. | ||
| ciscoPartnerProducts | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.6 | Cisco partner products. | ||
| ciscoPolicy | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.7 | Cisco policy. | ||
| ciscoMgmt | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9 | Cisco management. | ||
| ciscoNotifications | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.10 | Cisco notifications. | ||
| ciscoModules | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.12 | Cisco modules. | ||
| ciscoPIB | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.13 | Cisco PIB. | ||
| ciscoSB | 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.23 | Cisco Small Business. |
RFC description
Defines the Cisco enterprise OID root (1.3.6.1.4.1.9) and provides the vendor-specific structure for all Cisco MIB modules.
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