CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB :: cucsVnicIScsiInitiatorName

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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cucsVnicIScsiInitiatorName

Module: CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB

OID (symbolic): CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB::cucsVnicIScsiInitiatorName

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.38.1.16

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: SnmpAdminString

Access: read-only

Description: Cisco UCS vnic:IScsi:initiatorName managed object property

What is cucsVnicIScsiInitiatorName?

This OID reports the iSCSI initiator name (IQN string) configured for an iSCSI vNIC defined inside a UCS service profile to carry iSCSI boot/storage traffic (IScsi), the identity this server presents when logging in to an iSCSI target. An admin cares because storage arrays typically authorize LUN access by initiator IQN, so this value must match what was allow-listed on the array or the boot LUN won't mount. For example, when provisioning a new iSCSI boot LUN, a storage admin would ask for this exact initiatorName value from the IScsi object to add it to the array's access list.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.38.1.16
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB::cucsVnicIScsiInitiatorName

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.38.1.16.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB::cucsVnicIScsiInitiatorName.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (10 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9ciscoCAT2600-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9ciscoMgmtCISCO-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719ciscoUnifiedComputingMIBCISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1ciscoUnifiedComputingMIBObjectsCISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53cucsVnicObjectsCISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.38cucsVnicIScsiTableCISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.38.1cucsVnicIScsiEntryCISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.38.1.16cucsVnicIScsiInitiatorNameCISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB