CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB :: cucsVnicIScsiNodeInitiatorName

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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cucsVnicIScsiNodeInitiatorName

Module: CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB

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

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.40.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: SnmpAdminString

Access: read-only

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

What is cucsVnicIScsiNodeInitiatorName?

This OID reports the iSCSI initiator name (IQN string) configured for the iSCSI initiator node object representing the initiator identity used by an iSCSI vNIC (IScsiNode), 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 IScsiNode object to add it to the array's access list.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.40.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB::cucsVnicIScsiNodeInitiatorName

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.40.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB::cucsVnicIScsiNodeInitiatorName.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> cucsVnicIScsiNodeInitiatorName.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.40cucsVnicIScsiNodeTableCISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.40.1cucsVnicIScsiNodeEntryCISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.40.1.5cucsVnicIScsiNodeInitiatorNameCISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB