CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB :: cucsVnicIScsiNodeOperInitiatorPolicyName

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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cucsVnicIScsiNodeOperInitiatorPolicyName

Module: CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB

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

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.40.1.11

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: SnmpAdminString

Access: read-only

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

What is cucsVnicIScsiNodeOperInitiatorPolicyName?

This OID reports the name of the operationally in-use initiator name policy that generates the iSCSI initiator identity for the iSCSI initiator node object representing the initiator identity used by an iSCSI vNIC (IScsiNode). An admin cares because this policy is what actually produces the IQN string used for target authorization, so it's the first thing to check when an initiator name looks wrong or duplicated. For example, if two servers unexpectedly share the same iSCSI initiator name, an admin would compare this initiatorPolicyName across their IScsiNode objects to see if they're mistakenly pulling from the same non-unique policy.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.40.1.11
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB::cucsVnicIScsiNodeOperInitiatorPolicyName

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.40.1.11.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB::cucsVnicIScsiNodeOperInitiatorPolicyName.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.719.1.53.40.1.11cucsVnicIScsiNodeOperInitiatorPolicyNameCISCO-UNIFIED-COMPUTING-VNIC-MIB