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cvnConnecteeDeviceType
Module: CISCO-VIRTUAL-NIC-MIB
OID (symbolic): CISCO-VIRTUAL-NIC-MIB::cvnConnecteeDeviceType
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.710.1.2.1.1.8
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: INTEGER
Access: read-only
Description: This object indicates the type of connectee device attached to this virtual ethernet interface. Connectee Device type can be VMKNIC, VSWIF,VNIC etc.
unknown - The device type is none of followings.
pnic - Physical NIC
vnic - Virtual NIC
vswif - Virtual Switch Interface
vmknic - Virtual machine kernel NIC
What is cvnConnecteeDeviceType?
This indicates the specific kind of network device on the connectee side of a virtual ethernet interface: unknown, a physical NIC, a virtual NIC, a virtual switch interface, or a virtual machine kernel NIC. An admin cares because this tells you precisely what category of interface is on the other end of the connection, informing what kind of traffic and behavior to expect. For example, a virtual ethernet interface reporting vmknic(5) is carrying VMware kernel traffic like vMotion or storage, not a regular guest VM's data.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.710.1.2.1.1.8 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-VIRTUAL-NIC-MIB::cvnConnecteeDeviceType
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.710.1.2.1.1.8.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-VIRTUAL-NIC-MIB::cvnConnecteeDeviceType.1
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OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (8 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | LANART-AGENT |
| 1.3 | org | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6 | dod | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1 | internet | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4 | private | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1 | enterprises | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9 | cisco | CAT2600-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9 | ciscoMgmt | CISCO-SMI |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.710 | ciscoVirtualNicMIB | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NIC-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.710.1 | ciscoVirtualNicMIBObjects | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NIC-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.710.1.2 | cvnConnecteeObjects | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NIC-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.710.1.2.1 | cvnConnecteeTable | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NIC-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.710.1.2.1.1 | cvnConnecteeEntry | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NIC-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.710.1.2.1.1.8 | cvnConnecteeDeviceType | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NIC-MIB |