HEALTH-MONITOR-SUNMANAGEMENTCENTER-MIB :: hmSpinsOnMutexes

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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hmSpinsOnMutexes

Module: HEALTH-MONITOR-SUNMANAGEMENTCENTER-MIB

OID (symbolic): HEALTH-MONITOR-SUNMANAGEMENTCENTER-MIB::hmSpinsOnMutexes

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.12.2.2.11.2.1.1

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Integer32

Access: read-only

Description: Sum of spins on mutexes (lock not acquired on first try) for all CPUs.

What is hmSpinsOnMutexes?

The sum, across all CPUs, of the number of times a kernel mutex lock was not acquired on the first try and the CPU had to spin waiting for it. Sustained high values point to kernel lock contention that can slow down the whole system under load.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.12.2.2.11.2.1.1
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> HEALTH-MONITOR-SUNMANAGEMENTCENTER-MIB::hmSpinsOnMutexes

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.12.2.2.11.2.1.1.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> HEALTH-MONITOR-SUNMANAGEMENTCENTER-MIB::hmSpinsOnMutexes.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (11 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.42sunAGENT-STATS-MIB2
1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2prodAGENT-STATS-MIB2
1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.12sunsymonAGENT-STATS-MIB2
1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.12.2agentAGENT-STATS-MIB2
1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.12.2.2modulesAGENT-STATS-MIB2
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.12.2.2.11healthMonitorHEALTH-MONITOR-SUNMANAGEMENTCENTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.12.2.2.11.2hmKernelcontentionHEALTH-MONITOR-SUNMANAGEMENTCENTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.12.2.2.11.2.1hmMutexGroupHEALTH-MONITOR-SUNMANAGEMENTCENTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.12.2.2.11.2.1.1hmSpinsOnMutexesHEALTH-MONITOR-SUNMANAGEMENTCENTER-MIB