HUAWEI-MEMORY-MIB :: hwMemoryDevFail

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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hwMemoryDevFail

Module: HUAWEI-MEMORY-MIB

OID (symbolic): HUAWEI-MEMORY-MIB::hwMemoryDevFail

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.6.3.5.1.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Integer32

Access: read-only

Description: The object indicates the count of memory allocation failures.

What is hwMemoryDevFail?

This read-only counter reports the cumulative number of memory allocation failures on the managed device. Admins watch it for any nonzero or increasing count, since allocation failures often precede or accompany feature instability or crashes. For example, a hwMemoryDevFail counter that jumps during a traffic surge would point to memory pressure as the cause of a related service disruption.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.6.3.5.1.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> HUAWEI-MEMORY-MIB::hwMemoryDevFail

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.6.3.5.1.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> HUAWEI-MEMORY-MIB::hwMemoryDevFail.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> hwMemoryDevFail.1

Start monitoring Huawei router or switch (memory utilization/threshold alarms) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Create custom SNMP monitor using the HUAWEI-MEMORY-MIB::hwMemoryDevFail OID value, configure state conditions and alerts, and monitor any Huawei router or switch (memory utilization/threshold alarms) from a single console.

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select a Huawei router or switch (memory utilization/threshold alarms) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type hwMemoryDevFail into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. The object indicates the count of memory allocation failures. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is an Integer32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases between polls, since a rising count of errors, failures, or discards often points to a real underlying problem. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (12 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.2011huaweiHUAWEI-3COM-OID-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.6huaweiUtilityHUAWEI-3COM-OID-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.6.3hwDevHUAWEI-CPU-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.6.3.5hwMemoryDevHUAWEI-DEVICE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.6.3.5.1hwMemoryDevTableHUAWEI-DEVICE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.6.3.5.1.1hwMemoryDevEntryHUAWEI-DEVICE-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.6.3.5.1.1.6hwMemoryDevFailHUAWEI-MEMORY-MIB