IB-SMA-MIB :: ibSmaNodeString

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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ibSmaNodeString

Module: IB-SMA-MIB

OID (symbolic): IB-SMA-MIB::ibSmaNodeString

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1.1.1

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: SnmpAdminString

Access: read-only

Description: The node description. This is the Node description string from the NodeDescription attribute. The contents of the NodeDescription attribute is the same for all ports on a node.

What is ibSmaNodeString?

Free-text node description string (1-64 chars) reported by the InfiniBand node's SMA, identical across all ports on that node; useful as a human-readable label to identify which physical HCA, switch, or router a given GUID belongs to.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1.1.1
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IB-SMA-MIB::ibSmaNodeString

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1.1.1.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IB-SMA-MIB::ibSmaNodeString.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (6 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.3experimentalAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117pmIB-PM-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.3.117.3ibSmaMIBIB-SMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1ibSmaObjectsIB-SMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1.1ibSmaNodeInfoIB-SMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1.1.1ibSmaNodeStringIB-SMA-MIB