IBM3172-MIB :: ibm3172ifInChanOctets

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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ibm3172ifInChanOctets

Module: IBM3172-MIB

OID (symbolic): IBM3172-MIB::ibm3172ifInChanOctets

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.1.3.1.1

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The number of inbound octets which were transmitted to the host by the 3172, including all headers.

What is ibm3172ifInChanOctets?

A running count of inbound octets (including headers) delivered to the host over the channel interface of this 3172. An admin tracks this counter's rate to gauge channel-side inbound throughput to the mainframe host.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.1.3.1.1
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IBM3172-MIB::ibm3172ifInChanOctets

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.1.3.1.1.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IBM3172-MIB::ibm3172ifInChanOctets.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> ibm3172ifInChanOctets.1

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How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select an IBM 3172 Interconnect Controller 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 ibm3172ifInChanOctets 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 number of inbound octets which were transmitted to the host by the 3172, including all headers. 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 a Counter32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (9 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.2ibmATM-ADAPTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6ibmProdATM-ADAPTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.1ibm3172IBM-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.1.3ibm3172ifChanCountersTableIBM3172-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.1.3.1ibm3172ifChanCountersTableEntryIBM3172-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.1.3.1.1ibm3172ifInChanOctetsIBM3172-MIB