MELLANOX-MIB :: mlxIBCAType

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 21, 2026

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mlxIBCAType

Module: MELLANOX-MIB

OID (symbolic): MELLANOX-MIB::mlxIBCAType

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.33049.2.5.1.2.1.18

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: Type of Channel Adapter; either a Host Channel Adapter (HCA), or a Target Channel Adapter (TCA). The key difference between an HCA and a TCA is that the HCA supports the IBA Verbs layer, while a TCA uses an implementation dependent interface to the transport layer. If the type of CA cannot be determined, the unknown(1) value is returned.

What is mlxIBCAType?

Whether this Channel Adapter is a Host Channel Adapter (hca), a Target Channel Adapter (tca), or unknown; HCAs support the full IBA Verbs software stack while TCAs use a vendor-specific transport interface.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.33049.2.5.1.2.1.18
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> MELLANOX-MIB::mlxIBCAType

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.33049.2.5.1.2.1.18.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> MELLANOX-MIB::mlxIBCAType.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.33049.2mellanoxMgmtMELLANOX-EFM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.33049.2.5mlxIBObjectsMELLANOX-EFM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.33049.2.5.1mlxIBCAInfoGroupMELLANOX-EFM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.33049.2.5.1.2mlxIBCAInfoTableMELLANOX-EFM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.33049.2.5.1.2.1mlxIBCAInfoEntryMELLANOX-EFM-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.33049mellanoxMELLANOX-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.33049.2.5.1.2.1.18mlxIBCATypeMELLANOX-MIB