MSSQLSERVER-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

All MIBsMSSQLSERVER-MIB

Category: Microsoft Server Agents

Description: Monitors Microsoft SQL Server database instance health, connections, and queries.

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What Is MSSQLSERVER-MIB?

MSSQLSERVER-MIB is a vendor MIB for monitoring Microsoft SQL Server database instances via SNMP, translating database-server health into manageable objects for network/systems management tools. It typically exposes data covering SQL Server instance status, active connection counts, query/transaction throughput, and configuration parameters for the database engine. Its core monitoring purpose is software/service health: tracking whether the SQL Server service/process is running, current connection and session load, query performance counters, and potentially error or alert conditions, giving operators an at-a-glance view of database server health alongside general host metrics like CPU and memory. It commonly complements host-level MIBs (such as HOST-RESOURCES-MIB or a Windows system MIB) since SQL Server's own resource consumption is best understood together with underlying OS resource data. It is deployed on Windows servers running Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise data-center or branch-office environments where SNMP-based database monitoring is preferred over agent-based APM tools. Engineers can download the MSSQLSERVER-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in MSSQLSERVER-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • Windows server running Microsoft SQL Server

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll a SQL Server instance status object to confirm the service is up, alongside a connections table tracking current active/blocked connections, revealing a spike in blocked sessions that signals lock contention. Cross-referencing query throughput or slow-query counters with host CPU/memory data (from a companion MIB) helps distinguish a database-level bottleneck from underlying server resource exhaustion.

What Can Be Monitored

  • SQL Server service/instance status
  • active connection/session count
  • query/transaction throughput
  • database engine configuration parameters
  • error/alert conditions
Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

Counter
Gauge
enterprises

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString
OIDs

RFC description

Microsoft SQL Server database instance information including vendor, version, and status.

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