NETFINITYSERVICES-MIB

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Category: Hardware Inventory

Description: Monitors IBM Netfinity server services including health alerts, event log entries, and hardware component status.

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What Is NETFINITYSERVICES-MIB?

NETFINITYSERVICES-MIB is IBM's MIB for the Netfinity Services agent, the systems-management component of IBM's legacy Netfinity server line (the predecessor to IBM System x), used to expose hardware inventory and health-alert data from these servers. It exposes component identity/inventory fields (manufacturer, product, version, serial number) alongside a health-alert/event-log mechanism carrying alert text, severity, and alert type. It is heavily oriented toward hardware/software status monitoring: the alert objects surface entries from the server's internal health-event log - functioning much like IBM's Predictive Failure Analysis alerting - so a critical severity alert tied to a given component can flag a failing power supply, fan, or other hardware element before it causes an outage. It sits under IBM's enterprise OID branch (ibm, ibmProd, netFinity) and was typically used alongside other IBM systems-management MIBs of that era. It was deployed via IBM Director/Netfinity Manager agents on IBM Netfinity rack and tower servers in enterprise data centers. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the NETFINITYSERVICES-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in NETFINITYSERVICES-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

IBM Netfinity server
IBM System x predecessor rack/tower server

Monitoring Examples

tComponentid3/eComponentid3 identify a specific hardware component, while a1Manufacturer, a1Product, a1Version, and a1SerialNumber give its asset identity for inventory tracking. When a fault occurs, a2AlertText, a2Severity, and a2AlertType report the event; an administrator polling for a2Severity at the highest level tied to a component identified as a power supply or fan would recognize an imminent hardware failure requiring immediate replacement. Trending the alert log over time also helps distinguish a one-off transient event from a recurring hardware degradation pattern.

What Can Be Monitored

component manufacturer/product/version/serial number
health alert text
alert severity
alert type
hardware component health event log

Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

enterprises

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
ibm	1.3.6.1.4.1.2
ibmProd	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6
netFinity	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71
dmiMibs	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200
netFinityServicesMIB	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2
dmtfGroups3	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1
tComponentid3	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.1		not-accessible	This group defines attributes common to all components.This group is required.
eComponentid3	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.1.1		not-accessible
STR a1Manufacturer	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.1.1.1	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	The name of the manufacturer that produces this component.
STR a1Product	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.1.1.2	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	The name of the component.
STR a1Version	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.1.1.3	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	The version for the component.
STR a1SerialNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.1.1.4	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	The serial number for this instance of this component.
tNetfinityAlert	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.2		not-accessible	NetFinity Alert data fields.
eNetfinityAlert	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.2.1		not-accessible
STR a2AlertText	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.2.1.1	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	Text associated with the NetFinity Alert.
NUM a2Severity	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.2.1.2	DmiInteger	read-only	Alert severity level (0 = highest, 7 = lowest).
STR a2AlertType	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.2.1.3	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	Standard alert ID and type.
STR a2ApplicationId	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.2.1.4	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	Identity of the application which issued the alert.
NUM a2ApplicationAlertType	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.2.1.5	DmiInteger	read-only	Application-specific alert ID.
DMI a2AlertTimeAndDate	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.2.1.6	DmiDate	read-only	Time and date when alert was issued.
STR a2AlertSender	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.2.1.7	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	Network path to system which created alert, if not local system.
STR a2AlertSystemName	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.2.1.8	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	System name of system which created alert.
tNetfinityMonitorAttributes	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.3		not-accessible	Current values of NetFinity Monitor Attributes.
eNetfinityMonitorAttributes	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.3.1		not-accessible
NUM a3AttributeId	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.3.1.1	DmiInteger	read-only	Unique ID for monitored attribute.
STR a3AttributeName	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.3.1.2	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	Textual name of the monitored attribute.
NUM a3CurrentValueInteger	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.3.1.3	DmiInteger	read-only	Integral portion of current value of attribute.
a3NetfinityValueGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.3.1.3.1		not-accessible	Current values of NetFinity Value Parms. Had to make this up b/c IBM had no such features in their MIBS
NUM a3CurrentValueThousandths	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.3.1.4	DmiInteger	read-only	Fraction portion of current value of attribute, in units of 1/1000th
STR a3CurrentValueString	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.3.1.5	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	Current value of attribute, as display string.
STR a3ValueUnits	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.3.1.6	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	Textual label for value units.
tNetfinityAttributeGroups	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.4		not-accessible	Current values of NetFinity Attribute Groups.
eNetfinityAttributeGroups	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.4.1		not-accessible
NUM a4AttributeGroupId	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.4.1.1	DmiInteger	read-only	Unique ID for attribute group.
NUM a4AttributeId	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.4.1.2	DmiInteger	read-only	Unique ID for attribute within attribute group.
STR a4AttributeGroupName	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.4.1.3	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	Textual name of the attribute group.
STR a4AttributeName	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.4.1.4	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	Textual name of the attribute within the attribute group.
STR a4CurrentValueTextual	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.4.1.5	DmiDisplaystring	read-only	Current value of attribute, as text.
NUM a4CurrentValueIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.71.200.2.1.4.1.6	DmiInteger	read-only	Index of current value of attribute. Index = -1 if attribute's value is not indexed.

RFC description

IBM NetFinity Services for system components and device management.

Start monitoring IBM Netfinity server (predecessor to IBM System x) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Import MIBs, browse SNMP OIDs, create custom SNMP monitors, configure alerts, and monitor any SNMP-enabled network device from a single console.

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What Is NETFINITYSERVICES-MIB?

Supported Devices

Monitoring Examples

What Can Be Monitored

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