NETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB :: hardwarePrimaryCPU

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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hardwarePrimaryCPU

Module: NETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB

OID (symbolic): NETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB::hardwarePrimaryCPU

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2.3.1

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Integer32

Access: read-only

Description: Percent idle

What is hardwarePrimaryCPU?

This value reports the percentage of time the device's primary CPU has spent idle, as an Integer32 percentage. Admins poll it to gauge processor load on the main CPU, since a consistently low idle percentage signals the device is nearing its processing capacity. For example, a value of 15 means the primary CPU is only 15% idle, or 85% busy, which would prompt an admin to investigate what traffic or process is driving the load.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2.3.1
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> NETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB::hardwarePrimaryCPU

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2.3.1.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> NETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB::hardwarePrimaryCPU.1

Start monitoring Network Alchemy VPN/security appliance (hardware/resource health) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Create custom SNMP monitor using the NETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB::hardwarePrimaryCPU OID value, configure state conditions and alerts, and monitor any Network Alchemy VPN/security appliance (hardware/resource health) from a single console.

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select a Network Alchemy VPN/security appliance (hardware/resource health) 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 hardwarePrimaryCPU into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. It reports the percent idle. 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 an Integer32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the percentage drops below roughly 15% (this object reports percent *idle*, not percent used), since that indicates the CPU is under sustained high load. 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.2972networkAlchemyNETAL-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2netalMgmtNETAL-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2.3hardwareNETAL-SMI
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2.3.1hardwarePrimaryCPUNETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB