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hardwareosversion
Module: NETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB
OID (symbolic): NETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB::hardwareosversion
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2.3.8
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: DisplayString
Access: read-only
Description: Operating system (kernel) version.
What is hardwareosversion?
This is the version string of the operating system, or kernel, currently running on the device. Admins check it to confirm which firmware or kernel build is deployed, which is essential when tracking whether a security patch or feature update has actually been applied. For example, this object might return "3.2.1" and an admin would compare that against the latest available release to decide whether an upgrade is needed.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2.3.8 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> NETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB::hardwareosversion
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2.3.8.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> NETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB::hardwareosversion.1
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OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (9 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | LANART-AGENT |
| 1.3 | org | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6 | dod | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1 | internet | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4 | private | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1 | enterprises | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.2972 | networkAlchemy | NETAL-SMI |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2 | netalMgmt | NETAL-SMI |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2.3 | hardware | NETAL-SMI |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.2972.2.3.8 | hardwareosversion | NETWORK-ALCHEMY-HARDWARE-MIB |