PCSYSTEMSMIF-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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Category: Server/Systems Management

Description: Provides system management information for PC-based platforms, covering CPU, memory, storage, and chassis environmental status.

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What Is PCSYSTEMSMIF-MIB?

PCSYSTEMSMIF-MIB is an SNMP mapping of DMTF Desktop Management Interface (DMI) MIF groups for PC-based systems, historically associated with IBM's PC Server/Netfinity server line. It belongs to the systems-management category for x86 PC hardware, translating standard DMI groups such as Component ID and General Information into SNMP tables. The data exposed is primarily asset/inventory information — manufacturer, product, version, and serial number of system components — plus system identity fields like name, location, and primary user. Its monitoring value is hardware/software inventory and identity verification rather than live performance counters: it lets a management console confirm a machine's component identity and serial number match records, and flag drift in registered system name or location, complementing the broader environmental/CPU/memory monitoring implied by its family name. It directly models the DMTF DMI MIF Component ID and General Information group standards in its table/attribute naming. It is typically deployed on IBM PC Server/Netfinity and similar PC-architecture servers, managed through a DMI-to-SNMP gateway agent in enterprise systems-management consoles. Engineers can download the PCSYSTEMSMIF-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in PCSYSTEMSMIF-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 PC Server / Netfinity servers
  • DMI-managed PC-architecture systems

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll the Component ID group table (tComponentid1/eComponentid1) to read a1Manufacturer, a1Product, a1Version, and a1SerialNumber and verify the reported hardware asset matches inventory records, flagging a mismatch such as an unexpected serial number after a board swap. The General Information group (tGeneralInformation/eGeneralInformation) exposes a2SystemName, a2SystemLocation, and a2SystemPrimaryUserName, letting a monitoring system confirm a machine's registered name and location have not drifted from its CMDB entry. Because these objects are inventory/identity attributes rather than counters, this MIB is best used for asset audit and configuration-drift detection rather than real-time performance monitoring.

What Can Be Monitored

  • component manufacturer name
  • component product name and version
  • component serial number
  • system name
  • system location
  • primary system user
Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

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From RFC1155-SMI

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From RFC1213-MIB

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OIDs

RFC description

Defines system component management information for IBM NetFinity servers, including processor and system identification data.

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