PMA-MIB :: ibPmaSymbolErrCounter

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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ibPmaSymbolErrCounter

Module: PMA-MIB

OID (symbolic): PMA-MIB::ibPmaSymbolErrCounter

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.1.1.1.2

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Unsigned32

Access: read-only

Description: Total number of symbol errors detected on one or more physical lanes.

What is ibPmaSymbolErrCounter?

Counts the total number of symbol errors detected on one or more physical lanes of this InfiniBand port. A rising value points to a marginal physical link (bad cable, connector, or SFP) and is one of the first counters an admin checks when diagnosing link quality problems.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.1.1.1.2
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> PMA-MIB::ibPmaSymbolErrCounter

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.1.1.1.2.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> PMA-MIB::ibPmaSymbolErrCounter.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> ibPmaSymbolErrCounter.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (6 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.3experimentalAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117pmIB-PM-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.3.117.6ibPmaMIBPMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1ibPmaObjectsPMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.1ibPmaPortCntrsInfoPMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.1.1ibPmaPortCntrsTablePMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.1.1.1ibPmaPortCntrsEntryPMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.1.1.1.2ibPmaSymbolErrCounterPMA-MIB