SMA-MIB :: ibSmaPortQKeyViolations

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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ibSmaPortQKeyViolations

Module: SMA-MIB

OID (symbolic): SMA-MIB::ibSmaPortQKeyViolations

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1.4.36

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Gauge32

Access: read-only

Description: Counts the number of SMP packets that have been received at this port that have invalid Q_Keys. This object is a latching gauge, in that whenever the maximum gauge value is encounterd (i.e., the count reaches all 1's), the SMA must reset the gauge to 0, before this object begins incrementing its count again.

What is ibSmaPortQKeyViolations?

A latching counter of SMP packets received on this port with an invalid Queue Key; a climbing count can indicate a misconfigured or unauthorized queue-pair access attempt. The counter resets to 0 after saturating.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1.4.36
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SMA-MIB::ibSmaPortQKeyViolations

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1.4.36.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SMA-MIB::ibSmaPortQKeyViolations.1

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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
1.3.6.1.3experimentalAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117pmIB-PM-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.3ibSmaMIBIB-SMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1ibSmaObjectsIB-SMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1.4ibSmaMgmtPortInfoIB-SMA-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.3.117.3.1.4.36ibSmaPortQKeyViolationsSMA-MIB