SYMBIOSDMI20MIFDEFINITION-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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Category: Legacy and Historical, Storage

Description: Defines Symbios DMI 2.0 MIF instrumentation objects for legacy SCSI and RAID controller management.

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What Is SYMBIOSDMI20MIFDEFINITION-MIB?

SYMBIOSDMI20MIFDEFINITION-MIB is a legacy module from Symbios Logic (later LSI/Symbios) defining Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 2.0 Management Information Format (MIF) instrumentation objects, mapped into an SNMP MIB structure for SCSI and RAID host bus adapter/controller management. Its data covers hardware component identification and inventory: manufacturer, product name, firmware/hardware version, serial number, and installation/verification status for both hardware components and software subcomponents like installed driver software. Its monitoring purpose is squarely hardware and software inventory/status verification, letting administrators confirm the identity, version, and installation state of SCSI/RAID controller components and associated driver software, which is useful for asset tracking and troubleshooting version-mismatch issues rather than real-time performance monitoring. It bridges the DMTF DMI/MIF standard instrumentation model into SNMP, making it dependent on DMI 2.0 conventions rather than standard IETF hardware MIBs. It was deployed in legacy server and storage environments using Symbios/LSI SCSI and RAID controllers managed via DMI-aware system management software, and administrators supporting these older systems today typically rely on a SYMBIOSDMI20MIFDEFINITION-MIB download to load its object definitions into a MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in SYMBIOSDMI20MIFDEFINITION-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

  • Symbios/LSI SCSI host bus adapter
  • SCSI/RAID storage controller

Monitoring Examples

An administrator queries a1Manufacturer, a1Product, a1Version, and a1SerialNumber to identify a specific SCSI/RAID controller component's exact firmware version and serial number, cross-referencing a1Installation and a1Verify to confirm the component was properly installed and passed verification. Checking a2SoftwareIndex under tSubcomponentSoftware/eSubcomponentSoftware reveals which driver software subcomponent version is associated with the controller, useful for catching a driver/firmware mismatch after an upgrade.

What Can Be Monitored

  • component manufacturer/product identity
  • firmware/hardware version
  • serial number
  • installation/verification status
  • driver software subcomponent version
Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC-1215

TRAP-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

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enterprises

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString
OIDs

RFC description

Symbios SCSI controller component information; monitors manufacturer, product, version, and hardware configuration for storage adapters.

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