SYMBIOSSDMSMASSSTORAGESYSTEMMIFDEF2-MIB

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Category: Legacy and Historical, Storage

Description: Defines Symbios SDM mass storage system MIF objects for legacy SCSI and RAID controller monitoring.

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What Is SYMBIOSSDMSMASSSTORAGESYSTEMMIFDEF2-MIB?

SYMBIOSSDMSMASSSTORAGESYSTEMMIFDEF2-MIB is a legacy vendor MIB derived from Symbios Logic's Storage Device Management (SDM) MIF definitions, targeting SCSI-based mass storage subsystems such as host bus adapters and RAID controllers from the Symbios/LSI (Cosprings) enterprise branch. It exposes component-identification data, hardware and firmware inventory objects, and installation/verification status for storage system components. Its most useful monitoring role is tracking hardware and firmware identity and health, including component manufacturer, product name, hardware version, serial number, and whether a component has passed installation verification (a1Verify), plus separate software component version tracking (a2MajorVersion) for firmware/driver revisions. As a MIF-derived MIB it reflects DMTF MIF/DMI conventions translated into SNMP form rather than a native IETF hierarchy, so it has little overlap with standard interface or host-resource MIBs. It would be deployed on older SCSI/RAID storage controllers and mass-storage subsystems from the Symbios Logic/LSI Logic era, typically inside servers or storage arrays needing component-level asset and health tracking, and administrators maintaining such legacy hardware can download the SYMBIOSSDMSMASSSTORAGESYSTEMMIFDEF2-MIB file to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in SYMBIOSSDMSMASSSTORAGESYSTEMMIFDEF2-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 Logic SCSI host bus adapters and RAID controllers
  • legacy mass storage subsystems

Monitoring Examples

An administrator could poll tComponentid/eComponentid entries alongside a1Manufacturer, a1Product, a1Version, and a1SerialNumber to build an inventory of installed SCSI/RAID components and confirm firmware/hardware versions match expected baselines. Checking a1Installation and a1Verify reveals whether a component was properly installed and passed self-verification, flagging a failed or unverified state as an early sign of a faulty card or connector. The tSoftwareComponentInformation/eSoftwareComponentInformation objects paired with a2MajorVersion let an operator confirm the firmware/driver major version running on the storage controller, useful when auditing for known-vulnerable or outdated firmware.

What Can Be Monitored

  • component manufacturer and product identity
  • hardware version and serial number
  • installation/verification status
  • software/firmware major version
  • component type/component ID
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

Symbios Logic SCSI mass storage subsystem MIB for disk array monitoring.

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