All MIBs › TUBS-LINUX-MIB
Organization: TU Braunschweig
Last Updated: 1996-07-15
Category: Linux and System Monitoring, TU Braunschweig Research MIBs
Description:
Monitors Linux host system resources, kernel parameters, and network stack statistics via SNMP.
Imported Objects
From SNMPv2-CONF
| AGENT-CAPABILITIES |
From SNMPv2-SMI
| Counter32 | |
| Gauge32 | |
| Integer32 | |
| MODULE-IDENTITY | |
| OBJECT-TYPE | |
| TimeTicks | |
| Unsigned32 | |
| enterprises |
From SNMPv2-TC
| DateAndTime | |
| DisplayString | |
| RowStatus | |
| TAddress | |
| TimeStamp | |
| TruthValue |
What Is TUBS-LINUX-MIB?
TUBS-LINUX-MIB is an experimental MIB from TU Braunschweig's IBR institute that exposes Linux operating system resource and kernel statistics over SNMP, covering CPU activity, kernel BogoMips-style benchmarking data, and general host operating-system parameters. It provides host-level system data comparable in spirit to the standard Host Resources MIB, focused on Linux-specific kernel and CPU information. Its core monitoring value is direct hardware/software host-status visibility: administrators can track CPU load/activity (linuxCPU) and kernel benchmark data (linuxBogo) to gauge processor utilization and detect performance degradation on a Linux host. It is an independent experimental alternative to (rather than a formal extension of) the IETF HOST-RESOURCES-MIB, built for the TU Braunschweig TNM agent framework. It was used in academic SNMP research and Linux SNMP agent development rather than commercial production monitoring. Engineers can download the TUBS-LINUX-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.
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What Can Be Monitored
- CPU utilization/activity
- kernel benchmark (BogoMips) value
- Linux agent/subsystem status
Supported Devices
- vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer
- Linux host
Monitoring Examples
An administrator would poll the linuxCPU object to obtain current CPU utilization/activity on the monitored Linux host, using linuxBogo as a static reference benchmark value for the machine's processing capacity. A sustained high linuxCPU reading relative to expectations would indicate the host is under heavy load. The linuxAgents branch groups related sub-agent objects reporting on other Linux subsystems covered by the module.
OIDs
| OID symbolic | OID numeric | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linuxMIB | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1575.1.5 | Experimental MIB modules for the linux operating system. | ||
| linuxAgents | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1575.1.5.1 | |||
| linuxAgent3dot1 | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1575.1.5.1.1 | CMU SNMP v1.1b + SNMPv2 USEC + LINUX | ||
| linuxMIBObjects | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1575.1.5.2 | |||
| STR linuxCPU | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1575.1.5.2.1 | DisplayString | read-only | The identification of the linux CPU. |
| G32 linuxBogo | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1575.1.5.2.2 | Gauge32 | read-only | The number of BOGO MIPS of the linux system. |
| linuxMIBConformance | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1575.1.5.3 | |||
| linuxMIBCompliances | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1575.1.5.3.1 | |||
| linuxMIBGroups | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1575.1.5.3.2 |
RFC description
Experimental MIB module for Linux operating system management, supporting SNMPv1/v2 network monitoring and system statistics.
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