UCD-SNMP-MIB :: memTotalFree

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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memTotalFree

Module: UCD-SNMP-MIB

OID (symbolic): UCD-SNMP-MIB::memTotalFree

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.11

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Integer32

Access: read-only

Description: The total amount of memory free or available for use on this host. This value typically covers both real memory and swap space or virtual memory.

What is memTotalFree?

This object reports the total amount of free memory currently available on the system, combining both physical RAM and swap/virtual memory. The value is measured in kilobytes and represents memory available for processes to allocate. System administrators monitor this to ensure adequate free memory, detect memory leaks, and plan capacity upgrades before memory exhaustion occurs.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.11
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> UCD-SNMP-MIB::memTotalFree

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.11.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> UCD-SNMP-MIB::memTotalFree.1

Start monitoring Unix/Linux servers running the Net-SNMP (net-snmp/snmpd) agent (CPU/memory/disk/process-table status) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Create custom SNMP monitor using the UCD-SNMP-MIB::memTotalFree OID value, configure state conditions and alerts, and monitor any Unix/Linux servers running the Net-SNMP (net-snmp/snmpd) agent (CPU/memory/disk/process-table status) from a single console.

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select a Unix/Linux server running the Net-SNMP (net-snmp/snmpd) agent as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type memTotalFree into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. It reports the total amount of memory currently free or available for use on this host, in KB (covering both real memory and swap/virtual memory). On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is an Integer32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if free memory drops below the level you'd expect for healthy headroom on this host, since persistently low free memory can precede swapping or OOM issues. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

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
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.2021ucdavisUCD-SNMP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4memoryUCD-SNMP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.11memTotalFreeUCD-SNMP-MIB