UNIX-MIB :: machineHwType

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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machineHwType

Module: UNIX-MIB

OID (symbolic): UNIX-MIB::machineHwType

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.999.1.8

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: OCTET STRING

Access: read-only

Description: The hardware type of the machine

What is machineHwType?

The hardware type of this host, a broad classification of the machine's architecture or platform family.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.999.1.8
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> UNIX-MIB::machineHwType

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.999.1.8.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> UNIX-MIB::machineHwType.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 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
1.3.6.1.3.999bulkDataMIBBULK-DATA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.999.1bulkDataAgentCapabilitiesBULK-DATA-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.3.999.1.8machineHwTypeUNIX-MIB