VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB

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Organization: VMware, Inc

Last Updated: 2008-10-15

Category: Textual Conventions and Registries

Description: Contains OID assignments from prior versions of VMware MIB modules that have been deprecated or removed, preserved for backward compatibility.

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What Is VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB?

This VMware MIB is a compatibility container that preserves OID assignments from earlier VMware ESX MIB revisions after those objects were deprecated, so legacy management stations polling the old OIDs don't break. It retains legacy per-VM CPU and memory tables (utilization, shares, configured memory) and a VMkernel-loaded flag, all inherited from prior VMware MIB generations. While these objects historically reported hypervisor/VM CPU load, memory configuration and utilization, and whether the VMkernel was loaded, they are explicitly marked obsolete and should not be relied on for current hardware/software status monitoring. It exists purely to maintain OID-level backward compatibility with the newer VMware ESX/vSphere MIBs that superseded it. It is encountered on legacy VMware ESX hosts still being polled by older management tools that have not migrated to the current VMware MIB set. Engineers can download the VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in VMWARE-OBSOLETE-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

legacy VMware ESX hosts

Monitoring Examples

vmwCpuTable and vmwMemTable retain deprecated per-VM CPU (vmwCpuUtil, vmwCpuShares) and memory (vmwMemConfigured, vmwMemUtil) counters keyed by vmwCpuVMID/vmwMemVMID, and vmkLoaded indicates whether the VMkernel was loaded; these are preserved only for backward compatibility with old management stations and should not be relied on for current monitoring since they have been superseded by newer VMware MIBs.

What Can Be Monitored

VMkernel loaded status (legacy)
per-VM CPU utilization/shares (legacy)
per-VM memory configured/utilization (legacy)

Imported Objects

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Gauge32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString

From VMWARE-PRODUCTS-MIB

vmwESX

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From VMWARE-RESOURCES-MIB

vmwCPU	OBJECT-IDENTITY
vmwMemory	OBJECT-IDENTITY

From VMWARE-ROOT-MIB

vmwNotifications	OBJECT-IDENTITY
vmwObsolete	OBJECT-IDENTITY
vmwResources	OBJECT-IDENTITY
vmwTraps	OBJECT-IDENTITY

From VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB

vmwVmConfigFilePath	OBJECT-TYPE
vmwVmID	OBJECT-TYPE

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
NTF vmPoweredOn	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.0.1			This trap is sent when a virtual machine is powered ON from a suspended or a powered off state.
NTF vmPoweredOff	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.0.2			This trap is sent when a virtual machine is powered OFF.
NTF vmHBLost	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.0.3			This trap is sent when a virtual machine detects a loss in guest heartbeat.
NTF vmHBDetected	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.0.4			This trap is sent when a virtual machine detects or regains the guest heartbeat.
NTF vmSuspended	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.0.5			This trap is sent when a virtual machine is suspended.
NTF vpxdTrap	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.0.201			This trap is sent when entity status changed.
vmwCpuTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.1.2		not-accessible	CPU Usage table by virtual machine.
vmwCpuEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.1.2.1		not-accessible	A record for CPU usage by a single virtual machine.
I32 vmwCpuVMID	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.1.2.1.1	Integer32	not-accessible	ID allocated to running vm by the vmkernel.
G32 vmwCpuShares	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.1.2.1.2	Gauge32	read-only	Share of CPU allocated to vm by vmkernel.
G32 vmwCpuUtil	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.1.2.1.3	Gauge32	read-only	Time the virtual machine has been running on the CPU (seconds).
vmwMemTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.2.4		not-accessible	Table of memory usage by virtual machine.
vmwMemEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.2.4.1		not-accessible	A record for memory usage by a single virtual machine.
I32 vmwMemVMID	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.2.4.1.1	Integer32	not-accessible	ID allocated to running vm by the vmkernel.
G32 vmwMemShares	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.2.4.1.2	Gauge32	read-only	Shares of memory allocated to vm by vmkernel.
G32 vmwMemConfigured	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.2.4.1.3	Gauge32	read-only	Amount of memory the vm was configured with. (KB)
G32 vmwMemUtil	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.2.4.1.4	Gauge32	read-only	Amount of memory utilized by the vm. (KB; instantaneous)
vmwHBATable	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.3		not-accessible	Disk adapter and target information table.
vmwHBAEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.3.1		not-accessible	A record for a single hba on the machine.
I32 vmwHbaIdx	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.3.1.1	Integer32	not-accessible	Index for HBA table @todo fix this!.
STR vmwHbaName	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.3.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	String describing the disk. Format: ::
I32 vmwHbaVMID	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.3.1.3	Integer32	read-only	ID assigned to running vm by the vmkernel.
G32 vmwDiskShares	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.3.1.4	Gauge32	read-only	Share of disk bandwidth allocated to this vm.
C32 vmwNumReads	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.3.1.5	Counter32	read-only	Number of reads to this disk since disk module was loaded.
C32 vmwKbRead	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.3.1.6	Counter32	read-only	Kilobytes read from this disk since disk module was loaded.
C32 vmwNumWrites	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.3.1.7	Counter32	read-only	Number of writes to this disk since disk module was loaded.
C32 vmwKbWritten	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.3.1.8	Counter32	read-only	Kilobytes written to this disk since disk module was loaded.
vmwNetTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4		not-accessible	Network adapter statistics.
vmwNetEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1		not-accessible	A record for a single nic on the machine.
I32 vmwNetIdx	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.1	Integer32	not-accessible	Index for net table.
STR vmwNetName	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	String describing the network adapter. Format: vmnic*
I32 vmwNetVMID	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.3	Integer32	read-only	ID assigned to running vm by the vmkernel.
STR vmwNetIfAddr	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.4	DisplayString	read-only	MAC address of vm's virtual NIC.
G32 vmwNetShares	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.5	Gauge32	read-only	Share of net bandwidth allocated to this vm.
C32 vmwNetPktsTx	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.6	Counter32	read-only	Number of pkts transmitted on this NIC since network module was loaded. Deprecated in favour of pktsHCTx.
C32 vmwNetKbTx	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.7	Counter32	read-only	Kilobytes sent from this NIC since network module was loaded. Deprecated in favour of kbHCTx.
C32 vmwNetPktsRx	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.8	Counter32	read-only	Number of pkts received on this NIC since network module was loaded. Deprecated in favour of pktsHCRx.
C32 vmwNetKbRx	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.9	Counter32	read-only	Kilobytes received on this NIC since network module was loaded. Deprecated in favour of kbHCRx.
C64 vmwNetHCPktsTx	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.10	Counter64	read-only	Number of pkts transmitted on this NIC since network module was loaded.
C64 vmwNetHCKbTx	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.11	Counter64	read-only	Kilobytes sent from this NIC since network module was loaded.
C64 vmwNetHCPktsRx	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.12	Counter64	read-only	Number of pkts received on this NIC since network module was loaded.
C64 vmwNetHCKbRx	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.13	Counter64	read-only	Kilobytes received on this NIC since network module was loaded.
STR vmkLoaded	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.4.1.1	DisplayString	read-only	Has the vmkernel been loaded? (yes/no)
STR vpxdTrapType	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.50.301	DisplayString	accessible-for-notify	This is the trap type in the preceding traps.
STR vpxdHostName	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.50.302	DisplayString	accessible-for-notify	This is the name of the host in the preceding traps.
STR vpxdVMName	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.50.303	DisplayString	accessible-for-notify	This is the name of the VM in the preceding traps.
STR vpxdOldStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.50.304	DisplayString	accessible-for-notify	This is the old status in the preceding traps.
STR vpxdNewStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.50.305	DisplayString	accessible-for-notify	This is the new status in the preceding traps.
STR vpxdObjValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.50.306	DisplayString	accessible-for-notify	This is the current object value in the preceding traps.
vmwObsoleteMIB	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.800.1			This MIB module contains all previously published managed objects that have been made obsolete. The mib preserves OID mappings such that backward compatiblity is maintained.
vmwObsoleteMIBConformance	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.800.1.2
vmwObsoleteMIBCompliances	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.800.1.2.1
vmwObsoleteObsoleteMIBCompliance	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.800.1.2.1.3			The compliance statement for entities which implement the VMWARE-RESOURCE-MIB.
vmwObsMIBGroups	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.800.1.2.2
vmwObsoleteGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.800.1.2.2.2			These objects are no longer provided, see VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB for replacement.
vmwOldVCNotificationGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.800.1.2.2.3			Group of objects describing notifications (traps).

RFC description

VMware obsolete MIB preserving backward-compatible OID mappings for resources and traps from earlier VMware management information bases.

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What Is VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB?

Supported Devices

Monitoring Examples

What Can Be Monitored

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