VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB :: vmwNetShares

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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vmwNetShares

Module: VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB

OID (symbolic): VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB::vmwNetShares

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Gauge32

Access: read-only

Description: Share of net bandwidth allocated to this vm.

What is vmwNetShares?

The share of network bandwidth the vmkernel allocated to the virtual machine on this NIC, from the obsolete legacy network statistics table. Like the CPU and disk share objects, it reflected relative priority among VMs contending for the same physical adapter.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB::vmwNetShares

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB::vmwNetShares.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.6876vmwareVMWARE-ROOT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3vmwResourcesVMWARE-ROOT-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4vmwNetTableVMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1vmwNetEntryVMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.5vmwNetSharesVMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB