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vmwVmMAC
Module: VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB
OID (symbolic): VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB::vmwVmMAC
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.2.4.1.7
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: PhysAddress
Access: read-only
Description: Reports the configured virtual hardware MAC address. If VMware Tools is not running, or VM has not yet been powered on for the first time and mac is to be generated by VM then the value is zero'd out/empty. VIM Property: Virtual Device's with index of 4000-4999. MOB: https://esx.example.com/mob/?moid=vmwVmIdx&doPath=config%2ehardware
What is vmwVmMAC?
The configured virtual hardware MAC address for this NIC; the value is blank/zeroed if VMware Tools isn't running or the VM has never been powered on and its MAC is set to be auto-generated, so an admin shouldn't treat an empty value here as an error on a freshly created, not-yet-booted VM.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.2.4.1.7 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB::vmwVmMAC
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.2.4.1.7.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB::vmwVmMAC.1
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OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (8 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | LANART-AGENT |
| 1.3 | org | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6 | dod | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1 | internet | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4 | private | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1 | enterprises | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876 | vmware | VMWARE-ROOT-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.2 | vmwVirtMachines | VMWARE-ROOT-MIB |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.2.4 | vmwVmNetTable | VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.2.4.1 | vmwVmNetEntry | VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.2.4.1.7 | vmwVmMAC | VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB |