Reference record for OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.4

vmOSType

Status in source: current.

Names: vmOSType

{
  "smi_kind": "OBJECT-TYPE",
  "definition": [
    "vmOSType",
    "OBJECT-TYPE",
    "SYNTAX",
    "SnmpAdminString",
    "(",
    "SIZE",
    "(",
    "0",
    ".",
    ".",
    "255",
    ")",
    ")",
    "MAX-ACCESS",
    "read-only",
    "STATUS",
    "current",
    "DESCRIPTION",
    "\"A textual description containing operating system information installed on the virtual machine. This value corresponds to the operating system the hypervisor assumes to be running when the virtual machine is started. This may differ from the actual operating system in case the virtual machine boots into a different operating system.\"",
    "::=",
    "{",
    "vmEntry",
    "4",
    "}"
  ],
  "syntax_tree": [
    [
      "SimpleSyntax",
      "SnmpAdminString",
      [
        "octetStringSubType",
        [
          [
            0,
            255
          ]
        ]
      ]
    ],
    null,
    [
      "MaxAccessPart",
      "read-only"
    ],
    [
      "Status",
      "current"
    ],
    [
      "DESCRIPTION",
      "A textual description containing operating system information installed on the virtual machine. This value corresponds to the operating system the hypervisor assumes to be running when the virtual machine is started. This may differ from the actual operating system in case the virtual machine boots into a different operating system."
    ],
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
  ]
}

• RFC Editor · RFC 7666 · RFC errata · Publisher's source file: Management Information Base for Virtual Machines Controlled by a Hypervisor

  Module: VM-MIB

  Published definition

  vmOSType OBJECT-TYPE
         SYNTAX       SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..255))
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
         MAX-ACCESS   read-only
         STATUS       current
         DESCRIPTION
                 "A textual description containing operating system
                 information installed on the virtual machine.  This
                 value corresponds to the operating system the hypervisor
                 assumes to be running when the virtual machine is
                 started.  This may differ from the actual operating
                 system in case the virtual machine boots into a
                 different operating system."
         ::= { vmEntry 4 }

  Module imports

  {'IF-MIB': ['InterfaceIndexOrZero'], 'SNMPv2-TC': ['TEXTUAL-CONVENTION', 'PhysAddress', 'TruthValue'], 'SNMPv2-SMI': ['MODULE-IDENTITY', 'OBJECT-TYPE', 'NOTIFICATION-TYPE', 'TimeTicks', 'Counter64', 'Integer32', 'mib-2'], 'SNMPv2-CONF': ['OBJECT-GROUP', 'MODULE-COMPLIANCE', 'NOTIFICATION-GROUP'], 'UUID-TC-MIB': ['UUIDorZero'], 'SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB': ['SnmpAdminString'], 'IANA-STORAGE-MEDIA-TYPE-MIB': ['IANAStorageMediaType']}

  · Download Management Information Base for Virtual Machines Controlled by a Hypervisor
  Source location: VM-MIB::vmOSType.
  Source version and references

  Downloaded: 2026-10-19T00:24:13.545323+00:00.

• Multiple manufacturers; see the original MIB MIB copies (LibreNMS/Observium Community) · Publisher's source file: Source package: observium-community-latest.tar.gz

  Vendor MIB copy from the Observium Community archive.

  Module: VM-MIB

  Published definition

  vmOSType OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX       SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..255))
      MAX-ACCESS   read-only
      STATUS       current
      DESCRIPTION
              "A textual description containing operating system
              information installed on the virtual machine.  This
              value corresponds to the operating system the hypervisor
              assumes to be running when the virtual machine is
              started.  This may differ from the actual operating
              system in case the virtual machine boots into a
              different operating system."
      ::= { vmEntry 4 }

  Module imports

  {'IF-MIB': ['InterfaceIndexOrZero'], 'SNMPv2-TC': ['TEXTUAL-CONVENTION', 'PhysAddress', 'TruthValue'], 'SNMPv2-SMI': ['MODULE-IDENTITY', 'OBJECT-TYPE', 'NOTIFICATION-TYPE', 'TimeTicks', 'Counter64', 'Integer32', 'mib-2'], 'SNMPv2-CONF': ['OBJECT-GROUP', 'MODULE-COMPLIANCE', 'NOTIFICATION-GROUP'], 'UUID-TC-MIB': ['UUIDorZero'], 'SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB': ['SnmpAdminString'], 'IANA-STORAGE-MEDIA-TYPE-MIB': ['IANAStorageMediaType']}

  · Download VM-MIB

  Related source files and packages:

  • Observium Community original distribution archivePublisher Last-Modified: Tue, 05 May 2026 13:47:48 GMT; 127.4 MiB
  
  Source location: VM-MIB::vmOSType.
  Source version and references

  Downloaded: 2026-10-24T02:14:26.740153+00:00.

• Netdisco MIB archive copies · Publisher's source file: VM-MIB.txt

  Vendor MIB copy from the Netdisco archive.

  Module: VM-MIB

  Published definition

  vmOSType OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX       SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..255))
      MAX-ACCESS   read-only
      STATUS       current
      DESCRIPTION
              "A textual description containing operating system
              information installed on the virtual machine.  This
              value corresponds to the operating system the hypervisor
              assumes to be running when the virtual machine is
              started.  This may differ from the actual operating
              system in case the virtual machine boots into a
              different operating system."
      ::= { vmEntry 4 }

  Module imports

  {'IF-MIB': ['InterfaceIndexOrZero'], 'SNMPv2-TC': ['TEXTUAL-CONVENTION', 'PhysAddress', 'TruthValue'], 'SNMPv2-SMI': ['MODULE-IDENTITY', 'OBJECT-TYPE', 'NOTIFICATION-TYPE', 'TimeTicks', 'Counter64', 'Integer32', 'mib-2'], 'SNMPv2-CONF': ['OBJECT-GROUP', 'MODULE-COMPLIANCE', 'NOTIFICATION-GROUP'], 'UUID-TC-MIB': ['UUIDorZero'], 'SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB': ['SnmpAdminString'], 'IANA-STORAGE-MEDIA-TYPE-MIB': ['IANAStorageMediaType']}

  · Download VM-MIB.txt

  Related source files and packages:

  • Netdisco archive revision metadata (not a manufacturer release date)File: repos/netdisco/netdisco-mibs/commits/master; 15,422 bytes
  • Netdisco MIB distribution at the selected archive revision38.9 MiB
  
  Source location: VM-MIB::vmOSType.
  Source version and references

  Downloaded: 2026-10-24T15:28:11.888976+00:00.