Reference record for OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.8.1.3

Parent

1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.8.1 (vmNetworkEntry)

Node code

Node name

vmNetworkParent

Numeric OID

1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.8.1.3

URN notation

urn:oid:1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.8.1.3

ASN.1 notation

{1 3 6 1 2 1 236 1 8 1 3}

{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) stdmib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}
{iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}
{iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}
{iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) stdmib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}
{iso(1) iso-identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}
{iso(1) iso-identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}
{iso(1) iso-identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) stdmib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}
{iso(1) iso-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}
{iso(1) iso-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}
{iso(1) iso-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) stdmib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmNetworkTable(8) vmNetworkEntry(1) vmNetworkParent(3)}

OID-IRI notation

/1/3/6/1/2/1/236/1/8/1/3
/ISO/Identified-Organization/6/1/2/1/236/1/8/1/3
/ISO/3/6/1/2/1/236/1/8/1/3

Named path variants

/iso/identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/RFC1066-MIB-INTERPRETATION/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/stdmib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/org/dod/internet/mgmt/mib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/org/dod/internet/mgmt/mib/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/org/dod/internet/mgmt/RFC1066-MIB-INTERPRETATION/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/org/dod/internet/mgmt/stdmib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/iso-identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/iso-identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/iso-identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/RFC1066-MIB-INTERPRETATION/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/iso-identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/stdmib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/iso-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/iso-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/iso-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/RFC1066-MIB-INTERPRETATION/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent
/iso/iso-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/stdmib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmNetworkTable/vmNetworkEntry/vmNetworkParent

Descriptions

vmNetworkParent — Multiple manufacturers; see the original MIB MIB copies (LibreNMS/Observium Community), Netdisco MIB archive copies, RFC Editor

The value of ifIndex, which corresponds to the parent (i.e., physical) device of this virtual device. The value zero denotes this virtual device is not any child represented in the ifTable.

Source records

vmNetworkParent

Status in source: current.

Names: vmNetworkParent

Technical details

{
  "smi_kind": "OBJECT-TYPE",
  "definition": [
    "vmNetworkParent",
    "OBJECT-TYPE",
    "SYNTAX",
    "InterfaceIndexOrZero",
    "MAX-ACCESS",
    "read-only",
    "STATUS",
    "current",
    "DESCRIPTION",
    "\"The value of ifIndex, which corresponds to the parent (i.e., physical) device of this virtual device. The value zero denotes this virtual device is not any child represented in the ifTable.\"",
    "::=",
    "{",
    "vmNetworkEntry",
    "3",
    "}"
  ],
  "syntax_tree": [
    [
      "row",
      "InterfaceIndexOrZero"
    ],
    null,
    [
      "MaxAccessPart",
      "read-only"
    ],
    [
      "Status",
      "current"
    ],
    [
      "DESCRIPTION",
      "The value of ifIndex, which corresponds to the parent (i.e., physical) device of this virtual device. The value zero denotes this virtual device is not any child represented in the ifTable."
    ],
    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

vmNetworkParent OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX       InterfaceIndexOrZero
       MAX-ACCESS   read-only
       STATUS       current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The value of ifIndex, which corresponds to the parent
               (i.e., physical) device of this virtual device.  The
               value zero denotes this virtual device is not any
               child represented in the ifTable."
       ::= { vmNetworkEntry 3 }

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::vmNetworkParent.

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

vmNetworkParent OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX       InterfaceIndexOrZero
    MAX-ACCESS   read-only
    STATUS       current
    DESCRIPTION
            "The value of ifIndex, which corresponds to the parent
            (i.e., physical) device of this virtual device.  The
            value zero denotes this virtual device is not any
            child represented in the ifTable."
    ::= { vmNetworkEntry 3 }

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']}

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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::vmNetworkParent.

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

vmNetworkParent OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX       InterfaceIndexOrZero
    MAX-ACCESS   read-only
    STATUS       current
    DESCRIPTION
            "The value of ifIndex, which corresponds to the parent
            (i.e., physical) device of this virtual device.  The
            value zero denotes this virtual device is not any
            child represented in the ifTable."
    ::= { vmNetworkEntry 3 }

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::vmNetworkParent.

Source version and references

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

First Registration Authority (inferred from ancestor 1.3.6)

Defense Communication Agency

Current Registration Authority (inferred from ancestor 1.3.6.1.2)

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

Siblings (4)

OID	Name	Direct children	Descendants	Description
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.8.1.1	vmNetworkIndex	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.8.1.2	vmNetworkIfIndex	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.8.1.4	vmNetworkModel	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.8.1.5	vmNetworkPhysAddress	0	0