cigDhcpClientsHostName

CIG-CLIENTS-MIB · .1.3.6.1.4.1.6889.2.1.17.1.1.1.7
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Object

column r/w OctetString 
Host name is sent by the DHCP client as Dhcp option 12. It is specifically used by 
part of DHCP servers (MS2000) to identify the client in the binding file (more user
intuitive). This option is used as well by part of the DHCP server with the support
of DHCP client (sending option 81) to update the DNS server with the new IP for specific
host. 
The format of the string can be: 'usernameA'. 
The hostname shall comply to RFC 1035 naming convention with the following exceptions:
a. allow digits at the start of the name.
b. Do not check length constraints of 63 bytes.
The default of the host name used by the DHCP client is the device host name.

Context

MIB
CIG-CLIENTS-MIB
OID
.1.3.6.1.4.1.6889.2.1.17.1.1.1.7
Type
column
Access
readwrite
Status
current
Parent
cigDhcpClientsEntry

Net-SNMP examples

How SNMP and these commands work

Walk the column to discover its indexed instances, or supply every index to read one instance.

Walk the column
/usr/bin/snmpbulkwalk -v2c -c '<community>' -Pud -Ir -OQUs -m 'CIG-CLIENTS-MIB' -M '/opt/observium/mibs/avaya:/opt/observium/mibs/rfc:/opt/observium/mibs/net-snmp' 'udp:<hostname>:161' 'CIG-CLIENTS-MIB::cigDhcpClientsHostName'
More examples
Read one indexed instance
/usr/bin/snmpget -v2c -c '<community>' -Pud -Ir -OQUv -m 'CIG-CLIENTS-MIB' -M '/opt/observium/mibs/avaya:/opt/observium/mibs/rfc:/opt/observium/mibs/net-snmp' 'udp:<hostname>:161' 'CIG-CLIENTS-MIB::cigDhcpClientsHostName.<cigDhcpClientsIfIndex>'
Translate to a numeric OID
/usr/bin/snmptranslate -Pud -Ir -On -m 'CIG-CLIENTS-MIB' -M '/opt/observium/mibs/avaya:/opt/observium/mibs/rfc:/opt/observium/mibs/net-snmp' 'CIG-CLIENTS-MIB::cigDhcpClientsHostName'

Syntax

OctetString

Values & Constraints

Object Constraints
range: 0-80