A3COM-HUAWEI-NTP-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Organization: Hangzhou H3C Tech. Co., Ltd.

Last Updated: 2003-03-15

Category: IP and Core Protocols, Vendor: H3C/HH3C

Description: Manages Network Time Protocol (NTP) configuration and status on H3C/3Com devices, including time server associations, synchronization state, and clock stratum.

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What Is A3COM-HUAWEI-NTP-MIB?

A3COM-HUAWEI-NTP-MIB is an H3C/3Com enterprise MIB for monitoring the Network Time Protocol (NTP) client/server function on the device, tracking configured time-server associations and synchronization status. No sample objects were supplied in the source data. Its monitoring purpose would be time-synchronization health: exposing which NTP servers are configured, current synchronization state, and clock stratum level, which is critical software-status information since unsynchronized clocks can break logging, certificate validation, and cross-device event correlation. It is inherently tied to the standard NTP protocol itself, so while it's a vendor-specific MIB it directly mirrors concepts found in generic NTP monitoring (comparable to the IETF's NTPv4 MIB draft). It is deployed on any H3C/3Com device where accurate device time is operationally important, i.e., essentially all managed routers and switches. Engineers can download the A3COM-HUAWEI-NTP-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in A3COM-HUAWEI-NTP-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • H3C/3Com routers and switches

Monitoring Examples

No sample objects were supplied for this MIB, so specific object names cannot be honestly cited; based on the module description, an admin would typically monitor an NTP association table showing configured server addresses, reachability, and stratum, plus a scalar for overall synchronization state. A device reporting an unsynchronized or high-stratum state would indicate its NTP server is unreachable or misconfigured, risking clock drift. Without concrete object names in the source data, a more specific polling scenario cannot be responsibly described.

Imported Objects

From A3COM-HUAWEI-OID-MIB

huaweiDatacommOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using hwNTPPeerReceived OID:

Select an H3C/3Com router or switch as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type hwNTPPeerReceived into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. The number of received massages. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

Vendor-private MIB for 3Com/Huawei Network Time Protocol (NTP) management; defines root namespace for A3COM-HUAWEI enterprise OID tree.

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