A3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-FILE-TRANSFER-MIB

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Category: Device Management, Vendor: 3Com

Description: Manages firmware and configuration file transfer operations on 3Com SuperStack switching systems, supporting TFTP-based image uploads and downloads.

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What Is A3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-FILE-TRANSFER-MIB?

A3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-FILE-TRANSFER-MIB is a vendor MIB for 3Com SuperStack switching systems that manages firmware and configuration file transfer operations, typically over TFTP, allowing an administrator to trigger uploads or downloads of switch images and configuration files via SNMP. It exposes a file-transfer table describing transfer direction, local storage/resource type, and remote server address, filename, and username used for the operation. This MIB is squarely a software-management tool: it lets an operator monitor and control firmware version deployment and configuration backup/restore, and by polling transfer status can detect a failed or stalled image upgrade before it disrupts the switch. It has no significant dependency on other MIBs beyond the general 3Com switching systems MIB tree it belongs to. It is deployed in environments doing remote, SNMP-driven firmware upgrades or configuration backups across fleets of 3Com SuperStack switches. Engineers can download the A3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-FILE-TRANSFER-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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Supported Devices

3Com SuperStack switch

Monitoring Examples

An administrator initiating a firmware update would create a row in a3ComSysFtTable (a3ComSysFtTableEntry) specifying a3ComSysFtDirection, a3ComSysFtRemoteAddress, and a3ComSysFtRemoteFileName, then poll the entry to confirm the transfer completed rather than stalling mid-download. a3ComSysFtLocalStorageType and a3ComSysFtLocalResourceType identify which local memory (e.g., flash) the retrieved image is written to, letting the admin confirm the correct storage target was used.

What Can Be Monitored

file transfer direction
transfer status/progress
remote server address
remote file name
local storage target

Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC-1215

TRAP-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

Counter
IpAddress
enterprises

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
a3Com	1.3.6.1.4.1.43
a3ComSwitchingSystemsMib	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4
CTR a3ComSysFtBytesTransferred	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.13	Counter	read-only	The number of bytes successfully transferred.
a3ComSysFtDetailedResourceStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3
OID a3ComSysFtDetailedStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.15	OBJECT IDENTIFIER	read-only	Detailed status for the transfer for the particular local resource attribute specified by the corresponding values of a3ComSysFtLocalStorageType, a3ComSysFtLocalResourceType, a3ComSysFtLocalResourceMask, and a3ComSysFtLocalResourceAttribute. Note that this object is only valid in the case where a3ComSysFtStatus indicates an error.
STR a3ComSysFtDetailedStatusString	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.16	DisplayString	read-only	Detailed status description for the requested transfer.
INT a3ComSysFtDirection	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.2	INTEGER	read-write	Specifies the direction of the file transfer.
INT a3ComSysFtForceTransfer	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.12	INTEGER	read-write	Setting this object to true makes the agent ignore non-fatal (i.e. version/id mismatch) errors encountered during a file transfer request.
a3ComSysFtGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14
INT a3ComSysFtIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	A unique index used to identifying this entry.
OID a3ComSysFtLocalResourceAttribute	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.6	OBJECT IDENTIFIER	read-write	An identifier which specifies the particular resource attribute on the local system which is the source/destination of the file transfer. The resource(s) to which this attribute applies is specified by the corresponding values of a3ComSysFtLocalResourceType and a3ComSysFtLocalResourceMask.
A3C a3ComSysFtLocalResourceMask	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.5	A3ComSysResourceBitMask	read-write	The indices of the resources on the local system to be used as the source/destination for the file transfer. The type of resource to which these indices apply is specified by the corresponding value of a3ComSysFtLocalResourceType. If resourceBridge is used, a3ComSysFtLocalResourceMask indicates the bridge slot number the filter code will be downloaded. For instance, a3ComSysFtLocalResourceMask value of 0x03 indicates bridge slot number 1 and 2.
A3C a3ComSysFtLocalResourceType	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.4	A3ComSysResourceType	read-write	The type of resource on the local system to be used as the source/destination for the file transfer.
A3C a3ComSysFtLocalStorageType	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.3	A3ComSysStorageType	read-write	The type of storage on the local system to be used as the source/destination for the file transfer.
STR a3ComSysFtOwnerString	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.17	DisplayString	read-write	A string describing the creator/owner of this entry.
INT a3ComSysFtProtocol	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.19	INTEGER	read-write	Specifies the file transfer protocol type.
OCT a3ComSysFtRemoteAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.8	OCTET STRING	read-write	The address of the source/destination file on the remote system.
ADR a3ComSysFtRemoteAddressType	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.7	A3ComSysAddressType	read-write	The type of address which is specified by the corresponding value of a3ComSysFtRemoteAddress.
STR a3ComSysFtRemoteFileName	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.9	DisplayString	read-write	The full path name of the source/destination file on the remote system.
STR a3ComSysFtRemoteUserName	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.10	DisplayString	read-write	The user name to be used when requesting the file transfer to/from the remote system.
OCT a3ComSysFtRemoteUserPassword	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.11	OCTET STRING	read-write	The password to be used when requesting the file transfer to/from the remote system. When read, this object returns a zero length string. Note that, for security reasons, some ftp servers may insist on a non-zero length user password.
a3ComSysFtResourceAttributes	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.2
ROW a3ComSysFtRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.18	RowStatus	read-write	The row status object controls the creation/deletion of rows in this table. Its semantics are the same as those for the RowStatus textual convention specified for SNMPv2. Setting this object to createAndGo(4) is not allowed. Setting this object to createAndWait(5) causes an entry to be created with a3ComSysFtRowStatus value of notReady(3). Setting this object to active(1) causes the transfer to start for the given row. Objects within the row cannot be modified once a row has been set to active(1), Setting this object to destroy(6) causes the corresponding row to be deleted. Note that a request to set a row to notInService(2) or destroy(6) will fail if the current rowStatus value is active(1) (i.e. a file transfer is currently in progress). This is necessary since aborting a file transfer may leave the system in an inconsistent state. Note that, currently, only a single instance of a row can be created in this table.
INT a3ComSysFtStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1.14	INTEGER	read-only	The status of the file transfer.
a3ComSysFtSysBridgeFilterdownloadError	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1.10
a3ComSysFtSysBridgeFilterNoRoom	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1.11
a3ComSysFtSysBridgeFilterNotApplicable	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1.8
a3ComSysFtSysBridgeFilterSyntaxError	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1.9
a3ComSysFtSysStatusChecksumError	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1.4
a3ComSysFtSysStatusConfigIdMismatch	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1.3
a3ComSysFtSysStatusFlashError	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1.6
a3ComSysFtSysStatusNoImageLabel	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1.2
a3ComSysFtSysStatusNoRoom	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1.7
a3ComSysFtSysStatusNotApplicable	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1.1
a3ComSysFtSysStatusNvRamError	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1.5
a3ComSysFtSystemAttributes	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.2.1
a3ComSysFtSystemBridgeFilterCode	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.2.1.3
a3ComSysFtSystemConfiguration	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.2.1.2
a3ComSysFtSystemDetailedStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.3.1
a3ComSysFtSystemOperationalCode	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.2.1.1
a3ComSysFtTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1		not-accessible	A list of entries which describe file transfers.
a3ComSysFtTableEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.14.1.1		not-accessible	A description of a particular file transfer entry.
switchingSystemsMibs	1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29

RFC description

3Com switching systems file transfer MIB for managing configuration and firmware uploads.

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What Is A3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-FILE-TRANSFER-MIB?

Supported Devices

Monitoring Examples

What Can Be Monitored

This MIB depends on

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