BAY-STACK-PORT-MIRRORING-MIB

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Organization: Nortel Networks

Last Updated: 2012-10-10

Category: Vendor: Avaya

Description: Manages port mirroring (SPAN) configuration and monitor session assignments on Avaya/Nortel ERS switches.

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What Is BAY-STACK-PORT-MIRRORING-MIB?

This MIB module manages port mirroring (SPAN) configuration on Avaya/Nortel BayStack and Ethernet Routing Switch (ERS) devices, part of the Nortel Networks proprietary MIB family for enterprise LAN switches. It exposes configuration-oriented data such as mirroring session mode, source port lists, the monitor/destination port assignment, and MAC-address-based mirroring filters, rather than raw traffic counters. Administrators use it to monitor the software configuration status of diagnostic tooling on the switch, confirming whether a mirror session is currently active and correctly targeted, since row-status objects reveal whether a session has been created, is running, or has failed to activate. It relies on the standard ifIndex convention (as used across IF-MIB) for identifying the source and monitor ports involved. It's typically deployed in enterprise wiring closets and data centers where network engineers attach protocol analyzers or IDS/IPS sensors to a SPAN port on a Nortel/Avaya switch. Engineers can download the BAY-STACK-PORT-MIRRORING-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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Supported Devices

Avaya/Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch (ERS)
Nortel BayStack switch

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll bsPortMirroringCtrlTable's bsPortMirroringCtrlPortMode and bsPortMirroringCtrlMonitorPort to confirm which port is receiving mirrored traffic and in what mode. Checking bsPortMirroringCtrlRowStatus reveals whether a configured mirror session is active or has been unexpectedly removed, while bsPortMirroringCtrlPortListX/Y show which source ports are being mirrored, catching a misconfiguration where the wrong port set is being captured. bsPortMirroringCtrlAllowTraffic indicates whether the monitor port still passes normal traffic, useful for validating a passive tap setup.

What Can Be Monitored

port mirroring session mode
monitor (destination) port assignment
mirrored source port list
MAC-address mirroring filters
mirror session row status/state

Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex

From Q-BRIDGE-MIB

PortList

From SNMPv2-SMI

Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

MacAddress
RowStatus
TruthValue

From SYNOPTICS-ROOT-MIB

bayStackMibs

OBJECT-IDENTITY

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
bayStackPortMirroringMib	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28			Nortel Networks Port Mirroring MIB Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. This Nortel Networks SNMP Management Information Base Specification embodies Nortel Networks' confidential and proprietary intellectual property. Nortel Networks retains all title and ownership in the Specification, including any revisions. This Specification is supplied 'AS IS,' and Nortel Networks makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the use, operation, condition, or performance of the Specification.
bsPortMirroringNotifications	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.0
bsPortMirroringObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1
bsPortMirroringCtrlTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1		not-accessible	A table containing port mirroring control information about every instance.
bsPortMirroringCtrlEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1.1		not-accessible	A list of port miroring control information for an instance.
I32 bsPortMirroringCtrlInstance	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1.1.1	Integer32	not-accessible	The port mirroring instance number
INT bsPortMirroringCtrlPortMode	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1.1.2	INTEGER	read-create	These are the supported port mirroring modes: disable(1) - Disable port mirroring Adst(2) - Mirror packets with destination MAC address A Asrc(3) - Mirror packets with source MAC address A AsrcBdst(4) - Mirror packets with source MAC address A and destination MAC address B AsrcBdstOrBsrcAdst(5) - Mirror packets with source MAC address A and destination MAC address B, or packets with source MAC address B and destination MAC address A AsrcOrAdst(6) - Mirror packets with source or destination MAC address A ManytoOneRx(7) - Many to one port mirroring ingress traffic ManytoOneRxTx(8) - Many to one port mirroring ingress & egress traffic ManytoOneTx(9) - Many to one port mirroring egress traffic Xrx(10) - Mirror packets received on port X XrxOrXtx(11) - Mirror packets received or transmitted on port X XrxOrYtx(12) - Mirror packets received on port X or transmitted on port Y XrxYtx(13) - Mirror packets received on port X and transmitted on port Y XrxYtxOrYrxXtx(14) - Mirror packets received on port X and transmitted on port Y, or packets received on port Y and transmitted on port X Xtx(15) - Mirror packets transmitted on port X
NUM bsPortMirroringCtrlMonitorPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1.1.3	InterfaceIndex	read-create	The monitor port
POR bsPortMirroringCtrlPortListX	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1.1.4	PortList	read-create	The port list X
POR bsPortMirroringCtrlPortListY	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1.1.5	PortList	read-create	The port list Y
MAC bsPortMirroringCtrlMacAddressA	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1.1.6	MacAddress	read-create	The MAC address A
MAC bsPortMirroringCtrlMacAddressB	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1.1.7	MacAddress	read-create	The MAC address B
ROW bsPortMirroringCtrlRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1.1.8	RowStatus	read-create	Used to create/delete entries in the bsPortMirroringCtrlTable.
T/F bsPortMirroringCtrlAllowTraffic	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1.1.9	TruthValue	read-create	Allow port to participate in normal frame switching.
I32 bsPortMirroringCtrlRspanVlan	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.1.1.10	Integer32	read-create	The VLAN of the RSPAN source session which is associated to a standard port mirroring session on the source device. A value of 0 means RSPAN vlan is not specified.
bsPortMirroringRspanTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.2		not-accessible	A table containing port mirroring RSPAN settings of every instance.
bsPortMirroringRspanEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.2.1		not-accessible	A list of port miroring RSPAN settings for an instance.
I32 bsPortMirroringRspanInstance	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.2.1.1	Integer32	not-accessible	The RSPAN instance number
NUM bsPortMirroringRspanMtp	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.2.1.2	InterfaceIndex	read-create	The RSPAN destination port
I32 bsPortMirroringRspanVlan	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.2.1.3	Integer32	read-create	The VLAN of a RSPAN destination session configured on the destination device
ROW bsPortMirroringRspanRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.28.1.2.1.4	RowStatus	read-create	Used to create/delete entries in the bsPortMirroringRspanTable.

RFC description

Nortel port mirroring and traffic monitoring with RSPAN VLAN support on network switches.

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