BLADETYPE6-NETWORK-MIB

Description: Manages network interface configuration and statistics for HP BladeSystem Type 6 server blade modules.

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BLADETYPE6-NETWORK-MIB is an HP MIB for the ProLiant GbE2c 10G BladeSystem Type 6 interconnect switch, covering network interface configuration and statistics for the blade enclosure's embedded switch module. It exposes hardware inventory objects (hwPartNumber, hwRevision, hwSerialNumber), per-port operational data via agPortOperTable/agPortOperTableEntry (keyed by portOperIdx, giving portOperState and RMON statistics via portOperRmon), and 802.1x port authentication status via portOperDot1xTable. This module supports monitoring both hardware identity (part number, revision, serial number) and per-port network status — operational state and RMON traffic statistics — plus port-level 802.1x authentication state, useful for detecting a down port, abnormal port traffic, or an authentication failure on the interconnect switch. It builds on RMON conventions for port statistics and IEEE 802.1x for port authentication, alongside HP's own agent framework objects. It's deployed inside HP BladeSystem enclosures on the embedded ProLiant GbE2c 10G Interconnect Switch module connecting blade servers to the external network. Engineers can download the BLADETYPE6-NETWORK-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

An administrator would poll agPortOperTable/agPortOperTableEntry, keyed by portOperIdx, to check portOperState for each switch port and portOperRmon for traffic statistics, catching a port that's unexpectedly down or showing abnormal traffic levels. The portOperDot1xTable/portOperDot1xTableEntry entries (via portOperDot1xIndx and portOperDot1xReset) let an operator monitor and reset 802.1x authentication state on a given port if a device fails to authenticate. Checking hwPartNumber, hwRevision, and hwSerialNumber confirms the specific interconnect switch module's hardware identity, useful for inventory and support case correlation.