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Organization: BlueCat Networks Inc.
Last Updated: 2010-11-30
Category: Vendor: BlueCat Networks
Description:
Monitors BlueCat Networks DNS/DHCP/IPAM appliance service availability and query statistics.
Imported Objects
From SNMPv2-SMI
| MODULE-IDENTITY | |
| enterprises |
What Is BLUECATNETWORKS-MIB?
BLUECATNETWORKS-MIB is the enterprise identity/base MIB for BlueCat Networks appliances, which provide DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (IPAM) services; the module_desc notes it was derived from an OID registration reused from Cisco's REPEATER MIB tree, indicating it is largely a registration/identity placeholder rather than a rich data module in this sample. It falls into the appliance identity and service-availability category, with bluecatnetworks and appliances serving as top-level registration nodes under which BlueCat's product-specific data objects are organized. Its practical monitoring value, per its short description, is checking DNS/DHCP/IPAM service availability and query statistics -- essentially software/service health indicators showing whether core name-resolution and address-management services are up and performing. No specific dependency on other MIBs is evident from the limited context beyond its enterprise OID placement. It is deployed on BlueCat Networks DNS/DHCP/IPAM appliances used in enterprise and service-provider network infrastructure. Engineers can download the BLUECATNETWORKS-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.
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What Can Be Monitored
- DNS/DHCP/IPAM service availability
Supported Devices
- BlueCat Networks DNS/DHCP/IPAM appliance
Monitoring Examples
The sample_objects only include the top-level registration nodes bluecatnetworks and appliances, with no specific data tables listed, so only the enterprise identity structure can be confirmed from this input. In practice an operator would look under BlueCat's product-specific sub-trees (not shown here) for DNS/DHCP query rate and service-status objects to confirm the appliance is answering queries. No specific runtime table names are fabricated given the minimal sample_objects.
OIDs
| OID symbolic | OID numeric | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bluecatnetworks | 1.3.6.1.4.1.13315 | |||
| bluecatnetworksId | 1.3.6.1.4.1.13315.1 | New oid assignments for Cisco REPEATER MIB and others. | ||
| appliances | 1.3.6.1.4.1.13315.100 |
RFC description
Defines OID assignments for BlueCat Networks appliances and DNS/DHCP infrastructure management.
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