All MIBs › BROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB
Organization: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.,
Last Updated: 2011-04-15
Category: Device Management, Vendor: Foundry/Brocade
Description:
Monitors overall system health, hardware inventory, and operational status of Brocade network devices.
Imported Objects
From Brocade-TC
| SwPortIndex | |
| SwSensorIndex |
From SNMPv2-SMI
| Counter32 | |
| Integer32 | |
| IpAddress | |
| MODULE-IDENTITY | |
| OBJECT-IDENTITY | |
| OBJECT-TYPE |
From SNMPv2-TC
| DisplayString | |
| TEXTUAL-CONVENTION | |
| TruthValue |
From SWBASE-MIB
| sw | OBJECT-IDENTITY |
What Is BROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB?
BROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB is Brocade Communications' proprietary MIB providing overall system information for its networking and storage-networking devices. It exposes general system health data, hardware inventory, and operational status, serving as the primary system-level management module for Brocade equipment. It is explicitly aimed at hardware and software status monitoring — tracking overall device operational state, hardware component inventory, and general system health indicators such as would typically include uptime and chassis condition. It is commonly used alongside standard SNMPv2-MIB system objects (sysUpTime, sysDescr) and complements other Brocade-specific MIBs covering Fibre Channel fabric or Ethernet switching details. It is deployed on Brocade SAN directors/switches and Ethernet switching platforms in enterprise and data-center storage-networking environments. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the BROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.
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What Can Be Monitored
- overall system operational status
- hardware component inventory
- general system health indicators
Supported Devices
- Brocade SAN/Fibre Channel director or switch
- Brocade Ethernet switching platform
Monitoring Examples
No sample objects were provided for this module, so a specific OID-level example cannot be responsibly constructed. In general use, an administrator would poll this MIB's system-status and hardware-inventory objects to confirm a Brocade switch or director is operating normally and that all expected hardware components are present and healthy, flagging any reported fault or inventory mismatch for follow-up.
OIDs
| OID symbolic | OID numeric | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| swTrapsV2 | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.0 | The Traps for Brocade's Switch. | ||
| NTF swFCPortScn | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.0.3 | This trap is sent whenever an FC port operational status or its type changed. The events that trigger this trap are port goes to online/offline, port type changed to E-port/F-port/FL-port. swFCPortName and swSsn are optional varbind in the trap PDU.swSsn is optional varbind sent when swExtTrap is also enabled.swVfId is optional if VF is enabled. | ||
| NTF swEventTrap | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.0.4 | This trap is generated when an event whose level at or below swEventTrapLevel occurs. | ||
| NTF swStateChangeTrap | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.0.12 | This trap is sent whenever switch state changes to online/offline | ||
| swSystem | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1 | The MIB module is for system information. Copyright (c) 1996-2003 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. | ||
| STR swCurrentDate | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.1 | DisplayString | read-only | The current date information in displayable textual format. |
| STR swBootDate | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.2 | DisplayString | read-only | The date and time when the system last booted, in displayable textual format. |
| STR swFWLastUpdated | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.3 | DisplayString | read-only | The information indicates the date when the firmware was last updated, in displayable textual format. |
| STR swFlashLastUpdated | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.4 | DisplayString | read-only | The information indicates the date when the FLASH was last updated, in displayable textual format. |
| STR swBootPromLastUpdated | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.5 | DisplayString | read-only | The information indicates the date when the boot PROM was last updated, in displayable textual format. |
| STR swFirmwareVersion | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.6 | DisplayString | read-only | The current version of the firwmare. |
| INT swOperStatus | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.7 | INTEGER | read-only | The current operational status of the switch. The states are as follow: o online(1) means the switch is accessible by an external port; o offline(2) means the switch is not accessible; o testing(3) means the switch is in a built-in test mode and is not accessible by an external port; o faulty(4) means the switch is not operational. |
| STR swSsn | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.10 | DisplayString | read-only | The soft serial number of the switch. |
| INT swFlashDLOperStatus | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.11 | INTEGER | read-only | The operational status of the FLASH. The operational states are as follow: o swCurrent(1) indicates that the FLASH contains the current firmware image or config file; o swFwUpgraded(2) state indicates that it contains the image upgraded from the swFlashDLHost.0.; o swCfUploaded(3) state indicates that the switch configuration file has been uploaded to the host; and o swCfDownloaded(4) state indicates that the switch configuration file has been downloaded from the host. o swFwCorrupted (5) state indicates that the firmware in the FLASH of the switch is corrupted. |
| INT swFlashDLAdmStatus | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.12 | INTEGER | read-only | The state of the FLASH. o swCurrent(1) indicates that the FLASH contains the current firmware image or config file; o swFwUpgrade(2) means that the firmware in the FLASH is to be upgraded from the host specified; o swCfUpload(3) means that the switch config file is to be uploaded to the host specified; or o swCfDownload(4) means that the switch config file is to be downloaded from the host specified. o swFwCorrupted(5) state indicates that the firmware in the FLASH is corrupted. This value is for informational purpose only. However, set of swFlashDLAdmStatus to this value is not allowed. The host is specified in swFlashDLHost.0. In addition, user name is specified in swFlashDLUser.0, and the file name specified in swFlashDLFile.0. Reference the user manual on the following commands, o firmwareDownload, o configUpload, and o configDownload. |
| INT swBeaconOperStatus | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.18 | INTEGER | read-only | The current operational status of the switch beacon. When the beacon is on, the LEDs on the front panel of the switch run alternately from left to right and right to left. The color is yellow. When the beacon is off, each LED will be in their its regular status indicating color and state. |
| INT swBeaconAdmStatus | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.19 | INTEGER | read-only | The desired status of the switch beacon. When the beacon is set to on, the LEDs on the front panel of the switch run alternately from left to right and right to left. The color is yellow. When the beacon is set to off, each LED will be in its regular status indicating color and state. |
| INT swDiagResult | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.20 | INTEGER | read-only | The result of the power-on startup (POST) diagnostics. |
| I32 swNumSensors | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.21 | Integer32 | read-only | The number of sensors inside the switch. |
| swSensorTable | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.22 | not-accessible | The table of sensor entries. | |
| swSensorEntry | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.22.1 | not-accessible | An entry of the sensor information. | |
| SWS swSensorIndex | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.22.1.1 | SwSensorIndex | read-only | This object identifies the sensor. |
| INT swSensorType | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.22.1.2 | INTEGER | read-only | This object identifies the sensor type. |
| INT swSensorStatus | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.22.1.3 | INTEGER | read-only | The current status of the sensor. |
| I32 swSensorValue | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.22.1.4 | Integer32 | read-only | The current value (reading) of the sensor. The value, -2147483648, represents an unknown quantity. It also means that the sensor does not have the capability to measure the actual value. In V2.0, the temperature sensor value will be in Celsius; the fan value will be in RPM (revolution per minute); and the power supply sensor reading will be unknown. |
| STR swSensorInfo | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.22.1.5 | DisplayString | read-only | Additional displayable information on the sensor. In V2.x, it contains the sensor type and number in textual format. For example, 'Temp 3', 'Fan 6'. |
| I32 swID | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.24 | Integer32 | read-only | The number of the logical switch (0/1). |
| IP swEtherIPAddress | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.25 | IpAddress | read-only | The IP Address of the Ethernet interface of this logical switch. |
| IP swEtherIPMask | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.26 | IpAddress | read-only | The IP Mask of the Ethernet interface of this logical switch. |
| STR swIPv6Address | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.29 | DisplayString | not-accessible | IPV6 address. |
| INT swIPv6Status | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.1.30 | INTEGER | not-accessible | The current status of ipv6 address. |
| swFabric | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.2 | The OID sub-tree for swFabric group. | ||
| I32 swVfId | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.2.15 | Integer32 | read-only | The Virtual fabric id. |
| swFCport | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6 | The OID sub-tree for swFCport group. | ||
| swFCPortTable | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2 | not-accessible | A table that contains, one entry for each switch port, configuration and service parameters of the port. | |
| swFCPortEntry | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1 | not-accessible | An entry containing the configuration and service parameters of the switch port. | |
| SWP swFCPortIndex | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.1 | SwPortIndex | read-only | This object identifies the switch port index. Note that the value of a port index is 1 higher than the port number labeled on the front panel. E.g. port index 1 correspond to port number 0. |
| INT swFCPortType | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.2 | INTEGER | read-only | This object identifies the type of switch port. It may be of type stitch(1), flannel(2), loom(3) , bloom(4),rdbloom(5) or wormhole(6). |
| INT swFCPortPhyState | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.3 | INTEGER | read-only | This object identifies the physical state of the port: noCard(1) no card present in this switch slot; noTransceiver(2) no Transceiver module in this port. noGbic(2) was used previously. Transceiver is the generic name for GBIC, SFP etc.; laserFault(3) the module is signaling a laser fault (defective Transceiver); noLight(4) the module is not receiving light; noSync(5) the module is receiving light but is out of sync; inSync(6) the module is receiving light and is in sync; portFault(7) the port is marked faulty (defective Transceiver, cable or device); diagFault(8) the port failed diagnostics (defective G_Port or FL_Port card or motherboard); lockRef(9) the port is locking to the reference signal. validating(10) Validation is in progress invalidModule(11) Invalid SFP unknown(255) unknown. |
| INT swFCPortOpStatus | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.4 | INTEGER | read-only | This object identifies the operational status of the port. The online(1) state indicates that user frames can be passed. The unknown(0) state indicates that likely the port module is physically absent (see swFCPortPhyState). |
| INT swFCPortAdmStatus | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.5 | INTEGER | read-write | The desired state of the port. A management station may place the port in a desired state by setting this object accordingly. The testing(3) state indicates that no user frames can be passed. As the result of either explicit management action or per configuration information accessible by the switch, swFCPortAdmStatus is then changed to either the online(1) or testing(3) states, or remains in the offline(2) state. |
| INT swFCPortLinkState | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.6 | INTEGER | read-write | This object indicates the link state of the port. The value may be: enabled(1) - port is allowed to participate in the FC-PH protocol with its attached port (or ports if it is in a FC-AL loop); disabled(2) - the port is not allowed to participate in the FC-PH protocol with its attached port(s); loopback(3) - the port may transmit frames through an internal path to verify the health of the transmitter and receiver path. Note that when the port's link state changes, its operational status (swFCPortOpStatus) will be affected. |
| INT swFCPortTxType | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.7 | INTEGER | read-only | This object indicates the media transmitter type of the port. The value may be: unknown(1) cannot determined to the port driver lw(2) long wave laser sw(3) short wave laser ld(4) long wave LED cu(5) copper (electrical). |
| C32 swFCPortTxWords | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.11 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of Fibre Channel words that the port has transmitted. |
| C32 swFCPortRxWords | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.12 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of Fibre Channel words that the port has received. |
| C32 swFCPortTxFrames | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.13 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of (Fibre Channel) frames that the port has transmitted. |
| C32 swFCPortRxFrames | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.14 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of (Fibre Channel) frames that the port has received. |
| C32 swFCPortRxC2Frames | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.15 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of Class 2 frames that the port has received. |
| C32 swFCPortRxC3Frames | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.16 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of Class 3 frames that the port has received. |
| C32 swFCPortRxLCs | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.17 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of Link Control frames that the port has received. |
| C32 swFCPortRxMcasts | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.18 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of Multicast frames that the port has received. |
| C32 swFCPortTooManyRdys | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.19 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of times when RDYs exceeds the frames received. |
| C32 swFCPortNoTxCredits | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.20 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of times when the transmit credit has reached zero. |
| C32 swFCPortRxEncInFrs | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.21 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of encoding error or disparity error inside frames received. |
| C32 swFCPortRxCrcs | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.22 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of CRC errors detected for frames received. |
| C32 swFCPortRxTruncs | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.23 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of truncated frames that the port has received. |
| C32 swFCPortRxTooLongs | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.24 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of received frames that are too long. |
| C32 swFCPortRxBadEofs | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.25 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of received frames that have bad EOF delimiter. |
| C32 swFCPortRxEncOutFrs | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.26 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of encoding error or disparity error outside frames received. |
| C32 swFCPortRxBadOs | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.27 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of invalid Ordered Sets received. |
| C32 swFCPortC3Discards | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.28 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of Class 3 frames that the port has discarded. |
| C32 swFCPortMcastTimedOuts | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.29 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of Multicast frames that has been timed out. |
| C32 swFCPortTxMcasts | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.30 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of Multicast frames that has been transmitted. |
| C32 swFCPortLipIns | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.31 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of Loop Initializations that has been initiated by loop devices attached. |
| C32 swFCPortLipOuts | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.32 | Counter32 | read-only | This object counts the number of Loop Initializations that has been initiated by the port. |
| OCT swFCPortLipLastAlpa | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.33 | OCTET STRING | read-only | This object indicates the Physical Address (AL_PA) of the loop device that initiated the last Loop Initialization. |
| OCT swFCPortWwn | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.34 | OCTET STRING | read-only | The World_wide_Name of the Fibre Channel port. The contents of an instance are in the IEEE extended format as specified in FC-PH; the 12-bit port identifier represents the port number within the switch. |
| INT swFCPortSpeed | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.35 | INTEGER | read-write | The desired baud rate for the port. It can have the values of 1GB (1), 2GB (2), Auto-Negotiate (3), 4GB (4), 8GB (5), or 10GB (6). Some of the above values may not be supported by all type of switches. |
| STR swFCPortName | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.36 | DisplayString | read-only | A string indicates the name of the addressed port. The names should be persistent across switch reboots. Port names do not have to be unique within a switch or within a fabric. |
| STR swFCPortSpecifier | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.37 | DisplayString | read-only | This string indicates the physical port number of the addressed port. The format of the string is: /port, where 'slot' being present only for bladed systems. |
| FCP swFCPortFlag | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.38 | FcPortFlag | read-only | A bit map of port status flags which includes the information of port type. Currently this will indicate if the port is virtual or physical. |
| INT swFCPortBrcdType | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.6.2.1.39 | INTEGER | read-only | The Brocade port type. |
| swEvent | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8 | The OID sub-tree for swEvent group. | ||
| swEventTable | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5 | not-accessible | The table of event entries. | |
| swEventEntry | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1 | not-accessible | An entry of the event table. | |
| I32 swEventIndex | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1.1 | Integer32 | read-only | This object identifies the event entry. |
| STR swEventTimeInfo | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1.2 | DisplayString | read-only | This object identifies the date and time when this event occurred, in textual format. |
| INT swEventLevel | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1.3 | INTEGER | read-only | This object identifies the severity level of this event entry. |
| I32 swEventRepeatCount | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1.4 | Integer32 | read-only | This object identifies how many times this particular event has occurred. |
| STR swEventDescr | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1.5 | DisplayString | read-only | This object identifies the textual description of the event. |
| I32 swEventVfId | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1.6 | Integer32 | read-only | This object identifies the Virtual fabric id. |
RFC description
Brocade switch system MIB providing system information, virtual fabric management, and Fibre Channel port status monitoring.
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