CIENA-CES-SYSTEM-CONFIG-MIB

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Organization: Ciena Corp.

Last Updated: 2017-06-07

Category: Device Management, Vendor: Ciena

Description: Manages global system configuration parameters on Ciena CES Carrier Ethernet switches.

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What Is CIENA-CES-SYSTEM-CONFIG-MIB?

CIENA-CES-SYSTEM-CONFIG-MIB manages global system configuration on Ciena CES Carrier Ethernet switches and, per its module description, specifically defines the notifications (traps) tied to system-configuration changes rather than only holding configuration scalars. Its data category is a mix of configuration state and fault/event notifications signaling when core system settings have been modified. Its monitoring value is in detecting when system-level configuration changes occur, an important change-tracking and software-configuration-integrity signal that complements hardware status monitoring done in other Ciena CES MIBs. It works alongside other Ciena CES system MIBs that hold the actual configuration values referenced by these notifications. It is used in carrier Ethernet network operations centers to track configuration-change events across a fleet of Ciena switches, and operators can download the CIENA-CES-SYSTEM-CONFIG-MIB file to load its notifications into their trap-monitoring system.

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Supported Devices

  • Ciena CES Carrier Ethernet switch

Monitoring Examples

Sample object names were not provided for this module, so specific OIDs cannot be cited, but per its description this MIB defines notifications tied to system configuration changes. An NMS would subscribe to these traps and alert when a change notification fires unexpectedly, outside a scheduled maintenance window, flagging a possible unauthorized or accidental modification to the switch's global configuration.

What Can Be Monitored

  • system configuration change notifications
  • global system configuration parameters
Imported Objects

From CIENA-GLOBAL-MIB

cienaGlobalMacAddressOBJECT-TYPE
cienaGlobalSeverityOBJECT-TYPE

From CIENA-SMI

cienaCesConfigOBJECT-IDENTITY
cienaCesNotificationsOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
OIDs

RFC description

Ciena CES vendor MIB defining system configuration notifications including command file completion and failure traps.

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Download CIENA-CES-SYSTEM-CONFIG-MIB