CISCO-IETF-DHCP-SERVER-MIB

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Organization: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Last Updated: 2007-03-27

Category: Cisco Devices, IP and Core Protocols

Description: Provides Cisco implementation of the IETF DHCP server MIB for monitoring DHCP address pools, bindings, and server statistics.

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What Is CISCO-IETF-DHCP-SERVER-MIB?

CISCO-IETF-DHCP-SERVER-MIB is Cisco's implementation of an IETF-style MIB for devices acting as BOOTP/DHCPv4 servers, covering address pool, binding, and protocol statistics (it excludes DDNS updates and the DHCP Failover protocol). It exposes counters for BOOTP requests/replies and drops, and DHCP message-type counters (DISCOVER, OFFER, REQUEST, DECLINE, ACK), alongside basic system identification objects. As a software-service-status MIB it lets an admin monitor whether the DHCP server process is actively handling client requests, and detect abnormal patterns such as rising decline or drop counts indicating address-pool exhaustion or misconfigured scopes. It is modeled on an IETF DHCP server MIB draft/standard, making it a Cisco-adapted variant of a broader IETF specification. It is deployed on Cisco routers and switches configured as local DHCP servers for connected subnets. Engineers can download the CISCO-IETF-DHCP-SERVER-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in CISCO-IETF-DHCP-SERVER-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • Cisco router/switch (DHCP server role)

Monitoring Examples

An admin can monitor cDhcpv4CountDiscovers versus cDhcpv4CountOffers and cDhcpv4CountAcks to see the DHCP handshake completion rate, and a large gap between discovers and acks suggests address-pool exhaustion or server overload. cBootpCountDropUnknownClients and cBootpCountDropNotServingSubnet reveal misconfigured relay agents or clients requesting addresses the server isn't authorized to serve. cDhcpv4CountDeclines rising over time can indicate address conflicts on the network, worth cross-checking with the address pool configuration.

What Can Be Monitored

  • BOOTP request/reply/drop counts
  • DHCP discover/offer/request/ack counts
  • DHCP decline counts
  • unknown-client and wrong-subnet drop counts
Imported Objects

From CISCO-SMI

ciscoExperimentOBJECT-IDENTITY

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddressIPv4
InetAddressPrefixLength

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Gauge32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DateAndTime
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using cBootpCountRequests OID:

Select a Cisco router/switch (DHCP server role) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type cBootpCountRequests into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The number of packets received that contain a Message Type of 1 (BOOTREQUEST) in the first octet and do not contain option number 53 (DHCP Message Type) in the options. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

DHCP server management for Cisco devices with IPv4 address allocation and lease tracking.

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