CTRON-SSR-HARDWARE-MIB

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Organization: Cabletron Systems, Inc.

Last Updated: 2000-07-17

Category: Hardware and Environment, Vendor: Cabletron/Enterasys

Description:

Monitors Cabletron SSR hardware components including line cards, power supplies, and fan tray status.

Imported Objects

From CTRON-SSR-SMI-MIB

ssrMibsOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter64
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks

From SNMPv2-TC

TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

What Is CTRON-SSR-HARDWARE-MIB?

CTRON-SSR-HARDWARE-MIB is a Cabletron (later Enterasys) enterprise MIB module written for the SmartSwitch Router (SSR) family of Layer 3 switching/routing chassis. It exposes hardware-inventory style data organized under a system hardware group, covering the physical components of the chassis such as line cards, power supplies, and fan trays. The module is explicitly aimed at monitoring the physical health of the device, letting a management station detect failed or missing power supplies, fan tray faults, or line-card presence/status changes that would otherwise go unnoticed until a service outage. Network engineers supporting legacy Cabletron/Enterasys SSR chassis often need a CTRON-SSR-HARDWARE-MIB download from vendor or community MIB archives, since the module is no longer distributed with current management software. It follows the standard SNMPv2 conformance pattern (object groups, compliance statements) layered on top of a vendor hardware group, and it depends on the base SNMPv2-SMI/SNMPv2-CONF framework for its group and compliance definitions rather than any other functional MIB. It is deployed on Cabletron/Enterasys SSR chassis-based routers in enterprise and carrier network closets where continuous hardware-fault polling is needed.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in CTRON-SSR-HARDWARE-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.

What Can Be Monitored

  • power supply status
  • fan tray status
  • line card presence
  • hardware component inventory

Supported Devices

  • Cabletron/Enterasys SmartSwitch Router (SSR) chassis switches

Monitoring Examples

Using the sysHwGroup branch, an operator would poll per-slot power-supply and fan-tray status objects to confirm every field-replaceable unit in the SSR chassis is present and operating normally, alerting if a fan tray or power supply entry reports a failed state. The hwGroups/hwCompliances/hwConformance objects define which of these hardware objects an agent must implement, rather than exposing data themselves. A sudden absence of an expected line card or a change in reported hardware status would signal a card reseat, hot-swap event, or component failure worth investigating.

OIDs
OID symbolicOID numericTypeAccessDescription
sysHwGroup1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1
INT sysHwNumSlots1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.1INTEGERread-onlyThe number of slots present in the Shelf/Chassis.
sysHwModuleTable1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.2not-accessibleA list of module entries.
sysHwModuleEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.2.1not-accessibleAn entry containing management information applicable to a particular module.
INT sysHwModuleSlotNumber1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.2.1.1INTEGERread-onlyThe physical slot number of the module in the Shelf/Chassis.
SSR sysHwModuleType1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.2.1.2SSRModuleTyperead-onlyThe physical module type.
OCT sysHwModuleDesc1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.2.1.3OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe description of the module with it's version number etc. For the Control Module it should have the software version, the amount of dynamic RAM, flash RAM.
INT sysHwModuleNumPorts1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.2.1.4INTEGERread-onlyThe number of physical ports on this Card/Module.
OCT sysHwModuleVersion1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.2.1.5OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe alpha-numeric version string for this Card/Module.
SSR sysHwModuleMemory1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.2.1.6SSRmemorySizeread-onlySystem Memory size available on the Module. Reports -1 if no memory exists on this module, such as power supplies.
SSR sysHwModuleService1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.2.1.8SSRserviceTyperead-onlyThe Cabletron service identifier string for this Card/Module.The board serial number is appended to the string too.
SSR sysHwModuleStatus1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.2.1.9SSRModuleStatusread-onlyThe current status of this module, online or offline.
sysHwPortTable1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.3not-accessibleA list of module entries.
sysHwPortEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.3.1not-accessibleAn entry containing management information applicable to a particular module.
INT sysHwPortSlotNumber1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.3.1.1INTEGERread-onlyThe physical slot number of the module in the Chassis.
INT sysHwPortNumber1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.3.1.2INTEGERread-onlyThe port number of the physical port in the Card/Module.
SSR sysHwPortType1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.3.1.3SSRPortTyperead-onlyThe physical port type.
SSR sysHwPortConnectorType1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.3.1.4SSRPortConnectorTyperead-onlyThe physical port connector type.
NUM sysHwPortIfIndex1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.3.1.5SSRInterfaceIndexread-onlyThe value of ifIndex used to access this port in the Interface MIB.
POW sysHwPowerSupply1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.4PowerSupplyBitsread-onlyThe number and status of power supplies powering the Shelf/Chassis.
INT sysHwFan1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.5INTEGERread-onlyThe current state of the fans located inside the Shelf/Chassis.
INT sysHwTemperature1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.6INTEGERread-onlyThe current temperature status of the Shelf/Chassis.
OCT sysHwChassisId1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.7OCTET STRINGread-onlyOperator defined serial number for this particular chassis/shelf.
C64 sysHwTotalInOctets1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.10Counter64read-onlyThe total number of octets into the switch.
C64 sysHwTotalOutOctets1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.11Counter64read-onlyThe total number of octets out of the switch.
C64 sysHwTotalInFrames1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.12Counter64read-onlyThe total number of frames into the switch.
C64 sysHwTotalOutFrames1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.13Counter64read-onlyThe total number of frames out of the switch.
C64 sysHwTotalL2SwitchedFrames1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.14Counter64read-onlyThe current number of frames switched at Layer 2 (transport).
C64 sysHwTotalL3SwitchedFrames1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.15Counter64read-onlyThe current number of frames switched at IETF Layers 3 (transport) and 4 (application).
SSR sysHwSwitchingFabric1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.19SSRSwitchingFabricInforead-onlyStatus of Switching Fabric in shelf/chassis.
SSR sysHwControlModuleLED1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.20SSRCmLedStateread-onlyStatus of the shelf/chassis Active Control Module's four LED displays.
SSR sysHwControlModuleBackupState1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.21SSRBackupCMStateread-onlyStatus of the the backup Control Module as interpreted from the active control module. CLI: system show hardware will present the following data: Redundant CPU slot : Not present
TIK sysHwLastHotSwapEvent1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.1.22TimeTicksread-onlyThe value of sysUpTime when the last hotswap of a physical module event occured.
hardwareMIB1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200This module defines a schema to access SSR hardware configuration.
hwConformance1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200.2
hwCompliances1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200.2.1
hwGroups1.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200.2.2
hwConfGroupV101.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200.2.2.1A set of managed objects that make up version 1.0 of the SSR Hardware mib.
hwComplianceV101.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200.2.2.1.1The compliance statement for the SSR-HARDWARE-MIB.
hwConfGroupV111.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200.2.2.2A set of managed objects that make up version 1.1 of the SSR Hardware mib.
hwComplianceV111.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200.2.2.2.2The compliance statement for the SSR-HARDWARE-MIB.
hwComplianceV121.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200.2.2.2.3The compliance statement for the SSR-HARDWARE-MIB.
hwComplianceV301.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200.2.2.2.4The compliance statement for the SSR-HARDWARE-MIB.
hwConfGroupV121.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200.2.2.3A set of managed objects that make up version 1.2 of the SSR Hardware mib.
hwConfGroupV301.3.6.1.4.1.52.2501.1.200.2.2.4A set of managed objects that make up version 3.0 of the SSR Hardware mib.

FAQ

How would CTRON-SSR-HARDWARE-MIB alert me to a failed power supply on a Cabletron/Enterasys SSR chassis?
It exposes power supply status under its system hardware group, letting a management station detect a failed or missing power supply that would otherwise go unnoticed until it caused an outage.

What other physical components does CTRON-SSR-HARDWARE-MIB track besides power supplies?
It also covers fan tray status and line-card presence/status, so continuous polling can flag fan tray faults or a line card going missing or changing state in the SSR chassis.

RFC description

Cabletron/Enterasys vendor-private MIB for management of SSR (Secure Services Router) hardware components and status.

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