DECHUB900-COMMON-MIB-V3-0 :: pcomLedProgram

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pcomLedProgram

Module: DECHUB900-COMMON-MIB-V3-0

OID (symbolic): DECHUB900-COMMON-MIB-V3-0::pcomLedProgram

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.36.2.18.11.2.3.1.1.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: OCTET STRING

Access: read-only

Description: The pcomLedProgram string is a sequence of instructions for
the LED state.   The LED constantly repeats the program.

Each LED state is represented by a two octet sequence where
the value of the first octet of the pair indicates the color
of the LED, and the value of the seconds octet of the pair
indicates the duration in which that color will be present.

+----------+----------+  --/ /--  +----------+----------+  
|   Color  | Duration |           |   Color  | Duration |
+----------+----------+  --/ /--  +----------+----------+  

The 'color' octet may have one of the following values:

   0 - off
   1 - other
   2 - red
   3 - yellow
   4 - green
   5 - blue
   6 - red-blinking
   7 - yellow-blinking
   8 - blue-blinking
   9 - green-blinking

The value 'off' indicates that the led is off.

The value 'other' indicates a color not covered by any others
in the list.

The value of the second octet in each pair indicates the
duration in which that color will be present.  A value
of zero indicates that the LED is off.  A value of 0xff
indicates that the LED is always on.  Values in between
0 and 0xff indicate the duration in 10 ms ticks.

A zero length string may be returned if the LED is
'not present'.  This indicates that the LED is 
currently not visible.  (This is provided for modules 
which may attach to different chassis, i.e. an 8-slot chassis 
or a single-slot chassis, in which a different LEDs may be 
visible.  For example, say an extra three LEDs are visible 
when the device is inserted in a single-slot chassis.  When 
the device is removed from the single slot chassis and   
inserted into the 8-slot chassis, these three LEDs may not
be visible.  Therefore, a zero length string may be returned
to indicate that these three LEDs are not present.)

Activity LEDs are a special case.  Activity LEDs are defined
as LEDs which blink whenever data is received on the line.
They are typically on solid under heavy activity.  Since these
LEDs can change rapidly, the following rules apply:

  o  The initial state of activity LEDs is off.
  o  If the line shows activity any time in a 10 second
     period, then the LED is shown as on.
  o  If the line shown inactivity any time in a 10 second
     period, then the LED is shown as off.

Example:  Consider a 4-bank, 12-port repeater:

Bank:     Ports:
----      -----
Bank A:   A1, A2, A3
Bank B:   B1, B2, B3
Bank C:   C1, C2, C3
Bank D:   D1, D2, D3

Which has the following LEDs:

LED:    pcomLedDescr:                   pcomLedIndex:
---     ------------                    ------------
PWR     Hub Power On                    1
DIAG    Diagnostics                     2
A       Bank Indicator A                3
B       Bank Indicator B                4
C       Bank Indicator C                5
D       Bank Indicator D                6
P1:     Port Status 1A/B/C/D            7
P2:     Port Status 2A/B/C/D            8
P3:     Port Status 3A/B/C/D            9

Assume the ports of this repeater are in the following states:

Port:   State:
----    ----- 
1A      Operational, auto-partitioned, media available
2A      Not operational
3A      Operational, not auto-partitioned, media available 
1B      Operational, not auto-partitioned, media available 
2B      Not operational
3B      Not operational
1C      Operational, not auto-partitioned, media available 
2C      Operational, auto-partitioned, media available
3C      Not operational
1D      Operational, auto-partitioned, media available
2D      Not operational
3D      Operational, auto-partitioned, media available

Here are the contents of the pcomLedTable for this example:

ledIndex:  ledDescr:        ledProgram:
--------   --------         ----------
1          Hub Power On     0x04, 0xFF
2          Diagnostics      0x04, 0x32, 0x00, 0x32
3          Bank Indicator A 0x04, 0xC8, 0x00, 0xC8, 0x00, 
                            0xC8, 0x00, 0xC8
4          Bank Indicator B 0x00, 0xC8, 0x04, 0xC8, 0x00, 
                            0xC8, 0x00, 0xC8
5          Bank Indicator C 0x00, 0xC8, 0x00, 0xC8, 0x04, 
                            0xC8, 0x00, 0xC8
6          Bank Indicator D 0x00, 0xC8, 0x00, 0xC8, 0x00, 
                            0xC8, 0x04, 0xC8
7          Port 1A/B/C/D    0x00, 0xC8, 0x04, 0xC8, 0x04, 
                            0xC8, 0x00, 0xC8
8          Port 2A/B/C/D    0x08, 0xC8, 0x08, 0xC8, 0x00, 
                            0xC8, 0x08, 0xC8
9          Port 3A/B/C/D    0x04, 0xC8, 0x08, 0xC8, 0x08, 
                            0xC8, 0x00, 0xC8

This example shows:

  o LED 1 is green, and always on
  o LED 2 is blinking at a frequency of 1 Hz (1/2 sec green, 
    1/2 sec. off)

LED's 3-6 indicate for which bank (a-D) of ports status is 
currently being displayed on LED's 7-9.

  o LED 3 is on for 2 seconds, then off for 6 seconds
  o LED 4 is off for 2 seconds, on for 2 seconds, off for 4 seconds
  o LED 5 is off for 4 seconds, on for 2 seconds, off for 2 seconds
  o LED 6 is off for 6 seconds, then on for 2 seconds

  o LED 7 is the status LED for Ports 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D.  In
    this example, it is: off for 2 seconds (indicating port 1A is
    operational but auto-partitioned), solid green for 4 seconds
    (indicating ports 1B and 1C are operational, not
    auto-partitioned with media available), and off for 2 seconds
    (indicating Port 1D is operational but auto-partitioned)

  o LED 8 is the status LED for Ports 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D.  In
    this example, it is: Blinking green for 4 seconds (indicating
    ports 2A and 2B are not operational), off for 2 seconds
    (indicating port 2C is operational but auto-partitioned), and
    blinking green for 2 seconds (indicating port 2D is not 
    operational).

  o LED 9 is the status LED for Ports 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D.  In this
    example, it is: Solid green for 2 seconds (indicating port 3A
    is operational, not auto-partitioned with media available),
    Blinking Green for 4 seconds (indicating ports 3B and 3C are
    not operational), and off for 2 seconds (indicating port 3D
    is operational but auto-partitioned ).

What is pcomLedProgram?

Encodes the blink pattern for one LED as a sequence of color/duration byte pairs that the device repeats continuously — for example 0x04,0xFF means solid green, always on. A management station can decode this to build a live front-panel status display, or an admin can compare it against pcomLedDescr's example patterns to work out what a diagnostic LED sequence means.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.36.2.18.11.2.3.1.1.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> DECHUB900-COMMON-MIB-V3-0::pcomLedProgram

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.36.2.18.11.2.3.1.1.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> DECHUB900-COMMON-MIB-V3-0::pcomLedProgram.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (10 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.36decCMU-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.36.2emaDEC-ATM-CHASSIS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.36.2.18decMIBextensionDEC-ATM-CHASSIS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.36.2.18.11decHub900DECHUB900-CHASSIS-MIB-V3-0
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.36.2.18.11.2pubCommonDECHUB900-COMMON-MIB-V3-0
1.3.6.1.4.1.36.2.18.11.2.3pcomLedDECHUB900-COMMON-MIB-V3-0
1.3.6.1.4.1.36.2.18.11.2.3.1pcomLedTableDECHUB900-COMMON-MIB-V3-0
1.3.6.1.4.1.36.2.18.11.2.3.1.1pcomLedEntryDECHUB900-COMMON-MIB-V3-0
1.3.6.1.4.1.36.2.18.11.2.3.1.1.3pcomLedProgramDECHUB900-COMMON-MIB-V3-0