DELL-NETWORKING-FIPSNOOPING-MIB

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Organization: Dell Inc.

Last Updated: 2011-12-08

Category: Fibre Channel and Storage, Vendor: Dell

Description: Manages FIP snooping (FCoE Initialization Protocol) for Dell Networking data center switches.

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What Is DELL-NETWORKING-FIPSNOOPING-MIB?

DELL-NETWORKING-FIPSNOOPING-MIB is a Dell Networking proprietary MIB for FIP Snooping, a data-center bridging feature that inspects FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) traffic to secure and monitor Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) sessions per the T11 FCoE standard. It exposes configuration objects such as global admin mode, FC-MAP value, and port-role assignment (identifying FCF-facing versus FCF-connected interfaces), alongside statistics tables tracking FIP snooping activity per VLAN and per interface. This makes it both a configuration and a fault/performance monitoring MIB: dellNetFIPSVlanStatsTable and dellNetFIPSIntfStatsTable let an administrator verify FCoE session establishment is proceeding correctly, and dellNetFIPSNotifications/dellNetFIPSTraps raise alerts on FIP snooping violations or session anomalies that indicate a misbehaving or unauthorized FCoE endpoint. The MIB explicitly depends on the T11 FCoE standard for its terminology and protocol model, layering Dell-specific configuration and stats on top. It is deployed in Dell Networking data center switches acting as FCoE transit or FCF (Fibre Channel Forwarder) switches in converged Ethernet/storage fabric environments. Engineers can download the DELL-NETWORKING-FIPSNOOPING-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in DELL-NETWORKING-FIPSNOOPING-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

  • Dell Networking data center switch (FCoE/FIP snooping capable)

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would check dellNetFIPSAdminMode and dellNetFIPSFCMAP to confirm FIP snooping is enabled with the correct FC-MAP value, then poll dellNetFIPSIntfStatsTable (via dellNetFIPSIntfStatsEntry) to review per-interface FIP snooping counters for a given port. A spike in dropped or violation counts in the VLAN or interface stats tables, paired with a dellNetFIPSTraps notification, would indicate an unauthorized device attempting to establish an FCoE session on that link.

What Can Be Monitored

  • FIP snooping admin mode
  • FC-MAP value
  • per-VLAN FIP snooping statistics
  • per-interface FIP snooping statistics
  • FIP snooping violation notifications
Imported Objects

From DELL-NETWORKING-SMI

dellNetMgmtOBJECT-IDENTITY

From IF-MIB

ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From Q-BRIDGE-MIB

dot1qVlanIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DateAndTime
MacAddress

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using dellNetFIPSVlanVlanRequests OID:

Select a Dell Networking data center switch (FCoE/FIP snooping) 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 dellNetFIPSVlanVlanRequests into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. It reports the number of VLAN Request messages received on the VLAN. 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

Monitors FIP (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) snooping on Dell switches, managing FCoE session configuration, FCF discovery, and port roles.

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