DES6500-L2MGMT-MIB

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Organization: D-Link, Inc.

Last Updated: 2000-07-15

Category: VLAN and Bridging, Vendor: D-Link

Description: Manages L2 switching, VLANs, and STP for D-Link DES-6500 modular chassis switch.

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What Is DES6500-L2MGMT-MIB?

DES6500-L2MGMT-MIB is a D-Link proprietary MIB covering Layer 2 switching management for the DES-6500 modular chassis switch, a higher-end enterprise/carrier platform. It is structured to expose VLAN configuration, Spanning Tree Protocol state, and other Layer 2 switching parameters for the chassis, consistent with D-Link's naming convention across its L2MGMT MIB family. Its monitoring value lies in confirming the switch's Layer 2 control-plane software status, such as VLAN membership consistency and STP port roles/states, which explains connectivity or loop issues rather than reporting hardware temperature or power directly. It parallels standard MIBs like BRIDGE-MIB, Q-BRIDGE-MIB, and the IEEE 802.1D/802.1w spanning tree standards even though implemented as a proprietary module. It is deployed in enterprise or carrier networks using the modular DES-6500 chassis switch as a core or aggregation switch. Engineers can download the DES6500-L2MGMT-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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Supported Devices

  • D-Link DES-6500 modular chassis switch

Monitoring Examples

No sample objects were provided for this MIB, so a concrete object-by-object walkthrough is not possible from the available data. Based on its stated purpose, an administrator would typically poll VLAN membership tables and STP port-state objects to confirm which ports are forwarding versus blocking and whether VLAN tagging is consistent across the chassis. Unexpected port state changes (e.g., a port unexpectedly moving to blocking) would be the kind of anomaly this MIB is designed to surface.

What Can Be Monitored

  • VLAN configuration
  • spanning tree port state
  • spanning tree topology
  • L2 forwarding configuration
Imported Objects

From BRIDGE-MIB

dot1dBridgeMODULE-IDENTITY
dot1dStpOBJECT-IDENTITY
dot1dStpPortEntry

From DLINK-ID-REC-MIB

AgentNotifyLevel

From SNMPv2-SMI

Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus
TruthValue

From SW6500PRIMGMT-MIB

des6500OBJECT-IDENTITY
OIDs

RFC description

D-Link DES6500 switch Layer 2 management configuration, including VLAN, QoS, port security, and spanning tree parameters.

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