Dell-File

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Organization: Dell

Last Updated: 2013-04-01

Category: Vendor: Dell

Description: Manages file system operations and file transfer capabilities on Dell network devices.

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What Is Dell-File?

Dell-File is a Dell enterprise MIB (used on Dell Networking/MTS-based switches) providing a private file-system management extension for viewing and manipulating files stored on the device's flash/local storage. It exposes a file table listing each stored file's name, permissions, size, and modification date/time, plus a row-status column to control file actions and an overall flash-size scalar. This is a software/storage status MIB: it lets an administrator monitor available flash storage space, confirm configuration or firmware image files are present with expected sizes and timestamps, and detect unexpected file changes or storage exhaustion. It is a self-contained vendor extension, typically used alongside Dell's system and chassis MIBs for full device management. It is deployed on Dell networking switches running Dell's MTS (formerly Force10/PowerConnect-lineage) software where local file/flash management via SNMP is needed, and administrators can obtain the Dell-File download to load it directly into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in Dell-File. 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 switch (MTS software)

Monitoring Examples

An admin can walk rlFileTable/rlFileEntry to list every file on the switch by rlFileName, checking rlFileSize and rlFileModificationDate/rlFileModificationTime to confirm the current firmware image or config backup is present and recently updated. Comparing total file sizes against rlFileFlashSize reveals how much flash storage remains free, warning of impending storage exhaustion. The rlFileActionTable can be used to trigger operations like file deletion or copy, with rlFileRowStatus reflecting the outcome.

What Can Be Monitored

stored file inventory
file size and modification time
file permissions
flash storage capacity
file action status

Imported Objects

From Dell-MIB

rnd	MODULE-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus
TruthValue

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
rlFile	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96			The MIB module describes the private MIB for File Private Extension supported by Dell MTS software and products.
INT rlFileMibVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.1	INTEGER	read-only	Indicates the File System MIB version. The current version is 1.
rlFileTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.2		not-accessible	The (conceptual) table listing all the files of the flash file system.
rlFileEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.2.1		not-accessible	An entry (conceptual row) in the FileTable.
OCT rlFileName	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.2.1.1	OCTET STRING	read-write	The name of the file.
INT rlFilePermission	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.2.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	Specifies the permission level in which this file can be accessed.
INT rlFileSize	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.2.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	The size of the file in bytes (actual size).
STR rlFileModificationDate	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.2.1.4	DisplayString	read-only	The time-stamp indicating the date of creation or last modification of this file. The format of the time-stamp is dd-mmm-yyyy
STR rlFileModificationTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.2.1.5	DisplayString	read-only	The time-stamp indicating the time of creation or last modification of this file. The format of the time-stamp is hh:mm:ss
ROW rlFileRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.2.1.6	RowStatus	read-write	It is used just to delete an entry
INT rlFileFlashSize	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.2.1.7	INTEGER	read-only	The size allocated for the file in bytes (allocated size).
OCT rlFileFullNormalizedName	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.2.1.8	OCTET STRING	read-only	The full normalized name - up to max OCTET STRING length and not containing '..' and '.' path components.
rlFileActionTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.3		not-accessible	The (conceptual) table listing only one entry at a time with parameters needed for performing an action on a file.
rlFileActionEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.3.1		not-accessible	An entry (conceptual row) in the FileActionTable.
OCT rlFileActionName	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.3.1.1	OCTET STRING	read-write	The name of the file.
OCT rlFileActionNewName	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.3.1.2	OCTET STRING	read-write	The new name for the file (in case of action rename).
ROW rlFileActionRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.3.1.3	RowStatus	read-write	It is used to create an entry
INT rlFileActionCommand	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.3.1.4	INTEGER	read-write	Perform an action on the file.
INT rlFileTotalSizeOfFlash	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.4	INTEGER	read-only	Indicates the total size of the flash in bytes.
INT rlFileFreeSizeOfFlash	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.5	INTEGER	read-only	Indicates the number of free bytes in the flash.
T/F rlFileAuditingEnable	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.96.6	TruthValue	read-write	Controls whether SysLog messages should be issued on file rename/delete events

RFC description

Dell private MIB extension that manages file system operations, flash memory configuration, and file storage properties.

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