Dell-TIMESYNCHRONIZATION-MIB

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Organization: Dell

Last Updated: 2009--0-6-

Category: Protocol: NTP, Vendor: Dell

Description: Manages NTP/SNTP time synchronization configuration and status on Dell network switches.

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What Is Dell-TIMESYNCHRONIZATION-MIB?

Dell-TIMESYNCHRONIZATION-MIB is a Dell private MIB for configuring and monitoring NTP/SNTP time synchronization, time zone, and daylight saving time settings on Dell network switches. It exposes the switch's currently managed time and date, the active synchronization method (NTP or SNTP client), time zone and DST configuration, and DST start/end schedule with offset. Its monitoring focus is software/system configuration correctness: confirming rndTimeSyncManagedTime/rndTimeSyncManagedDateTime reflects accurate, synchronized time (critical for correlating logs and traps across a fleet), and verifying rlTimeSyncMethod and rlSntpNtpClient/rlSntpNtpConfig show the device is actually configured to sync against a time source rather than free-running. This MIB depends on the underlying NTP/SNTP protocol standards for its actual time-sync mechanism. It is deployed on Dell switches across an enterprise network where consistent, accurate device clocks are required for log correlation, certificate validation, and scheduled operations. Engineers can download the Dell-TIMESYNCHRONIZATION-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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Supported Devices

  • Dell network switch

Monitoring Examples

An admin would read rndTimeSyncManagedTime/rndTimeSyncManagedDate/rndTimeSyncManagedDateTime to confirm the switch's current system clock, and check rlTimeSyncMethod and rlTimeSyncMethodMode to see whether NTP or SNTP is active. rlTimeZone, rlDaylightSavingTimeMode, rlDaylightSavingTimeStart/End, and rlDaylightSavingTimeOffset reveal whether DST transitions are correctly configured for the local region. A switch whose managed time drifts significantly from other devices, or whose rlSntpNtpClient/rlSntpNtpConfig shows no configured server, would indicate a time-sync failure that could break certificate validation or make cross-device log correlation unreliable.

What Can Be Monitored

  • current system time/date
  • active time-sync method (NTP/SNTP)
  • NTP/SNTP client configuration
  • time zone and DST configuration/schedule
Imported Objects

From Dell-MIB

rndMODULE-IDENTITY

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType

From SNMPv2-SMI

Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue
OIDs

RFC description

Manages SNTP and NTP time synchronization settings on Dell switches. Configures time server connectivity and clock synchronization methods.

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