Dell-VRTX-TELNET-MIB

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Organization: Dell

Last Updated: 2008-11-24

Category: Domain: Network Management, Vendor: Dell

Description:

Manages Telnet access configuration and session control on the Dell VRTX switch module.

Imported Objects

From Dell-VRTX-MIB

rndMODULE-IDENTITY

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType

From SNMPv2-SMI

IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
TruthValue

What Is Dell-VRTX-TELNET-MIB?

This private MIB manages Telnet remote-access configuration and active session tracking on the Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis switch module, using the RAD-derived "rl"-prefixed embedded switch OS. It exposes configuration objects such as the Telnet password, idle timeout, and login banners, plus a table of currently connected Telnet sessions with client address and login time. For software/service status monitoring it is directly useful for security auditing: the rlTelnetUsersTable (rlTelnetSessionId, rlTelnetSessionClientAddress, rlTelnetSessionLoginTime, rlTelnetSessionStatus) shows exactly who is logged into the device's CLI and since when, letting an administrator detect unauthorized or forgotten open sessions. It is a vendor-private supplement to standard SNMP-based device management and works alongside interface/IP MIBs to identify client source addresses. It is deployed on Dell VRTX chassis switch management interfaces wherever Telnet CLI access is enabled for administration, making Dell-VRTX-TELNET-MIB SNMP monitoring a useful check for unauthorized CLI sessions.

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What Can Be Monitored

  • active Telnet sessions
  • session client address and login time
  • session status
  • Telnet idle timeout
  • login banner configuration

Supported Devices

  • Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis switch module

Monitoring Examples

A security-conscious administrator would poll rlTelnetUsersTable/rlTelnetUsersEntry to enumerate active sessions by rlTelnetSessionId, checking rlTelnetSessionClientAddress and rlTelnetSessionLoginTime to spot an unexpected or long-lived connection, and rlTelnetSessionStatus to confirm whether a session is still active or stale. rlTelnetTimeout would be checked to confirm idle sessions are set to disconnect automatically. An unusual client address logged in outside change windows would indicate a possible unauthorized access attempt.

OIDs
OID symbolicOID numericTypeAccessDescription
rlTelnet1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58This private MIB module defines telnet private MIBs.
INT rlTelnetMibVersion1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.1INTEGERread-onlyMIB's version, the current version is 1.
STR rlTelnetPassword1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.2DisplayStringread-writeTelnet Password
INT rlTelnetTimeout1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.3INTEGERread-writeThe number of minutes after which the TCP connection is closed if no activity is detected from the Client
rlTelnetUsersTable1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.4not-accessibleThis table hold information about current telnet sessions
rlTelnetUsersEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.4.1not-accessibleThe row definition for this table.
INT rlTelnetSessionId1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.4.1.1INTEGERread-onlyTelnet Session ID
IPt rlTelnetSessionClientAddressType1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.4.1.2InetAddressTyperead-onlyTelnet Session Client Inet address type
IP rlTelnetSessionClientAddress1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.4.1.3InetAddressread-onlyTelnet Session Client Inet address
STR rlTelnetSessionLoginTime1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.4.1.4DisplayStringread-onlyTelnet Session Login Time string
INT rlTelnetSessionStatus1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.4.1.5INTEGERread-writeTelnet Session status. After status has been set to diconnect the sessions is closed and the matching entry is deleted from the table.
STR rlTelnetLoginBanner1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.5DisplayStringread-writeTelnet Login Banner. When telnet connection is established, the banner is the concatanation of this MIB and rlTelnetSecondLoginBanner.
STR rlTelnetSecondLoginBanner1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.6DisplayStringread-writeTelnet Login Banner Extension. When telnet connection is established, the banner is the concatanation of rlTelnetLoginBanner and this MIB
T/F rlTelnetEnable1.3.6.1.4.1.89.58.7TruthValueread-writecommand added. Communication via this MIB.

RFC description

Manages Telnet access configuration and session information on Dell VRTX modular systems, including authentication and timeout settings.

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