ENTERASYS-OSPF-EXT-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Organization: Enterasys Networks, Inc

Last Updated: 2009-02-27

Category: Protocol: OSPF, Technology: Routing/L3, Vendor: Enterasys/Cabletron

Description: Enterasys Networks OSPF extension MIB providing supplementary OSPF configuration objects beyond RFC 4750.

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What Is ENTERASYS-OSPF-EXT-MIB?

This is an Enterasys Networks enterprise MIB that supplements the standard OSPF-MIB (RFC 4750) with vendor-specific OSPF routing protocol tuning and diagnostic objects for Enterasys routers and Layer 3 switches. It exposes configuration data for SPF calculation throttling (delay, threshold, and pause parameters), route selection limits like maximum equal-cost paths, LSA refresh intervals, and external LSA counters. Its primary monitoring value is operational visibility into OSPF process health and load, including external LSA counts and checksums that can reveal database instability or churn, and operational status of the extension itself. It explicitly states it is designed to be used in conjunction with the IETF OSPF-MIB, so full OSPF state (neighbors, areas, interfaces) must be read from that companion MIB. It is deployed in enterprise or service-provider networks running OSPF on Enterasys/Extreme routing platforms where SPF calculation tuning and LSA churn need to be monitored using the ENTERASYS-OSPF-EXT-MIB MIB.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in ENTERASYS-OSPF-EXT-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

  • Enterasys (Extreme Networks) enterprise routers/Layer 3 switches

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll etsysOspfExtExternOpLsaCount and etsysOspfExtExternOpLsaCksumSum to track external LSA volume and detect unexpected route redistribution churn or a routing loop injecting excess external routes. Checking etsysOspfExtCalcThrshIncUpdates and etsysOspfExtCalcPauseFreq against etsysOspfExtOperStatus helps confirm whether SPF throttling parameters are active and tuned correctly during periods of topology instability, and etsysOspfExtRteMaxEqCostPaths confirms the configured ECMP path limit is being honored.

What Can Be Monitored

  • OSPF extension operational status
  • SPF calculation throttle timers
  • external LSA count and checksum sum
  • maximum equal-cost route paths
  • LSA refresh interval
Imported Objects

From ENTERASYS-MIB-NAMES

etsysModulesOBJECT-IDENTITY

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndexOrZero

From OSPF-MIB

AreaID
Status
ospfAreaEntryOBJECT-TYPE
ospfIfEntry
ospfLocalLsdbEntry
ospfNbrEntry
ospfVirtIfEntry
ospfVirtNbrEntry

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

BITS
Counter32
Gauge32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using etsysOspfExtExternOpLsaCount OID:

Select an Enterasys Networks router/Layer 3 switch (legacy, later Extreme Networks) (OSPF SPF tuning/LSA diagnostics) 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 etsysOspfExtExternOpLsaCount into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The number of type-11 LSAs in the external database. 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 Gauge32-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

Enterasys OSPF protocol extensions MIB for dynamic OSPF configuration and parameter management beyond RFC 4750.

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