ENTERASYS-SPANNING-TREE-DIAGNOSTIC-MIB

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Organization: Enterasys Networks, Inc

Last Updated: 2006-10-04

Category: Protocol: STP, Technology: Bridging, Vendor: Enterasys/Cabletron

Description: Enterasys Networks STP diagnostic MIB providing detailed spanning tree state history and disputed BPDU threshold monitoring.

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What Is ENTERASYS-SPANNING-TREE-DIAGNOSTIC-MIB?

ENTERASYS-SPANNING-TREE-DIAGNOSTIC-MIB is an Enterasys Networks proprietary MIB providing detailed diagnostic counters for the IEEE 802.1D, 802.1w, and 802.1s spanning tree protocols running on Enterasys switches. It exposes BPDU traffic counters (STP config, TCN, and RST BPDUs sent/received), topology change counts, invalid BPDU counts, and counter-reset timestamps. Its primary use is monitoring the software-level stability of the Layer 2 topology: rising topology-change or invalid-BPDU counts indicate flapping links, misconfigured ports, or a potential loop, while the reset-time fields let an admin normalize counters to a known baseline period. It builds on and diagnoses behavior defined by the IEEE 802.1D/802.1w/802.1s standards rather than replacing them. It is used in enterprise or campus networks running Enterasys switches where spanning tree stability needs close diagnostic visibility, with the ENTERASYS-SPANNING-TREE-DIAGNOSTIC-MIB MIB defining the BPDU and topology-change counters behind that visibility.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in ENTERASYS-SPANNING-TREE-DIAGNOSTIC-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 managed switches

Monitoring Examples

An engineer investigating intermittent outages would poll etsysStpDiagTopChanges to see if topology changes are unusually frequent, and check etsysStpDiagCommonInvalidBpdu for malformed BPDUs suggesting a misbehaving neighbor or a compatibility issue between STP variants. Comparing etsysStpDiagCommonRstBpduRx/etsysStpDiagCommonRstBpduTx and etsysStpDiagCommonStpTcnBpduRx/etsysStpDiagCommonStpTcnBpduTx across ports helps identify which link is generating excessive topology change notifications. etsysStpDiagCounterResetDateAndTime shows when counters were last cleared, so a spike can be correctly attributed to a specific time window.

What Can Be Monitored

  • topology change count
  • invalid BPDU count
  • STP/RSTP/TCN BPDU tx/rx counts
  • counter reset timestamp
  • disputed BPDU threshold events
Imported Objects

From BRIDGE-MIB

BridgeId
dot1dStpPort
dot1dStpPortEntry

From ENTERASYS-MIB-NAMES

etsysModulesOBJECT-IDENTITY

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DateAndTime
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using etsysStpDiagTopChanges OID:

Select an Enterasys Networks switch (legacy, later Extreme Networks) (STP/RSTP/MSTP BPDU 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 etsysStpDiagTopChanges into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The number of topology changes. This is a shadow copy of the dot1dStpTopChanges object from the IETF BRIDGE-MIB. 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 Counter32-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

Vendor-private MIB for Enterasys switches providing diagnostic monitoring and troubleshooting for Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).

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