EQL-DCB-MIB :: eqlDcbPfcRequestsSent

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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eqlDcbPfcRequestsSent

Module: EQL-DCB-MIB

OID (symbolic): EQL-DCB-MIB::eqlDcbPfcRequestsSent

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.19.1.2.1.1

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: A count of the invoked PFC M_CONTROL.request primitives.

What is eqlDcbPfcRequestsSent?

Counts how many times this interface's MAC has invoked the 802.1Qbb PFC M_CONTROL.request primitive to ask the link partner to pause a priority; a steadily growing counter indicates this port is regularly signaling upstream congestion for one or more priorities.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.19.1.2.1.1
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> EQL-DCB-MIB::eqlDcbPfcRequestsSent

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.19.1.2.1.1.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> EQL-DCB-MIB::eqlDcbPfcRequestsSent.1

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How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select a Dell EqualLogic PS-series iSCSI SAN storage array (Data Center Bridging/DCBX) 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 eqlDcbPfcRequestsSent into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. It reports a count of the invoked PFC M_CONTROL.request primitives. 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.

OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12740equalLogicEQUALLOGIC-SMI
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.19eqlDcbMibEQL-DCB-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.19.1eqlDcbMIBObjectsEQL-DCB-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.19.1.2eqlDcbDynamicIfTableEQL-DCB-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.19.1.2.1eqlDcbDynamicIfEntryEQL-DCB-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.19.1.2.1.1eqlDcbPfcRequestsSentEQL-DCB-MIB