All MIBs › EQL-LLDP-MIB
Organization: EqualLogic Inc.
Last Updated: 2014-03-12
Category: Domain: Storage, Protocol: LLDP, Vendor: Dell/DNOS, Vendor: EqualLogic/Dell
Description: Dell EqualLogic LLDP extension MIB for exchanging neighbor discovery information on iSCSI storage array network interfaces.
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What Is EQL-LLDP-MIB?
EQL-LLDP-MIB is a Dell EqualLogic enterprise MIB (under the equalLogic(12740) OID arc, EqualLogic Inc. having since been absorbed into Dell) that implements an IEEE 802.1AB LLDP-derived neighbor-discovery table for EqualLogic PS-series iSCSI storage arrays. Its single table, eqlLldpDynamicIfTable, indexed by eqlGroupId, eqlMemberIndex, and ifIndex, carries per-interface LLDP peer data: eqlLldpRemMacAddress, chassis/port identifier and subtype pairs (eqlLldpV2RemChassisIdSubtype/RemChassisId, eqlLldpV2RemPortIdSubtype/RemPortId), the peer's system name/description (eqlLldpV2RemSysName/RemSysDesc), management address (eqlLldpV2RemMgmtAddr), and an overall per-port eqlLldpV2State (off/noPeer/active/multiplePeers). Monitoring this table lets an administrator confirm that each storage-array network interface has correctly discovered its adjacent switch port, important for validating iSCSI SAN cabling and multipath network topology during array or group deployment. It depends on EQUALLOGIC-SMI for the base enterprise OID and on EQLGROUP-MIB/EQLMEMBER-MIB for the group/member indexing used across the EqualLogic MIB family, and it is deployed on Dell EqualLogic PS-series storage arrays participating in an EqualLogic storage group; storage teams can pull the EQL-LLDP-MIB MIB to verify LLDP neighbor data alongside the group's management tools.
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Supported Devices
- Dell EqualLogic PS-series iSCSI storage arrays
Monitoring Examples
An operator polls eqlLldpDynamicIfTable for a given eqlGroupId/eqlMemberIndex/ifIndex to confirm eqlLldpV2State reads active(2) and that eqlLldpV2RemSysName matches the expected top-of-rack switch; a port reporting noPeer(1) after cabling would indicate a bad LLDP-enabled link between the array's network interface and its switch port.
What Can Be Monitored
- per-port LLDP peer state (off/noPeer/active/multiplePeers)
- remote chassis ID and subtype
- remote port ID and subtype
- remote system name/description
- remote management address
Imported Objects
From EQLGROUP-MIB
| eqlGroupId | OBJECT-TYPE |
From EQLMEMBER-MIB
| eqlMemberIndex | OBJECT-TYPE |
From EQUALLOGIC-SMI
| equalLogic | MODULE-IDENTITY |
From RFC1213-MIB
| ifIndex |
From SNMPv2-SMI
| Counter32 | |
| Counter64 | |
| Integer32 | |
| MODULE-IDENTITY | |
| OBJECT-TYPE | |
| Unsigned32 | |
| enterprises |
From SNMPv2-TC
| MacAddress | |
| TimeInterval | |
| TruthValue |
OIDs
RFC description
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (IEEE 802.1AB) implementation for EqualLogic storage arrays.
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