EQLSTORAGECONTAINER-MIB

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Organization: EqualLogic Inc.

Last Updated: 2014-03-12

Category: Domain: Storage, Vendor: Dell/DNOS, Vendor: EqualLogic/Dell

Description: Dell EqualLogic storage container MIB for managing storage provisioning containers in multi-tenancy environments.

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What Is EQLSTORAGECONTAINER-MIB?

EQLSTORAGECONTAINER-MIB is a Dell EqualLogic storage MIB (part of the PS Series SAN management suite) covering "storage containers," a multi-tenancy provisioning construct used to logically group and limit storage resources on an EqualLogic array. It belongs to Dell's iSCSI SAN/storage-array product line. Its data spans configuration (container name, UUID, description, logical size limit) and usage/performance-style statistics, letting administrators monitor the software-level state of storage provisioning rather than physical disk hardware: eqlStorageContainerStatisticsLogicalUsed in the eqlStorageContainerStatisticsTable directly tracks how much logical capacity a container is consuming, which is key to catching a tenant approaching its provisioned limit. It is deployed alongside Dell's broader EqualLogic array MIB suite (covering the physical disks, RAID, and array member health) since containers are a logical layer on top of the underlying physical storage. It is used in data centers running EqualLogic PS Series SANs in multi-tenant or departmentally-partitioned storage environments. Engineers can download the EQLSTORAGECONTAINER-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in EQLSTORAGECONTAINER-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

Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would walk the eqlStorageContainerTable (indexed by eqlStorageContainerIndex) to read eqlStorageContainerName, eqlStorageContainerLogicalLimit, and cross-reference the eqlStorageContainerStatisticsTable's eqlStorageContainerStatisticsLogicalUsed for each container to see which tenants are nearing their provisioned capacity. A container whose LogicalUsed value approaches its LogicalLimit would trigger a capacity-planning alert before applications inside that container start failing writes.

What Can Be Monitored

storage container logical capacity limit
storage container logical space used
container name and description
container provisioning/row status

Imported Objects

From EQLGROUP-MIB

UTFString

From EQLSTORAGEPOOL-MIB

eqlStoragePoolIndex

OBJECT-TYPE

From EQLVOLUME-MIB

EQL2PartRowPointerStr
eqliscsiLocalMemberId	OBJECT-TYPE

From EQUALLOGIC-SMI

equalLogic

MODULE-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32
enterprises

From SNMPv2-TC

DateAndTime
DisplayString
RowPointer
RowStatus
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using eqlStorageContainerStatisticsVvolsBound OID:

Select a Dell EqualLogic PS-series iSCSI SAN storage array (storage container multi-tenancy) 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 eqlStorageContainerStatisticsVvolsBound 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. The value of this object represents number of vvols within the storage container that are bound. 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

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
eqlStorageContainerModule	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25			Storage Array Storage Container information Copyright (c) 2012 by Dell, Inc. All rights reserved. This software may not be copied, disclosed, transferred, or used except in accordance with a license granted by Dell, Inc. This software embodies proprietary information and trade secrets of Dell, Inc.
eqlStorageContainerObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1
eqlStorageContainerTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.1		not-accessible	EqualLogic-Persistent StorageContainerTable. This table contains a list of Storage Containers in a group and their attributes. TimeoutCreate:60 TimeoutDelete:60
eqlStorageContainerEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.1.1		not-accessible	An entry (row) containing Storage Container info.
U32 eqlStorageContainerIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.1.1.1	Unsigned32	not-accessible	This field specifies a unique index for identifying a Storage Container.
ROW eqlStorageContainerRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.1.1.2	RowStatus	read-create	This field is used to indicate the status of the entry i.e. whether the entry is active or not.
OCT eqlStorageContainerUuid	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.1.1.3	OCTET STRING	read-only	EQL-SECONDARY-KEY This field is for internal use only.It stores the UUID for the storage container. The UUID is generated by the system.
STR eqlStorageContainerName	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.1.1.4	UTFString	read-create	This field specifies a user friendly name for a Storage Container. The name must be unique within a group. The name must not contain spaces or special characters. The name can be up to 64 characters in length. There is no default.
STR eqlStorageContainerLookupName	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.1.1.5	UTFString	read-only	EQL-SECONDARY-KEY This field specifies a string-prepped version of the Storage Container name, used for lookups. The name must be unique within a group. The name must not contain spaces or special characters. The name can be up to 64 characters in length. There is no default.
STR eqlStorageContainerDescription	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.1.1.6	UTFString	read-create	This field specifies a descriptive string that provides details about the storage container. The description can be up to 128 characters. There is no default value.
UNS eqlStorageContainerLogicalLimit	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.1.1.7	Unsigned64	read-create	This field specifies the Storage Container logical limit in MB. There is no default. It should be larger than the physical size, as configured for this Storage Container.
eqlStorageContainerStatisticsTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2		not-accessible	EqualLogic-Dynamic StorageContainerStatisticsTable. This table contains the statistics of the storage containers within an EQL group.
eqlStorageContainerStatisticsEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2.1		not-accessible	An entry (row) containing Storage Container statistics.
UNS eqlStorageContainerStatisticsLogicalUsed	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2.1.1	Unsigned64	read-only	This field specifies how many MB of Logical Space is is allocated from this Storage Container. This is a dynamic value, it is not Administrator settable.
UNS eqlStorageContainerStatisticsLogicalFree	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2.1.2	Unsigned64	read-only	This field specifies how many MB of Logical Space is free within this Storage Container. This is a dynamic value, it is not Administrator settable.
UNS eqlStorageContainerStatisticsPhysicalUsed	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2.1.3	Unsigned64	read-only	This field specifies how many MB of Physical Space is allocated from this Storage Container. This is a dynamic value, it is not Administrator settable.
UNS eqlStorageContainerStatisticsPhysicalFree	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2.1.4	Unsigned64	read-only	This field specifies how many MB of Physical Space is free within this Storage Container. This is a dynamic value, it is not Administrator settable.
UNS eqlStorageContainerStatisticsThinProvFree	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2.1.5	Unsigned64	read-only	This field specifies how many MB of the Thin Provision Reserved Physical Space is free within this Storage Container. This is a dynamic value, it is not Administrator setable.
C32 eqlStorageContainerStatisticsVvolsBoundEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2.1.6	Counter32	read-only	The value of this object represents number of vvols within the storage container that are bound.
C32 eqlStorageContainerStatisticsSVCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2.1.7	Counter32	read-only	The value of this object represents number of shared volumes for this storage container.
C32 eqlStorageContainerStatisticsSVSCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2.1.8	Counter32	read-only	The value of this object represents number of shared volume sets for this storage container.
T/F eqlStorageContainerStatisticsThinProvisioned	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2.1.9	TruthValue	read-only	Are the buckets in this Storage Container thin-provisioned.
C32 eqlStorageContainerStatisticsVvolsOnline	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.2.1.10	Counter32	read-only	The value of this object represents number of vvols within the storage container that are online.
eqlStorageBucketTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3		not-accessible	EqualLogic-Persistent StorageBucket Table. This table contains a list of Storage Buckets in a group and their attributes. TimeoutCreate:60 TimeoutDelete:60
eqlStorageBucketEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1		not-accessible	An entry (row) containing Storage Bucket info.
U32 eqlStorageBucketIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.1	Unsigned32	not-accessible	This field specifies a unique index for identifying a Storage Bucket.
ROW eqlStorageBucketRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.2	RowStatus	read-create	This field is used to indicate the status of this entry i.e. whether the entry is active or not.
STR eqlStorageBucketName	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.3	UTFString	read-create	This field specifies a user friendly name for a Storage Bucket. The name must be unique within a group. The name must not contain spaces or special characters. The name can be up to 64 characters in length. There is no default.
STR eqlStorageBucketLookupName	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.4	UTFString	read-only	EQL-SECONDARY-KEY This field specifies a string-prepped version of the Storage Bucket name, used for lookups. The name must be unique within a group. The name must not contain spaces or special characters. The name can be up to 64 characters in length. There is no default.
OCT eqlStorageBucketUuid	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.5	OCTET STRING	read-only	This is the unique identifier for the Storage Bucket, used in interacting with IOM.
UNS eqlStorageBucketPhysicalSize	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.6	Unsigned64	read-create	This field specifies the Storage Bucket physical size in MB. There is no default. It will be rounded up to the nearest increment of one page (15MB). It should be smaller than the logical size, as configured for this Storage Bucket.
T/F eqlStorageBucketThinProvision	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.7	TruthValue	read-create	This field specifies if the StorageBucket is enabled for Thin Provisioning.
U32 eqlStorageBucketThinMinReserve	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.8	Unsigned32	read-create	This field specifies the amount of pool free space that is currently reserved for this Thin Provisioned StorageBucket configured as a percentage of eqlStorageBucketPhysicalSize.
U32 eqlStorageBucketThinMaxGrow	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.9	Unsigned32	read-create	This field specifies the amount of pool space that the storage bucket can grow to within the pool. This field is configured as a percentage of eqlStorageBucketPhysicalSize.
U32 eqlStorageBucketFreeWarnPercentage	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.10	Unsigned32	read-create	This field is configured as a percentage of the eqlStorageBucketPhysicalSize for thick provisioned volumes, but as a percentage of eqlStorageBucketThinMaxGrow for thin provisioned volumes. It is expected that IOM will raise a warning when the bucket's free space reaches this value. For thin provisioned volumes, it is expected that if the bucket's containing pool reaches this threshold (in terms of free pages) the warning will also be issued.
NUM eqlParentStorageContainerPointer	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.11	EQL2PartRowPointerStr	read-create	This field specifies the row in the Storage Container table of the parent Storage Container for this Storage Bucket. If this value is null then the Storage Bucket is unassigned.
U32 eqlParentStoragePoolIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.3.1.12	Unsigned32	read-create	This field specifies the index of the Storage Pool in which the bucket is placed.
eqlStorageBucketDynamicConfigTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.4		not-accessible	EqualLogic-Persistent Table for storing in database the Storage Bucket attributes that can independently change. This table is owned by MgmtExec, and is read/written upon request of IOM.
eqlStorageBucketDynamicConfigEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.4.1		not-accessible	An entry (row) containing status for Storage Bucket dynamic config. The values in this table are not user configurable.
C64 eqlStorageBucketDynamicReservePages	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.4.1.1	Counter64	read-only	This field specifies the amount of pool space that is currently reserved for this Storage Bucket. It is valid for both thick and thin provisioned buckets.
C64 eqlStorageBucketFreeWarnInUsePageCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.4.1.2	Counter64	read-only	This field specifies the number of Storage Bucket pages that were in use when the last free-warn event for the bucket was received from IOM. It is valid for both thick and thin provisioned buckets.
C64 eqlStorageBucketMaxResvInUsePageCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.4.1.3	Counter64	read-only	This field specifies the number of Storage Bucket pages that were in use when the last max-resv event for the bucket was received from IOM. It is valid for both thick and thin provisioned buckets.
C64 eqlStorageBucketFreeWarnThresholdPageCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.4.1.4	Counter64	read-only	This field holds the value of the free-warn-threshold page count as it was set when the last free-warn event for the bucket was received from IOM. It is valid for both thick and thin provisioned buckets.
eqlStorageBucketStatisticsTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.5		not-accessible	EqualLogic-Dynamic Storage StorageBucketStatisticsTable. This table contains the statistics of the storage buckets within a group.
eqlStorageBucketStatisticsEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.5.1		not-accessible	An entry (row) containing Storage Bucket statistics.
UNS eqlStorageBucketStatisticsPhysicalUsed	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.5.1.1	Unsigned64	read-only	This field specifies how many MB of Physical Space is allocated from this Storage Bucket. This is a dynamic value, it is not Administrator settable.
UNS eqlStorageBucketStatisticsPhysicalFree	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.5.1.2	Unsigned64	read-only	This field specifies how many MB of Physical Space is free within this Storage Bucket. This is a dynamic value, it is not Administrator settable.
UNS eqlStorageBucketStatisticsThinProvFree	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.5.1.3	Unsigned64	read-only	This field specifies how many MB of the Thin Provision Minimum Reserve Physical Space is free within this Storage Bucket. This is a dynamic value, it is not Administrator settable.
C32 eqlStorageBucketStatisticsVvolsBound	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.5.1.4	Counter32	read-only	The value of this object represents number of vvols within the storage container that are bound.
C32 eqlStorageBucketStatisticsSVCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.5.1.5	Counter32	read-only	The value of this object represents number of shared volumes for this storage bucket.
C32 eqlStorageBucketStatisticsSVSCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.5.1.6	Counter32	read-only	The value of this object represents number of shared volume sets for this storage bucket.
C32 eqlStorageBucketStatisticsVvolsOnline	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.1.5.1.7	Counter32	read-only	The value of this object represents number of vvols within the storage container that are online.
eqlStorageContainerNotifications	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.2
eqlStorageContainerConformance	1.3.6.1.4.1.12740.25.3

RFC description

Storage container information and management for Dell EqualLogic storage arrays.

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