EXTREME-NETSIGHT-ALARM-MIB

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Organization: Extreme Networks, Inc.

Last Updated: 2016-08-29

Category: Alarm and Event Management, Domain: Network Management, Vendor: Extreme Networks

Description: Extreme Networks Netsight management platform MIB defining alarm objects and notifications for the Netsight network management system.

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What Is EXTREME-NETSIGHT-ALARM-MIB?

EXTREME-NETSIGHT-ALARM-MIB is a vendor MIB defined under the Enterasys/Extreme Networks enterprise OID tree for the Netsight network management platform's Alarm Manager, defining a set of SNMP notifications that Netsight sends to downstream trap receivers rather than device-resident data. It exposes alarm message text, severity, timestamp, and the address of the originating source device plus a subcomponent identifier, all carried within notification varbinds. This MIB is fundamentally a fault/alarm-forwarding MIB: it lets a downstream SNMP trap receiver capture Netsight-generated alarms about the health or status of managed devices elsewhere on the network, effectively relaying software-level fault conditions detected by the Netsight management application itself. It depends on the Netsight management platform's own alarm-detection logic rather than another standard MIB, and is a management-layer (not device-layer) MIB. It is deployed wherever Extreme Networks' Netsight software is used as a central network management system forwarding alarms to external trap collectors. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the EXTREME-NETSIGHT-ALARM-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in EXTREME-NETSIGHT-ALARM-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

Extreme Networks Netsight network management server

Monitoring Examples

A trap receiver would capture notifications carrying extremeNetsightAlarmMessage, extremeNetsightAlarmSeverity, and extremeNetsightAlarmTimestamp, correlating them with extremeNetsightAlarmSourceDeviceAddress to identify which managed device triggered the alarm and extremeNetsightAlarmSubcomponent to pinpoint the affected subsystem. A high-severity alarm message referencing a specific source device address would prompt an operator to investigate that device's health directly, since the alarm itself is only a forwarded summary rather than raw device telemetry.

What Can Be Monitored

alarm message text
alarm severity
alarm timestamp
source device address
affected subcomponent

Imported Objects

From ENTERASYS-MIB-NAMES

etsysModules

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DateAndTime

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
extremeNetsightAlarmMIB	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105			This MIB module defines a portion of the SNMP MIB under the Enterasys Networks enterprise OID pertaining to definitions and notifications for the Extreme Netsight network management software. This MIB defines a set of notifications that the Netsight Alarm Manager can send to another SNMP trap receiver.
extremeNetsightAlarmObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1
extremeNetsightAlarmNotifications	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNotification	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.1			This notification indicates that an alarm was triggered and contains information related to that alarm. Note that this notification is generic and MAY not be used when a more specific notification is defined for a given alarm. NOTE: The list of OBJECTS defined for this alarm will act as a template for all other notifications defined in this group and they should include the same list.
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmDeviceUp	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.2			Device Up
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmDeviceDown	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.3			Device Down
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmLinkUp	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.4			Link Up
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmLinkDown	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.5			Link Down
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmFanOK	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.6			Fan OK
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmFanFailure	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.7			Fan Failure
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmPowerSupplyNormal	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.8			Power supply normal
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmPowerSupplyFailed	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.9			Power supply failed
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmMultiAuthMaxUsersReached	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.10			MultiAuth max users reached
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmMultiAuthModuleMaxUsersReached	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.11			MultiAuth module max users reached
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmMultiAuthSystemMaxUsersReached	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.12			MultiAuth system max users reached
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmOSPFConflictingPacket	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.13			OSPF Conflicting packet
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmSpanguard	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.14			Spanguard
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmMSTPLoopProtectEvent	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.15			MSTP Loop Protect Event
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmSTPDiagnosticMSTI	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.16			STP Diagnostic MSTI
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmSTPDiagnosticCIST	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.17			STP Diagnostic CIST
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmColdStart	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.18			Cold start
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmWarmStart	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.19			Warm start
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmMultiAuthSuccess	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.20			MultiAuth Success
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmMultiAuthFailed	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.21			MultiAuth Failed
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmMultiAuthTerminated	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.22			MultiAuth terminated
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmConfigurationChanged	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.23			Configuration Changed
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmAPInService	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.24			AP In Service
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmAPOutOfService	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.25			AP Out of Service
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmAPRadioChange	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.26			AP Radio Change
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmAPRadioOnOff	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.27			AP Radio OnOff
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmInterferenceStopped	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.28			Interference Stopped
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmInterferenceStarted	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.29			Interference Started
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmThreatInactive	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.30			Threat Inactive
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmThreatActive	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.31			Threat Active
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmApplianceDiskUsage	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.32			Appliance Disk Usage
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmDatabaseBackupDiskUsage	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.33			Database Backup Disk Usage
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmRogueInactive	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.34			Rogue Inactive
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmRogueActive	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.35			Rogue Active
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmIPMIEvent	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.36			IPMI Event
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmACPowerRecovered	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.37			AC Power Recovered
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmACPowerLost	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.38			AC Power Lost
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmDriveFaultRecovered	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.39			Drive Fault Recovered
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmDriveFault	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.40			Drive Fault
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmApplicationAnalyticsLicenseViolationClear	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.41			Application Analytics License Violation Clear
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmApplicationAnalyticsLicenseViolation	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.42			Application Analytics License Violation
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmApplicationAnalyticsApplianceUp	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.43			Application Analytics Appliance Up
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmApplicationAnalyticsApplianceDown	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.44			Application Analytics Appliance Down
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACApplianceUp	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.45			NAC Appliance Up
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACApplianceDown	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.46			NAC Appliance Down
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLicenseViolationClear	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.47			NAC License Violation Clear
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLicenseViolation	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.48			NAC License Violation
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACAssessmentLicenseViolationClear	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.49			NAC Assessment License Violation Clear
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACAssessmentLicenseViolation	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.50			NAC Assessment License Violation
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLostContactWithSwitchClear	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.51			NAC Lost Contact with Switch Clear
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLostContactWithSwitch	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.52			NAC Lost Contact with Switch
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLostPartialContactWithSwitchClear	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.53			NAC Lost Partial Contact with Switch Clear
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLostPartialContactWithSwitch	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.54			NAC Lost Partial Contact with Switch
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLostContactWithRADIUSServerClear	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.55			NAC Lost Contact with RADIUS Server Clear
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLostContactWithRADIUSServer	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.56			NAC Lost Contact with RADIUS Server
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLostContactWithLDAPServiceClear	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.57			NAC Lost Contact with LDAP Service Clear
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLostContactWithLDAPService	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.58			NAC Lost Contact with LDAP Service
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLostPartialContactWithLDAPServiceClear	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.59			NAC Lost Partial Contact with LDAP Service Clear
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACLostPartialContactWithLDAPService	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.60			NAC Lost Partial Contact with LDAP Service
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACRFC3576ErrorClear	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.61			NAC RFC 3576 Error Clear
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACRFC3576Error	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.62			NAC RFC 3576 Error
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACDatabaseTableServiceIsUp	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.63			NAC Database Table Service is up
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACDatabaseTableServiceDown	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.64			NAC Database Table Service down
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACRADIUSRequestsWarningThresholdRectified	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.65			NAC RADIUS Requests Warning Threshold Rectified
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACRADIUSRequestsWarningThresholdExceeded	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.66			NAC RADIUS Requests Warning Threshold Exceeded
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACRADIUSRequestsCriticalThresholdRectified	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.67			NAC RADIUS Requests Critical Threshold Rectified
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACRADIUSRequestsCriticalThresholdExceeded	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.68			NAC RADIUS Requests Critical Threshold Exceeded
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACCertificateUpdated	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.69			NAC Certificate Updated
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACCertificateHasInvalidDate	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.70			NAC Certificate has Invalid Date
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACCertificateWarningCleared	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.71			NAC Certificate Warning Cleared
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACCertificateExpiringWarning	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.72			NAC Certificate Expiring Warning
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACCertificateNoticeCleared	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.73			NAC Certificate Notice Cleared
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACCertificateExpiringNotice	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.74			NAC Certificate Expiring Notice
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACDuplicateSNMPEngineIDCleared	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.75			NAC Duplicate SNMP Engine ID Cleared
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACDuplicateSNMPEngineIDFound	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.76			NAC Duplicate SNMP Engine ID Found
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmDeviceTopologyChange	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.77			Device Topology Change
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmDevicePercentCPU	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.78			Device % CPU
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmDeviceMemoryPercentUsage	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.79			Device Memory % Usage
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmHostPercentCPU	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.80			Host % CPU
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmHostDiskPercentUsage	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.81			Host Disk % Usage
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmHostMemoryPercentUsage	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.82			Host Memory % Usage
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmInterfacePercentUsage	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.83			Interface % Usage
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmInterfacePercentValidPackets	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.84			Interface % Valid Packets
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmHistoricalPersistenceResumed	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.85			Historical Persistence Resumed
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmHistoricalPersistenceSuspended	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.86			Historical Persistence Suspended
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmAnalyticsPersistenceResumed	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.87			Analytics Persistence Resumed
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmAnalyticsPersistenceSuspended	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.88			Analytics Persistence Suspended
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmControllerEstablishedSSHConnection	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.89			Controller Established SSH Connection
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmControllerFailedSSHConnection	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.90			Controller Failed SSH Connection
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmServerHeapMemoryOK	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.91			Server Heap Memory OK
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmServerHeapMemoryLow	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.92			Server Heap Memory Low
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmClientMACAvailabilityLow	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.93			Client MAC Availability Low
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmClientMACIPChangesHigh	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.94			Client MAC IP Changes High
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACEntriesPerGroupPerfThresholdRectified	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.95			NAC Entries Per Group Performance Threshold Rectified
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACEntriesPerGroupPerfThresholdExceeded	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.96			NAC Entries Per Group Performance Threshold Exceeded
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACCertificateUsesMD5SignatureCleared	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.97			NAC Certificate Uses MD5 Signature Cleared
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACCertificateUsesMD5SignatureNotice	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.98			NAC Certificate Uses MD5 Signature Notice
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACWinbinddProcessCleared	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.99			NAC winbindd Process Cleared
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACWinbinddProcessDown	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.100			NAC winbindd Process Down
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACSquidProcessCleared	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.101			NAC squid Process Cleared
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACSquidProcessDown	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.102			NAC squid Process Down
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACRadiusdProcessCleared	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.103			NAC radiusd Process Cleared
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACRadiusdProcessDown	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.104			NAC radiusd Process Down
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACDnsproxyProcessCleared	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.105			NAC dnsproxy Process Cleared
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACDnsproxyProcessDown	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.106			NAC dnsproxy Process Down
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACIPMICriticalEventCleared	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.107			NAC IPMI Critical Event Cleared
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACIPMICriticalEvent	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.108			NAC IPMI Critical Event
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACDNSServersUnreachableCleared	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.109			NAC DNS Servers Unreachable Cleared
NTF extremeNetsightAlarmNACDNSServersUnreachable	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.0.110			NAC DNS Servers Unreachable
extremeNetsightAlarmVars	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.1
OCT extremeNetsightAlarmMessage	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.1.1	OCTET STRING	accessible-for-notify	The message describing the specific alarm triggered.
INT extremeNetsightAlarmSeverity	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.1.2	INTEGER	accessible-for-notify	The severity of an alarm. Lower values signify more serious conditions, whereas higher values are less critical.
DAT extremeNetsightAlarmTimestamp	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.1.3	DateAndTime	accessible-for-notify	The date and time, in device local time, when the alarm occurred.
IPt extremeNetsightAlarmSourceDeviceAddressType	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.1.4	InetAddressType	accessible-for-notify	The address type of extremeNetsightAlarmSourceDeviceAddress.
IP extremeNetsightAlarmSourceDeviceAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.1.5	InetAddress	accessible-for-notify	The address of the device that triggered this alarm. This may be the address of the Netsight server itself or a remote device managed by Netsight.
OCT extremeNetsightAlarmSubcomponent	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.1.1.6	OCTET STRING	accessible-for-notify	Additional event specific data for this alarm (e.g. interface number). Note that in most cases there is no such data, and this object will be an empty string.
extremeNetsightAlarmConformance	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.2
extremeNetsightAlarmGroups	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.2.1
extremeNetsightAlarmSettings	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.2.1.1			A collection of objects for formatting notifications in the Extreme Netsight Alarm MIB.
extremeNetsightAlarmGenericNotificationGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.2.1.2			A collection of objects required for reporting notifications with the Extreme Netsight Alarm MIB.
extremeNetsightAlarmSpecificNotificationGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.2.1.3			A collection of objects required for reporting notifications with the Extreme Netsight Alarm MIB.
extremeNetsightAlarmCompliances	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.2.2
extremeNetsightAlarmComplianceGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.105.2.2.1			The compliance statement for devices that support the Extreme Netsight Alarm MIB.

RFC description

Extreme Netsight Alarm Manager MIB providing alarm and event notifications for the Netsight network management platform.

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