F5-EM-MIB

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Organization: F5 Networks, Inc.

Last Updated: 2012-02-07

Category: Domain: Network Management, Web and Application Servers

Description: F5 Enterprise Manager MIB for centralized management, software upgrades, and configuration archiving of F5 BIG-IP devices.

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What Is F5-EM-MIB?

This is F5 Networks' Enterprise Manager MIB, covering the top-level infrastructure of F5's centralized management platform used to administer fleets of F5 BIG-IP devices from a single console. It exposes inventory and grouping data — a table of managed devices (name, address type/address) and a table of device groups used to organize those devices — plus references to image/software management objects (emImages). Its monitoring relevance is largely around software and configuration management status: tracking which BIG-IP devices are registered under Enterprise Manager, how they're grouped, and what firmware/software images are available or being staged for upgrade across the fleet, rather than exposing hardware sensor data itself (that lives on the managed BIG-IP devices' own MIBs). It sits at the top of F5's private enterprise MIB tree and is meant to be used alongside the standard F5 BIG-IP MIBs on the managed devices themselves. It is deployed by F5 administrators running Enterprise Manager to centrally track, group, and push software/configuration updates to multiple BIG-IP appliances. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the F5-EM-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in F5-EM-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

F5 BIG-IP devices managed via F5 Enterprise Manager

Monitoring Examples

An admin would poll deviceEntryTable/deviceEntry to enumerate deviceName, deviceAddressType, and deviceAddress for every BIG-IP device registered with Enterprise Manager, cross-checking that against groupEntryTable/groupEntry (groupName, groupDescription) to confirm devices are correctly organized into management groups. emImages would be consulted when planning a software rollout, to see which firmware images are staged and available for the tracked device population, and deviceNumber/groupNumber give the current inventory counts for capacity/health-of-fleet checks.

What Can Be Monitored

managed device inventory (name, address)
device group membership
device group count
available software images

Imported Objects

From F5-BIGIP-COMMON-MIB

LongDisplayString
bigipCompliances	OBJECT-IDENTITY
bigipGroups	OBJECT-IDENTITY
f5	MODULE-IDENTITY

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Opaque
enterprises

From SNMPv2-TC

DateAndTime
DisplayString
MacAddress
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using deviceNumber OID:

Select an F5 Enterprise Manager (centralized BIG-IP fleet management, legacy) 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 deviceNumber into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The number of device entries in the table. 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 an Integer32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the count changes from its expected baseline, since that would indicate the underlying set of items changed unexpectedly. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
enterpriseManagement	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3			Top-level infrastructure of the F5 enterprise MIB tree.
emDevices	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.1
emDeviceList	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.1.1
I32 deviceNumberEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.1.1.1	Integer32	read-only	The number of device entries in the table.
deviceEntryTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.1.1.2		not-accessible	The table of device.
deviceEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.1.1.2.1		not-accessible	Columns in the deviceEntry Table
STR deviceName	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.1.1.2.1.1	DisplayString	read-only	The name of the device.
IPt deviceAddressType	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.1.1.2.1.2	InetAddressType	read-only	The type of IP address of the device.
IP deviceAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.1.1.2.1.3	InetAddress	read-only	The IP address of the device.
emDeviceGroups	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.2
I32 groupNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.2.1	Integer32	read-only	The number of group entries in the table.
groupEntryTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.2.2		not-accessible	The table of groups.
groupEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.2.2.1		not-accessible	Columns in the groupEntry Table
STR groupName	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.2.2.1.1	DisplayString	read-only	A name for a group of managed devices.
STR groupDescription	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.2.2.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	A description of a group of managed devices.
emImages	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.3
I32 imageNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.3.1	Integer32	read-only	The number of image entries in the table.
imageEntryTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.3.2		not-accessible	The table of images.
imageEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.3.2.1		not-accessible	Columns in the imageEntry Table
STR imageVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.3.2.1.1	DisplayString	read-only	The software version, including build number and hotfixes.
STR imageDescription	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.3.2.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	Further details about the contents of an iso image.
emArchives	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.4
I32 archiveNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.4.1	Integer32	read-only	The number of archive entries in the table.
archiveEntryTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.4.2		not-accessible	The table of archives.
archiveEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.4.2.1		not-accessible	Columns in the archiveEntry Table
STR archiveSourceDevice	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.4.2.1.1	DisplayString	read-only	The name of the device from which the archive came.
STR archiveProduct	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.4.2.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	The type of software running on the device from which the archive came.
STR archiveVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.4.2.1.3	DisplayString	read-only	The software version, including build number, of the device from which the archive came.
DAT archiveTimeStamp	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.4.2.1.4	DateAndTime	read-only	The date and time that the archive was created.
STR archiveFilename	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.4.2.1.5	DisplayString	read-only	The name of the file, not including path, of the device archive.
STR archiveDescription	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.4.2.1.6	DisplayString	read-only	User supplied details regarding the archive.
emGlobals	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.5
I32 emMaxConcurrentUpdates	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.5.1	Integer32	read-only	The maximum number of simultaneous updates.
I32 emRefreshInterval	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.5.2	Integer32	read-only	The interval between device status updates.
STR emVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.5.3	DisplayString	read-only	Version of the EM software.
emAlert	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6
emAlerts	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0
emAlertConfigObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.0
NTF emDeviceConfigSettingChanged	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.0.1			A configuration has been changed on a device.
NTF emDeviceUnreachable	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.1			An managed device is unreachable.
NTF emSoftwareInstallComplete	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.2			Software installation has completed.
NTF emSoftwareInstallFailed	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.3			Software installation has failed.
NTF emDeviceClockSkew	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.4			A device clock is out of sync with EM.
NTF emDiskUsage	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.5			A disk partition is exceeding configured usage limits.
NTF emMemoryUsage	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.6			The system memory is exceeding configured usage limits.
NTF emHotfixInstallComplete	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.7			A hotfix has been installed on a managed device.
NTF emHotfixInstallFailed	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.8			A hotfix installation has failed.
NTF emCpuUsage	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.9			The cpu is exceeding configured usage limits.
NTF emCertificateExpiration	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.10			A device certificate will expire soon.
NTF emScheduledArchiveFailed	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.11			A scheduled configuration archive failed.
NTF emDeviceActiveMode	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.12			A device changed from non-ACTIVE to ACTIVE state.
NTF emDeviceStandbyMode	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.13			A device changed from non-STANDBY to STANDBY state.
NTF emDeviceConfigSync	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.14			A device's configuration is out of sync with its peer.
NTF emRaidDriveFailureDetected	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.15			The system RAID drive failure has been detected.
NTF emRaidDriveRebuildComplete	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.16			The system RAID drive rebuild is complete.
NTF emHaSyncFailed	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.19			EM HA Sync has failed.
NTF emASMSigInstallComplete	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.20			ASM signature has been installed on a managed device.
NTF emASMSigInstallFailed	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.21			ASM signature installation has failed.
NTF emASMSigUpdateAvailable	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.22			ASM signature update is available.
NTF emASMSigUpdateFailed	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.23			ASM signature update failed.
NTF emPerformanceStorageDays	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.25			Performance storage capacity is about to fall below configured number of days.
NTF emPerformanceStorageCap	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.26			Performance storage capacity is lower than the amount of space reserved.
NTF emPerformanceThreshold	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.27			Threshold has been violated for a performance-data object.
NTF emSchedBackupFailed	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.28			Scheduled performance data backup has failed.
NTF emStatsCollectionRateCap	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.29			Performance-monitoring data collection rate exceeds recommended limit
NTF emDeviceOfflineMode	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.30			A device changed from non-OFFLINE to OFFLINE state.
NTF emDeviceForcedOfflineMode	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.31			A device changed from non-FORCED OFFLINE to FORCED OFFLINE state.
NTF emServiceContractExpiry	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.32			Device service contract will expire soon.
NTF emStatsDBConnectivityLost	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.33			Statistics database connectivity is lost.
NTF emGatherServiceContractFailure	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.34			Gathering service contract end date failed.
NTF emDeviceImpaired	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.35			An managed device is impaired.
NTF emStatsDBConnectivityRestored	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.0.36			Statistics database connectivity is restored.
emAlertObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.1
STR emAlertObjMsg	1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.3.6.1.1	DisplayString	read-only	The additional information about the related alert.

RFC description

Top-level infrastructure MIB for F5 enterprise management systems including device groups, images, archives, and alerting.

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