FCoE-MIB

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Category: Domain: Storage, Fibre Channel and Storage, Standard: IETF

Description: Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) MIB defining management objects for FCoE virtual ports, fabric login, and traffic statistics.

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What Is FCoE-MIB?

FCoE-MIB defines management objects for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), a T11/IETF-related technology that carries Fibre Channel SAN traffic over lossless Ethernet/DCB fabrics, and is a vendor-neutral module implemented across multiple switch vendors' FCoE-capable products. It exposes FIP (FCoE Initialization Protocol) snooping data: per-interface FCoE port type and fabric-service type information, plus a table of snooped FCoE Forwarder (FCF) entries with their switch name and address. In monitoring terms it tracks the software/protocol status of FCoE fabric login and discovery rather than raw hardware counters, letting an admin confirm which ports have discovered an FCF and whether expected FCoE initiators/switches are logged into the fabric. It builds on Fibre Channel management standards and general Ethernet/bridge MIBs for the underlying physical ports. It is typically deployed on data-center converged Ethernet (CEE/DCB) switches and FCoE-capable server adapters (CNAs) that bridge Fibre Channel SAN traffic onto an Ethernet fabric. Engineers implementing or auditing this functionality typically reference the FCoE-MIB RFC/standard documentation for the authoritative specification.

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Supported Devices

Fujitsu FCoE-capable data-center Ethernet switch/converged network adapter (FIP snooping) — Enterprise OID 211 resolves to Fujitsu, confirming this specific MIB registration belongs to Fujitsu's enterprise tree rather than being purely vendor-neutral IETF as previously described.

Monitoring Examples

An admin polling fcoeFipSnoopingInfoTable/Entry can check fcoeFipSnoopingInfoifIndex and fcoeFipSnoopingInfoPortType to confirm which switch ports are seen as FCoE-facing, and fcoeFipSnoopingInfoFsType to check the discovered fabric service type. Cross-referencing fcoeFipSnoopingFcfTable (fcoeFipSnoopingFcfAddress, fcoeFipSnoopingFcfSwitchName) reveals which FCoE Forwarders have been discovered on each interface via FIP snooping. If fcoeFipSnoopingFcfNumber drops to zero on a port that previously had an FCF entry, that indicates the FCoE fabric login has been lost on that link.

What Can Be Monitored

FIP-snooped FCoE port type per interface
discovered FCF (FCoE Forwarder) count
FCF switch name and address
fabric service (FS) type per port

Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

enterprises

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
fujitsu	1.3.6.1.4.1.211
product	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1
nonos	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127
pineapple	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118
sbMibObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2
fcoeMibObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2
fcoeFipSnoopingInfo	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.1
INT fcoeFipSnoopingInfoNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
fcoeFipSnoopingInfoTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.1.2		not-accessible	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
fcoeFipSnoopingInfoEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.1.2.1		not-accessible	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
INT fcoeFipSnoopingInfoifIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.1.2.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
STR fcoeFipSnoopingInfoPortType	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.1.2.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
STR fcoeFipSnoopingInfoFsType	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.1.2.1.3	DisplayString	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
fcoeFipSnoopingFcf	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.2
INT fcoeFipSnoopingFcfNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.2.1	INTEGER	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
fcoeFipSnoopingFcfTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.2.2		not-accessible	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
fcoeFipSnoopingFcfEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.2.2.1		not-accessible	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
INT fcoeFipSnoopingFcfifIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.2.2.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
OCT fcoeFipSnoopingFcfAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.2.2.1.2	OCTET STRING	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
OCT fcoeFipSnoopingFcfSwitchName	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.2.2.1.3	OCTET STRING	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
INT fcoeFipSnoopingFcfAgeTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.2.2.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
fcoeFipSnoopingVl	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.3
INT fcoeFipSnoopingVlNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.3.1	INTEGER	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
fcoeFipSnoopingVlTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.3.2		not-accessible	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
fcoeFipSnoopingVlEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.3.2.1		not-accessible	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
INT fcoeFipSnoopingVlifIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.3.2.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
OCT fcoeFipSnoopingVlFcid	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.3.2.1.2	OCTET STRING	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
OCT fcoeFipSnoopingVlSwitchName	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.3.2.1.3	OCTET STRING	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.
INT fcoeFipSnoopingVlAgeTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.211.1.127.118.2.2.3.2.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	Refer to attached file ('FCoE_MIB_OBJECT_Description.txt') for the meaning and the value of this object.

RFC description

Monitors Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) FIP snooping information and virtual link configuration.

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