GSM7224-SWITCHING-MIB

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Organization: Netgear

Last Updated: 2003-11-10

Category: Technology: Switching/L2, Vendor: Netgear

Description: Netgear GSM7224 switch MIB for Layer 2 switching features including VLAN, STP, and port configuration.

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What Is GSM7224-SWITCHING-MIB?

GSM7224-SWITCHING-MIB is a Netgear vendor MIB for the GSM7224 managed Ethernet switch, covering Layer 2 switching features such as VLAN membership, Spanning Tree Protocol, and port configuration. Its conformance groups (agentSystemGroup, agentCableTesterGroup) indicate it exposes both general system/agent information and a cable diagnostics capability alongside switching configuration data. It supports hardware status monitoring notably through its cable-tester functionality, which can detect faulty or miswired copper cabling on a port, complementing standard system-level status reporting for the switch. It builds on and is meant to be used alongside standard Q-BRIDGE-MIB, BRIDGE-MIB, and IF-MIB for core VLAN, spanning-tree, and interface data. It is deployed on Netgear GSM7224 24-port managed switches in small-to-midsize enterprise wiring closets. Engineers can download the GSM7224-SWITCHING-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in GSM7224-SWITCHING-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

  • Netgear GSM7224 managed Ethernet switch

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would invoke the switch's cable-tester functionality (covered by agentCableTesterGroup) to run a diagnostic on a port and detect an open, shorted, or mismatched-pair copper cable causing intermittent link issues. General switch and agent identity/status information under agentSystemGroup would be polled to confirm firmware version and overall agent health. Alongside standard Bridge-MIB VLAN and spanning-tree objects, this proprietary MIB rounds out visibility into the switch's Layer 2 configuration and diagnostic capabilities.

What Can Be Monitored

  • cable diagnostics/cable tester results
  • system/agent status information
  • VLAN configuration
  • spanning tree status
  • port configuration
Imported Objects

From GSM7224-REF-MIB

AgentPortMask
gsm7224MODULE-IDENTITY

From IANAifType-MIB

IANAifType

From IF-MIB

ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From Q-BRIDGE-MIB

VlanIndex
dot1qFdbIdOBJECT-TYPE
dot1qVlanIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

TimeTicks

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString
PhysAddress

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Gauge32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

MacAddress
RowStatus

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using agentSwitchIGMPSnoopingMulticastControlFramesProcessed OID:

Select a Netgear GSM7224 managed Ethernet switch (L2 switching/cable diagnostics) 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 agentSwitchIGMPSnoopingMulticastControlFramesProcessed into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. It reports the multicast Control Frames Processed by CPU. The number of multicast control frames that have been processed by the CPU. 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

RFC description

Manages switch inventory, system information, and operational parameters for Netgear GSM7224.

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