GSM7312-SWITCHING-MIB

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Organization: Netgear

Last Updated: 2003-05-06

Category: Technology: Switching/L2, Vendor: Netgear

Description: Netgear GSM7312 switch MIB for Layer 2 switching configuration including VLANs, spanning tree, and link aggregation.

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What Is GSM7312-SWITCHING-MIB?

GSM7312-SWITCHING-MIB is a Netgear vendor MIB for the GSM7312 managed Ethernet switch, covering Layer 2 switching features such as VLAN membership, spanning tree, and link aggregation configuration. Its conformance groups (agentSystemGroup, agentCableTesterGroup) show it exposes general system/agent status information plus a cable diagnostics capability in addition to switching configuration objects. It supports hardware status monitoring through its cable-tester feature, which identifies faulty copper cabling on a port, complementing system-level agent status reporting. It is intended to be used alongside standard Q-BRIDGE-MIB, BRIDGE-MIB, and IF-MIB for core VLAN, spanning tree, and interface counters. It is deployed on Netgear GSM7312 managed switches in enterprise network closets. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the GSM7312-SWITCHING-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in GSM7312-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 GSM7312 managed Ethernet switch

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would run the cable-tester capability (agentCableTesterGroup) on a suspect port to detect an open or shorted copper pair causing link flaps. agentSystemGroup objects would be polled for overall switch/agent identity and status, such as firmware version, to confirm the device is healthy. Combined with standard Bridge-MIB VLAN and spanning-tree data, this MIB rounds out visibility into the GSM7312's Layer 2 configuration and cabling diagnostics.

What Can Be Monitored

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

From GSM7312-REF-MIB

AgentPortMask
gsm7312MODULE-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 GSM7312 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 GSM7312.

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