HH3C-BFD-STD-MIB

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Organization: Hangzhou H3C Tech. Co., Ltd.

Last Updated: 2014-01-17

Category: MPLS and Traffic Engineering, Technology: High Availability, Vendor: H3C/HH3C

Description: Manages Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) sessions on H3C devices for fast link failure detection.

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What Is HH3C-BFD-STD-MIB?

HH3C-BFD-STD-MIB is an H3C enterprise MIB implementing Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD), a lightweight protocol for rapid detection of link/path failures between adjacent forwarding engines. It exposes per-interface BFD timer configuration (transmit/receive intervals, detect multiplier, authentication type), session tables, global BFD capability/version information, and notification controls. From a monitoring standpoint it reports the operational health of network paths rather than device hardware sensors: session state changes and notifications reveal link failures, flapping, or misconfigured BFD parameters between neighbors, functioning as a fast fault-detection/status feature for network connectivity. Because BFD is a companion protocol, this MIB is typically deployed alongside routing-protocol MIBs (OSPF, BGP, IS-IS) whose fast-convergence relies on BFD failure signals. Typical deployment is on H3C routers and switches running dynamic routing protocols that need sub-second failure detection. Engineers can download the HH3C-BFD-STD-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in HH3C-BFD-STD-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

  • H3C router
  • H3C Layer 3 switch

Monitoring Examples

An operator would poll hh3cBfdIfTable (indexed by hh3cBfdIfIndex) to verify hh3cBfdIfDesiredMinTxInterval, hh3cBfdIfDesiredMinRxInterval, and hh3cBfdIfDetectMult are set consistently with the neighboring device, and watch hh3cBfdSessTable for session state transitions. A spike in BFD session-down events, especially combined with hh3cBfdSessNotificationsEnable traps firing, would indicate an unstable physical or logical link needing investigation.

What Can Be Monitored

  • BFD session state
  • BFD interface min tx/rx interval
  • BFD detect multiplier
  • BFD authentication type
  • BFD session count/limit
  • BFD notifications enabled
Imported Objects

From HH3C-OID-MIB

hh3cCommonOBJECT-IDENTITY

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType
InetPortNumber

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeStamp
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using hh3cBfdSessStatPktInHC OID:

Select an H3C router/Layer 3 switch (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) 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 hh3cBfdSessStatPktInHC into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. The total number of BFD messages received by this BFD session. 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 Counter64-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 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for fast failure detection on network devices.

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