HIRSCHMANN-MMP4-BASICL2-MIB

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Organization: Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH

Last Updated: 2005-11-22

Category: Technology: Switching/L2, Vendor: Belden

Description: Hirschmann MMP4 basic Layer 2 MIB for Ethernet switching configuration on Hirschmann MMP4 industrial switches.

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What Is HIRSCHMANN-MMP4-BASICL2-MIB?

HIRSCHMANN-MMP4-BASICL2-MIB defines basic Layer 2 Ethernet switching management objects for Hirschmann's MMP4 ('Private Platform 4') industrial switch platform, part of Hirschmann's rugged networking product line used in industrial automation environments. It exposes platform/agent-level groupings covering general agent information, system-level status, and a cable-testing capability, reflecting both configuration and diagnostic data for the switch's Layer 2 functions. The HIRSCHMANN-MMP4-BASICL2-MIB MIB groups these capabilities into just a few agent-level object groupings rather than large per-port tables. Its monitoring relevance centers on software/agent status and hardware diagnostics: the agent system group would reflect device identity and operational state, while the cable-tester group supports diagnosing physical cabling faults on switch ports -- useful in industrial settings where cable damage is a common failure mode. It likely depends on Hirschmann's broader Platform4 MIB family for detailed per-port and environmental data. It is deployed on Hirschmann MMP4-based industrial Ethernet switches used in factory automation, rail, and other rugged deployment environments.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in HIRSCHMANN-MMP4-BASICL2-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

  • Hirschmann MMP4 industrial Ethernet switch

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would query the hmAgentSystemGroup for overall agent/system status and use the hmAgentCableTesterGroup to run or read cable diagnostic results on a suspect port, revealing issues like an open or shorted cable pair. The hmAgentInfoGroup would typically be checked for basic device/agent identification when confirming which unit is reporting an issue. Because detailed table-level objects aren't listed here, day-to-day port statistics would likely be found in a companion Hirschmann interface MIB rather than this basic L2 module alone.

What Can Be Monitored

  • agent/system identification
  • agent system status
  • cable diagnostic test results
Imported Objects

From HMPRIV-MGMT-SNMP-MIB

HmAgentLogSeverity
hirschmannOBJECT-IDENTITY

From IANAifType-MIB

IANAifType

From IEEE8021-PAE-MIB

dot1xPaePortNumberOBJECT-TYPE

From IF-MIB

ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress

From Q-BRIDGE-MIB

VlanIndex
dot1qFdbIdOBJECT-TYPE
dot1qVlanIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Gauge32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
MacAddress
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using hmAgentLoginSessionIdleTime OID:

Select a Hirschmann MMP4 industrial Ethernet switch 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 hmAgentLoginSessionIdleTime 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. It reports how long this management login session has been idle. 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 TimeTicks-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the idle time grows well past your normal session-timeout expectation, since an unexpectedly long-idle session can be a sign of an abandoned or stale login. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

See also: hmAgentSSHSessionsCount, hmAgentTrapLogTotal

OIDs

RFC description

Defines layer 2 management objects for Hirschmann Platform4 switch devices.

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