HP-ICF-SYSLOG-MIB

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Organization: HP Networking

Last Updated: 2015-09-11

Category: Device Management, Domain: Network Management, Technology: Logging/Syslog, Vendor: HP/HPE

Description: HP ICF SNMP MIB for syslog server configuration and log event forwarding on HP ProCurve switches.

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What Is HP-ICF-SYSLOG-MIB?

HP-ICF-SYSLOG-MIB is an HP proprietary MIB for configuring and monitoring the Syslog application on HP ProCurve switches, controlling which remote syslog servers receive log messages generated by the device. It exposes configuration objects for syslog server addresses/settings and status objects reflecting whether syslog forwarding is operating correctly. Its monitoring value lies in confirming the device's logging/software subsystem is healthy and actively forwarding event messages, which is important for ensuring visibility into other faults and status changes on the switch; it does not cover hardware health directly. It depends conceptually on the standard Syslog protocol (RFC 5424/3164) for message format, layered with HP's own configuration model. It is typically deployed across HP ProCurve switch estates as part of centralized logging infrastructure feeding a SIEM or syslog collector. Engineers can download the HP-ICF-SYSLOG-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in HP-ICF-SYSLOG-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

  • HP ProCurve switch

Monitoring Examples

No sample_objects were given, but a plausible implementation includes a syslog server table listing configured destination IP addresses and enable status. An administrator would poll this table to confirm the switch is still configured to forward messages to the correct syslog collector, catching a misconfiguration if logs stop arriving centrally.

What Can Be Monitored

  • configured syslog server addresses
  • syslog forwarding enable/status
Imported Objects

From HP-ICF-OID

hpicfSyslogOBJECT-IDENTITY

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType
InetPortNumber

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeStamp
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using hpicfSyslogOperationsMsgsTransmitted OID:

Select an HP ProCurve switch (syslog forwarding config) 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 hpicfSyslogOperationsMsgsTransmitted into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The number of messages transmitted by the Syslog sender. 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

MIB module for configuring and monitoring syslog applications and message delivery on HP networking devices.

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Download HP-ICF-SYSLOG-MIB