HP-LOADBALANCE-MIB

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Organization: HP Networking

Last Updated: 2011-03-22

Category: Vendor: HP/HPE

Description: HP SNMP MIB for load balancing configuration and session distribution statistics on HP networking and server load balancing equipment.

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What Is HP-LOADBALANCE-MIB?

HP-LOADBALANCE-MIB is an HP proprietary MIB for configuring and monitoring trunk (link aggregation) load balancing on HP networking devices, distinct from server load balancer products. It exposes both configuration objects and per-trunk traffic statistics, including a stats table with byte/frame counters and a separate table for clearing those statistics. Its monitoring value covers performance counters and operational status: administrators can track hpicfTrunkUpTime, total bytes/frames received and transmitted, and dropped transmit frames per trunk to gauge health and load distribution across aggregated links. It builds on the standard link aggregation model (similar in spirit to IEEE 802.3ad/LACP concepts) layered with HP's proprietary trunk indexing. It is typically deployed in enterprise networks using HP switches with multiple physical links bonded into trunks for higher bandwidth and redundancy. Engineers can download the HP-LOADBALANCE-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in HP-LOADBALANCE-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 networking switch (link aggregation/trunking capable)

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll hpicfTrunkStatsTable, keyed by hpicfTrunkId, to review hpicfTrunkTotalBytesRx, hpicfTrunkTotalBytesTx, hpicfTrunkTotalFramesRx/Tx, and hpicfTrunkTotalDropsTx for each trunk. A rising hpicfTrunkTotalDropsTx counter alongside a low hpicfTrunkUpTime would reveal a recently flapping or oversubscribed trunk member. The hpicfTrunkClearStatsTable/hpicfTrunkStatsClear objects let an operator reset counters via hpicfTrunkId after investigating a spike.

What Can Be Monitored

trunk uptime
trunk bytes received/transmitted
trunk frames received/transmitted
trunk transmit drops

Imported Objects

From HP-ICF-OID

hpSwitch

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
ifIndex	OBJECT-TYPE

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

MacAddress
RowStatus
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using hpicfTrunkTotalBytesRx OID:

Select an HP networking switch (trunk/link-aggregation load balancing) 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 hpicfTrunkTotalBytesRx 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 the total number of bytes received on this trunk. 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 (in Bytes), 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

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
hpicfLoadBalanceMod	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76			MIB module for configuring trunk Load Balancing on Hewlett-Packard network devices.
hpicfLoadBalanceNotifications	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.0
hpicfLoadBalanceMethodMod	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1
INT hpicfTrunkLoadBalanceMethod	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.1	INTEGER	read-write	Method to be used for Load Balancing.
hpicfTrunkClearStatsTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.2		not-accessible	This table is for resetting the statistics for the given trunk.
hpicfTrunkClearStatsEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.2.1		not-accessible	This entry is used to clear the statistics for the given trunk.
I32 hpicfTrunkId	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.2.1.1	Integer32	not-accessible	This object uniquely identifies the entry in this table.
T/F hpicfTrunkStatsClear	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.2.1.2	TruthValue	read-write	This object is to clear the statistics for the trunk identified by 'hpicfTrunkId'. Statistics counters will be cleared when this object is set to 'true'. This object will always returns 'false'.
hpicfTrunkStatsTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.3		not-accessible	A collection of statistics for the specified trunk.
hpicfTrunkStatsEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.3.1		not-accessible	A collection of statistics for the specified trunk.
U32 hpicfTrunkUpTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.3.1.1	Unsigned32	read-only	The time the trunk has been up or since the counters were reset.
C64 hpicfTrunkTotalBytesRxEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.3.1.2	Counter64	read-only	Total number of bytes received on this trunk.
C64 hpicfTrunkTotalBytesTx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.3.1.3	Counter64	read-only	Total number of bytes transmitted on this trunk.
C64 hpicfTrunkTotalFramesRx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.3.1.4	Counter64	read-only	Total number of frames received on this trunk.
C64 hpicfTrunkTotalFramesTx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.3.1.5	Counter64	read-only	Total number of frames transmitted on this trunk.
C64 hpicfTrunkTotalDropsTx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.3.1.6	Counter64	read-only	Total number of transmitted frames which were dropped because the port was oversubscribed.
hpicfTrunkPortStatsTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.4		not-accessible	A collection of statistics for specified port of the trunk.
hpicfTrunkPortStatsEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.4.1		not-accessible	A collection of statistics for specified port of the trunk.
C64 hpicfTrunkPortBytesRx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.4.1.1	Counter64	read-only	Total number of bytes received on the specified port of the trunk.
C64 hpicfTrunkPortBytesTx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.4.1.2	Counter64	read-only	Total number of bytes transmitted on the specified port of the trunk.
C64 hpicfTrunkPortFramesRx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.4.1.3	Counter64	read-only	Total number of frames received on the specified port of the trunk.
C64 hpicfTrunkPortFramesTx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.4.1.4	Counter64	read-only	Total number of frames transmitted on the specified port of the trunk.
C64 hpicfTrunkPortFramesDropTx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.4.1.5	Counter64	read-only	Total number of transmitted frames which were dropped on the specified port of the trunk because of oversubscription.
U32 hpicfTrunkPortRxFramePercent	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.4.1.6	Unsigned32	read-only	Percentage of frames received by this specified port of the trunk, calculated as the total number of frames received by this port over the total number of frames received by all ports in the trunk group
U32 hpicfTrunkPortTxFramePercent	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.4.1.7	Unsigned32	read-only	Percentage of frames transmitted by this specified port of the trunk, calculated as the total number of frames transmitted by this port over the total number of frames transmitted by all ports in the trunk group
U32 hpicfTrunkPortDropTxFramePercent	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.4.1.8	Unsigned32	read-only	Percentage of frames transmitted by this port that are dropped because of oversubscription, calculated as the total number of dropped frames in transmission over the total number of frames transmitted by the specified port of the trunk.
hpicfLoadBalanceObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5
hpicfLoadBalanceTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1		not-accessible	A table which gives the current egress port in the trunk for the specific conversation.
hpicfLoadBalanceEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1		not-accessible	gives the current egress port in the trunk for the specific conversation.
I32 hpicfLoadBalanceIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.1	Integer32	not-accessible	The index which uniquely identifies a row in the table.
NUM hpicfLoadBalanceTrunkId	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.2	InterfaceIndex	read-create	Specifies the trunk index.
MAC hpicfLoadBalanceSourceMacAddr	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.3	MacAddress	read-create	Specifies the source Mac address.
MAC hpicfLoadBalanceDestMacAddr	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.4	MacAddress	read-create	Specifies the destination Mac address
IPt hpicfLoadBalanceIPSourceAddrType	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.5	InetAddressType	read-create	Specifies the source IP address type.
IP hpicfLoadBalanceIPSourceAddr	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.6	InetAddress	read-create	Specifies the source IP address.
IPt hpicfLoadBalanceIPDestAddrType	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.7	InetAddressType	read-create	Specifies the destination IP address type.
IP hpicfLoadBalanceIPDestAddr	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.8	InetAddress	read-create	Specifies the destination IP address.
I32 hpicfLoadBalanceSourcePort	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.9	Integer32	read-create	Specifies the TCP/UDP source port.
I32 hpicfLoadBalanceDestPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.10	Integer32	read-create	Specifies the TCP/UDP destination port.
I32 hpicfLoadBalanceEtherType	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.11	Integer32	read-create	Specifies the ether-type of the packet.
I32 hpicfLoadBalanceInboundVlan	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.12	Integer32	read-create	Specifies the inbound VLAN of the packet.
NUM hpicfLoadBalanceInboundPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.13	InterfaceIndex	read-create	Specifies the inbound port of the packet.
NUM hpicfLoadBalanceOutboundPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.14	InterfaceIndex	read-only	Specifies the port on which the specified stream with given source and destination information will be forwarded out.
ROW hpicfLoadBalanceStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.1.5.1.1.15	RowStatus	read-create	Status of the load balance entry.
hpicfLoadBalanceConformance	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.2
hpicfLoadBalanceCompliances	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.2.1
hpicfLoadBalanceCompliance	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.2.1.1			The compliance statement for devices implementing the hpicfLoadBalanceMethodMod MIB.
hpicfTrunkStatsCompliance	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.2.1.2			The compliance statement for devices implementing the statistics of the trunk and trunk port.
hpicfLoadBalanceGroups	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.2.2
hpicfLoadBalanceGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.2.2.1			A collection of objects for selecting a load balancing method to use.
hpicfTrunkStatsClearGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.2.2.2			A collection of objects for clearing the statistics.
hpicfTrunkStatsGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.2.2.3			A collection of objects for trunk statistics.
hpicfTrunkPortStatsGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.2.2.4			A collection of objects for statistics of a specified port of a trunk.
hpicfLoadBalanceGroup5	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.76.2.2.5

RFC description

Configures trunk load balancing methods (L2/L3/L4) for traffic distribution on HP switches.

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