HP-SYSTEM-MIB

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Organization: Hewlett Packard Company, ProCurve Networking Business

Last Updated: 2005-02-01

Category: Device Management, Domain: Network Management, Domain: Server Hardware, Domain: Server/Host Monitoring, Hardware and Environment, Vendor: HP/HPE

Description: HP SNMP MIB for system-level management including CPU, memory, temperature, and fan status on HP networking products.

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What Is HP-SYSTEM-MIB?

HP-SYSTEM-MIB is a core HP proprietary MIB providing basic system-level management objects for devices in the HP ProCurve product line, covering identity, state, and network configuration of the device as a whole. It exposes general system objects like hpName, hpSystemID, and hpState alongside IP addressing (hpIpAddress, hpPeerIpAddress, hpFailedAdminIpAddress) and redundancy/clustering data such as hpDistributionType, hpDistributionStatus, hpNumAccessControllers, and hpFailoverNotificationEnabled. This MIB is heavily used for monitoring overall device and software health: hpState reflects the operational state of the system, hpDistributionStatus reveals redundancy/HA distribution health, and hpNumClients/hpFailoverNotificationEnabled indicate client load and failover readiness, complementing hardware-specific MIBs (like HP-MEMPROC-MIB) for a fuller picture of system status. It builds on standard SNMP system conventions (analogous to SNMPv2-MIB's sysDescr/sysUpTime concepts) while adding HP-specific identity and clustering objects. It is typically deployed as a baseline MIB polled on every HP ProCurve device for identity confirmation and high-availability health checks in enterprise wireless/wired controller deployments. Engineers can download the HP-SYSTEM-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in HP-SYSTEM-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 switches

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll hpState and hpDistributionStatus to confirm the device and its distribution/HA mechanism are operating normally, and check hpNumAccessControllers and hpNumClients to track controller redundancy and connected client load. A hpFailedAdminIpAddress value being populated, or hpFailoverNotificationEnabled unexpectedly disabled, would reveal a failover event or a gap in failover alerting on this HP system.

What Can Be Monitored

system state (hpState)
distribution/HA status
number of access controllers
number of connected clients
failover notification enable status

Imported Objects

From HP-BASE-MIB

hpProcurveCommon

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

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

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using hpNumClients OID:

Select an HP ProCurve 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 hpNumClients into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The total number of active authenticated or unauthenticated clients known to this system. 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 Gauge32-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

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
hpProcurveSystem	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1			This MIB module describes objects for basic management of devices in the HP Procurve product line.
hpSystemTraps	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.0
NTF fanDown	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.0.1			A fanDown trap signifies that hpFanOperational has detected an event where the fan is not operating.
NTF fanUp	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.0.2			A fanUp trap signifies that hpFanOperational has detected an event where the fan is now operating.
NTF temperatureAlarm	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.0.3			A temperatureAlarm signifies that the SNMP entity, acting in an agent role, has detected that the hpCpuTemperature has a value that exceeds acceptable tolerances (i.e. it is too hot or too cold).
NTF hpFailover	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.0.4			A hpFailover signifies that the SNMP entity, acting in an agent role, has detected that the standby system in a primary, redundant operation has become the primary system. This notification will only be sent by what was formerly the standby system.
NTF hpDistributionEvent	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.0.5			A hpDistributionEvent signifies that the SNMP entity, acting in an agent role, has detected that the central entity in a distributed system has triggered a distribution event of hpDistributionType.
NTF hpAdminAuthFailure	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.0.6			A hpAdminAuthFailure signifies that the SNMP entity, acting in an agent role, has detected that someone at the address reported by hpAdminIpAddress has failed to authenticate to the device via the administrative interface.
hpProcurveSysMib	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1
OCT hpProductDescription	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.1	OCTET STRING	read-only	Textual Description of the HW product
OCT hpProductHWVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.2	OCTET STRING	read-only	HW version of the product
OCT hpProductSWVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.3	OCTET STRING	read-only	SW version of the product
OCT hpProductSerialNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.4	OCTET STRING	read-only	Serial Number of the product
OCT hpProductLastChange	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.5	OCTET STRING	read-only	Date and time of last configuration change
OCT hpCpuTemperature	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.6	OCTET STRING	read-only	Current temperature in degrees centigrade of the CPU.
OCT hpPowerSupplyTemperature	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.7	OCTET STRING	read-only	Current temperature in degrees centigrade of the power supply.
OCT hpChassisTemperature	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.8	OCTET STRING	read-only	Current temperature in degrees centigrade of the mother board. Note: this is not the ambient temperature of the box.
hpFanStatusTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.9		not-accessible	Table of operational status of all internal cooling fans.
hpFanStatusEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.9.1		not-accessible	Entry in table of all internal cooling fans.
INT hpFanNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.9.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	Identifier of cooling fan, numbered to represent what hardware the fan is supposed to be cooling.
INT hpFanOperational	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.9.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	Operational status of a cooling fan.
I32 hpFanSpeed	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.1.9.1.3	Integer32	read-only	Speed of the fan in RPM.
hpSystemMIBObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2
hpConfig	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.1
STR hpName	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.1.2	DisplayString	read-write	A textual string containing information about the device. For instance, this string reflects the setting of the HP J8162A XL Access Controller Module Name available on the Administrative Web based User Interface. If no HP J8162A XL Access Controller Module name is entered, this object contains a zero-length string.
OCT hpSystemID	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.1.3	OCTET STRING	read-only	The unique identifier for this device, as used by this system, or a master controlling system. For instance, an HP J8162A XL Access Controller Module would report the systemID used by the Access Control Server 740wl to uniquely identify this device.
INT hpState	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	The current state of the device. A HP ProCurve Networking Business device can be configured for standalone operation, Failover (ie with a redundant peer), or for Distribution of configuration from a controlling central system to remote entities. unknown(1) - system Configuration status unknown up(2) - a standalone system is operational. down(3) - a system is not operational. primary(4) - system is running as the primary in a Failover peer configuration. secondary(5) - system is running as the backup in a Failover peer configuration.
INT hpDistributionType	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.1.5	INTEGER	read-only	The most recent distribution event type on a device. This object will change dynamically based on the most recently triggered distribution event. unknown(1) - the distribution event type none(2) - no distribution event has occurred rightsPush(3) - the central Access Control Server 740wl has triggered a rights push event to remote Access Control Server 740wls.
INT hpDistributionStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.1.6	INTEGER	read-only	The most recent distribution event on a device. This object will change dynamically based on the most recently triggered distribution event. unknown(1) - the distribution event status unknown succeeded(2) - no distribution event has succeeded failed(3) - the distribution event failed for some reason.
IP hpIpAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.1.7	IpAddress	read-write	The administratively assigned IP address associated with the device. This can be assigned statically on the device Console port, or configured via DHCP.
IP hpPeerIpAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.1.8	IpAddress	read-write	The administratively assigned IP address associated with a redundant peer device, configured to work with this device for failover purposes. This can be assigned statically on the device Console port, or configured via DHCP. If the device does not support Failover configuration, or none has been configured, this object will report 0.0.0.0
T/F hpTechSupportEnabled	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.1.9	TruthValue	read-write	This object contains the current setting for the technical support access to the device. A value of true(1) indicates the Technical Support Access has been enabled. A value of false(2) indicates this access has been disabled. Note this object should only report true(2) if HP ProCurve Networking Business Technical Support staff have requested this access to the HP J8162A XL Access Controller Module for troubleshooting purposes.
IP hpFailedAdminIpAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.1.10	IpAddress	read-only	The IP address associated with the last failed authentication to the Administrative UI. If no Administrator had failed authentication, this object will report 0.0.0.0
hpStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.2
U32 hpNumAccessControllers	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.2.1	Unsigned32	read-only	The number of HP J8162A XL Access Controller Modules known to this system. If this system is an HP J8162A XL Access Controller Module, this value will be 1. Otherwise, this value will be the number of HP J8162A XL Access Controller Modules this system is connected to (i.e. An Access Control Server 740wl connects to multiple HP J8162A XL Access Controller Module's).
G32 hpNumClientsEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.2.2	Gauge32	read-only	The total number of active authenticated or unauthenticated clients known to this system. If this device is an HP J8162A XL Access Controller Module, then this object reports the aggregated number of clients across all ports. If this device is a Access Control Server 740wl, it reports all Clients aggregated across all HP J8162A XL Access Controller Modules known to this system.
hpNotificationsConfig	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.3
T/F hpFailoverNotificationEnabled	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.3.1	TruthValue	read-write	This object controls whether a hpFailover notification will be sent in the event of a failover occurrence between a primary and standby system. By default this object is set to false(2) for all systems.
T/F hpDistributionNotificationEnabled	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.3.2	TruthValue	read-write	This object controls whether a hpDistribution notification will be sent in the event of a distribution event between a central and remote systems. By default this object is set to false(2) for all systems.
T/F hpAdminAuthFailureNotificationEnabled	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.2.3.3	TruthValue	read-write	This object controls whether a hpAdminAuthFailure notification will be sent in the event of a failed authentication attempt at the administrator login.
hpSystemMIBConformance	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.3
hpCompliances	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.3.1
hpSystemMIBCompliance1	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.3.1.1			The compliance statement for entities which implement the HP-SYSTEM-MIB.
hpGroups	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.3.2
hpSystemGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.3.2.1			A collection of objects providing system information applicable to all devices.
hpEnvGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.3.2.2			A collection of objects providing environmental information applicable to all devices.
hpConfigGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.3.2.3			A collection of objects providing configuration information applicable to all devices.
hpStatusGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.3.2.4			A collection of objects providing statistics applicable to all HP J8162A XL Access Controller Module like devices.
hpNotificationsConfigGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.3.2.5			A collection of objects providing notification configuration information applicable to all devices.
hpNotificationsGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.17.7.1.1.3.2.6			notifications for primary failover, and authorization failures, applicable to all devices.

RFC description

HP ProCurve system MIB for managing hardware/software versions, system configuration, and status of HP networking devices.

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