HPN-ICF-INFOCENTER-MIB

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Last Updated: 2012-03-07

Category: Alarm and Event Management, Technology: Logging/Syslog, Vendor: H3C/HH3C, Vendor: HP/HPE

Description: Manages the HP/Comware information center (syslog) log output channel configuration and filtering rules.

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What Is HPN-ICF-INFOCENTER-MIB?

This MIB manages the HP/Comware "Information Center," the device's built-in syslog subsystem, controlling log buffer sizing, log channel/host configuration, and message filtering. It belongs to the HP/H3C ICF MIB family and exposes both configuration data (log buffer size limits, log host addresses, timestamp format) and live operational counters (current buffered messages, overwritten/dropped message counts). Its main monitoring value is in verifying the software health of the device's own logging pipeline: a rising hpnicfICLogbufferDroppedMessages or hpnicfICLogbufferOverwrittenMessages count signals that the local log buffer is undersized or the device is generating log messages faster than they can be consumed, which can mask other hardware/software faults from view. It has no formal dependency on IETF standard MIBs, being a proprietary HP/Comware analog to syslog configuration. It is deployed on any HP/Comware switch or router where centralized log collection and buffer-based local logging need to be verified operationally. Engineers can download the HPN-ICF-INFOCENTER-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in HPN-ICF-INFOCENTER-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/H3C Comware switch
HP/H3C Comware router

Monitoring Examples

An administrator polling hpnicfICLogbufferSize against hpnicfICMaxLogbufferSize can confirm the buffer is sized appropriately, while hpnicfICLogbufferCurrentMessages shows how full it currently is. A growing hpnicfICLogbufferDroppedMessages counter combined with hpnicfICLogbufferOverwrittenMessages indicates log messages are being lost before they reach hpnicfICLoghost destinations, which would explain gaps in a centralized syslog server's records. hpnicfICLogbufferContTable/Entry (indexed by hpnicfICLogbufferContIndex) lets an operator retrieve the actual buffered log text via hpnicfICLogbufferContDescription for on-box triage.

What Can Be Monitored

log buffer size vs. max size
current buffered log messages
overwritten log messages
dropped log messages
configured log hosts
log host source interface/timestamp settings

Imported Objects

From HPN-ICF-OID-MIB

hpnicfCommon

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndexOrZero

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus
TAddress
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using hpnicfICLogbufferOverwrittenMessages OID:

Select an HP/H3C Comware switch or router (Information Center syslog subsystem) 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 hpnicfICLogbufferOverwrittenMessages into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The number of log messages overwritten in logbuffer. 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

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
hpnicfInfoCenter	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119			All the configuration of the info center can be managed by info center MIB.
hpnicfICLogbuffer	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.1
hpnicfICLogbufferObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.1.1
U32 hpnicfICMaxLogbufferSize	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.1.1.1	Unsigned32	read-only	The maximum number of messages that can be stored in logbuffer.
U32 hpnicfICLogbufferSize	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.1.1.2	Unsigned32	read-write	The capacity of logbuffer which can be customized by users. The valid range is from 0 to hpnicfICMaxLogbufferSize.
U32 hpnicfICLogbufferCurrentMessages	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.1.1.3	Unsigned32	read-only	The number of log messages stored in logbuffer.
C32 hpnicfICLogbufferOverwrittenMessagesEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.1.1.4	Counter32	read-only	The number of log messages overwritten in logbuffer.
C32 hpnicfICLogbufferDroppedMessages	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.1.1.5	Counter32	read-only	The number of log messages dropped in logbuffer.
hpnicfICLogbufferContTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.1.2		not-accessible	The table of logbuffer contents.
hpnicfICLogbufferContEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.1.2.1		not-accessible	The contents entry of logbuffer.
I32 hpnicfICLogbufferContIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.1.2.1.1	Integer32	not-accessible	The index of this table.
STR hpnicfICLogbufferContDescription	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.1.2.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	The contents of logbuffer.
hpnicfICLoghost	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2
hpnicfICLoghostObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.1
U32 hpnicfICMaxLoghost	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.1.1	Unsigned32	read-only	The object shows the maximum number of rows in hpnicfLoghostTable.
NUM hpnicfICLoghostSourceInterface	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.1.2	InterfaceIndexOrZero	read-write	The source interface which sends message to loghost. All loghosts use the same source interface. Zero is invalid.
ICT hpnicfICLoghostTimestampType	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.1.3	ICTimeStampType	read-write	Time stamp type of message sent to loghost.
hpnicfICLoghostTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.2		not-accessible	The table of loghost.
hpnicfICLoghostEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.2.1		not-accessible	The loghost entry of syslog.
U32 hpnicfICLoghostIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.2.1.1	Unsigned32	not-accessible	The index of this table.
IPt hpnicfICLoghostIpaddressType	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.2.1.2	InetAddressType	read-create	The IP address type of loghost.
IP hpnicfICLoghostIpaddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.2.1.3	InetAddress	read-create	The IP address of loghost.
STR hpnicfICLoghostVPNName	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.2.1.4	DisplayString	read-create	The VPN instance of loghost.
ICF hpnicfICLoghostFacility	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.2.1.5	ICFacilityType	read-create	The operations staff can selectively filter the messages with priority which consists of facility that generates the message and severity of the message.
ROW hpnicfICLoghostOperateRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.2.1.6	RowStatus	read-create	The status of this table entry.
U32 hpnicfICLoghostIpaddressPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.2.1.7	Unsigned32	read-create	The loghost server port.
ADR hpnicfICLoghostTAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.2.2.1.8	TAddress	read-create	The loghost server transport address. Consist of hpnicfICLoghostIpaddress(ipv4) and hpnicfICLoghostIpaddressPort. This node can't be bound with hpnicfICLoghostIpaddress, hpnicfICLoghostIpaddressPort and hpnicfICLoghostIpaddressType at the same time.
hpnicfICDirection	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.3
hpnicfICDirectionTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.3.1		not-accessible	A table of syslog output direction.
hpnicfICDirectionEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.3.1.1		not-accessible	The output direction entry of syslog.
U32 hpnicfICDirectionIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.3.1.1.1	Unsigned32	not-accessible	The index of this table.
STR hpnicfICDirectionName	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.3.1.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	The name of output direction.
T/F hpnicfICDirectionState	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.3.1.1.3	TruthValue	read-write	The state of syslog: true(1):enable. false(2):disable.
hpnicfICModule	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.4
hpnicfICModuleTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.4.1		not-accessible	A table of syslog module.
hpnicfICModuleEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.4.1.1		not-accessible	The module entry of syslog.
STR hpnicfICModuleName	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.4.1.1.1	DisplayString	read-only	The name of module.
hpnicfICLog	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.5
hpnicfICLogObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.5.1
T/F hpnicfICLogGlobalState	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.5.1.1	TruthValue	read-write	The global state of syslog: true(1):enable. false(2):disable.
ICT hpnicfICLogTimestampType	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.5.1.2	ICTimeStampType	read-write	Time stamp type of log message.
hpnicfICLogTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.5.2		not-accessible	A table of syslog module.
hpnicfICLogEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.5.2.1		not-accessible	The log entry of syslog.
ICM hpnicfICLogLevel	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.5.2.1.1	ICMessageLevelType	read-create	The level of log message, invalid is for deny any log.
ROW hpnicfICLogRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.15.2.119.5.2.1.2	RowStatus	read-create	The status of this table entry.

RFC description

HP/Hewlett Packard Integrated Clustered File system (ICF) Infocenter MIB. Provides system event notification and logging configuration for HP storage and networking devices.

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