HPN-ICF-LswINF-MIB

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Last Updated: 2001-06-29

Category: Network Interfaces, Technology: Switching/L2, Vendor: H3C/HH3C, Vendor: HP/HPE

Description: Handles configuration of Layer 2 switch ports on HP/Comware switches, covering speed, duplex mode, and flow control.

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What Is HPN-ICF-LswINF-MIB?

HPN-ICF-LswINF-MIB is an HP/H3C Comware private MIB (part of the ICF Layer 2 switch family) that extends standard interface management with switch-specific Layer 2 port attributes. Its hpnicfifXXTable carries per-port flags (aggregate/mirror/isolated port, VLAN type, flow control) plus broadcast/multicast/unicast storm-suppression controls in both percentage and packets-per-second modes, and payload/error packet counters (hpnicfifInPayloadOctets, hpnicfifInErrorPktsRate, hpnicfifOutPkts). Companion tables cover link aggregation (hpnicfifAggregateTable), hybrid-port VLAN tagging bitmaps (hpnicfifHybridPortTable), combo fiber/copper port state (hpnicfifComboPortTable), and packet-buffer allocation per interface (hpnicfifPktBufTable, including hpnicfifPktBufMiss for buffer-starvation events). A separate hpnicfethernetTable exposes duplex, speed, MDI mode, MAC-learning limits/mode, and per-port Ethernet flow statistics. Because it layers switch-specific detail on top of standard IF-MIB ifIndex entries, it is deployed alongside IF-MIB on HP/H3C ICF-based switches for HPN-ICF-LswINF-MIB MIB based Layer 2 port diagnostics.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in HPN-ICF-LswINF-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-based ICF switches

Monitoring Examples

An operator polls hpnicfifInErrorPktsRate and hpnicfifPktBufMiss for a given ifIndex to check whether a switch port is dropping packets due to buffer exhaustion, and checks hpnicfifUniSuppression/hpnicfifMulSuppression against configured thresholds; a climbing hpnicfifPktBufMiss counter alongside high hpnicfifInErrorPktsRate would point to an oversubscribed or misconfigured port suppressing legitimate traffic.

What Can Be Monitored

  • storm-suppression thresholds (unicast/multicast, ratio and pps)
  • packet-buffer allocation and miss counters
  • link-aggregation port list/mode
  • combo/hybrid port state
  • Ethernet duplex/speed/MDI settings
  • per-port payload and error packet counters
Imported Objects

From HPN-ICF-OID-MIB

hpnicflswCommonOBJECT-IDENTITY

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using hpnicfifOutPayloadOctets OID:

Select an HP/H3C Comware-based ICF switch (Layer 2 port attributes/storm suppression) 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 hpnicfifOutPayloadOctets 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. The actual output octets of the interface. 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, 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

Manages Layer 2 switch interface (port) configuration including speed, duplex, and flow control on HP/Comware switches.

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