IBM-6611-APPN-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Category: SNA and Legacy Protocols

Description: Defines managed objects for IBM Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN) nodes, including node capabilities, port information, and link station information.

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What Is IBM-6611-APPN-MIB?

IBM-6611-APPN-MIB defines managed objects for IBM Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN) as implemented on IBM 6611 Network Processor devices, a technology area tied to IBM's SNA-descended peer networking architecture. It covers APPN node capabilities, port information, and link station information, describing how the node participates in the APPN network topology and how its links to other nodes are configured and behaving. Its monitoring value lies in tracking the software/protocol-level status of APPN nodes and their link stations, revealing whether inter-node links are up, degraded, or down, and whether the node's advertised capabilities match its actual configuration — useful for diagnosing SNA/APPN connectivity problems rather than raw hardware health like temperature or fans. No sample objects were available to confirm exact table names, but the MIB is closely tied to and dependent on the broader IBM APPN/SNA architecture and standard node/port/link-station conventions used across IBM networking MIBs. It is deployed on IBM 6611 Network Processors and similar IBM APPN-capable routers within legacy SNA/APPN internetworks. Engineers can download the IBM-6611-APPN-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in IBM-6611-APPN-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

  • IBM 6611 Network Processor
  • IBM APPN-capable router

Monitoring Examples

No concrete sample object names were provided for this module, so a specific real-object monitoring walkthrough cannot be given. Based on the description, an operator would typically monitor APPN node capability objects and per-link-station status entries to detect a link station transitioning out of an active state, which would reveal a broken inter-node APPN connection. Confirming exact table and object names would require the actual MIB source.

What Can Be Monitored

  • APPN node capabilities
  • APPN port status
  • link station status
Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

Counter
Gauge
IpAddress
TimeTicks
enterprises

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString
OIDs

RFC description

Defined in RFC 1593, this MIB provides management objects for SNA APPN Node management on IBM 6611 devices, including performance metrics for APPN subagents and SNMP operations.

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