INTEL-FW-MIB

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Category: Device Management, Domain: Security, Vendor: Intel

Description: Intel firmware management MIB providing SNMP objects for version reporting and firmware upgrade operations on Intel devices.

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What Is INTEL-FW-MIB?

INTEL-FW-MIB is Intel's private MIB for managing firmware modules on Intel networking/chassis hardware, providing objects to inventory installed firmware images and perform upgrade-related operations such as deleting plug-ins or backup images. It exposes a firmware module table keyed by chassis, module, and software section/number index, with fields for filename, description, load time, and an associated IP address, plus delete-plugin/delete-backup control objects. As a monitoring and software-management MIB, its central purpose is tracking firmware/software version and load status across chassis modules, letting administrators confirm which firmware image and version is loaded on each module and detect stale or failed firmware loads. There is no explicit dependency on other standard MIBs; it is a self-contained Intel private-enterprise module, though it would typically coexist with the standard ENTITY-MIB for chassis/module inventory. It is typically deployed on modular Intel network switches or chassis systems where individual line cards or software sections require independent firmware tracking and remote upgrade. Engineers can download the INTEL-FW-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in INTEL-FW-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

Intel modular network switches/chassis systems

Monitoring Examples

An administrator polling fwModuleTable/fwModuleEntry by fwModuleChassisIndex/fwModuleModuleIndex/fwModuleSWSectionIndex can check fwModuleFileName and fwModuleLoadTime to confirm which firmware image is active on a given module and when it was loaded, flagging modules still running an old image after a fleet-wide upgrade. The fwModuleIpAddress field would identify the source server used for the last firmware transfer, useful for auditing upgrade provenance. fwModuleDeletePlugIn/fwModuleDeleteBackup are control objects for removing obsolete firmware images rather than monitoring data.

What Can Be Monitored

installed firmware filename and description
firmware load time
firmware source IP address
per-module/software-section firmware inventory

Imported Objects

From INTEL-GEN-MIB

mib2ext

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

IpAddress
TimeTicks

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
fw	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9
fwInfo	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1
fwModuleTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1		not-accessible
fwModuleEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1		not-accessible
INT fwModuleChassisIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	The chassis number
INT fwModuleModuleIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	Which module is currently to be used
INT fwModuleSWSectionIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	Section type: Running SW section: 1 Backup SW section : 2 Upgrade SW section: 3
INT fwModuleSWNumberIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	The index number of the file(s) in the section
INT fwModuleDeletePlugIn	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.5	INTEGER	read-write	A write to this entry will delete the plugin pointed to by the index
INT fwModuleDeleteBackup	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.6	INTEGER	read-write	A write to this entry will delete the backup section
STR fwModuleFileName	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.7	DisplayString	read-only	The filename of the file pointet to by the index
STR fwModuleDescription	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.8	DisplayString	read-only	A desctiption of the current file pointet to by the index
INT fwModuleLoadTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.9	INTEGER	read-only	The load time for the current file
IP fwModuleIpAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.10	IpAddress	read-only	The IP address of the server that delivered the current file
INT fwModuleMajorVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.11	INTEGER	read-only	The major version of the current file
INT fwModuleMinorVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.12	INTEGER	read-only	The minor version of the current file
STR fwModuleVersionTxt	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.13	DisplayString	read-only	The version text if any
INT fwModuleSwStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.14	INTEGER	read-write	The SW status: Approve running SW : Write (1)approved to this entry Undo running SW : Write (3)invalid to this entry Note: Writing (2)experimental is invalid
INT fwModuleSwType	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.15	INTEGER	read-only	SW file type: Firmware : (1) Plug-In : (2)
INT fwModuleFileID	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.1.1.16	INTEGER	read-only	SW file ID: A unigue ID for the file. To be used as a link between pattern and fwinfo
fwPatternTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.2		not-accessible
fwPatternEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.2.1		not-accessible
INT fwPatternChassisIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.2.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	What chassis is the info received from?
INT fwPatternModuleIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.2.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	Which module is the info received from?
INT fwPatternFileIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.2.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	The file pattern requested
STR fwPatternFileFilter	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.2.1.4	DisplayString	read-only	The filter is telling what files the firmware is capable of running
STR fwPatternFileDesc	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.2.1.5	DisplayString	read-only	Discription of the file
STR fwPatternFileShortDesc	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.2.1.6	DisplayString	read-only	Short description e.g. FIRMWARE or PLUGIN
INT fwPatternDefaultEnable	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.2.1.7	INTEGER	read-only	SW file status: Download by default(1), Don't download dy default(2)
INT fwPatternFileID	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.2.1.8	INTEGER	read-only	SW file ID: This is udes to link the fwinfo and the pattern together
INT fwInfoNoOfEntries	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	The total number of entries in the MIB
TIK fwInfoLastUpdateTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.4	TimeTicks	read-only	sysTimeOfDay of the last time the MIB has been updated
INT fwInfoGoUpgrade	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.5	INTEGER	read-write	Reboot unit to run on downloaded image This will perform a warm reset but before that it will be made sure that the product is able to boot the new image even if only a plug-in has been downloaded
INT fwInfoLastTftpToStatusMsgTimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.6	INTEGER	read-only	The timeout in seconds between the last TFTP packet and the status message
INT fwInfoResetToRebootTimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.9.1.7	INTEGER	read-only	The timeout in seconds between the GoUpgrade command and the following reboot

RFC description

Intel firmware management MIB; monitors and reports firmware versions and updates for Intel-based devices.

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