LINK-INCIDENT-MIB

All MIBs › LINK-INCIDENT-MIB

Organization: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.,

Last Updated: 2012-06-04

Category: Alarm and Event Management, Vendor: Foundry/Brocade

Description: Brocade MIB defining SNMP notifications for link-level incidents such as degraded signal, link failures, and SFP events on Brocade/Foundry equipment.

Start monitoring vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, any SNMPv3-capable network device (SNMP engine identity/boot/clock status) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Import MIBs, browse SNMP OIDs, create custom SNMP monitors, configure alerts, and monitor any SNMP-enabled network device from a single console.

What Is LINK-INCIDENT-MIB?

This is a Brocade Fibre Channel MIB supporting FICON on Fabric OS (FabOS) switches, addressing link-incident and link-failure data for FICON hosts/devices attached to a Brocade SAN switch. It exposes a node registration table (RNID) capturing connected-device identity, port WWNs, port ID, device type, model, manufacturer, plant, and serial number, alongside link incident/failure notifications for degraded signal, link failures, and SFP events. It is explicitly used to monitor the hardware status of attached FICON devices and their physical link health, flagging degraded optical signal, SFP transceiver problems, and link failures that indicate cabling or transceiver hardware issues rather than software faults. This module builds on Fibre Channel/FICON standards and Brocade's broader Fabric OS MIB tree for correlating incidents to physical ports. Typical deployment is on Brocade/Foundry SAN directors and switches in mainframe (FICON) storage networking environments. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the LINK-INCIDENT-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in LINK-INCIDENT-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

Brocade/Foundry Fibre Channel SAN switch (FICON)

Monitoring Examples

An operator would poll nodeRNIDTable/nodeRNIDEntry, indexed by nodeRNIDIndex, to identify connected FICON devices by nodeRNIDIncidentPortWWN, nodeRNIDConnectedPortWWN, nodeRNIDModel, and nodeRNIDManufacturer. Repeated link-incident traps referencing the same nodeRNIDPID or port WWN typically point to a failing SFP or cable on that link. nodeRNIDFlags and nodeRNIDType help distinguish device capability/state when triaging which attached host or storage device is affected.

What Can Be Monitored

link incidents/failures
SFP/signal degradation events
connected device port WWNs
attached device model/manufacturer
device serial number
port ID and flags

Imported Objects

From Brocade-REG-MIB

fcSwitch

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using nodeRNIDTableNumEntries OID:

Select a Brocade/Foundry Fibre Channel SAN switch (FICON link incident/failure) 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 nodeRNIDTableNumEntries into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The number of entries in Request Node Identification Data (RNID) table. 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 an Integer32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the count changes from its expected baseline, since that would indicate the underlying set of items changed unexpectedly. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
linkIncidentMIB	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50			The MIB module defines support for FICON in Fabos. This MIB addresses link incident and link failure data for ficon host/devices connected to a Brocade switch
ficonRNID	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2			The OID sub-tree for ficonRNID. This group contains all RNID group objects for FICON.
I32 nodeRNIDTableNumEntriesEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.1	Integer32	read-only	The number of entries in Request Node Identification Data (RNID) table.
nodeRNIDTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2		not-accessible	A table that contains, one entry for each Ficon RNID node attached to a switch.
nodeRNIDEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1		not-accessible	A entry containing the RNID information for a ficon node
I32 nodeRNIDIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.1	Integer32	read-only	Index into nodeRNIDTable
LIN nodeRNIDIncidentPortWWN	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.2	LinkWwn	read-only	Port WWN for Incident port. An N-port (ficon device or host) is an incident port
FCP nodeRNIDPID	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.3	FcPortID	read-only	PID for an Incident port.
RNI nodeRNIDFlags	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.4	RNIDFlags	read-only	RNID flags for an Incident port.
RNI nodeRNIDType	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.5	RNIDType	read-only	Number associate with a node
RNI nodeRNIDModel	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.6	RNIDModel	read-only	Model number of the RNID node
RNI nodeRNIDManufacturer	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.7	RNIDManufacturer	read-only	Identifies the manufaturer of the node.
RNI nodeRNIDManufacturerPlant	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.8	RNIDManufacturerPlant	read-only	Identifies the manufacturer plant of the node.
RNI nodeRNIDSequenceNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.9	RNIDSequenceNumber	read-only	Identifies the sequence number of the node.
LIN nodeRNIDConnectedPortWWN	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.10	LinkWwn	read-only	WWN of the connected port.
POR nodeRNIDPortType	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.11	PortType	read-only	Port type (N, E, NL or virtual port) of the connected port.
LIN nodeRNIDFormat	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.12	LinkFormat	read-only	Node identification data format of the connected port.
RNI nodeRNIDTag	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.13	RNIDTagType	read-only	Node identification tag of the connected port.
RNI nodeRNIDParams	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.2.1.14	RNIDParams	read-only	Node parameters of the connected port.
I32 switchRNIDTableNumEntries	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.3	Integer32	read-only	The number of entries in RNID table which corresponds to switch.
switchRNIDTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4		not-accessible	A table that contains, one entry for each switch ficon node.
switchRNIDEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4.1		not-accessible
I32 switchRNIDIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4.1.1	Integer32	read-only	Index into switchRNIDTable.
LIN switchRNIDSwitchWWN	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4.1.2	LinkWwn	read-only	WWN of the switch.
RNI switchRNIDFlags	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4.1.3	RNIDFlags	read-only	RNID flags for switch.
RNI switchRNIDType	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4.1.4	RNIDType	read-only	Type Number associate with a switch.
RNI switchRNIDModel	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4.1.5	RNIDModel	read-only	Model number of the RNID switch.
RNI switchRNIDManufacturer	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4.1.6	RNIDManufacturer	read-only	Identifies the manufaturer of the switch.
RNI switchRNIDManufacturerPlant	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4.1.7	RNIDManufacturerPlant	read-only	Identifies the manufacturer plant of the switch.
RNI switchRNIDSequenceNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4.1.8	RNIDSequenceNumber	read-only	Identifies the sequence number of the switch.
RNI switchRNIDTag	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4.1.9	RNIDTagType	read-only	Identification tag of the switch.
RNI switchRNIDParams	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.4.1.10	RNIDParams	read-only	Parameters of the switch.
I32 nodeVfId	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.5	Integer32	read-only	The Virtual fabric id of the switch. For VF unaware switches this value will be 0.
I32 ficonSlot	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.6	Integer32	read-only	It indicates the slot number in the switch.
I32 ficonPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.2.7	Integer32	read-only	It indicates the port number in the switch.
ficonLIRR	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.3			The OID sub-tree for ficonLIRR. This group contains all LIRR group objects for FICON.
I32 lIRRTableNumEntries	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.3.1	Integer32	read-only	The number of entries in Link Incident Record Registration (LIRR) table
lIRRTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.3.2		not-accessible	A table that contains, one entry for each LIRR incident for an attached FICON device.
lIRREntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.3.2.1		not-accessible	An entry containing LIRR information.
I32 lIRRIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.3.2.1.1	Integer32	read-only	Index into the LIRR table.
LIN lIRRListenerPortWWN	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.3.2.1.2	LinkWwn	read-only	WWN of the Listener port.
FCP lIRRListenerPID	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.3.2.1.3	FcPortID	read-only	PID for the listener port.
REG lIRRRegType	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.3.2.1.4	RegType	read-only	Registration type - conditional or unconditional.
LIR lIRRProtocol	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.3.2.1.5	LIRRProtocol	read-only	Protocol type supported.
POR lIRRPortType	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.3.2.1.6	PortType	read-only	Attached port type.
LIN lIRRFormat	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.3.2.1.7	LinkFormat	read-only	Registration type - conditional or unconditional.
ficonRLIR	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4			The OID sub-tree for ficonRLIR. This group contains all RLIR group objects for FICON.
I32 rLIRTableNumEntries	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.1	Integer32	read-only	The number of entries in switch Registered Link Incident Report (RLIR) table
rLIRTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2		not-accessible	A table that contains, one entry for each LIRR incident for an attached FICON device.
rLIREntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1		not-accessible	An entry containing RLIR information.
I32 rLIRIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.1	Integer32	read-only	Index into RLIR table.
LIN rLIRIncidentPortWwn	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.2	LinkWwn	read-only	Port WWN for RLIR Incident port.
LIN rLIRIncidentNodeWwn	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.3	LinkWwn	read-only	Incident node WWN.
POR rLIRIncidentPortType	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.5	PortType	read-only	RLIR Incident port type.
FCP rLIRIncidentPID	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.6	FcPortID	read-only	RLIR Incident PID.
I32 rLIRIncidentPortNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.7	Integer32	read-only	RLIR Incident port number.This is vendor specific port number.
LIN rLIRConnectedPortWwn	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.8	LinkWwn	read-only	RLIR Connected port WWN.
LIN rLIRConnectedNodeWwn	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.9	LinkWwn	read-only	RLIR Connected node WWN.
LIN rLIRFabricWwn	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.10	LinkWwn	read-only	RLIR Fabric Wwn.
RLI rLIRLinkFailureType	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.11	RLIRLinkFailureType	read-only	RLIR Link failure type.
STR rLIRTimeStamp	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.12	DisplayString	read-only	RLIR time stamp.
LIN rLIRFormat	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.4.2.1.13	LinkFormat	read-only	RLIR Format.
linkIncidentMIBTraps	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.21			The OID sub-tree for Link Incident trap.
linkIncidentMIBTrapPrefix	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.21.0			The Link Incident traps.
NTF linkRNIDDeviceRegistration	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.21.0.1			A device registered with the switch
NTF linkRNIDDeviceDeRegistration	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.21.0.2			A device de-regsitered with the switch
NTF linkLIRRListenerAdded	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.21.0.3			A listener for link failure incident is added
NTF linkLIRRListenerRemoved	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.21.0.4			A listener for link failure incident is removed
NTF linkRLIRFailureIncident	1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.50.21.0.5			A link failure incident has occured. The value of lIRRIndex will be -2147483647 and lIRRListenerPID will be 0 (zero) , if there is no listener for incident.

RFC description

SNMP MIB for managing link-related incidents and trap configurations in network monitoring systems, used for handling incident notifications related to network link status changes and events.

Start monitoring Brocade/Foundry Fibre Channel SAN switch (FICON link incident/failure) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Import MIBs, browse SNMP OIDs, create custom SNMP monitors, configure alerts, and monitor any SNMP-enabled network device from a single console.

Download LINK-INCIDENT-MIB