MSSSERVER8210-MIB

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Category: Hardware Inventory, Switch Management

Description: Manages MSS Server 8210 configuration, ports, and operational status.

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What Is MSSSERVER8210-MIB?

MSSSERVER8210-MIB is a vendor-specific MIB from IBM (under the ibm/nwaysMSS registration branch) for the MSS Server 8210, an IBM networking/multiprotocol switching server product, covering system reset control, hardware inventory, and environmental/adapter status. It exposes configuration objects like the reset flag (controlling whether the device performs a full hardware reboot on request), memory/DRAM inventory, and adapter slot tables for both PC and PCI adapter cards. Its monitoring value is squarely around hardware status: administrators track mss8210DRAMinstalled for memory inventory, mss8210TempThresholdStatus for over-temperature alarm conditions, mss8210NotifyStatus for general device notifications, and the PC/PCI adapter tables to confirm which adapter cards are physically present and their type in each slot. It is part of IBM's Nways multiprotocol switching server MIB family and likely follows conventions shared with other IBM Nways/8210-series network product MIBs. It was typically deployed in enterprise data centers and campus networks using IBM 8210 MSS Server multiprotocol switching hardware. Engineers can download the MSSSERVER8210-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in MSSSERVER8210-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 8210 MSS Server (Nways multiprotocol switching server)

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll mss8210TempThresholdStatus to detect an over-temperature alarm condition on the chassis, and check mss8210PCAdapTable / mss8210PCAdapEntry (keyed by mss8210PCAdapSlotNum, reporting mss8210PCAdapType) alongside the parallel mss8210PCIAdapTable to inventory installed adapter cards and detect an unexpected card removal or mismatch. mss8210ResetFlag would be checked to confirm the device is in the normal noreset(1) state rather than pending a management-triggered reboot(2), and mss8210DRAMinstalled would be monitored to verify installed memory matches expectations after a hardware change.

What Can Be Monitored

chassis temperature threshold status
installed DRAM memory
PC/PCI adapter card inventory by slot
device reset flag state
general device notification status

Imported Objects

From PROTEON-MIB

proElsSubSysEventMsg

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC-1215

TRAP-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

enterprises

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
ibm	1.3.6.1.4.1.2
ibmProd	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6
nwaysMSS	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118
mssServer8210	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2
NTF mssServer8210ELSTrapV2	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.0.2			The trap announces that an Event Logging System (ELS) event occurred. The variable proElsSubSysEventMsg provides a textual description of the event. The variable is in one of two formats. If ELS timestamping is enabled, the format is hr:min:sec subsys_name.event_num: message_text. An example would be 09:32:56 IP.008: no rte 9.7.1.8 -> 9.7.4.3 dsc. If ELS timestamping is disabled, the format is subsys_name.event_num: message_text. An example would be IP.008: no rte 9.7.1.8 -> 9.7.4.3 dsc.
NTF mss8210PCAdapTypeChg	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.0.3			The trap announces a change in the type of PC card. It shall be sent if the value of the mss8210PCAdapType changes and mss8210NotifyStatus has a value of enabled(1).
NTF mss8210TempThresholdChg	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.0.4			The trap announces a change in the temperature of the stand-alone. It shall be sent if the value of the mss8210TempThreshold changes and mss8210NotifyStatus has a value of enabled(1).
NTF mss8210PCIAdapStatusChg	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.0.5			The trap announces a change in the status of the PCI adapter. It shall be sent if the value of either mss8210PCIAdapConfigType, mss8210PCIAdapOperStatus, mss8210PCIAdapDiagStatus, mss8210PCIAdapNetworkStatus or mss8210PCIAdapFaultStatus changes and mss8210NotifyStatus has a value of enabled(1).
mss8210Prod	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.1
INT mss8210ResetFlag	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.1.1	INTEGER	read-write	The flag that controls the reset process in this stand-alone. This variable shall assume a value of noreset(1) in the absence of a request for a reset from the management application. This variable shall assume a value of reboot(2) if the management application requests that this stand-alone execute a complete hardware reboot which reloads the code load from storage.
INT mss8210DRAMinstalled	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	The total amount of dynamic RAM installed on this stand-alone. The amount is in units of megabytes.
INT mss8210NotifyStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.1.3	INTEGER	read-write	The status of the trap reporting service in this stand-alone. This variable shall assume a value of enabled(1) if this stand-alone is permitted to send traps. This variable shall assume a value of disabled(2) if this stand-alone is prohibited from sending traps.
INT mss8210TempThresholdStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	The status of the temperature in this stand-alone. This variable shall assume a value of normal(1) if the temperature is within proper operating range for this stand-alone. This variable shall assume a value of warning(2) if the temperature becomes elevated but this stand-alone can still operate. This variable shall assume a value of shutdown(3) if the temperature is beyond the operating limits of this stand-alone.
mss8210PCAdapter	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.2
INT mss8210PCAdapNumSlot	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.2.1	INTEGER	read-only	The number of PC adapter slots available for this stand-alone.
mss8210PCAdapTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.2.2		not-accessible	A table of PC adapters entries. The number of entries is given by the value of mss8210PCAdapNumSlot.
mss8210PCAdapEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.2.2.1		not-accessible	A PC adapter entry containing objects to describe the operational aspects of the PC adapter on this stand-alone.
INT mss8210PCAdapSlotNum	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.2.2.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	The relative slot location at which the adapter is attached to this stand-alone. The slots are numbered from 1 to 2 (left to right) when facing this stand-alone. This variable serves as the index for the mss8210PCAdapTable.
INT mss8210PCAdapType	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.2.2.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	The type of PC adapter that is inserted into this slot. The variable shall assume a value of unknown(1) if the adapter in the slot is not supported by this stand-alone. The variable shall assume a value of harddrive(2) if the slot contains a PC disk drive. The variable shall assume a value of modem(3) if the slot contains a PC data/fax/voice modem. The variable shall assume a value of flashcard(5) if the slot contains a PC flash card. This variable shall assume a value of notPresent(4), when a PC card is not plugged into the corrisponding slot.
mss8210PCIAdapter	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.3
INT mss8210PCIAdapNumSlot	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.3.1	INTEGER	read-only	The number of PCI adapter slots available for this stand-alone.
mss8210PCIAdapTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.3.2		not-accessible	A table of PCI adapters entries. The number of entries is given by the value of mss8210PCIAdapNumSlot.
mss8210PCIAdapEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.3.2.1		not-accessible	A PCI adapter entry containing objects to describe the operational aspects of the PCI adapter on this stand-alone.
INT mss8210PCIAdapSlotNum	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.3.2.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	The relative slot location at which the adapter is attached to this stand-alone. Slots are numbered from 1 to 2 (top to bottom) when facing this stand-alone. This variable serves as the index for the mss8210PCIAdapTable.
INT mss8210PCIAdapType	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.3.2.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	The type of PCI adapter that is inserted into this slot. This variable shall assume a value of unknown(1) if the mss8210PCIAdapConfigType is not-configured(1) or if the mss8210PCIAdapConfigType is atm(2) and the mss8210PCIAdapOperStatus has a value of unknown(1), not-configured(2), not-present(3), unavailable(4), does-not_apply(5) or miss-configured(10). The variable shall assume a value of atm(2) if the mss8210PCIAdapConfigType has a value of atm(2) and the mss8210PCIAdapOperStatus has a value of enabled-pending(6), enabled(7), disabled-pending(8) or disabled(9). The variable shall assume a value of fddi(3) if the mss8210PCIAdapConfigType has a value of fddi(3) and the mss8210PCIAdapOperStatus has a value of enabled-pending(6), enabled(7), disabled-pending(8) or disabled(9). This variable shall assue a value of notPresent(4), when a PCI card is not plugged into the corrisponding slot.
INT mss8210PCIAdapConfigType	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.3.2.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	The router configuration type for this slot. The configuration type originates from the configuration tool used for this stand-alone. The variable shall assume a value of not-configured(1) if no configuration exist for this slot. The variable shall assume a value of atm(2) if the slot is configured for an ATM adapter. The variable shall assume a value of fddi(3) if the slot is configured for an FDDI adapter.
INT mss8210PCIAdapOperStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.3.2.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	The operational status of this PCI adapter on this stand-alone. The variable shall assume a value of unknown(1) if the adapter inserted in the slot can not be recognized. The variable shall assume a value of not-configured(2) if the adapter inserted in the slot is recognized but no router configuration exists. The variable shall assume a value of not-present(3) if the adapter is not inserted in the slot but the router configuration exists. The variable shall assume a value of unavailable(4) if adapter inserted in the slot can not be used nor made ready to be used; for example, a hardware error. The variable shall assume a value of does-not-apply(5) if this adapter does not contain an operational state. The variable shall assume a value of enable-pending(6) if commands have been issued to enable the adapter but have not been completed. The variable shall assume a value of enabled(7) if commands have been successfully issued to enable the adapter. The variable shall assume a value of disable-pending(8) if commands have been issued to disable the adapter but have not been completed. The variable shall assume a value of disabled(9) if commands have been successfully issued to disable the adapter. The variable shall assume a value of miss-configured(10) if the adapter is inserted in the slot but the router configuration is of a different type.
INT mss8210PCIAdapDiagStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.3.2.1.5	INTEGER	read-only	The diagnostic status of this PCI adapter on this stand-alone. The variable shall assume a value of auto(1) if commands have been issued by the system to determine the status of the adapter; for example, at initialization. The variable shall assume a value of inactive(2) if the adapter is not currently running any diagnostics. The variable shall assume a value of idle(3) if the adapter is in the disabled operational state ready to run the diagnostics. The variable shall assume a value of active(4) if commands have been issued by the user to run the diagnostics.
INT mss8210PCIAdapNetworkStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.3.2.1.6	INTEGER	read-only	The network status of this PCI adapter on this stand-alone. The variable shall assume a value of up(1) if the adapter is connected to the network. The variable shall assume a value of down(3) if the adapter can not verify a network connection. The variable shall assume a value of testing(4) if the adapter is running tests for the network connection. The variable shall assume a value of unknown(1) if network status can not be determined. The variable shall assume a value of does-not-apply(5) if the adapter does not contain a network state.
INT mss8210PCIAdapFaultStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.118.2.3.2.1.7	INTEGER	read-only	The fault status of this PCI adapter on this stand-alone. The variable shall assume a value of no-fault(2) if no fault that is associated with this adapter has been detected. The variable shall assume a value of isolated(3) if this fault that can be isolated on the adapter itself. The variable shall assume a value of non-isolated(4) if the fault can not isolated on the adapter or in the network. The variable shall assume a value of unknown(1) if the fault status has not been determined; for example, at initialization.

RFC description

Defines enterprise-specific management objects for IBM 8210 Nways Multiprotocol Switched Services Server.

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What Is MSSSERVER8210-MIB?

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