Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-SoftwareMIB

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Category: Nortel Passport WAN

Description: Handles upgrade operations, patch states, and software load versions on Nortel MsCarrier Passport WAN switch nodes.

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What Is Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-SoftwareMIB?

This Nortel MIB is part of the MscPassport family for the Nortel Passport WAN switching platform and directly addresses software lifecycle management, covering software load versions, patch states, and upgrade/download operations on switch nodes. It exposes objects describing available software loads, ongoing tidy/cleanup operations, and download operations initiated against the node. It is explicitly a software-status monitoring MIB: administrators use it to check the currently loaded software version, whether a load is being tidied (cleaned up) or is mid-download, and whether an upgrade operation is progressing or stalled, making it directly relevant to tracking a device's software version and update health. It relies on the common MscPassport component-object conventions (row status, storage type, index) shared across the Passport MIB suite. It is used operationally on carrier Nortel Passport switch nodes during software upgrades, patch rollouts, and routine software inventory audits. Engineers can download the Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-SoftwareMIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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Supported Devices

Nortel Passport/MscCarrier WAN switch node

Monitoring Examples

An operator polls mscSwAvlTable to enumerate available software loads on the node, then checks mscSwOperTable for mscSwTidyStatus and mscSwAvBeingTidied to see whether a cleanup of an old load is in progress before starting a new download via mscSwDld. The mscSwRowStatusTable's mscSwRowStatus confirms whether a given software component entry is active or still being provisioned. A download that never completes, reflected in mscSwDld staying in a pending state, signals a failed or interrupted upgrade needing operator attention.

What Can Be Monitored

available software loads
software load tidy status
software download operation status
component row status
software version inventory

Imported Objects

From Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-StandardTextualConventionsMIB

DisplayString
RowStatus
StorageType
Unsigned32

From Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-TextualConventionsMIB

AsciiString
AsciiStringIndex
Link
NonReplicated

From Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-UsefulDefinitionsMIB

mscComponents	OBJECT-IDENTITY
mscPassportMIBs	OBJECT-IDENTITY

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
mscSw	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14
mscSwRowStatusTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.1		not-accessible	This entry controls the addition and deletion of mscSw components.
mscSwRowStatusEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.1.1		not-accessible	A single entry in the table represents a single mscSw component.
ROW mscSwRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.1.1.1	RowStatus	read-only	This variable is used as the basis for SNMP naming of mscSw components. These components cannot be added nor deleted.
STR mscSwComponentName	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.1.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	This variable provides the component's string name for use with the ASCII Console Interface
STO mscSwStorageType	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.1.1.4	StorageType	read-only	This variable represents the storage type value for the mscSw tables.
NON mscSwIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.1.1.10	NonReplicated	not-accessible	This variable represents the index for the mscSw tables.
mscSwDld	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2
mscSwDldRowStatusTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.1		not-accessible	This entry controls the addition and deletion of mscSwDld components.
mscSwDldRowStatusEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.1.1		not-accessible	A single entry in the table represents a single mscSwDld component.
ROW mscSwDldRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.1.1.1	RowStatus	read-only	This variable is used as the basis for SNMP naming of mscSwDld components. These components cannot be added nor deleted.
STR mscSwDldComponentName	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.1.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	This variable provides the component's string name for use with the ASCII Console Interface
STO mscSwDldStorageType	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.1.1.4	StorageType	read-only	This variable represents the storage type value for the mscSwDld tables.
NON mscSwDldIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.1.1.10	NonReplicated	not-accessible	This variable represents the index for the mscSwDld tables.
mscSwDldOperTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.10		not-accessible	This group contains the operational attributes for the Download component.
mscSwDldOperEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.10.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwDldOperTable.
STR mscSwDldAvBeingDownloaded	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.10.1.1	AsciiString	read-only	This attribute indicates the name of the AV currently being downloaded. If the download is inProgress, this attribute will indicate the same as the first AV in the list of AV's to be downloaded. If there is no AV being downloaded, this attribute will indicate an empty string.
INT mscSwDldStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.10.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	This attribute indicates the download status. If the value is inactive, no download is in progress. This is the value required in order to issue a Start command. If the value is inProgress, the download procedure has begun. This process starts from the time a Software Distribution Site (SDS) login is attempted and continues through the time during which files are actually being transferred. If the value is stopping, a user has requested a stoppage but the connections have not yet been completely torn down.
U32 mscSwDldFilesToTransfer	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.10.1.3	Unsigned32	read-only	This attribute indicates the number of files which are still left to transfer for the AV currently being downloaded. It is cleared each time a new AV is processed from the avListToDownload. Note that for each AV, the value of this attribute will be 0 until the actual number of files to transfer has been computed.
OCT mscSwDldProcessorTargets	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.10.1.4	OCTET STRING	read-write	This attribute indicated the processor based object file to download on switch. Description of bits: i960(0) ppc(1)
mscSwDldDldListTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.260		not-accessible	This attribute holds the list of names of AVs to be downloaded. If a download is in progress, the first one in the list is the one currently being downloaded. As AVs are successfully downloaded, they are removed from this list and added to the downloadedAvList. The user cannot specify an AV which already exists on disk. It must first be removed before re-downloading it (see the Tidy and Remove commands).
mscSwDldDldListEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.260.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwDldDldListTable.
STR mscSwDldDldListValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.260.1.1	AsciiString	read-write	This variable represents both the value and the index for the mscSwDldDldListTable.
ROW mscSwDldDldListRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.260.1.2	RowStatus	write-only	This variable is used to control the addition and deletion of individual values of the mscSwDldDldListTable.
mscSwDldDownloadedAvListTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.261		not-accessible	This attribute holds the list of names of AVs which have been successfully downloaded as a result of the last Start command. It is cleared each time the Start command is issued.
mscSwDldDownloadedAvListEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.261.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwDldDownloadedAvListTable.
STR mscSwDldDownloadedAvListValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.2.261.1.1	AsciiString	read-only	This variable represents both the value and the index for the mscSwDldDownloadedAvListTable.
mscSwAv	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3
mscSwAvRowStatusTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.1		not-accessible	* THIS TABLE CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED * This entry controls the addition and deletion of mscSwAv components.
mscSwAvRowStatusEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.1.1		not-accessible	A single entry in the table represents a single mscSwAv component.
ROW mscSwAvRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.1.1.1	RowStatus	read-only	This variable is used as the basis for SNMP naming of mscSwAv components. These components cannot be added nor deleted.
STR mscSwAvComponentName	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.1.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	This variable provides the component's string name for use with the ASCII Console Interface
STO mscSwAvStorageType	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.1.1.4	StorageType	read-only	This variable represents the storage type value for the mscSwAv tables.
STR mscSwAvIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.1.1.10	AsciiStringIndex	not-accessible	This variable represents the index for the mscSwAv tables.
mscSwAvFeat	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.2
mscSwAvFeatRowStatusTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.2.1		not-accessible	* THIS TABLE CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED * This entry controls the addition and deletion of mscSwAvFeat components.
mscSwAvFeatRowStatusEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.2.1.1		not-accessible	A single entry in the table represents a single mscSwAvFeat component.
ROW mscSwAvFeatRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.2.1.1.1	RowStatus	read-only	This variable is used as the basis for SNMP naming of mscSwAvFeat components. These components cannot be added nor deleted.
STR mscSwAvFeatComponentName	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.2.1.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	This variable provides the component's string name for use with the ASCII Console Interface
STO mscSwAvFeatStorageType	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.2.1.1.4	StorageType	read-only	This variable represents the storage type value for the mscSwAvFeat tables.
STR mscSwAvFeatIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.2.1.1.10	AsciiStringIndex	not-accessible	This variable represents the index for the mscSwAvFeat tables.
mscSwAvPatch	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.3
mscSwAvPatchRowStatusTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.3.1		not-accessible	* THIS TABLE CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED * This entry controls the addition and deletion of mscSwAvPatch components.
mscSwAvPatchRowStatusEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.3.1.1		not-accessible	A single entry in the table represents a single mscSwAvPatch component.
ROW mscSwAvPatchRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.3.1.1.1	RowStatus	read-only	This variable is used as the basis for SNMP naming of mscSwAvPatch components. These components cannot be added nor deleted.
STR mscSwAvPatchComponentName	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.3.1.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	This variable provides the component's string name for use with the ASCII Console Interface
STO mscSwAvPatchStorageType	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.3.1.1.4	StorageType	read-only	This variable represents the storage type value for the mscSwAvPatch tables.
STR mscSwAvPatchIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.3.1.1.10	AsciiStringIndex	not-accessible	This variable represents the index for the mscSwAvPatch tables.
mscSwAvPatchOperTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.3.10		not-accessible	* THIS TABLE CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED * This group contains the operational attributes for the Patch component.
mscSwAvPatchOperEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.3.10.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwAvPatchOperTable.
STR mscSwAvPatchDescription	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.3.10.1.1	AsciiString	read-only	This attribute indicates the new behavior that the patch provides. The availability of this description is dependent on the disk being available.
mscSwAvOperTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.10		not-accessible	* THIS TABLE CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED * This group contains the operational attributes for an AV component.
mscSwAvOperEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.10.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwAvOperTable.
OCT mscSwAvProcessorTargets	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.10.1.1	OCTET STRING	read-only	This is a list of the processor based object file types which exist on disk for a given AV. Semantic check will validate that the object files needed for a provisioned card type are present as part of an application. Description of bits: i960(0) ppc(1)
mscSwAvCompatibleAvListTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.259		not-accessible	* THIS TABLE CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED * This is a list of the AV names which specify the minimum version of all other applications that can be used in conjunction with this AV in an AVL. Semantic checks will validate that AVs within the AVL are indeed compatible.
mscSwAvCompatibleAvListEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.259.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwAvCompatibleAvListTable.
STR mscSwAvCompatibleAvListValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.3.259.1.1	AsciiString	read-only	This variable represents both the value and the index for the mscSwAvCompatibleAvListTable.
mscSwLpt	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4
mscSwLptRowStatusTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.1		not-accessible	This entry controls the addition and deletion of mscSwLpt components.
mscSwLptRowStatusEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.1.1		not-accessible	A single entry in the table represents a single mscSwLpt component.
ROW mscSwLptRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.1.1.1	RowStatus	read-write	This variable is used as the basis for SNMP naming of mscSwLpt components. These components can be added and deleted.
STR mscSwLptComponentName	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.1.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	This variable provides the component's string name for use with the ASCII Console Interface
STO mscSwLptStorageType	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.1.1.4	StorageType	read-only	This variable represents the storage type value for the mscSwLpt tables.
STR mscSwLptIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.1.1.10	AsciiStringIndex	not-accessible	This variable represents the index for the mscSwLpt tables.
mscSwLptProvTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.10		not-accessible	This group contains the provisionable attributes for the LPT component.
mscSwLptProvEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.10.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwLptProvTable.
STR mscSwLptCommentText	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.10.1.1	AsciiString	read-write	An arbitrary string used to enter a comment about an LPT.
INT mscSwLptSystemConfig	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.10.1.2	INTEGER	read-write	This attribute specifies which set of preconfigured system parameters to use for the set of Features selected in featureList.
mscSwLptFlTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.257		not-accessible	This attribute specifies a list of names of Features that define a particular configuration of application functionality that the user wants to load on a single processor. The combination of Features selected must be compatible (for example, none can be mutually exclusive with another in the list). All Features must belong to an AV specified in the AVL. All Features must be able to be loaded on any of the Cards which are linked to LPs which are linked to this LPT. All prerequisite Features of the ones in this list will also be loaded.
mscSwLptFlEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.257.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwLptFlTable.
STR mscSwLptFlValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.257.1.1	AsciiString	read-write	This variable represents both the value and the index for the mscSwLptFlTable.
ROW mscSwLptFlRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.257.1.2	RowStatus	write-only	This variable is used to control the addition and deletion of individual values of the mscSwLptFlTable.
mscSwLptLogicalProcessorsTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.258		not-accessible	This attribute shows which LPs are configured to load the Feature files associated with this LPT. It is the opposite side of the LP component's logicalProcessorType link attribute.
mscSwLptLogicalProcessorsEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.258.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwLptLogicalProcessorsTable.
LIN mscSwLptLogicalProcessorsValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.4.258.1.1	Link	read-only	This variable represents both the value and the index for the mscSwLptLogicalProcessorsTable.
mscSwOperTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.11		not-accessible	This group contain the operational attributes for the SW component.
mscSwOperEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.11.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwOperTable.
INT mscSwTidyStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.11.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	This attribute indicates the tidy or remove status. If the value is inactive, no tidy or remove is in progress. If the value is inProgress or querying, the tidy or remove process has begun and therefore no further Tidy Sw or Remove sw/ command is allowed until status returns to inactive.
STR mscSwAvBeingTidied	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.11.1.421	AsciiString	read-only	This attribute indicates the name of the AV currently being tidied or removed. An empty string indicates there is no AV being tidied.
mscSwAvlTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.256		not-accessible	This attribute specifies, for each application, which version of its Features and the associated software will be loaded when any of its Features are selected in an LPT. A version of the 'base' application must be specified. All names specified by the user must actually be AV names. All AVs specified must be compatible with each other. No more than one version of a single application can be specified
mscSwAvlEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.256.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwAvlTable.
STR mscSwAvlValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.256.1.1	AsciiString	read-write	This variable represents both the value and the index for the mscSwAvlTable.
ROW mscSwAvlRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.256.1.2	RowStatus	write-only	This variable is used to control the addition and deletion of individual values of the mscSwAvlTable.
mscSwAvListToTidyTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.422		not-accessible	This attribute holds the list of names of AVs to be tidied or removed. As AVs are successfully cleaned, they are removed from this list and added to avListTidied.
mscSwAvListToTidyEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.422.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwAvListToTidyTable.
STR mscSwAvListToTidyValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.422.1.1	AsciiString	read-only	This variable represents both the value and the index for the mscSwAvListToTidyTable.
mscSwAvListTidiedTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.423		not-accessible	This attribute holds the list of names of AVs which have been successfully tidied or removed as a result of the last Tidy Sw or Remove Sw av/ command. It is cleared each time a new Tidy Sw or Remove Sw av/ command is issued.
mscSwAvListTidiedEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.423.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwAvListTidiedTable.
STR mscSwAvListTidiedValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.423.1.1	AsciiString	read-only	This variable represents both the value and the index for the mscSwAvListTidiedTable.
mscSwPatlTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.436		not-accessible	This attribute specifies which patches are to be loaded and enabled. Only patches for Av's that appear in the AvList may be specified. Only patches appearing as instances of Sw Av Patch may be specified. Patch names are case insensitive. Except for case, patch names must be typed as they appear as instances of Sw Av Patch. All patches specified must be compatible with one another. Any prerequisite patches for specified patches, must themselves be specified. A patch must be specified only once in the list.
mscSwPatlEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.436.1		not-accessible	An entry in the mscSwPatlTable.
STR mscSwPatlValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.436.1.1	AsciiString	read-write	This variable represents both the value and the index for the mscSwPatlTable.
ROW mscSwPatlRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.14.436.1.2	RowStatus	write-only	This variable is used to control the addition and deletion of individual values of the mscSwPatlTable.
softwareMIB	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.2.17
softwareGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.2.17.1
softwareGroupCA	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.2.17.1.1
softwareGroupCA02	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.2.17.1.1.3
softwareGroupCA02A	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.2.17.1.1.3.2
softwareCapabilities	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.2.17.3
softwareCapabilitiesCA	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.2.17.3.1
softwareCapabilitiesCA02	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.2.17.3.1.3
softwareCapabilitiesCA02A	1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.2.17.3.1.3.2

RFC description

Manages software load versions, patch states, and upgrade operations on Nortel MsCarrier Passport WAN switch nodes.

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