All MIBs › RBTWS-EXTERNAL-SERVER-MIB
Organization: Enterasys Networks
Last Updated: 2006-09-27
Category: Wireless LAN
Description: Manages external AAA and RADIUS server configuration and reachability status for Enterasys RoamAbout WLAN controllers.
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What Is RBTWS-EXTERNAL-SERVER-MIB?
RBTWS-EXTERNAL-SERVER-MIB is a proprietary Enterasys Networks module belonging to the RoamAbout wireless LAN controller (RBT-WS) product line acquired via the Riverbed/Enterasys WLAN switch family. It exposes configuration and reachability data for external servers that the controller relies on, including syslog logging destinations, and by extension AAA/RADIUS-style external service endpoints. Its primary monitoring value is operational status: whether configured external servers (such as syslog collectors) are enabled, reachable, and correctly addressed, which is essential for confirming that authentication and logging infrastructure supporting the WLAN controller is functioning. It does not carry general hardware sensor data like temperature or power, but it is a dependency-adjacent module that complements core Enterasys chassis and AAA MIBs for a complete controller health picture. It is typically deployed by network administrators managing enterprise WLAN infrastructure to verify that remote logging and external authentication servers configured on RoamAbout controllers remain reachable and properly configured. Engineers can download the RBTWS-EXTERNAL-SERVER-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.
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Supported Devices
- Enterasys RoamAbout WLAN controller
Monitoring Examples
An administrator would poll rbtwsExtServerSyslogTable/rbtwsExtServerSyslogEntry, keyed by rbtwsExtServerSyslogIndex, to enumerate each configured syslog server's rbtwsExtServerSyslogAddress and rbtwsExtServerSyslogPort. Checking rbtwsExtServerSyslogEnable reveals whether logging to a given external syslog host is currently active. If a controller stops forwarding logs, comparing this table against expected configuration quickly reveals whether the syslog entry was disabled or misconfigured.
What Can Be Monitored
- syslog server enable state
- syslog server IP address
- syslog server port
- syslog table index entries
Imported Objects
From RBTWS-ROOT-MIB
| rbtwsMibs | OBJECT-IDENTITY |
From SNMPv2-CONF
| MODULE-COMPLIANCE | |
| OBJECT-GROUP |
From SNMPv2-SMI
| IpAddress | |
| MODULE-IDENTITY | |
| OBJECT-TYPE | |
| Unsigned32 |
From SNMPv2-TC
| TEXTUAL-CONVENTION |
OIDs
RFC description
Configures external server settings including Syslog servers on Enterasys wireless switches.
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