RC-NTP-MIB

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Organization: Bay Networks, Rapid-City Group

Last Updated: 2004-11-30

Category: Nortel Enterprise Data

Description:

Manages NTP server configuration, synchronization status, and time source selection on Bay Networks Rapid-City series switches.

Imported Objects

From RAPID-CITY

rcNtpOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus
TruthValue

What Is RC-NTP-MIB?

RC-NTP-MIB is a Bay Networks/Nortel enterprise MIB for the Accelar (Rapid-City) switch family that manages Network Time Protocol client configuration and monitors time-synchronization status. It exposes global NTP enable/interval settings and a table of configured NTP servers, including per-server authentication settings and access attempt/success/failure counters. Its main monitoring value is around software/service health rather than physical hardware: it lets an operator verify that the switch's NTP client is actually reaching its configured time servers, spot authentication failures, and confirm the polling interval, all of which affect the accuracy of the switch's system clock used for logging and time-stamped events. It depends on the standard NTP protocol concepts but is an Accelar-specific management layer rather than built on a common IETF NTP MIB. It is deployed on Bay Networks/Nortel Accelar switches wherever accurate device time is needed for syslog correlation, certificate validation, or scheduled operations. Engineers can download the RC-NTP-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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What Can Be Monitored

  • NTP client enable status and poll interval
  • configured NTP server addresses
  • NTP authentication success/failure per server
  • NTP server access attempt counts
  • NTP server row/administrative status

Supported Devices

  • Bay Networks/Nortel Accelar (Rapid-City) switches

Monitoring Examples

An operator would enable NTP via rcNtpGlobalEnable and rcNtpGlobalInterval, then poll rcNtpServerTable/rcNtpServerEntry for each configured server's rcNtpServerAddress, rcNtpServerAuthentication, and rcNtpServerKeyId. Rising rcNtpServerAccessFailure counts relative to rcNtpServerAccessSuccess for a given rcNtpServerAddress would indicate that server is unreachable or rejecting authentication, risking clock drift. rcNtpServerRowStatus shows whether a server entry is active, and disabling a failing server via rcNtpServerEnable lets the switch fail over to a healthier time source.

OIDs
OID symbolicOID numericTypeAccessDescription
rcNtpMib1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.0Enterprise MIB for the Accelar product family.
rcNtpGlobal1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.1
T/F rcNtpGlobalEnable1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.1.1TruthValueread-writeEnable/disable NTP feature
INT rcNtpGlobalInterval1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.1.2INTEGERread-writeTime interval between successive NTP updates in minutes.
rcNtpServerTable1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2not-accessibleThe NTP server table. This table lists the information of a NTP server
rcNtpServerEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1not-accessibleA NTP server table entry.
IP rcNtpServerAddress1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.1IpAddressread-onlyServer IP address of NTP time source referred to in this table entry.
T/F rcNtpServerEnable1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.2TruthValueread-writeEnable or disable this server for participation in time update.
T/F rcNtpServerAuthentication1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.3TruthValueread-writeEnable or disable the MD5 Authentication on this serve.
INT rcNtpServerKeyId1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.4INTEGERread-writePublic Key used to generate MD5 digest for this server.
C32 rcNtpServerAccessAttempts1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.5Counter32read-onlyThe number of NTP requests sent to this server
C32 rcNtpServerAccessSuccess1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.6Counter32read-onlyThe number of times this server was selected to update the time
C32 rcNtpServerAccessFailure1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.7Counter32read-onlyThe number of times this server was rejected from updating the time
ROW rcNtpServerRowStatus1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.8RowStatusread-writeUsed to create/delete entries.
STR rcNtpServerStratum1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.9DisplayStringread-onlyStratum of this server
STR rcNtpServerVersion1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.10DisplayStringread-onlyNTP version of this server
STR rcNtpServerRootDelay1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.11DisplayStringread-onlyRoot Delay of this server
STR rcNtpServerPrecision1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.12DisplayStringread-onlyNTP precision of this server in seconds
STR rcNtpServerReachable1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.13DisplayStringread-onlyNTP Reachability of this server
STR rcNtpServerSynchronized1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.2.1.14DisplayStringread-onlyStatus of synchronization with this server
rcNtpKeyTable1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.3not-accessibleThe NTP key table. This table lists the private key of the public key Id
rcNtpKeyEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.3.1not-accessibleA NTP key table entry.
INT rcNtpKeyId1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.3.1.1INTEGERread-onlyPublic Key used to generate MD5 digest
STR rcNtpKeySecret1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.3.1.2DisplayStringread-writePrivate Key used to generate MD5 Digest
ROW rcNtpKeyRowStatus1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.33.3.1.3RowStatusread-writeUsed to create/delete entries.

RFC description

Rapid City/RC NTP management MIB; monitors NTP (Network Time Protocol) server status, time synchronization, and NTP peer statistics.

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