SFA-INFO

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Category: Miscellaneous and Generic MIBs

Description: Provides SFA device identification, firmware version, and hardware configuration information.

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What Is SFA-INFO?

SFA-INFO is a vendor module for DataDirect Networks (DDN) SFA-series storage array platforms, providing device identification, firmware version, and hardware configuration information alongside environmental health data. It exposes tables for temperature sensors and cooling fans, plus a general event log, giving a hardware-health-centric view of the storage enclosure. Its core monitoring value is hardware status: administrators track per-sensor temperature readings and status (tempTable/tempEntry with tempEncId/tempEncPos identifying the enclosure and position) and per-fan operational status (fanTable/fanEntry), while eventLog surfaces significant hardware or system events for after-the-fact diagnosis. There is no indication in this excerpt of dependency on other standard MIBs beyond the vendor's private enterprise tree. It is deployed on DataDirect Networks SFA storage array controllers/enclosures in high-performance and HPC storage environments where environmental health directly affects data availability, which is the environmental telemetry the SFA-INFO MIB is designed to expose.

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Supported Devices

DataDirect Networks (DDN) SFA storage array

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would walk tempTable (tempIndex, tempEncId, tempEncPos, tempStatus) to check every temperature sensor across the array's enclosures, watching for a tempStatus transition out of normal that indicates an overheating shelf. Similarly, walking fanTable (fanIndex) reveals the operational status of each cooling fan, so a failed or slowing fan can be replaced before it causes a thermal event; eventLog would then be checked to confirm whether the array already logged the corresponding fan-failure or over-temperature event.

What Can Be Monitored

per-sensor temperature and status
per-enclosure/position identification
cooling fan operational status
system/hardware event log

Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

enterprises

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
datadirect	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894
unit	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2
INT tempNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.1	INTEGER	read-only	The number of temperature sensors in the system.
tempTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.2		not-accessible	A list of temperature sensor entries. The number of entries is given by the value of tempNumber.
tempEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.2.1		not-accessible	A temp entry containing temperature sensor status.
INT tempIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.2.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	A unique value for each temperature sensor. Its value ranges between 1 and the value of tempNumber.
OCT tempEncId	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.2.1.2	OCTET STRING	read-only	A unique value displaying the enclosure ID number of the temperature sensor.
INT tempEncPos	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.2.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	A unique value displaying the position number of the temperature sensor.
INT tempStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.2.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	The current temperature status of the unit.
INT fanNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.3	INTEGER	read-only	The number of fans in the system.
fanTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.4		not-accessible	A list of fan entries. The number of entries is given by the value of fanNumber.
fanEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.4.1		not-accessible	A fan entry containing fan status.
INT fanIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.4.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	A unique value for each fan. Its value ranges between 1 and the value of fanNumber.
OCT fanEncId	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.4.1.2	OCTET STRING	read-only	A unique value displaying the enclosure ID number of the fan.
INT fanEncPos	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.4.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	A unique value displaying the position number of the fan.
INT fanStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.4.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	The current fan status of the unit.
INT powerNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.5	INTEGER	read-only	The number of power supplies in the system.
powerTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.6		not-accessible	A list of power supply entries. The number of entries is given by the value of powerNumber.
powerEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.6.1		not-accessible	A power entry containing power supply status.
INT powerIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.6.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	A unique value for each power supply. Its value ranges between 1 and the value of powerNumber.
OCT powerEncId	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.6.1.2	OCTET STRING	read-only	A unique value displaying the enclosure ID number of the power supply.
INT powerEncPos	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.6.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	A unique value displaying the position number of the power supply.
INT powerStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.6.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	The current power supply status of the unit.
INT poolNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.7	INTEGER	read-only	The number of pools in system.
poolTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.8		not-accessible	A list of pool entries. The number of entries is given by the value of poolNumber.
poolEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.8.1		not-accessible	A pool entry containing a pool's status.
INT poolIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.8.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	A unique value for each pool. Its value ranges between 1 and the value of poolNumber.
INT poolId	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.8.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	An integer which give the pool id as displayed in the OID.
INT poolType	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.8.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	The type of pool.
INT poolNumDisks	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.8.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	The number of disks in the corresponding pool.
physicalDiskTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.9		not-accessible	A list of disk entries. The number of entries is given by the value of poolNumDisks.
physicalDiskEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.9.1		not-accessible	The information related to a disk's status.
INT physDiskIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.9.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	A unique value for each physical disk within a pool.
INT physDiskPoolId	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.9.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	An integer which give the pool id as displayed in the OID.
INT physDiskId	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.9.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	An integer which give the physical disk id as displayed in the OID.
OCT physDiskWWN	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.9.1.4	OCTET STRING	read-only	A string which gives the WWN of the physical disk.
OCT physDiskEnc	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.9.1.5	OCTET STRING	read-only	A string which gives the physical disk enclosure number.
INT physDiskSlot	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.9.1.6	INTEGER	read-only	An integer which give the physical disk position number.
INT physDiskState	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.9.1.7	INTEGER	read-only	An integer which gives the state of a physical disk.
eventLog	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.10
INT eventLogTrapLevel	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.10.1	INTEGER	read-only	This object specifies the eventLogTrap level in conjunction with an event's severity level. When an event occurs and if its severity level is at or below the value specified by this object instance, the agent will send the associated eventLogTrap to configured recipients.
INT eventLogNumEntries	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.10.2	INTEGER	read-only	The number of entries in the Event Table.
eventLogTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.10.3		not-accessible	The table of event entries.
eventLogEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.10.3.1		not-accessible	An entry of the event table.
INT eventLogIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.10.3.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	This object identifies the event entry.
INT eventLogLevel	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.10.3.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	This object identifies the severity level of this event entry.
STR eventLogDescr	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.10.3.1.3	DisplayString	read-only	This object identifies the textual description of the event.
OCT systemName	1.3.6.1.4.1.6894.2.30	OCTET STRING	read-only	The name that has been assigned to the system.

RFC description

Monitors storage system environmental metrics including temperature and enclosure status. Tracks sensor health and alarm states.

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What Is SFA-INFO?

Supported Devices

Monitoring Examples

What Can Be Monitored

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