T11-FC-SP-AUTHENTICATION-MIB

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Organization: This MIB module was developed through the coordinated effort of two organizations: T11 began the development and the IETF (in the IMSS Working Group) finished it.

Last Updated: 2008-08-20

Category: Fibre Channel and Storage

Description: Defines managed objects for managing Fibre Channel Security Protocols (FC-SP) authentication functionality.

IPNetwork Monitor uses several OIDs from this MIB in network discovery and polling the applicable devices. Start monitoring T11-FC-SP-AUTHENTICATION-MIB with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor.

What Is T11-FC-SP-AUTHENTICATION-MIB?

T11-FC-SP-AUTHENTICATION-MIB is a standard MIB jointly developed by the T11 committee and the IETF IMSS Working Group, managing the authentication protocols defined by Fibre Channel's FC-SP specification. Its entity table, keyed by name/fabric index, records the server authentication protocol, storage type, send/receive rejection-notification enables, default lifetime and units, reject-table max rows, and supported DH-CHAP hash functions/DH groups, FCAP hash/certificate-signing functions/DH groups, and FCPAP hash functions/DH groups, while an interface-statistics table records timeouts and accepted/rejected message counts. As a configuration/security MIB it lets a SAN administrator confirm which FC-SP authentication protocol and cryptographic parameters are configured for a fabric entity. It is deployed on Fibre Channel SAN switches implementing FC-SP authentication. Engineers implementing or auditing this functionality typically reference the T11-FC-SP-AUTHENTICATION-MIB RFC/standard documentation for the authoritative specification.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in T11-FC-SP-AUTHENTICATION-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

  • Fibre Channel SAN switches (FC-SP authentication)

Monitoring Examples

A SAN administrator checks t11FcSpAuServerProtocol and t11FcSpAuDhChapHashFunctions to confirm FC-SP authentication parameters for a fabric entity on a Fibre Channel SAN switch.

What Can Be Monitored

  • FC-SP authentication protocol configuration and message statistics
Imported Objects

From FC-MGMT-MIB

FcNameIdOrZero
fcmInstanceIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32
mib-2

From SNMPv2-TC

AutonomousType
StorageType
TimeStamp
TruthValue

From T11-FC-FABRIC-ADDR-MGR-MIB

t11FamLocalSwitchWwnOBJECT-TYPE

From T11-FC-SP-TC-MIB

T11FcSpAuthRejReasonCodeExp
T11FcSpAuthRejectReasonCode
T11FcSpDhGroups
T11FcSpHashFunctions
T11FcSpLifetimeLeft
T11FcSpLifetimeLeftUnits
T11FcSpSignFunctions

From T11-TC-MIB

T11FabricIndex

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using t11FcSpAuIfStatTimeouts OID:

Select a Fibre Channel SAN switches, FC-SP authentication (authentication protocol/cryptographic config status) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type t11FcSpAuIfStatTimeouts into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. The number of FC-SP Authentication Protocol messages sent by the particular entity on the particular Fabric on the particular interface, for which no response was received within a timeout period. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

IETF standard MIB (RFC 6093) for Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP) authentication and key management, monitoring certificate status and authentication events.

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