TIMEZONE-PRIVATE-MIB

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Organization: QCI

Last Updated: 2011-08-31

Category: System Management, Time and NTP

Description: Manages QCI private time zone offset configuration for network element clock settings.

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What Is TIMEZONE-PRIVATE-MIB?

TIMEZONE-PRIVATE-MIB is a QCI (Quanta Computer Inc.) vendor-private MIB, registered under the QUANTA-SWITCH-MIB switch subtree, that manages system clock, timezone, and daylight-saving (summer-time) settings on Quanta-based network switches. It defines agentSystemTimeGroup objects such as agentSystemTime, agentSystemDate, and agentSystemTimeSource (none/sntp) for the device's real-time clock, an agentTimeZoneGroup for configuring agentTimeZoneHoursOffset and agentTimeZoneMinutesOffset relative to UTC, and an agentSummerTimeGroup that branches into recurring (agentStRecurringStartingWeek/Day/Month/Time) and non-recurring (agentStNonRecurringStartingDay/Month/Year) DST schedule objects. As a configuration MIB rather than a hardware-sensor MIB, it is most useful for confirming that a device's clock source and DST rules are set correctly, since a misconfigured timezone offset or DST window causes timestamp drift across logs, alarms, and interoperating NMS platforms. It depends on the base QUANTA-SWITCH-MIB module for its registration point and, where agentSystemTimeSource reports sntp(1), on an external NTP/SNTP time source. It is deployed on Quanta OEM/ODM switch platforms where a network administrator can consult the TIMEZONE-PRIVATE-MIB MIB reference to configure the correct timezone offset for the deployment region.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in TIMEZONE-PRIVATE-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

Quanta Computer (QCI) network switches, e.g. white-box/ODM switch platforms using the QUANTA-SWITCH-MIB tree

Monitoring Examples

An operator polls agentSystemTimeSource and agentSystemSummerTimeState to confirm the switch is synchronized via SNTP and correctly observing daylight saving time, then checks agentTimeZoneHoursOffset/agentTimeZoneMinutesOffset against the expected regional UTC offset; a stale agentSystemDate combined with agentSystemTimeSource showing none(0) would indicate the switch has lost its time source and is free-running on an internal clock.

What Can Be Monitored

system time source (RTC/SNTP)
timezone hour/minute offset
summer-time (DST) enable state
recurring DST start/end schedule
non-recurring DST start/end schedule
timezone/DST acronym strings

Imported Objects

From QUANTA-SWITCH-MIB

switch

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString

From SNMPv2-SMI

Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using agentSystemTimeSource OID:

Select a Quanta Computer (QCI) network switch (system clock/timezone/DST 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 agentSystemTimeSource into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The time source from which the time update is taken. 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 an INTEGER-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the value is anything other than 'sntp', since that indicates the condition this object reports has changed to one worth investigating. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
timeZonePrivate	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42			The QUANTA Private MIB for system time, timezone and summer-time settings
agentSystemTimeGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.1
STR agentSystemTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.1.1	DisplayString	read-write	the current sytem time (includes the TimeZone offset and summertime Offset) Only in the case of platforms supporting Real Time Clock, this object can be set
STR agentSystemDate	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.1.2	DisplayString	read-write	the current sytem date. Only in the case of platforms supporting Real Time Clock, this object can be set and range is Jan 01 2010 to Dec 31 2079
STR agentSystemTimeZoneAcronym	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.1.3	DisplayString	read-only	the zone acronym of summertime when summertime is in effect If summer-time is not in effect or if there is no acronym for summer-time it defaults To TimeZone acronym.
INT agentSystemTimeSourceEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	the time source from which the time update is taken.
INT agentSystemSummerTimeState	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.1.5	INTEGER	read-only	enabled : summer-time is in effect currently disabled : summer-time is not in effect currently
agentTimeZoneGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.2
I32 agentTimeZoneHoursOffset	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.2.1	Integer32	read-write	the hours to be added to the UTC time
I32 agentTimeZoneMinutesOffset	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.2.2	Integer32	read-write	the minutes to be added to the UTC time.
STR agentTimeZoneAcronym	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.2.3	DisplayString	read-write	the acronym associated with the zone.
agentSummerTimeGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3
INT agentSummerTimeMode	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.1	INTEGER	read-write	recurring- set the parameters for recurring summer-time non-recurring- set the parameters for non-recurring summer-time no-summertime- disable the summer-time
agentSummerTimeRecurringGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.2
INT agentStRecurringStartingWeek	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.2.1	INTEGER	read-write	the week of the month from which the summer-time should be effective.
INT agentStRecurringStartingDay	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.2.2	INTEGER	read-write	the day of the agentStRecurringStartingWeek from which the summer-time should be effective.
INT agentStRecurringStartingMonth	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.2.3	INTEGER	read-write	the month of the year from which the summer-time should be effective.
STR agentStRecurringStartingTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.2.4	DisplayString	read-write	the time in the hh:mm format from which the summer-time should be effective. range for hh: 0 to 23 range for mm: 0 to 59
INT agentStRecurringEndingWeek	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.2.5	INTEGER	read-write	the week of the Month in which the summer-time should end.
INT agentStRecurringEndingDay	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.2.6	INTEGER	read-write	the day of the agentStRecurringStartingWeek on which the summer-time should end.
INT agentStRecurringEndingMonth	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.2.7	INTEGER	read-write	the month of the year in which the summer-time should end.
STR agentStRecurringEndingTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.2.8	DisplayString	read-write	the time of the agentStRecurringEndingDay in hh:mm format at which the summer-time should end. range for hh: 0 to 23 range for mm: 0 to 59
STR agentStRecurringZoneAcronym	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.2.9	DisplayString	read-write	the zone associated with the summer-time recurring configuration. the acronym maximum legth is 4 characters
I32 agentStRecurringZoneOffset	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.2.10	Integer32	read-write	the zone offset in minutes which will be added to the UTC time during the summer-time of every year.
agentSummerTimeNonRecurringGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.3
I32 agentStNonRecurringStartingDay	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.3.1	Integer32	read-write	the day of the agentStNonRecurringStartingMonth from which the summer-time should be effective.
INT agentStNonRecurringStartingMonth	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.3.2	INTEGER	read-write	the Month of the agentStNonRecurringStartingYear from which the summer-time should be effective.
I32 agentStNonRecurringStartingYear	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.3.3	Integer32	read-write	the year from which the summer-time should be effective.
STR agentStNonRecurringStartingTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.3.4	DisplayString	read-write	the time in the hh:mm format. The time of agentStNonRecurringStartingDay from which the summer-time should be effective. range for hh: 0 to 23 range for mm: 0 to 59
I32 agentStNonRecurringEndingDay	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.3.5	Integer32	read-write	the day of the agentStNonRecurringEndingMonth on which the summer-time should end.
INT agentStNonRecurringEndingMonth	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.3.6	INTEGER	read-write	the month of the agentStNonRecurringEndingYear in which the summer-time should end.
I32 agentStNonRecurringEndingYear	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.3.7	Integer32	read-write	the year in which the summer-time should end.
STR agentStNonRecurringEndingTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.3.8	DisplayString	read-write	the time on the agentStNonRecurringEndingDay in hh:mm format at which the summer-time should end. range for hh: 0 to 23 range for mm: 0 to 59
I32 agentStNonRecurringZoneOffset	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.3.9	Integer32	read-write	the zone offset in minutes which will be added to the UTC time during the summer-time.
STR agentStNonRecurringZoneAcronym	1.3.6.1.4.1.7244.2.42.3.3.10	DisplayString	read-write	the zone associated with the summer-time non recurring configuration. the acronym maximum legth is 4 characters

RFC description

Private MIB module for timezone management in network devices. Provides SNMP objects for configuring and monitoring timezone settings and time-related parameters on enterprise networking equipment.

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