WLSX-SWITCH-MIB

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Organization: Aruba Wireless Networks

Last Updated: 2008-04-16

Category: Aruba Wireless Networking

Description: Manages Aruba wireless LAN controller switch configuration, VLAN settings, and wired infrastructure status.

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What Is WLSX-SWITCH-MIB?

WLSX-SWITCH-MIB is Aruba Networks' core system-level MIB for its wireless LAN controllers/switches, covering general controller configuration, hardware environmental status, authentication server settings, and wireless security event traps. It exposes authentication server configuration, hardware health sensors (fan, line card presence, voltage, temperature), process-level status, and wireless security data such as station MAC tracking, blacklisting, and spoofed-address detection. This is a strong hardware/software health MIB: it directly covers fan status, voltage levels, temperature readings, and running process names, making it central to monitoring the physical and software health of an Aruba controller chassis. No specific external MIB dependency is apparent from the module description beyond standard SNMP trap conventions used by wlsxSwitchTrapObjectsGroup. It is deployed on Aruba wireless LAN controllers/switches in enterprise campus Wi-Fi networks requiring both hardware health monitoring and wireless intrusion/security event tracking. Engineers can download the WLSX-SWITCH-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in WLSX-SWITCH-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

  • Aruba wireless LAN controller/switch

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll wlsxFanNumber and wlsxTemperatureValue alongside wlsxVoltageType/wlsxVoltageValue to catch a failing fan, overheating chassis, or out-of-range power supply voltage before it causes an outage, and check wlsxLineCardNumber and wlsxProcessName to confirm expected hardware modules and software processes are present and running. A trap carrying wlsxStationMacAddress and wlsxStationBlackListReason, or wlsxSpoofedIpAddress and wlsxSpoofedOldPhyAddress, would alert security staff to a blacklisted client or a detected address-spoofing attack on the wireless network.

What Can Be Monitored

  • fan status
  • temperature readings
  • voltage levels
  • line card presence
  • process status
  • wireless client blacklist/spoofing security events
Imported Objects

From ARUBA-MIB

wlsxEnterpriseMibModulesOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-CONF

OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
snmpModules

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
MacAddress
PhysAddress
RowStatus
StorageType
TAddress
TDomain
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TestAndIncr
TimeInterval
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using staTxPackets OID:

Select an Aruba wireless LAN controller/switch (fan/voltage/temperature and wireless-security-event 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 staTxPackets 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. It reports the total Packets Transmitted by the station. 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

Management Information Base for Aruba wireless switches and access points. Provides objects for system-level information, user tracking, access point status, and trap definitions for WLAN devices.

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