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RFC4044
PROPOSED STANDARD
Network Working Group K. McCloghrie
Request for Comments: 4044 Cisco Systems, Inc
Obsoletes: 2837 May 2005
Category: Standards Track
Fibre Channel Management MIB
Status of This Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005).
Abstract
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes managed objects for information related to the Fibre Channel.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................. 2
2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework ................... 2
3. Short Overview of the Fibre Channel .......................... 2
4. MIB Overview ................................................. 3
4.1. The fcmInstanceBasicGroup Group ........................ 3
4.2. The fcmSwitchBasicGroup Group .......................... 4
4.3. The fcmPortBasicGroup Group ............................ 4
4.4. The fcmPortStatsGroup Group ............................ 4
4.5. The fcmPortClass23StatsGroup Group ..................... 4
4.6. The fcmPortLcStatsGroup Group .......................... 4
4.7. The fcmPortClassFStatsGroup Group ...................... 4
4.8. The fcmPortErrorsGroup Group ........................... 4
4.9. The fcmSwitchPortGroup Group ........................... 5
4.10. The fcmSwitchLoginGroup Group .......................... 5
4.11. The fcmLinkBasicGroup Group ............................ 5
5. Relationship to Other MIBs ................................... 5
5.1. The Interfaces Group MIB ............................... 5
5.2. Entity MIB ............................................. 8
5.3. Host Resources MIB ..................................... 9
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6. Definitions .................................................. 9
7. Acknowledgements ............................................. 57
8. Normative References ......................................... 57
9. Informative References ....................................... 58
10. Security Considerations ...................................... 59
11. IANA Considerations .......................................... 60
11.1. OID Assignment ......................................... 60
11.2. FC Port Type Registry .................................. 60
12. Comparison to the Fibre Channel Management Integration MIB ... 62
12.1. Problems with the Fibre Channel Management Integration
MIB .................................................... 62
12.2. Detailed Changes ....................................... 62
13. Comparison to RFC 2837 ....................................... 67
1. Introduction
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes managed objects for information related to the Fibre Channel.
2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework
For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of RFC 3410 [RFC3410].
Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB. MIB objects are generally accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the Structure of Management Information (SMI). This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [RFC2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC2580].
3. Short Overview of the Fibre Channel
The Fibre Channel (FC) is logically a bidirectional point-to-point serial data channel, structured for high performance capability. The Fibre Channel provides a general transport vehicle for higher level protocols such as Intelligent Peripheral Interface (IPI) and Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) command sets, the High-Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) data framing, IP (Internet Protocol), IEEE 802.2, and others.
Physically, the Fibre Channel is an interconnection of multiple communication points, called N_Ports, interconnected either by a switching network, called a Fabric, or by a point-to-point link. A Fibre Channel "node" consists of one or more N_Ports. A Fabric may consist of multiple Interconnect Elements, some of which are switches. An N_Port connects to the Fabric via a port on a switch called an F_Port. When multiple FC nodes are connected to a single port on a switch via an "Arbitrated Loop" topology, the switch port is called an FL_Port, and the nodes' ports are called NL_Ports. The term Nx_Port refers to either an N_Port or an NL_port. The term Fx_Port refers to either an F_Port or an FL_port. A switch port, which is interconnected to another switch port via an Inter Element Link (IEL), is called an E_Port. A B_Port connects a bridge device with an E_Port on a switch; a B_Port provides a subset of E_Port functionality.
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Many Fibre Channel components, including the fabric, each node, and most ports, have globally-unique names. These globally-unique names are typically formatted as World Wide Names (WWNs). More information on WWNs can be found in [WWN1] and [WWN2]. WWNs are expected to be persistent across agent and unit resets.
Fibre Channel frames contain 24-bit address identifiers that identify the frame's source and destination ports. Each FC port has an address identifier and a WWN. When a fabric is in use, the FC address identifiers are dynamic and are assigned by a switch.
4. MIB Overview
This MIB contains the notion of a Fibre Channel management instance, which is defined as a separable managed instance of Fibre Channel functionality. Fibre Channel functionality may be grouped into Fibre Channel management instances in whatever way is most convenient for the implementation(s). For example, one such grouping accommodates a single SNMP agent having multiple AgentX [RFC2741] sub-agents, with each sub-agent implementing a different Fibre Channel management instance. To represent such multiple Fibre Channel management instances within the same SNMP context (see section 3.3.1 of [RFC3411]), all tables in this MIB are INDEX-ed by fcmInstanceIndex, which is defined as an arbitrary integer to uniquely identify a particular Fibre Channel management instance.
This MIB contains eleven MIB groups, as follows.
4.1. The fcmInstanceBasicGroup Group
This group contains basic information about a Fibre Channel managed instance, including its name and description, the Fibre Channel function(s) it performs, and optional pointers to hardware and/or software components.
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4.2. The fcmSwitchBasicGroup Group
This group contains basic information about a Fibre Channel switch, including its domain-id and whether it is the principal switch of its fabric.
4.3. The fcmPortBasicGroup Group
This group contains basic information about a Fibre Channel port, including its port name (WWN), the name of the node (if any) of which it is a part, the type of port, the classes of service it supports, its transmitter and connector types, and the higher level protocols it supports.
Each Fibre Channel port is represented by an entry in the ifTable (see below). The tables relating to ports in this MIB are indexed by the port's value of ifIndex.
4.4. The fcmPortStatsGroup Group
This group contains traffic statistics, which are not specific to any particular class of service, for Fibre Channel ports.
4.5. The fcmPortClass23StatsGroup Group
This group contains traffic statistics that are specific to Class 2 or Class 3 traffic on Fibre Channel ports, including class-specific frame and octet counters and counters of busy and reject frames.
4.6. The fcmPortLcStatsGroup Group
Some of the statistics in the fcmPortClass23StatsGroup can increase rapidly enough to warrant them being defined using the Counter64 syntax. However, some old SNMP systems do not (yet) support Counter64 objects. Thus, this group defines low-capacity (Counter32-based) equivalents for the Counter64-based statistics in the fcmPortClass23StatsGroup group.
4.7. The fcmPortClassFStatsGroup Group
This group contains traffic statistics that are specific to Class F traffic on the E_Ports of a Fibre Channel switch.
4.8. The fcmPortErrorsGroup Group
This group contains counters of various error conditions that can occur on Fibre Channel ports.
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4.9. The fcmSwitchPortGroup Group
This group contains information about ports on a Fibre Channel switch. For an Fx_Port, it includes the port's timeout values, its hold-time, and its capabilities in terms of maximum and minimum buffer-to-buffer credit allocations, maximum and minimum data field sizes, and support for class 2 and class 3 sequenced delivery. For an E_Port or B_Port, it includes the buffer-to-buffer credit allocation and data field size.
4.10. The fcmSwitchLoginGroup Group
This group contains information, known to a Fibre Channel switch, about its attached/logged-in Nx_Ports and the service parameters that have been agreed with them.
4.11. The fcmLinkBasicGroup Group
This group contains information known to a local Fibre Channel management instance, and concerning Fibre Channel links including those which terminate locally.
5. Relationship to Other MIBs
This MIB is a replacement for two other MIBs: RFC 2837, and the Fibre Channel Management Integration MIB which was originally submitted as an Internet Draft to the IETF's IPFC Working Group, and is now available as [MIB-FA].
5.1. The Interfaces Group MIB
The Interfaces Group MIB [RFC2863] contains generic information about all lower layer interfaces, i.e., interfaces which are (potentially) below the internet layer. Thus, each Fibre Channel port should have its own row in the ifTable, and that row will contain the generic information about the interface/port. The Interfaces Group MIB specifies that additional information which is specific to a particular type of interface media, should be defined in a media- specific MIB. This MIB is the media-specific MIB for Fibre Channel ports/interfaces.
Section 4 of [RFC2863] requires that a media-specific MIB clarify how the generic definitions apply for the particular type of media. The clarifications for Fibre Channel interfaces are as follows.
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5.1.1. Layering Model
The Interfaces Group MIB permits multiple ifTable entries to be defined for interface sub-layers, and for those multiple entries to be arranged in a stack.
For Fibre Channel interfaces, no sublayers are defined and a Fibre Channel interface will typically have no other ifTable rows stacked on top of it, nor underneath it.
5.1.2. Virtual Circuits
This Fibre Channel MIB does not deal with virtual circuits.
5.1.3. ifRcvAddressTable
The ifRcvAddressTable does not apply to Fibre Channel interfaces.
5.1.4. ifType
The value of ifType for a Fibre Channel interface is 56.
5.1.5. ifXxxOctets
The definitions of ifInOctets and ifOutOctets (and similarly, ifHCInOctets and ifHCOutOctets) specify that their values include framing characters. For Fibre Channel interfaces, they include all the octets contained in frames between the Start-of-Frame and End- of-Frame delimiters (excluding the delimiters).
5.1.6. Specific Interface Group MIB Objects
The following table provides specific implementation guidelines for applying the objects defined in the Interfaces Group MIB to Fibre Channel interfaces. For those objects not listed here, refer to their generic definitions in [RFC2863]. (RFC 2863 takes precedence over these guidelines in the event of any conflict.)
Object Guidelines
ifType 56
ifMtu The MTU as seen by a higher layer protocol, like IP. That is, when IP is running over the interface, this object is the size of the largest IP datagram that can be sent/received over the interface.
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ifSpeed For 1Gbs, this will be 1,000,000,000;
for 2Gbs, it will be 2,000,000,000. If auto-negotiation is implemented and enabled on an interface, and the interface has not yet negotiated an operational speed, this object SHOULD reflect the maximum speed supported by the interface.
ifPhysAddress The interface's 24-bit Fibre Channel
Address Identifier, or the zero-length string if no Address Identifier has been assigned to the interface.
ifAdminStatus Write access is not required, and support
for 'testing' is not required.
ifOperStatus Support for 'testing' is not required.
The value 'dormant' has no meaning for Fibre Channel interfaces.
ifInOctets The number of octets of information
ifHCInOctets contained in received frames between the Start-of-Frame and End-of-Frame delimiters (excluding the delimiters).
ifInUcastPkts The number of unicast frames received,
ifHCInUcastPkts i.e., the number of Start-of-Frame
delimiters received for unicast frames.
ifInErrors The sum for this interface of
fcmPortLossofSynchs fcmPortLossofSignals fcmPortPrimSeqProtocolErrors fcmPortInvalidTxWords fcmPortInvalidCRCs fcmPortAddressErrors fcmPortDelimiterErrors fcmPortTruncatedFrames fcmPortEncodingDisparityErrors
plus any errors in fcmPortOtherErrors that were input errors. ifOutOctets The number of octets of information ifHCOutOctets contained in transmitted frames between the Start-of-Frame and End-of-Frame delimiters (excluding the delimiters).
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ifOutUcastPkts The number of frames transmitted,
ifHCOutUcastPkts i.e., the number of start-of-frame delimiters transmitted for unicast frames.
ifOutErrors This is the number of errors in
fcmPortOtherErrors that were output errors.
ifInMulticastPkts These counters are not incremented
ifInBroadcastPkts (unless a proprietary mechanism for ifOutMulticastPkts multicast/broadcast is supported). ifOutBroadcastPkts ifHCInMulticastPkts ifHCInBroadcastPkts ifHCOutMulticastPkts ifHCOutBroadcastPkts
ifLinkUpDownTrapEnable Refer to [RFC2863]. Default is 'enabled'
ifHighSpeed The current operational speed of the interface in millions of bits per second. For 1Gbs, this will be 1000; for 2Gbs, it will be 2000. If auto-negotiation is implemented and enabled on an interface, and the interface has not yet negotiated an operational speed, this object SHOULD reflect the maximum speed supported by the interface.
ifPromiscuousMode This will normally be 'false'
ifConnectorPresent This will normally be 'true'.
5.2. Entity MIB
The Entity MIB [RFC2737] contains information about individual physical components and any hierarchical relationship that may exist between them. Any Fibre Channel management instance with a relationship to a physical component (or to a hierarchy of physical components) will have its value of the fcmInstancePhysicalIndex object contain a pointer to the relevant row in the Entity MIB. If there is no correspondence with a physical component (or said component does not have a row in the Entity MIB), then the value of fcmInstancePhysicalIndex is zero. (Note that an implementation is not required to support a non-zero value of fcmInstancePhysicalIndex.)
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5.3. Host Resources MIB
The Host Resources MIB [RFC2790] includes information about installed software modules. Any Fibre Channel management instance with a correspondence to a software module, will have its value of the fcmInstanceSoftwareIndex object contain a pointer to the relevant row in the Host Resources MIB. If there is no correspondence to a software module (or said software module does not have a row in the Host Resources MIB), then the value of fcmInstanceSoftwareIndex is zero. (Note that an agent implementation is not required to support a non-zero value of fcmInstanceSoftwareIndex.)
6. Definitions
FC-MGMT-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
IMPORTS MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, Integer32, Unsigned32, Counter32, Counter64, transmission
FROM SNMPv2-SMI
MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP
FROM SNMPv2-CONF
TruthValue, TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
FROM SNMPv2-TC
ifIndex FROM IF-MIB SnmpAdminString FROM SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB;
fcMgmtMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
LAST-UPDATED "200504260000Z" -- 26 April 2005 ORGANIZATION "IETF IPS (IP-Storage) Working Group" CONTACT-INFO
" Keith McCloghrie
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Tel: +1 408 526-5260
E-mail: kzm@cisco.com Postal: 170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA USA 95134
"
DESCRIPTION
"This module defines management information specific to Fibre Channel-attached devices. Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005). This version of this MIB module is part of RFC 4044; see the RFC itself for full legal notices." REVISION "200504260000Z" -- 26 April 2005 DESCRIPTION
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"Initial version of the Fibre Channel Mgmt MIB module."
::= { transmission 56 }
fcmgmtObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { fcMgmtMIB 1 } fcmgmtNotifications OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { fcMgmtMIB 2 } fcmgmtNotifPrefix OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { fcmgmtNotifications 0 } fcmgmtConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { fcMgmtMIB 3 }
--******************************** -- Textual Conventions --
FcNameIdOrZero ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The World Wide Name (WWN) associated with a Fibre Channel (FC) entity. WWNs were initially defined as 64-bits in length. The latest definition (for future use) is 128-bits long. The zero-length string value is used in
circumstances in which the WWN is unassigned/unknown."
SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE(0 | 8 | 16))
FcAddressIdOrZero ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A Fibre Channel Address ID, a 24-bit value unique within the address space of a Fabric. The zero-length string value is used in circumstances in which the WWN is unassigned/unknown."
SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE(0 | 3))
FcDomainIdOrZero ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The Domain Id (of an FC switch), or zero if the no Domain Id has been assigned."
SYNTAX Integer32 (0..239)
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FcPortType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The type of a Fibre Channel port, as indicated by the use of the appropriate value assigned by IANA."
REFERENCE
"The IANA-maintained registry for
Fibre Channel port types (http://www.iana.org/)."
SYNTAX Unsigned32
FcClasses ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"A set of Fibre Channel classes of service."
REFERENCE
"Classes of service are described in FC-FS Section 13."
SYNTAX BITS { classF(0), class1(1), class2(2), class3(3),
class4(4), class5(5), class6(6) }
FcBbCredit ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The buffer-to-buffer credit of an FC port."
SYNTAX Integer32 (0..32767)
FcBbCreditModel ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The buffer-to-buffer credit model of an Fx_Port."
SYNTAX INTEGER { regular(1), alternate (2) }
FcDataFieldSize ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The Receive Data Field Size associated with an FC port."
SYNTAX Integer32 (128..2112)
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FcUnitFunctions ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A set of functions that a Fibre Channel Interconnect Element or Platform might perform. A value with no bits set indicates the function(s) are unknown. The individual bits have the following meanings:
other - none of the following.
hub - a device that interconnects L_Ports, but does not operate as an FL_Port.
switch - a fabric element conforming to the Fibre Channel switch fabric set of standards (e.g., [FC-SW-3]).
bridge - a device that encapsulates Fibre Channel frames within another protocol (e.g., [FC-BB], FC-BB-2).
gateway - a device that converts an FC-4 to another protocol (e.g., FCP to iSCSI).
host - a computer system that provides end users with services such as computation and storage access.
storageSubsys - an integrated collection of storage controllers, storage devices, and necessary software that provides storage services to one or more hosts.
storageAccessDev - a device that provides storage management and access for heterogeneous hosts and heterogeneous devices (e.g., medium changer).
nas - a device that connects to a network and provides file access services.
wdmux - a device that modulates/demodulates each of several data streams (e.g., Fibre Channel protocol data streams) onto/from a different part of the light spectrum in an optical fiber.
storageDevice - a disk/tape/etc. device (without the controller and/or software required for it to be a 'storageSubsys')."
SYNTAX BITS {
other(0), -- none of the following hub(1), switch(2), bridge(3), gateway(4), host(5), storageSubsys(6), storageAccessDev(7), nas(8), wdmux(9), storageDevice(10)
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}
--******************************** -- MIB object definitions --
fcmInstanceTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF FcmInstanceEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Information about the local Fibre Channel management instances."
::= { fcmgmtObjects 1 }
fcmInstanceEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcmInstanceEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A list of attributes for a particular local Fibre Channel management instance." INDEX { fcmInstanceIndex } ::= { fcmInstanceTable 1 }
FcmInstanceEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
fcmInstanceIndex Unsigned32, fcmInstanceWwn FcNameIdOrZero, fcmInstanceFunctions FcUnitFunctions, fcmInstancePhysicalIndex Integer32, fcmInstanceSoftwareIndex Integer32,
fcmInstanceStatus INTEGER,
fcmInstanceTextName SnmpAdminString,
fcmInstanceDescr SnmpAdminString,
fcmInstanceFabricId FcNameIdOrZero
}
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fcmInstanceIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An arbitrary integer value that uniquely identifies this instance amongst all local Fibre Channel management instances.
It is mandatory to keep this value constant between restarts of the agent, and to make every possible effort to keep it constant across restarts (but note, it is unrealistic to expect it to remain constant across all re-configurations of the local system, e.g., across the replacement of all non- volatile storage)."
::= { fcmInstanceEntry 1 }
fcmInstanceWwn OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcNameIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "If the instance has one (or more) WWN(s), then this object contains that (or one of those) WWN(s).
If the instance does not have a WWN associated with it, then this object contains the zero-length string."
::= { fcmInstanceEntry 2 }
fcmInstanceFunctions OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcUnitFunctions MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "One (or more) Fibre Channel unit functions being performed by this instance."
::= { fcmInstanceEntry 3 }
fcmInstancePhysicalIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (0..2147483647) MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "If this management instance corresponds to a physical component (or to a hierarchy of physical components) identified by the Entity-MIB, then this object's value is the value of the entPhysicalIndex of that component (or of the component at the root of that hierarchy). If there is no correspondence to a physical component (or no component that has an entPhysicalIndex value), then the value of this object is zero."
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REFERENCE
"entPhysicalIndex is defined in the Entity MIB, RFC 2737."
::= { fcmInstanceEntry 4 }
fcmInstanceSoftwareIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (0..2147483647) MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "If this management instance corresponds to an installed software module identified in the Host Resources MIB, then this object's value is the value of the hrSWInstalledIndex of that module. If there is no correspondence to an installed software module (or no module that has a hrSWInstalledIndex value), then the value of this object is zero."
REFERENCE
"hrSWInstalledIndex is defined in the Host Resources MIB,
RFC 2790"
::= { fcmInstanceEntry 5 }
fcmInstanceStatus OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
unknown(1), ok(2), -- able to operate correctly warning(3), -- needs attention failed(4) -- something has failed
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Overall status of the Fibre Channel entity/entities managed by this management instance. The value should reflect the most serious status of such entities."
::= { fcmInstanceEntry 6 }
fcmInstanceTextName OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString (SIZE(0..79)) MAX-ACCESS read-write STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A textual name for this management instance and the Fibre Channel entity/entities that it is managing."
::= { fcmInstanceEntry 7 }
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fcmInstanceDescr OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString MAX-ACCESS read-write STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A textual description of this management instance and the Fibre Channel entity/entities that it is managing."
::= { fcmInstanceEntry 8 }
fcmInstanceFabricId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcNameIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The globally unique Fabric Identifier that identifies the fabric to which the Fibre Channel entity/entities managed by this management instance are connected, or, of which they are a part. This is typically the Node WWN of the principal switch of a Fibre Channel fabric. The zero-length string indicates that the fabric identifier is unknown (or not applicable).
In the event that the Fibre Channel entity/entities managed by this management instance is/are connected to multiple fabrics, then this object records the first (known) one."
::= { fcmInstanceEntry 9 }
--******************************** -- The Fibre Channel Switch Table --
fcmSwitchTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF FcmSwitchEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A table of information about Fibre Channel switches that are managed by Fibre Channel management instances. Each Fibre Channel management instance can manage one or more Fibre Channel switches."
::= { fcmgmtObjects 2 }
fcmSwitchEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcmSwitchEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Information about a particular Fibre Channel switch that is managed by the management instance given by fcmInstanceIndex." INDEX { fcmInstanceIndex, fcmSwitchIndex } ::= { fcmSwitchTable 1 }
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FcmSwitchEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
fcmSwitchIndex Unsigned32, fcmSwitchDomainId FcDomainIdOrZero, fcmSwitchPrincipal TruthValue, fcmSwitchWWN FcNameIdOrZero
}
fcmSwitchIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An arbitrary integer that uniquely identifies a Fibre Channel switch amongst those managed by one Fibre Channel management instance.
It is mandatory to keep this value constant between restarts of the agent, and to make every possible effort to keep it constant across restarts."
::= { fcmSwitchEntry 1 }
fcmSwitchDomainId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcDomainIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-write STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The Domain Id of this switch. A value of zero indicates that a switch has not (yet) been assigned a Domain Id."
::= { fcmSwitchEntry 2 }
fcmSwitchPrincipal OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TruthValue MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An indication of whether this switch is the principal switch within its fabric."
::= { fcmSwitchEntry 3 }
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fcmSwitchWWN OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcNameIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The World Wide Name of this switch."
::= { fcmSwitchEntry 4 }
--******************************** -- The Fibre Channel Port Table --
fcmPortTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF FcmPortEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Information about Fibre Channel ports. Each Fibre Channel port is represented by one entry in the IF-MIB's ifTable."
REFERENCE
"RFC 2863, The Interfaces Group MIB, June 2000."
::= { fcmgmtObjects 3 }
fcmPortEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcmPortEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"Each entry contains information about a specific port."
INDEX { ifIndex } ::= { fcmPortTable 1 }
FcmPortEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
fcmPortInstanceIndex Unsigned32,
fcmPortWwn FcNameIdOrZero,
fcmPortNodeWwn FcNameIdOrZero,
fcmPortAdminType FcPortType,
fcmPortOperType FcPortType, fcmPortFcCapClass FcClasses, fcmPortFcOperClass FcClasses, fcmPortTransmitterType INTEGER, fcmPortConnectorType INTEGER, fcmPortSerialNumber SnmpAdminString, fcmPortPhysicalNumber Unsigned32, fcmPortAdminSpeed INTEGER, fcmPortCapProtocols BITS, fcmPortOperProtocols BITS
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}
fcmPortInstanceIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295) MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The value of fcmInstanceIndex by which the Fibre Channel management instance, which manages this port, is identified in the fcmInstanceTable."
::= { fcmPortEntry 1 }
fcmPortWwn OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcNameIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The World Wide Name of the port, or the zero-length string if the port does not have a WWN."
::= { fcmPortEntry 2 }
fcmPortNodeWwn OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcNameIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The World Wide Name of the Node that contains this port, or the zero-length string if the port does not have a node WWN."
::= { fcmPortEntry 3 }
fcmPortAdminType OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcPortType MAX-ACCESS read-write STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The administratively desired type of this port."
::= { fcmPortEntry 4 }
fcmPortOperType OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcPortType MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The current operational type of this port."
::= { fcmPortEntry 5 }
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fcmPortFcCapClass OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcClasses MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The classes of service capability of this port."
::= { fcmPortEntry 6 }
fcmPortFcOperClass OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcClasses MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The classes of service that are currently operational on this port. For an FL_Port, this is the union of the classes being supported across all attached NL_Ports."
::= { fcmPortEntry 7 }
fcmPortTransmitterType OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
unknown(1), other(2), shortwave850nm(3), longwave1550nm(4), longwave1310nm(5), electrical(6)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The technology of the port transceiver."
REFERENCE
"FC-GS-3, section 6.1.2.2.3"
::= { fcmPortEntry 8 }
fcmPortConnectorType OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
unknown(1), other(2), gbic(3), embedded(4), glm(5), gbicSerialId(6), gbicNoSerialId(7), sfpSerialId(8), sfpNoSerialId(9) } MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The module type of the port connector. This object refers to the hardware implementation of the port. It will be 'embedded' if the hardware equivalent to Gigabit interface card (GBIC) is part of the line card and is unremovable. It will be 'glm' if it's a gigabit link module (GLM). It will be 'gbicSerialId' if the GBIC serial id can be read, else it will be 'gbicNoSerialId'. It will be 'sfpSerialId' if the small form factor (SFP) pluggable GBICs serial id can be read, else it will be 'sfpNoSerialId'."
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REFERENCE
"FC-GS-3, section 6.1.2.2.4"
::= { fcmPortEntry 9 }
fcmPortSerialNumber OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The serial number associated with the port (e.g., for a GBIC). If not applicable, the object's value is a zero- length string."
REFERENCE
"FC-GS-3, section 6.1.2.2.4"
::= { fcmPortEntry 10 }
fcmPortPhysicalNumber OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "This is the port's 'Physical Port Number' as defined by GS-3."
REFERENCE
"FC-GS-3, section 6.1.2.2.5"
::= { fcmPortEntry 11 }
fcmPortAdminSpeed OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
auto(1), eighthGbs(2), -- 125Mbs quarterGbs(3), -- 250Mbs halfGbs(4), -- 500Mbs oneGbs(5), -- 1Gbs twoGbs(6), -- 2Gbs fourGbs(7), -- 4Gbs tenGbs(8) -- 10Gbs
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}
MAX-ACCESS read-write STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The speed of the interface:
'auto' - auto-negotiation 'tenGbs' - 10Gbs 'fourGbs' - 4Gbs 'twoGbs' - 2Gbs 'oneGbs' - 1Gbs 'halfGbs' - 500Mbs 'quarterGbs' - 250Mbs 'eighthGbs' - 125Mbs"
::= { fcmPortEntry 12 }
fcmPortCapProtocols OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX BITS {
unknown(0), loop(1), fabric(2), scsi(3), tcpIp(4), vi(5), ficon(6)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A bit mask specifying the higher level protocols that are capable of running over this port. Note that for generic Fx_Ports, E_Ports, and B_Ports, this object will indicate all protocols."
::= { fcmPortEntry 13 }
fcmPortOperProtocols OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX BITS {
unknown(0), loop(1), fabric(2), scsi(3), tcpIp(4), vi(5), ficon(6)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A bit mask specifying the higher level protocols that are currently operational on this port. For Fx_Ports, E_Ports, and B_Ports, this object will typically have the value 'unknown'."
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::= { fcmPortEntry 14 }
--******************************** -- Port Statistics --
fcmPortStatsTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF FcmPortStatsEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"A list of statistics for Fibre Channel ports."
::= { fcmgmtObjects 4 }
fcmPortStatsEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcmPortStatsEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An entry containing statistics for a Fibre Channel port. If any counter in this table suffers a discontinuity, the value of ifCounterDiscontinuityTime (defined in the IF-MIB) must be updated." REFERENCE "The Interfaces Group MIB, RFC 2863, June 2000." AUGMENTS { fcmPortEntry } ::= { fcmPortStatsTable 1 }
FcmPortStatsEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
fcmPortBBCreditZeros Counter64, fcmPortFullInputBuffers Counter64, fcmPortClass2RxFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass2RxOctets Counter64, fcmPortClass2TxFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass2TxOctets Counter64, fcmPortClass2Discards Counter64, fcmPortClass2RxFbsyFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass2RxPbsyFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass2RxFrjtFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass2RxPrjtFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass2TxFbsyFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass2TxPbsyFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass2TxFrjtFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass2TxPrjtFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass3RxFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass3RxOctets Counter64, fcmPortClass3TxFrames Counter64, fcmPortClass3TxOctets Counter64, fcmPortClass3Discards Counter64, fcmPortClassFRxFrames Counter32, fcmPortClassFRxOctets Counter32, fcmPortClassFTxFrames Counter32, fcmPortClassFTxOctets Counter32, fcmPortClassFDiscards Counter32
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}
fcmPortBBCreditZeros OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of transitions in/out of the buffer-to-buffer credit zero state. The other side is not providing any credit."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 1 }
fcmPortFullInputBuffers OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of occurrences when all input buffers of a port were full and outbound buffer-to-buffer credit transitioned to zero, i.e., there became no credit to provide to other side."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 2 }
fcmPortClass2RxFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The number of Class 2 frames received at this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 3 }
fcmPortClass2RxOctets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of octets contained in Class 2 frames received at this port."
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::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 4 }
fcmPortClass2TxFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The number of Class 2 frames transmitted out of this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 5 }
fcmPortClass2TxOctets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of octets contained in Class 2 frames transmitted out of this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 6 }
fcmPortClass2Discards OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of Class 2 frames that were discarded upon reception at this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 7 }
fcmPortClass2RxFbsyFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that F_BSY was returned to this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that could not be delivered to the other end of the link. This can occur when either the fabric or the destination port is temporarily busy. Note that this counter will never increment for an F_Port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 8 }
fcmPortClass2RxPbsyFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that P_BSY was returned to this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that could not be delivered to the other end of the link. This can occur when the destination port is temporarily busy."
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::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 9 }
fcmPortClass2RxFrjtFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that F_RJT was returned to this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that was rejected by the fabric. Note that this counter will never increment for an F_Port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 10 }
fcmPortClass2RxPrjtFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that P_RJT was returned to this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that was rejected at the destination N_Port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 11 }
fcmPortClass2TxFbsyFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that F_BSY was generated by this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that could not be delivered because either the Fabric or the destination port was temporarily busy. Note that this counter will never increment for an N_Port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 12 }
fcmPortClass2TxPbsyFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that P_BSY was generated by this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that could not be delivered because the destination port was temporarily busy. Note that this counter will never increment for an F_Port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 13 }
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fcmPortClass2TxFrjtFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that F_RJT was generated by this port as a result of a Class 2 frame being rejected by the fabric. Note that this counter will never increment for an N_Port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 14 }
fcmPortClass2TxPrjtFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that P_RJT was generated by this port as a result of a Class 2 frame being rejected at the destination N_Port. Note that this counter will never increment for an F_Port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 15 }
fcmPortClass3RxFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The number of Class 3 frames received at this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 16 }
fcmPortClass3RxOctets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of octets contained in Class 3 frames received at this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 17 }
fcmPortClass3TxFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The number of Class 3 frames transmitted out of this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 18 }
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fcmPortClass3TxOctets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of octets contained in Class 3 frames transmitted out of this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 19 }
fcmPortClass3Discards OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of Class 3 frames that were discarded upon reception at this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 20 }
fcmPortClassFRxFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The number of Class F frames received at this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 21 }
fcmPortClassFRxOctets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of octets contained in Class F frames received at this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 22 }
fcmPortClassFTxFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The number of Class F frames transmitted out of this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 23 }
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fcmPortClassFTxOctets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of octets contained in Class F frames transmitted out of this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 24 }
fcmPortClassFDiscards OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of Class F frames that were discarded upon reception at this port."
::= { fcmPortStatsEntry 25 }
--******************************** -- Port Low-capacity Statistics -- -- these are Counter32 "low-capacity" counters for systems -- that do not support Counter64's
fcmPortLcStatsTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF FcmPortLcStatsEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A list of Counter32-based statistics for systems that do not support Counter64."
::= { fcmgmtObjects 5 }
fcmPortLcStatsEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcmPortLcStatsEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An entry containing low-capacity (i.e., based on Counter32) statistics for a Fibre Channel port. If any counter in this table suffers a discontinuity, the value of ifCounterDiscontinuityTime (defined in the IF-MIB) must be updated." REFERENCE "The Interfaces Group MIB, RFC 2863, June 2000." AUGMENTS { fcmPortEntry } ::= { fcmPortLcStatsTable 1 }
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FcmPortLcStatsEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
fcmPortLcBBCreditZeros Counter32, fcmPortLcFullInputBuffers Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2RxFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2RxOctets Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2TxFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2TxOctets Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2Discards Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2RxFbsyFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2RxPbsyFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2RxFrjtFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2RxPrjtFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2TxFbsyFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2TxPbsyFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2TxFrjtFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass2TxPrjtFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass3RxFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass3RxOctets Counter32, fcmPortLcClass3TxFrames Counter32, fcmPortLcClass3TxOctets Counter32, fcmPortLcClass3Discards Counter32
}
fcmPortLcBBCreditZeros OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of transitions in/out of the buffer-to-buffer credit zero state. The other side is not providing any credit."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 1 }
fcmPortLcFullInputBuffers OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of occurrences when all input buffers of a port were full and outbound buffer-to-buffer credit transitioned to zero, i.e., there became no credit to provide to other side."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 2 }
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fcmPortLcClass2RxFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The number of Class 2 frames received at this port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 3 }
fcmPortLcClass2RxOctets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of octets contained in Class 2 frames received at this port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 4 }
fcmPortLcClass2TxFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The number of Class 2 frames transmitted out of this port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 5 }
fcmPortLcClass2TxOctets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of octets contained in Class 2 frames transmitted out of this port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 6 }
fcmPortLcClass2Discards OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of Class 2 frames that were discarded upon reception at this port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 7 }
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fcmPortLcClass2RxFbsyFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that F_BSY was returned to this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that could not be delivered to the other end of the link. This can occur when either the fabric or the destination port is temporarily busy. Note that this counter will never increment for an F_Port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 8 }
fcmPortLcClass2RxPbsyFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that P_BSY was returned to this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that could not be delivered to the other end of the link. This can occur when the destination port is temporarily busy."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 9 }
fcmPortLcClass2RxFrjtFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that F_RJT was returned to this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that was rejected by the fabric. Note that this counter will never increment for an F_Port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 10 }
fcmPortLcClass2RxPrjtFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that P_RJT was returned to this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that was rejected at the destination N_Port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 11 }
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fcmPortLcClass2TxFbsyFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that F_BSY was generated by this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that could not be delivered because either the Fabric or the destination port was temporarily busy. Note that this counter will never increment for an N_Port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 12 }
fcmPortLcClass2TxPbsyFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that P_BSY was generated by this port as a result of a Class 2 frame that could not be delivered because the destination port was temporarily busy. Note that this counter will never increment for an F_Port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 13 }
fcmPortLcClass2TxFrjtFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that F_RJT was generated by this port as a result of a Class 2 frame being rejected by the fabric. Note that this counter will never increment for an N_Port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 14 }
fcmPortLcClass2TxPrjtFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times that P_RJT was generated by this port as a result of a Class 2 frame being rejected at the destination N_Port. Note that this counter will never increment for an F_Port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 15 }
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fcmPortLcClass3RxFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The number of Class 3 frames received at this port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 16 }
fcmPortLcClass3RxOctets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of octets contained in Class 3 frames received at this port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 17 }
fcmPortLcClass3TxFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The number of Class 3 frames transmitted out of this port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 18 }
fcmPortLcClass3TxOctets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of octets contained in Class 3 frames transmitted out of this port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 19 }
fcmPortLcClass3Discards OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of Class 3 frames that were discarded upon reception at this port."
::= { fcmPortLcStatsEntry 20 }
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--******************************** -- Port Error Counters --
fcmPortErrorsTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF FcmPortErrorsEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"Error counters for Fibre Channel ports."
::= { fcmgmtObjects 6 }
fcmPortErrorsEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcmPortErrorsEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Error counters for a Fibre Channel port. If any counter in this table suffers a discontinuity, the value of ifCounterDiscontinuityTime (defined in the IF-MIB) must be updated." REFERENCE "The Interfaces Group MIB, RFC 2863, June 2000." AUGMENTS { fcmPortEntry } ::= { fcmPortErrorsTable 1 }
FcmPortErrorsEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
fcmPortRxLinkResets Counter32, fcmPortTxLinkResets Counter32, fcmPortLinkResets Counter32, fcmPortRxOfflineSequences Counter32, fcmPortTxOfflineSequences Counter32, fcmPortLinkFailures Counter32, fcmPortLossofSynchs Counter32, fcmPortLossofSignals Counter32, fcmPortPrimSeqProtocolErrors Counter32, fcmPortInvalidTxWords Counter32, fcmPortInvalidCRCs Counter32, fcmPortInvalidOrderedSets Counter32,
fcmPortFrameTooLongs Counter32,
fcmPortTruncatedFrames Counter32,
fcmPortAddressErrors Counter32,
fcmPortDelimiterErrors Counter32,
fcmPortEncodingDisparityErrors Counter32,
fcmPortOtherErrors Counter32
}
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fcmPortRxLinkResets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of Link Reset (LR) Primitive Sequences received."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 1 }
fcmPortTxLinkResets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of Link Reset (LR) Primitive Sequences transmitted."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 2 }
fcmPortLinkResets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of times the reset link protocol was initiated on this port. This includes the number of Loop Initialization Primitive (LIP) events on an arbitrated loop port."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 3 }
fcmPortRxOfflineSequences OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of Offline (OLS) Primitive Sequences received at this port."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 4 }
fcmPortTxOfflineSequences OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of Offline (OLS) Primitive Sequences transmitted by this port."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 5 }
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fcmPortLinkFailures OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of link failures. This count is part of FC-PH's Link Error Status Block (LESB)."
REFERENCE
"FC-PH, rev 4.3, 1 June 1994, section 29.8 [FC-PH]."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 6 }
fcmPortLossofSynchs OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of instances of synchronization loss detected at this port. This count is part of FC-PH's Link Error Status Block (LESB)."
REFERENCE
"FC-PH, rev 4.3, 1 June 1994, section 29.8."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 7 }
fcmPortLossofSignals OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of instances of signal loss detected at this port. This count is part of FC-PH's Link Error Status Block (LESB)."
REFERENCE
"FC-PH, rev 4.3, 1 June 1994, section 29.8."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 8 }
fcmPortPrimSeqProtocolErrors OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of primitive sequence protocol errors detected at this port. This count is part of FC-PH's Link Error Status Block (LESB)."
REFERENCE
"FC-PH, rev 4.3, 1 June 1994, section 29.8."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 9 }
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fcmPortInvalidTxWords OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of invalid transmission words received at this port. This count is part of FC-PH's Link Error Status Block (LESB)."
REFERENCE
"FC-PH, rev 4.3, 1 June 1994, section 29.8."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 10 }
fcmPortInvalidCRCs OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of frames received with an invalid CRC. This count is part of FC-PH's Link Error Status Block (LESB)."
REFERENCE
"FC-PH, rev 4.3, 1 June 1994, section 29.8."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 11 }
fcmPortInvalidOrderedSets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The number of invalid ordered sets received at this port."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 12 }
fcmPortFrameTooLongs OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of frames received at this port for which the frame length was greater than what was agreed to in FLOGI/PLOGI. This could be caused by losing the end of frame delimiter."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 13 }
fcmPortTruncatedFrames OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of frames received at this port for which the frame length was less than the minimum indicated by the frame header - normally 24 bytes, but it could be more if the DFCTL field indicates an optional header should have been present."
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::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 14 }
fcmPortAddressErrors OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of frames received with unknown addressing; for example, an unknown SID or DID."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 15 }
fcmPortDelimiterErrors OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of invalid frame delimiters received at this port. An example is a frame with a class 2 start and a class 3 at the end."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 16 }
fcmPortEncodingDisparityErrors OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of encoding disparity errors received at this port."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 17 }
fcmPortOtherErrors OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of errors that were detected on this port but not counted by any other error counter in this row."
::= { fcmPortErrorsEntry 18 }
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--******************************** -- The Fibre Channel Fx_Port Table --
fcmFxPortTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF FcmFxPortEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Additional information about Fibre Channel ports that is specific to Fx_Ports. This table will contain one entry for each fcmPortTable entry that represents an Fx_Port."
::= { fcmgmtObjects 7 }
fcmFxPortEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcmFxPortEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"Each entry contains information about a specific Fx_Port."
INDEX { ifIndex } ::= { fcmFxPortTable 1 }
FcmFxPortEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
fcmFxPortRatov Unsigned32, fcmFxPortEdtov Unsigned32, fcmFxPortRttov Unsigned32, fcmFxPortHoldTime Unsigned32, fcmFxPortCapBbCreditMax FcBbCredit, fcmFxPortCapBbCreditMin FcBbCredit, fcmFxPortCapDataFieldSizeMax FcDataFieldSize, fcmFxPortCapDataFieldSizeMin FcDataFieldSize, fcmFxPortCapClass2SeqDeliv TruthValue, fcmFxPortCapClass3SeqDeliv TruthValue, fcmFxPortCapHoldTimeMax Unsigned32, fcmFxPortCapHoldTimeMin Unsigned32
}
fcmFxPortRatov OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 UNITS "milliseconds" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The Resource_Allocation_Timeout Value configured for this Fx_Port. This is used as the timeout value for determining when to reuse an Nx_Port resource such as a Recovery_Qualifier. It represents the Error_Detect_Timeout value (see fcmFxPortEdtov) plus twice the maximum time that a frame may be delayed within the Fabric and still be delivered."
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::= { fcmFxPortEntry 1 }
fcmFxPortEdtov OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 UNITS "milliseconds" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The Error_Detect_Timeout value configured for this Fx_Port. This is used as the timeout value for detecting an error condition."
::= { fcmFxPortEntry 2 }
fcmFxPortRttov OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 UNITS "milliseconds" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The Receiver_Transmitter_Timeout value of this Fx_Port. This is used by the receiver logic to detect a Loss of Synchronization."
::= { fcmFxPortEntry 3 }
fcmFxPortHoldTime OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 UNITS "microseconds" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The maximum time that this Fx_Port shall hold a frame before discarding the frame if it is unable to deliver the frame. The value 0 means that this Fx_Port does not support this parameter."
::= { fcmFxPortEntry 4 }
fcmFxPortCapBbCreditMax OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcBbCredit UNITS "buffers" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The maximum number of receive buffers that this port is capable of making available for holding frames from attached Nx_Port(s)."
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::= { fcmFxPortEntry 5 }
fcmFxPortCapBbCreditMin OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcBbCredit UNITS "buffers" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The minimum number of receive buffers that this port is capable of making available for holding frames from attached Nx_Port(s)."
::= { fcmFxPortEntry 6 }
fcmFxPortCapDataFieldSizeMax OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcDataFieldSize UNITS "bytes" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The maximum size in bytes of the Data Field in a frame that this Fx_Port is capable of receiving from an attached Nx_Port."
::= { fcmFxPortEntry 7 }
fcmFxPortCapDataFieldSizeMin OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcDataFieldSize UNITS "bytes" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The minimum size in bytes of the Data Field in a frame that this Fx_Port is capable of receiving from an attached Nx_Port."
::= { fcmFxPortEntry 8 }
fcmFxPortCapClass2SeqDeliv OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TruthValue MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An indication of whether this Fx_Port is capable of supporting Class 2 Sequential Delivery."
::= { fcmFxPortEntry 9 }
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fcmFxPortCapClass3SeqDeliv OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TruthValue MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An indication of whether this Fx_Port is capable of supporting Class 3 Sequential Delivery."
::= { fcmFxPortEntry 10 }
fcmFxPortCapHoldTimeMax OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 UNITS "microseconds" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The maximum holding time that this Fx_Port is capable of supporting."
::= { fcmFxPortEntry 11 }
fcmFxPortCapHoldTimeMin OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 UNITS "microseconds" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The minimum holding time that this Fx_Port is capable of supporting."
::= { fcmFxPortEntry 12 }
--******************************** -- The Fibre Channel Inter-Switch Port Table --
fcmISPortTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF FcmISPortEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Additional information about E_Ports, B_Ports, and any other type of Fibre Channel port to which inter-switch links can be connected. This table will contain one entry for each fcmPortTable entry that represents such a port."
::= { fcmgmtObjects 8 }
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fcmISPortEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcmISPortEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Each entry contains information about a specific port connected to an inter-switch link." INDEX { ifIndex } ::= { fcmISPortTable 1 }
FcmISPortEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
fcmISPortClassFCredit FcBbCredit, fcmISPortClassFDataFieldSize FcDataFieldSize
}
fcmISPortClassFCredit OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcBbCredit MAX-ACCESS read-write STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The maximum number of Class F data frames that can be transmitted by the inter-switch port without receipt of ACK or Link_Response frames."
::= { fcmISPortEntry 1 }
fcmISPortClassFDataFieldSize OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcDataFieldSize UNITS "bytes" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The Receive Data Field Size that the inter-switch port has agreed to support for Class F frames to/from this port. The size specifies the largest Data Field Size for an FT_1 frame."
::= { fcmISPortEntry 2 }
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--******************************** -- The Fabric Login table -- -- This table contains the information held by FC switches -- about the Nx_Ports that are logged-in/attached to their -- Fx_Ports
fcmFLoginTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF FcmFLoginEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A table that contains one entry for each Nx_Port logged- in/attached to a particular Fx_Port in the switch. Each entry contains the services parameters established during the most recent Fabric Login, explicit or implicit. Note that an Fx_Port may have one or more Nx_Ports attached to it."
::= { fcmgmtObjects 9 }
fcmFLoginEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcmFLoginEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An entry containing service parameters established from a successful Fabric Login." INDEX { ifIndex, fcmFLoginNxPortIndex } ::= { fcmFLoginTable 1 }
FcmFLoginEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
fcmFLoginNxPortIndex Unsigned32, fcmFLoginPortWwn FcNameIdOrZero, fcmFLoginNodeWwn FcNameIdOrZero, fcmFLoginBbCreditModel FcBbCreditModel, fcmFLoginBbCredit FcBbCredit, fcmFLoginClassesAgreed FcClasses, fcmFLoginClass2SeqDelivAgreed TruthValue, fcmFLoginClass2DataFieldSize FcDataFieldSize, fcmFLoginClass3SeqDelivAgreed TruthValue, fcmFLoginClass3DataFieldSize FcDataFieldSize
}
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fcmFLoginNxPortIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An arbitrary integer that uniquely identifies an Nx_Port amongst all those attached to the Fx_Port indicated by ifIndex.
After a value of this object is assigned to a particular Nx_Port, that value can be re-used when and only when it is assigned to the same Nx_Port, or, after a reset of the value of the relevant instance of ifCounterDiscontinuityTime." REFERENCE "The Interfaces Group MIB, RFC 2863, June 2000." ::= { fcmFLoginEntry 1 }
fcmFLoginPortWwn OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcNameIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The port name of the attached Nx_Port, or the zero-length string if unknown."
::= { fcmFLoginEntry 2 }
fcmFLoginNodeWwn OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcNameIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The node name of the attached Nx_Port, or the zero-length string if unknown."
::= { fcmFLoginEntry 3 }
fcmFLoginBbCreditModel OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcBbCreditModel MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The buffer-to-buffer credit model in use by the Fx_Port."
::= { fcmFLoginEntry 4 }
fcmFLoginBbCredit OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcBbCredit MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of buffers available for holding frames to be transmitted to the attached Nx_Port. These buffers are for buffer-to-buffer flow control in the direction from Fx_Port to Nx_Port."
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::= { fcmFLoginEntry 5 }
fcmFLoginClassesAgreed OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcClasses MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The Classes of Service that the Fx_Port has agreed to support for this Nx_Port."
::= { fcmFLoginEntry 6 }
fcmFLoginClass2SeqDelivAgreed OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TruthValue MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An indication of whether the Fx_Port has agreed to support Class 2 sequential delivery for this Nx_Port. This is only meaningful if Class 2 service has been agreed upon."
::= { fcmFLoginEntry 7 }
fcmFLoginClass2DataFieldSize OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcDataFieldSize MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The Receive Data Field Size that the Fx_Port has agreed to support for Class 2 frames to/from this Nx_Port. The size specifies the largest Data Field Size for an FT_1 frame. This is only meaningful if Class 2 service has been agreed upon."
::= { fcmFLoginEntry 8 }
fcmFLoginClass3SeqDelivAgreed OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TruthValue MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An indication of whether the Fx_Port has agreed to support Class 3 sequential delivery for this Nx_Port. This is only meaningful if Class 3 service has been agreed upon."
::= { fcmFLoginEntry 9 }
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fcmFLoginClass3DataFieldSize OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcDataFieldSize MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The Receive Data Field Size that the Fx_Port has agreed to support for Class 3 frames to/from this Nx_Port. The size specifies the largest Data Field Size for an FT_1 frame. This is only meaningful if Class 3 service has been agreed upon."
::= { fcmFLoginEntry 10 }
--******************************** -- The Link table -- -- This table is intended to assist management applications -- in determining the topology of the network. The table -- contains any recent information the known to the agent -- about Fibre Channel links, not only those that terminate at -- a local port but also any others for which information -- is known.
fcmLinkTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF FcmLinkEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A table containing any Fibre Channel link information that is known to local Fibre Channel managed instances. One end of such a link is typically at a local port, but the table can also contain information on links for which neither end is a local port.
If one end of a link terminates locally, then that end is termed 'end1'; the other end is termed 'end2'."
::= { fcmgmtObjects 10 }
fcmLinkEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcmLinkEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An entry containing information that a particular Fibre Channel managed instance has about a Fibre Channel link.
The two ends of the link are called 'end1' and 'end2'." INDEX { fcmInstanceIndex, fcmLinkIndex } ::= { fcmLinkTable 1 }
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FcmLinkEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
fcmLinkIndex Unsigned32, fcmLinkEnd1NodeWwn FcNameIdOrZero, fcmLinkEnd1PhysPortNumber Unsigned32, fcmLinkEnd1PortWwn FcNameIdOrZero, fcmLinkEnd2NodeWwn FcNameIdOrZero, fcmLinkEnd2PhysPortNumber Unsigned32, fcmLinkEnd2PortWwn FcNameIdOrZero, fcmLinkEnd2AgentAddress SnmpAdminString, fcmLinkEnd2PortType FcPortType, fcmLinkEnd2UnitType FcUnitFunctions, fcmLinkEnd2FcAddressId FcAddressIdOrZero
}
fcmLinkIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An arbitrary integer that uniquely identifies one link within the set of links about which a particular managed instance has information."
::= { fcmLinkEntry 1 }
fcmLinkEnd1NodeWwn OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcNameIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The node name of end1, or the zero-length string if unknown."
::= { fcmLinkEntry 2 }
fcmLinkEnd1PhysPortNumber OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The physical port number of end1, or zero if unknown."
REFERENCE
"FC-GS-3, section 6.1.2.2.5"
::= { fcmLinkEntry 3 }
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fcmLinkEnd1PortWwn OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcNameIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The port WWN of end1, or the zero-length string if unknown. ('end1' is local if this value is equal to the value of fcmPortWwn in one of the rows of the fcmPortTable.)"
::= { fcmLinkEntry 4 }
fcmLinkEnd2NodeWwn OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcNameIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The node name of end2, or the zero-length string if unknown."
::= { fcmLinkEntry 5 }
fcmLinkEnd2PhysPortNumber OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The physical port number of end2, or zero if unknown."
REFERENCE
"FC-GS-3, section 6.1.2.2.5"
::= { fcmLinkEntry 6 }
fcmLinkEnd2PortWwn OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcNameIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The port WWN of end2, or the zero-length string if unknown."
::= { fcmLinkEntry 7 }
fcmLinkEnd2AgentAddress OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The address of the management agent for the Fibre Channel Interconnect Element or Platform of which end2 is a part. The GS-4 specification provides some information about management agents. If the address is unknown, the value of this object is the zero-length string."
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REFERENCE
"FC-GS-3, section 6.1.2.1.7"
::= { fcmLinkEntry 8 }
fcmLinkEnd2PortType OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcPortType MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"The port type of end2."
REFERENCE
"FC-GS-3, section 6.1.2.2.2"
::= { fcmLinkEntry 9 }
fcmLinkEnd2UnitType OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcUnitFunctions MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The type of/function(s) performed by the Fibre Channel Interconnect Element or Platform of which end2 is a part."
REFERENCE
"FC-GS-3, sections 6.1.2.1.2 and 6.1.2.3.2"
::= { fcmLinkEntry 10 }
fcmLinkEnd2FcAddressId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX FcAddressIdOrZero MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The Fibre Channel Address ID of end2, or the zero-length string if unknown."
::= { fcmLinkEntry 11 }
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--******************************** -- Conformance Section --
fcmgmtCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { fcmgmtConformance 1 } fcmgmtGroups OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { fcmgmtConformance 2 }
fcmgmtCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Describes the requirements for compliance to this Fibre Channel Management MIB."
MODULE -- this module
MANDATORY-GROUPS { fcmInstanceBasicGroup,
fcmPortBasicGroup, fcmPortErrorsGroup }
GROUP fcmPortStatsGroup DESCRIPTION "This group is mandatory for all systems that are able to support the Counter64 date type."
GROUP fcmPortClass23StatsGroup DESCRIPTION "This group is mandatory only for systems that keep class-specific traffic statistics on Class 2 and Class 3 traffic and are able to support the Counter64 date type."
GROUP fcmPortClassFStatsGroup DESCRIPTION "This group is mandatory only for FC switches that keep statistics on Class F traffic."
GROUP fcmPortLcStatsGroup DESCRIPTION "This group is mandatory only for agents that can not support the Counter64 data type and/or need to provide information accessible by SNMPv1 applications."
GROUP fcmSwitchBasicGroup DESCRIPTION "This group is mandatory only for Fibre Channel managed instances that manage Fibre Channel switches."
GROUP fcmSwitchPortGroup DESCRIPTION "This group is mandatory only for Fibre Channel managed instances that manage Fibre Channel switches."
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GROUP fcmSwitchLoginGroup DESCRIPTION "This group is mandatory only for Fibre Channel managed instances that manage Fibre Channel switches."
GROUP fcmLinkBasicGroup DESCRIPTION
"This group is optional."
OBJECT fcmInstancePhysicalIndex SYNTAX Integer32 (0) DESCRIPTION
"Implementation of a non-zero value is not required."
OBJECT fcmInstanceSoftwareIndex SYNTAX Integer32 (0) DESCRIPTION
"Implementation of a non-zero value is not required."
OBJECT fcmInstanceTextName MIN-ACCESS read-only DESCRIPTION
"Write access is not required."
OBJECT fcmInstanceDescr MIN-ACCESS read-only DESCRIPTION
"Write access is not required."
OBJECT fcmPortAdminType MIN-ACCESS read-only DESCRIPTION
"Write access is not required."
OBJECT fcmPortAdminSpeed MIN-ACCESS read-only DESCRIPTION
"Write access is not required."
OBJECT fcmSwitchDomainId MIN-ACCESS read-only DESCRIPTION
"Write access is not required."
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OBJECT fcmISPortClassFCredit MIN-ACCESS read-only DESCRIPTION
"Write access is not required."
::= { fcmgmtCompliances 1 }
--******************************** -- Object Groups --
fcmInstanceBasicGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS { fcmInstanceWwn, fcmInstanceFunctions,
fcmInstancePhysicalIndex, fcmInstanceSoftwareIndex, fcmInstanceStatus, fcmInstanceTextName, fcmInstanceDescr, fcmInstanceFabricId } STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"Basic information about Fibre Channel managed instances."
::= { fcmgmtGroups 1 }
fcmSwitchBasicGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS { fcmSwitchDomainId, fcmSwitchPrincipal, fcmSwitchWWN } STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"Basic information about Fibre Channel switches."
::= { fcmgmtGroups 2 }
fcmPortBasicGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS { fcmPortInstanceIndex, fcmPortWwn, fcmPortNodeWwn,
fcmPortAdminType, fcmPortOperType, fcmPortFcCapClass, fcmPortFcOperClass, fcmPortTransmitterType, fcmPortConnectorType, fcmPortSerialNumber, fcmPortPhysicalNumber, fcmPortAdminSpeed, fcmPortCapProtocols, fcmPortOperProtocols } STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"Basic information about Fibre Channel ports."
::= { fcmgmtGroups 3 }
fcmPortStatsGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS { fcmPortBBCreditZeros, fcmPortFullInputBuffers } STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Traffic statistics, which are not specific to any one class of service, for Fibre Channel ports."
::= { fcmgmtGroups 4 }
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fcmPortClass23StatsGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS { fcmPortClass2RxFrames, fcmPortClass2RxOctets,
fcmPortClass2TxFrames, fcmPortClass2TxOctets, fcmPortClass2Discards, fcmPortClass2RxFbsyFrames, fcmPortClass2RxPbsyFrames, fcmPortClass2RxFrjtFrames, fcmPortClass2RxPrjtFrames, fcmPortClass2TxFbsyFrames, fcmPortClass2TxPbsyFrames, fcmPortClass2TxFrjtFrames, fcmPortClass2TxPrjtFrames, fcmPortClass3RxFrames, fcmPortClass3RxOctets, fcmPortClass3TxFrames, fcmPortClass3TxOctets, fcmPortClass3Discards } STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Traffic statistics for Class 2 and Class 3 traffic on Fibre Channel ports."
::= { fcmgmtGroups 5 }
fcmPortClassFStatsGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS { fcmPortClassFRxFrames,
fcmPortClassFRxOctets, fcmPortClassFTxFrames, fcmPortClassFTxOctets, fcmPortClassFDiscards } STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Traffic statistics for Class F traffic on Fibre Channel ports."
::= { fcmgmtGroups 6 }
fcmPortLcStatsGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS { fcmPortLcBBCreditZeros, fcmPortLcFullInputBuffers,
fcmPortLcClass2RxFrames, fcmPortLcClass2RxOctets, fcmPortLcClass2TxFrames, fcmPortLcClass2TxOctets, fcmPortLcClass2Discards, fcmPortLcClass3Discards, fcmPortLcClass3RxFrames, fcmPortLcClass3RxOctets, fcmPortLcClass3TxFrames, fcmPortLcClass3TxOctets, fcmPortLcClass2RxFbsyFrames, fcmPortLcClass2RxPbsyFrames, fcmPortLcClass2RxFrjtFrames, fcmPortLcClass2RxPrjtFrames, fcmPortLcClass2TxFbsyFrames, fcmPortLcClass2TxPbsyFrames, fcmPortLcClass2TxFrjtFrames, fcmPortLcClass2TxPrjtFrames } STATUS current DESCRIPTION
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"Low-capacity (32-bit) statistics for Fibre Channel ports."
::= { fcmgmtGroups 7 }
fcmPortErrorsGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS { fcmPortRxLinkResets, fcmPortTxLinkResets,
fcmPortLinkResets, fcmPortRxOfflineSequences, fcmPortTxOfflineSequences, fcmPortLinkFailures, fcmPortLossofSynchs, fcmPortLossofSignals, fcmPortPrimSeqProtocolErrors, fcmPortInvalidTxWords, fcmPortInvalidCRCs, fcmPortInvalidOrderedSets, fcmPortFrameTooLongs, fcmPortTruncatedFrames, fcmPortAddressErrors, fcmPortDelimiterErrors, fcmPortEncodingDisparityErrors, fcmPortOtherErrors } STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"Error statistics for Fibre Channel ports."
::= { fcmgmtGroups 8 }
fcmSwitchPortGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS { fcmFxPortRatov, fcmFxPortEdtov, fcmFxPortRttov,
fcmFxPortHoldTime, fcmFxPortCapBbCreditMax, fcmFxPortCapBbCreditMin, fcmFxPortCapDataFieldSizeMax, fcmFxPortCapDataFieldSizeMin, fcmFxPortCapClass2SeqDeliv, fcmFxPortCapClass3SeqDeliv, fcmFxPortCapHoldTimeMax, fcmFxPortCapHoldTimeMin, fcmISPortClassFCredit, fcmISPortClassFDataFieldSize } STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"Information about ports on a Fibre Channel switch."
::= { fcmgmtGroups 9 }
fcmSwitchLoginGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS { fcmFLoginPortWwn, fcmFLoginNodeWwn,
fcmFLoginBbCreditModel, fcmFLoginBbCredit, fcmFLoginClassesAgreed, fcmFLoginClass2SeqDelivAgreed, fcmFLoginClass2DataFieldSize, fcmFLoginClass3SeqDelivAgreed, fcmFLoginClass3DataFieldSize } STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Information known to a Fibre Channel switch about attached/logged-in Nx_Ports."
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::= { fcmgmtGroups 10 }
fcmLinkBasicGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS { fcmLinkEnd1NodeWwn , fcmLinkEnd1PhysPortNumber,
fcmLinkEnd1PortWwn, fcmLinkEnd2NodeWwn , fcmLinkEnd2PhysPortNumber, fcmLinkEnd2PortWwn, fcmLinkEnd2AgentAddress, fcmLinkEnd2PortType, fcmLinkEnd2UnitType, fcmLinkEnd2FcAddressId } STATUS current DESCRIPTION
"Information about Fibre Channel links."
::= { fcmgmtGroups 11 }
END
7. Acknowledgements
This memo is partly based on the information contained in the original submission of the Fibre Channel Management Integration MIB to the IETF's IPFC Working Group (now available as [MIB-FA]) and obsoletes RFC 2837.
Feedback has been incorporated into this document based on comments from the following: Sudhir Pendse, SimpleSoft; Steve Senum, Cisco Systems; and Kha Sin Teow, Brocade.
8. Normative References
[RFC2434] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an
IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 2434, October 1998.
[RFC2578] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
"Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April 1999.
[RFC2579] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder, "Textual
Conventions for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999.
[RFC2580] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
"Conformance Statements for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, April 1999.
[RFC2737] McCloghrie, K. and A. Bierman, "Entity MIB (Version 2)",
RFC 2737, December 1999.
[RFC2790] Waldbusser, S. and P. Grillo, "Host Resources MIB", RFC
2790, March 2000.
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[RFC2863] McCloghrie, K. and F. Kastenholz, "The Interfaces Group
MIB", RFC 2863, June 2000.
[RFC3411] Harrington, D., Presuhn, R., and B. Wijnen, "An
Architecture for Describing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Frameworks", STD 62, RFC 3411, December 2002.
[FC-AL-2] "Fibre Channel - Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2)", ANSI INCITS
332-1999, 1999.
[FC-BB] "Fibre Channel - Backbone (FC-BB)" ANSI INCITS 342-2001,
2001.
[FC-FS] "Fibre Channel - Framing and Signaling (FC-FS)" ANSI INCITS
373-2003, April 2003.
[FC-GS-3] "Fibre Channel - Generic Services - 3 (FC-GS-3)" ANSI
INCITS 348-2001, 2001.
[FC-MI] "Fibre Channel - Methodologies for Interconnects Technical
Report (FC-MI)" INCITS TR-30-2002, 2002.
[FC-PH] "Information Technology - Fibre Channel Physical and
Signaling Interface (FC-PH)", ANSI X3.230, 1994.
[FC-SW-3] "Fibre Channel - Switch Fabric - 3 (FC-SW-3)", ANSI INCITS
384-2004, June 2004.
9. Informative References
[RFC2741] Daniele, M., Wijnen, B., Ellison, M., and D. Francisco,
"Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol Version 1", RFC 2741, January 2000.
[RFC2837] Teow, K., "Definitions of Managed Objects for the Fabric
Element in Fibre Channel Standard", RFC 2837, May 2000.
[RFC3410] Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B. Stewart,
"Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet- Standard Management Framework", RFC 3410, December 2002.
[RFC3433] Bierman, A., Romascanu, D., and K.C. Norseth, "Entity
Sensor Management Information Base", RFC 3433, December 2002.
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[MIB-FA] "INCITS Technical Report for Information Technology - Fibre
Channel - Management Information Base - FA (MIB-FA)", INCITS, TR-32-2003.
[WWN1] Snively, R., "New identifier formats based on IEEE
registration", http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/ tutorials/fibreformat.html, 16 January 2001.
[WWN2] Snively, R., "Use of the IEEE Registration Authority
assigned 'company_id' with the ANSI X3.230 FC-PH Fibre Channel specification and its extensions", http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/tutorials/ fibrecomp_id.html, 24 February 1997.
10. Security Considerations
There are a number of management objects defined in this MIB that have a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write:
fcmInstanceTextName fcmInstanceDescr fcmSwitchDomainId fcmPortAdminType fcmPortAdminSpeed fcmISPortClassFCredit
Such objects may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. For example, the ability to change network topology or network speed may afford an attacker the ability to obtain better performance at the expense of other network users; setting fcmSwitchDomainId to an invalid value could lead to denial of service in some configurations. The support for SET operations in a non-secure environment without proper protection can have a negative effect on network operations.
Some of the readable objects in this MIB module (i.e., objects with a MAX-ACCESS other than not-accessible) may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. It is thus important to control even GET and/or NOTIFY access to these objects and possibly to even encrypt the values of these objects when sending them over the network via SNMP. In particular, these objects provide information on network topology:
fcmLinkEnd1NodeWwn fcmLinkEnd1PhysPortNumber fcmLinkEnd1PortWwn fcmLinkEnd2NodeWwn fcmLinkEnd2PhysPortNumber fcmLinkEnd2PortWwn fcmLinkEnd2AgentAddress fcmLinkEnd2PortType fcmLinkEnd2UnitType fcmLinkEnd2FcAddressId
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SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 did not include adequate security. Even if the network itself is secure (for example by using IPSec), even then, there is no control as to who on the secure network is allowed to access and GET/SET (read/change/create/delete) the objects in this MIB module.
It is RECOMMENDED that implementors consider the security features as provided by the SNMPv3 framework (see [RFC3410], section 8), including full support for the SNMPv3 cryptographic mechanisms (for authentication and privacy).
Further, deployment of SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 is NOT RECOMMENDED. Instead, it is RECOMMENDED to deploy SNMPv3 and to enable cryptographic security. It is then a customer/operator responsibility to ensure that the SNMP entity giving access to an instance of this MIB module is properly configured to give access to the objects only to those principals (users) that have legitimate rights to indeed GET or SET (change/create/delete) them.
11. IANA Considerations
11.1. OID Assignment
IANA has made a MIB OID assignment under the transmission branch. Specifically, transmission 56 has been assigned as the OID for fcMgmtMIB. This sub-identifier was requested because this MIB contains the media-specific definitions that correspond to the ifType value of fibreChannel(56).
11.2. FC Port Type Registry
IANA has established a registry for Fibre Channel Port Types. The registry is split into disjointed subset ranges:
1) a 'standard' range for Fibre Channel Port Types that have been standardized by the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)'s Technical Committee T11. This range will be subject to the 'Expert Review' and 'Specification Required' policies described in [RFC2434], with the following provisions:
- the Expert Reviewer is to be appointed by the IESG.
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- the Expert Reviewer shall obtain approval (or rejection) from INCITS Technical Committee T11 via the chair of that Committee. Rejected values shall not be added to the registry.
- if the addition is approved, the Expert shall advise IANA of how to record the reference to the T11 specification document that describes the newly added port type(s), and that is considered to be the "other permanent and readily available reference" required by [RFC2434].
The initial assignments in the 'standard' range will be as follows:
Assigned
Value Type Meaning
-------- ------ -------
1 unknown for use when the type is not known,
or is "unidentified" as specified in section 5.1.2.10 of [FC-GS-3] 2 other used for types without assigned values 3 -- an obsolete value, not to be re-assigned 4 N_Port see [FC-FS] 5 NL_Port see [FC-FS] 6 F_Port see [FC-FS] 7 FL_Port see [FC-FS] 8 E_Port see [FC-FS] 9 B_Port see [FC-FS] 10 G_Port see [FC-SW-3] 11 GL_Port see [FC-SW-3] 12 F/NL_Port see [FC-AL-2]
The above range extends up to a maximum of 9,999.
2) a range assigned under the "Private Use" policy described in [RFC2434] for values intended for private use by one party or among mutually consenting parties. Values in this range extend from 10,000 to 99,999. IANA will not make any allocations from this range.
3) values larger than 99,999 are RESERVED.
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12. Comparison to the Fibre Channel Management Integration MIB
12.1. Problems with the Fibre Channel Management Integration MIB
The Fibre Channel Management Integration MIB [MIB-FA] had the following major problems:
- It wasn't formatted using SMIv2, which is mandatory.
- The MIB seemed to have been defined with the notion that it would be the only MIB that a Fibre Channel product will require. The notion of an agent implementing just a single MIB was abandoned by the IETF in 1992 as being non-scalable. Rather, a Fibre Channel MIB needed to be another MIB in the continuing series of MIBs defined by the IETF, and thus, it needed to be consistent with its predecessors. In other words, there are existing MIBs that all SNMP agents must support, even if the support of Fibre Channel interfaces is the only functionality that they have. Thus, it was essential that the Fibre Channel Integration MIB contained only objects for information that is specific to Fibre Channel. All objects relevant to non-Fibre Channel environments needed to be removed. This issue applied to a large fraction of the objects defined in the MIB.
- The MIB had some but not complete overlap in functionality with RFC 2837.
- Every SNMP agent must implement the ifTable. The ifTable counters are the MIB objects most well-used by administrators in SNMP management. SNMP agents need to implement a row in the ifTable for each of their network interfaces, including their Fibre Channel interfaces. The IF-MIB requires a media-specific MIB to specify how that type of interface uses the ifTable (see section 4 in RFC 2863). [RFC2837] doesn't do that, nor did the Fibre Channel Integration MIB.
- It incorrectly used the OCTET STRING syntax (instead of Counter32 or Counter64) for counters.
12.2. Detailed Changes
12.2.1. Removal of Sensor-Related Objects
Information about sensors is not specific to Fibre Channel, and therefore should not be in this MIB. (At the time of writing, the IETF's ENTITY MIB Working Group has produced a first draft of a Sensor MIB, see [RFC3433].) This removed the need for: connUnitSensorTable (and all its contents) connUnitNumSensors connUnitSensorStatusChange
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12.2.2. Removal of Trap-registration Objects
Information about registering "traps" is not specific to Fibre Channel, and therefore should not be in this MIB. (For similar functionality, see SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB and SNMP-TARGET-MIB in RFC 2573). This removed the need for:
trapMaxClients trapClientCount trapRegTable (and all its contents)
12.2.3. Removal of Event-Related Objects
Information about generic events is not specific to Fibre Channel, and therefore should not be in this MIB. (For similar functionality, see the Event group in RFC 2819 and the Notification Log MIB in RFC 3014; the SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB provides for the filtering of notifications.) This removed the need for:
connUnitEventTable (and all its contents) connUnitEventFilter connUnitNumEvents connUnitMaxEvents connUnitEventCurrID connUnitEventTrap
12.2.4. Removal of Inventory-Related Information
Aspects of hardware (physical) components are represented in the Entity MIB (RFC 2737); aspects of software modules are represented in the Host Resources MIB (RFC 2790). Two new objects provide indexing from this MIB into those MIBs: one having the value of PhysicalIndex (or zero) and the other having the value of hrSWInstalledIndex (or zero). These replaced the need for:
connUnitNumports connUnitRevsTable (and all its contents) connUnitNumRevs connUnitPortRevision connUnitPortVendor connUnitProduct connUnitInfo connUnitSn connUnitModuleId connUnitVendorId connUnitDeletedTrap
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12.2.5. Removal of Revision Numbers
The forward/backward compatibility rules of how to evolve MIBs are designed such that MIBs do not have revision numbers. This removed the need for:
revisionNumber
12.2.6. Removal of Other Not FC-Specific Information
Other information was removed because it was not specific to Fibre Channel:
systemURL statusChangeTime configurationChangeTime connUnitUrl connUnitUpTime connUnitState connUnitContact connUnitLocation connUnitProxyMaster connUnitControl connUnitStatus connUnitStatusChange
12.2.7. Clean-up of Ambiguous/Obsolete Definitions
Some information in the FC Management integration was obsolete or ambiguous:
statusChangeTime (obsolete) configurationChangeTime (obsolete) connUnitTableChangeTime (obsolete) connUnitStatusChangeTime (obsolete) connUnitConfigurationChangeTime (obsolete) connUnitNumZones (obsolete) connUnitZoneTable (referenced but not defined) connUnitLinkCurrIndex (badly defined)
12.2.8. Use of an ifTable Entry
The following objects were removed because they duplicated existing IF-MIB objects:
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redundant object existing object(s)
---------------- ------------------
connUnitPortStatCountError ifInErrors & ifOutErrors
connUnitPortStatCountTxObjects ifOutUcastPkts &
ifHCOutUcastPkts
connUnitPortStatCountRxObjects ifInUcastPkts &
ifHCInUcastPkts
connUnitPortStatCountTxElements ifOutOctets &
ifHCOutOctets
connUnitPortStatCountRxElements ifInOctets &
ifHCInOctets
connUnitPortStatCountRxMulticastObjects
ifInMulticastPkts & ifHCInMulticastPkts
connUnitPortStatCountTxMulticastObjects
ifOutMulticastPkts & ifHCOutMulticastPkts
connUnitPortStatCountRxBroadcastObjects
ifInBroadcastPkts & ifHCInBroadcastPkts
connUnitPortStatCountTxBroadcastObjects
ifOutBroadcastPkts & ifHCOutBroadcastPkts connUnitPortFCId ifPhysAddress connUnitPortControl ifAdminStatus connUnitPortState ifAdminStatus connUnitPortHWState ifOperStatus connUnitPortStatus ifOperStatus connUnitPortName ifAlias connUnitPortStatObject ifSpecific connUnitNumports ifNumber connUnitPortStatusChange linkUp/linkDown
12.2.9. Removed Because of AgentX Difficulty
An AgentX environment [RFC2741] consists of a master agent and several sub-agents. It is not difficult to implement the same MIB in several such sub-agents if all of the MIB's tables have a common index variable as the first auxiliary object in their INDEX clauses. However, any scalars that the MIB contains pose a problem for the AgentX environment. All the (remaining) scalars were therefore removed:
revisionNumber uNumber systemURL
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12.2.10. FC Management Instance
The term "connectivity unit" was changed to "FC management instance".
The term "connectivity unit" was not properly defined in [MIB-FA], and its usage provided a confused mixture of indications to the implementor:
- the definition of FcUnitType suggested it was functional;
- the definition of uNumber suggested it was physical;
- the definition of connUnitProduct suggested it was a vendor's product;
- etc.
The common implementation strategy for the "connectivity unit" was which ever grouping provided access to the management functionality the easiest. (One such grouping accommodates a single SNMP agent having multiple AgentX [RFC2741] sub-agents, each supporting a separate implementation of the MIB.)
In fact, this scenario is not new; in practice, a "connectivity unit" will have the same semantics as a management "instance" in other MIBs, e.g., the IPS WG's own iSCSI MIB. For this MIB, its meaning is: "a separable managed instance of Fibre Channel functionality". Given this definition, the "FC management instance" is a better name because it is more accurate and more representative of the definition than is "connectivity unit".
12.2.11. Counter Syntax
All packet and octet counters have been changed to be Counter64's (but Counter32 versions of them are also included for use by old agents). The error counters have been changed to Counter32's. (In the probably impossible, and at most improbable, circumstances that the rate of occurrence of errors, even on a 10Gbs Fibre Channel interface, might wrap faster than an hour, the fact that errors are occurring will almost certainly be apparent from other MIB objects.)
12.2.12. Obsolete/Little-Used Fibre Channel Features
Information relating to Fibre Channel features that are obsolete or not widely-implemented has been deleted. (For more information, see section 6.2.1 and section 6.2.2 of [FC-MI].) - Class 1 service, - Intermix Mode, - Stacked Conn Mode. - PH version numbers
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Note that with support for Class 1 service being deleted, only class 2 now needs F_BSY, F_RJT, P_BSY, and P_RJT counters, and thus they no longer need to be counted for all classes as well as for class 2, and therefore the following objects have been deleted:
connUnitPortStatCountFBSYFrames connUnitPortStatCountPBSYFrames connUnitPortStatCountFRJTFrames connUnitPortStatCountPRJTFrames
12.3. Name Server Objects
A table of Name Server information was present in the Fibre Channel Management Integration MIB [MIB-FA]. That information is not currently represented in this MIB because this MIB is already quite large, and a set of Name Server objects are expected to be defined in a separate (new) MIB.
12.4. Additional Objects
Support for Class F traffic, including 32-bit octet and frame counters, has been added.
13. Comparison to RFC 2837
This MIB is a superset of RFC 2837, except for the following:
- the fcFeClass1AccountingGroup group is obsolete,
- fcFxPortConnectedNxPort, fcFxPortFcphVersionHigh, fcFxPortFcphVersionLow, fcFxPortFcphVersionAgreed, fcFxPortStackedConnModeAgreed, fcFxPortIntermixSuppAgreed, fcFxPortCapStackedConnMode, and fcFxPortCapIntermix are obsolete,
- fcFxPortBbCredit and fcFxPortRxBufSize are per attached Nx_Port,
- fcFxPortBbCreditAvailable is ephemeral,
- fcFeModuleTable is mostly contained in the entPhysicalTable,
- fcFxPortPhysAdminStatus, fcFxPortPhysOperStatus, and fcFxPortPhysLastChange have equivalents in the ifTable.
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Author's Address
Keith McCloghrie Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA USA 95134
Phone: +1 408-526-5260 EMail: kzm@cisco.com
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