HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Fabric OS MIB Reference - Supporting Fabric OS 5 - Page 20

1 Understanding SNMP Basics The other branches are part of the standard MIBs, and the portions relevant to configuring SNMP on a Brocade switch are referenced in the remainder of this reference. iso (1) org (3) dod (6) Brocade SW MIB 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588 internet (1) directory (1) mgmt (2) experimental (3) private (4) mib-2 (1) fibreChannel (42) enterprise (1) system (1) interface (2) fcFe (1) bcsi (1588) sysDescr (1) sysObjectID (2) fcFabric (2) FIGURE 4 Brocade MIB Tree Location Use a MIB browser to access the MIB variables: all MIB browsers perform queries and load MIBs. Since different vendors vary the information in their private enterprise MIBs, it is necessary to verify their information. The Fibre Channel MIB standards dictate that certain information be included in all MIBs: it is the vendors' responsibility to follow the standards. The standards are: • FibreAlliance (FA) MIB: Brocade supports version 3.0. • Fabric Element (FE) MIB: accepted by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Brocade supports FE_RCF2837.mib under the MIB-II branch in Fabric OS v4.x, 3.2.0, and v3.1.x and the experimental version, FE_EXP.mib, in Fabric OS v2.6.x and 3.0.x. This latest version of the FE MIB references the FRAMEWORK.MIB and, based on the MIB browser, it is necessary to load this MIB before the FE.MIB. See "Loading Brocade MIBs" on page 7 for more information. Once loaded, the MAX-ACCESS provides access levels between the agent and management station. The access levels are as follows: • not-accessible You cannot read or write to this variable. • read-create Specifies a tabular object that can be read, modified, or created as a new row in a table. 4 Fabric OS MIB Reference 53-1000439-01