Fibre Channel Fabric Configuration Server MIB
RFC 4935
Network Working Group C. DeSanti
Request for Comments: 4935 H.K. Vivek
Category: Standards Track K. McCloghrie
Cisco Systems
S. Gai
Nuova Systems
August 2007
Fibre Channel Fabric Configuration Server 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 IETF Trust (2007).
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 Fabric Configuration Server function of a Fibre Channel
network.
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RFC 4935 Fabric Configuration Server MIB August 2007
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework ......................3
3. Short Overview of Fibre Channel .................................3
4. Relationship to Other MIBs ......................................5
5. MIB Overview ....................................................5
5.1. Fibre Channel Management Instance ..........................6
5.2. Switch Index ...............................................6
5.3. Fabric Index ...............................................6
5.4. The MIB Groups .............................................7
5.5. OS Logical Unit Number (LUN) Map Entries ...................8
6. The T11-FC-FABRIC-CONFIG-SERVER-MIB Module ......................9
7. IANA Considerations ............................................45
8. Security Considerations ........................................45
9. Acknowledgements ...............................................46
10. Normative References ..........................................47
11. Informative References ........................................48
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RFC 4935 Fabric Configuration Server MIB August 2007
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 a Fibre Channel network's Fabric Configuration Server function,
which provides a means by which a management application can discover
Fibre Channel fabric topology and attributes. Discovered topology
includes Interconnect Elements (i.e., switches, hubs, bridges, etc.)
and their ports, as well as "platforms" that consist of one or more
Fibre Channel nodes.
This memo was previously approved by INternational Committee for
Information Technology Standards (INCITS) Task Group T11.5
(http://www.t11.org); this document is a product of the IETF's IMSS
working group.
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14, RFC 2119
[RFC2119].
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 Fibre Channel
The Fibre Channel (FC) is logically a bidirectional point-to-point
serial data channel, structured for high performance. Fibre Channel
provides a general transport vehicle for higher-level protocols such
as Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) command sets, the High-
Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) data framing, IP (Internet
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