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IB-CA-MIB

AI MIB Summary

The IB-CA-MIB module defines managed objects for monitoring and managing InfiniBand Channel Adapter hardware, specifically tracking port states, link parameters, error counters, and performance statistics. It enables network administrators to instrument CA devices for fault detection, throughput analysis, and link integrity verification within high-performance computing fabrics.

Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). The initial version of this MIB module was published in RFC XXXX; for full legal notices see the RFC itself. Supplementary information may be available on http://www.ietf.org/copyrights/ianamib.html. This module contains managed object definitions for the instrumentation for an InfiniBand Channel Adapter (CA).
Main OID:
ibCaMIB.1.3.6.1.3.117.4
50
Objects
Active
Status
4
Dependencies

Imported Objects

Objects

50 total
Object Name
ibCaMIBCopyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). The initial version of this MIB module was published in RFC XXXX; for full legal notices see the RFC itself. Supplementary information may be available on http://www.ietf.org/copyrights/ianamib.html. This module contains managed object definitions for the instrumentation for an InfiniBand Channel Adapter (CA).
MODULE-IDENTITY
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4
ibCaObjects
OBJECT IDENTIFIER
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1
ibCaGeneralInfo
OBJECT IDENTIFIER
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.1
ibCaGeneralInfoTableA table containing general information about the Channel Adapters on this network entity.
SEQUENCE OF IbCaGeneralInfoEntry
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.1.1
ibCaGeneralInfoEntryA conceptual row of the ibCaGeneralInfoTable containing information about the general characteristics of each Channel Adapter on this network entity.
IbCaGeneralInfoEntry
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.1.1.1
ibCaIndexIndex that identifies the specific CA on this network entity. The index is defined for a range of CAs from 1 to N, where N can have a maximum value of 254.
Unsigned32
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.1.1.1.1
ibCaTypeType of Channel Adapter: either a Host Channel Adapter (HCA), or a Target Channel Adapter (TCA). The key difference between an HCA and a TCA is that the HCA supports the IBA Verbs layer, while the TCA uses an implementation dependent interface to the transport layer. If the type of CA cannot be determined, the unknown(1) value is returned.ro
Enumeration
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.1.1.1.2
ibCaNodeGuidThe GUID of this CA. All ports on the same node shall report the same CA node GUID value. This provides a means for uniquely identifying a CA node within a subnet and helps to determine the co-location of the ports.ro
OCTET STRING
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.1.1.1.3
ibCaNumPortsNumber of physical IB data ports on this Channel Adapter. Ports are numbered starting from 1. If there is more than one port, the ports are numbered sequentially.ro
Unsigned32
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.1.1.1.4
ibCaAttrInfo
OBJECT IDENTIFIER
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2
ibCaAttributeTableA table containing information about the Channel Adapter attributes on this network entity.
SEQUENCE OF IbCaAttributeEntry
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1
ibCaAttributeEntryA conceptual row of the ibCaAttributeTable containing information about the general characteristics of each Channel Adapter on this network entity.
IbCaAttributeEntry
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1
ibCaHasReliableConnectionFlag that indicates whether this CA supports Reliable Connection (RC) transport service.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.1
ibCaHasUnreliableConnectionFlag that indicates whether this CA supports Unreliable Connection (UC) transport service.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.2
ibCaHasReliableDatagramFlag that indicates whether this CA supports Reliable Datagram (RD) transport service.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.3
ibCaHasUnreliableDatagramFlag that indicates whether this CA supports Unreliable Datagram (UD) transport service.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.4
ibCaSupportsAtomicOperationsFlag that indicates whether this CA supports atomic operations. An atomic operation is an operation that is guaranteed to finish without having another operation alter the results once the atomic operation has been initiated.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.5
ibCaSupportsOtherOperationsFlag that indicates whether this CA supports all of the other operations (excluding atomic operations) defined for a particular supported transport service.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.6
ibCaSupportsSolicitedEventsFlag that indicates whether this CA supports the generation and reception of solicited events. A solicited event is a feature by which a queue pair consumer on a CA can cause an event to be generated at the destination when its message is received.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.7
ibCaPathMtuSetSupportSet of MTU values (in bytes) supported by this CA for all transport service classes. The Maximum Transfer Unit is the largest size allowable for the packet payload.ro
Enumeration
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.8
ibCaGenEndToEndFlowControlFlag that indicates whether this CA supports the generation of end-to-end flow control. End-to-end flow control is a mechanism that prevents sending messages when the destination does not have adequate receive buffers to receive the message.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.9
ibCaSupportsMulticastFlag that indicates whether this CA supports multicast operations. Multicast is the ability to deliver a single packet to multiple ports.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.10
ibCaSupportsAutoPathMigrationFlag that indicates whether this CA supports automatic path migration. Automatic path migration is the process by which a CA (on a per QP basis) signals another CA to cause path migration to a preset alternate path.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.11
ibCaSupportsMemoryProtectionFlag that indicates whether this CA supports InfiniBand memory management protection mechanisms.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.12
ibCaSupportsLoopbackFlag that indicates whether this CA supports loopback operations. Loopback support allows for the sending and receiving of self-addressed packets that do not go out on the wire. If this feature is supported, self-addressed packets must work, even if no switch is present.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.13
ibCaSupportsSubnetManagerFlag that indicates whether this CA supports a Subnet Manager (SM) instance.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.2.1.1.14
ibCaPortAttrInfo
OBJECT IDENTIFIER
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3
ibCaPortAttributeTableA table containing information about the Channel Adapter port attributes on this network entity.
SEQUENCE OF IbCaPortAttributeEntry
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.1
ibCaPortAttributeEntryA conceptual row of the ibCaPortAttributeTable containing information about the general characteristics of each Channel Adapter port on this network entity.
IbCaPortAttributeEntry
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.1.1
ibCaPortIndexIndex that identifies the InfiniBand data port. The IBA defines a range of valid data ports from 1 to N, where N can have a maximum value of 254 for an IBA switch.
IbPhysPort (IB-TC-MIB)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.1.1.1
ibCaPortGuidThe GUID of this CA port. All ports on the same CA shall report a unique ibCaPortGuid value. This provides a means for uniquely identifying a CA port on a node within a subnet and helps to determine the co-location of the ports.ro
OCTET STRING
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.1.1.2
ibCaPhysicalInterfaceThe physical interface for this CA. When the value is cable(1), the CA supports a cable connector physical interface. This physical attach point is defined for use with copper cables. When the value is fiber(2), the CA supports a fiber connector physical interface. This physical attach point is defined for use with optical cables. When the value is backplane(3), the CA supports a backplane connector physical interface. This physical attach point is defined for accepting a specified form factor that houses the channel adapter.ro
Enumeration
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.1.1.3
ibCaSupportsStaticRateControlFlag that indicates whether this CA supports static rate control. Static rate controls are required for all IB ports that support a data rate over 2.5 Gbps.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.1.1.4
ibCaInterpacketDelayValueInterpacket Delay Value (IPD) supported for CAs that have static rate control (i.e., the ibCaSupportsStaticRateControl object must have a value of true(1) for this object to contain a valid value; Otherwise, 0 is returned). The IPD allows for the slowing of the packet rate for all of the standard link rates.ro
Unsigned32
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.1.1.5
ibCaSupportsMultipathingFlag that indicates whether this CA supports multipathing. The CA link layer port checks the unicast DLID in the received packet for validity by masking the number of low order bits indicated by the LID Mask Control field (LMC) before comparing the DLID to its assigned LID if this object is true(1).ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.1.1.6
ibCaValidatesInPktDlidFlag that indicates whether this CA supports the validation of incoming packet DLIDs, and if the GRH is present, the DGID.ro
TruthValue (SNMPv2-TC)
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.1.1.7
ibCaMaxGidsPerPortMaximum number of GIDs per port. The maximum number of unicast GIDs supported per CA port is implementation specific. Each port will support at least one (1) GID.ro
Unsigned32
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.1.1.8
ibCaPortGidTableA table containing the port GIDs for each CA.
SEQUENCE OF IbCaPortGidEntry
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.2
ibCaPortGidEntryA conceptual row of the ibCaPortGidTable containing information about a particular GID on an IB port for a particular CA.
IbCaPortGidEntry
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.2.1
ibCaPortGidIndexIndex that identifies the GID entry for this IB data port. Each port on a CA is assigned at least 1 unicast GID. Note, the value of ibCaPortGidIndex will never be greater than the value of ibCaMaxGidsPerPort that defines the upper value for this index.
Unsigned32
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.2.1.1
ibCaPortGidValueThe Global Identifier (GID) is a 128-bit (16-byte) unicast or multicast identifier used to identify a channel adapter port. A GID is a valid 128-bit IPv6 address (as defined in RFC 2373) with additional IBA modifications that facilitate node discovery, routing, and communications.ro
OCTET STRING
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.1.3.2.1.2
ibCaConformance
OBJECT IDENTIFIER
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.2
ibCaCompliances
OBJECT IDENTIFIER
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.2.1
ibCaBasicComplianceThe basic CA implementation requirements for agents that support the IPOIB CA MIB.
Unknown
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.2.1.1
ibCaFullComplianceThe complete node implementation requirements for agents that support the full IPOIB CA MIB.
Unknown
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.2.1.2
ibCaGroups
OBJECT IDENTIFIER
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.2.2
ibCaGeneralGroupThe ibCaGeneralGroup defines the MIB objects that describe the general characteristics of this Channel Adapter.
Unknown
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.2.2.1
ibCaAttrGroupThe ibCaAttrGroup defines the MIB objects that describe more specific attributes about the Channel Adapter.
Unknown
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.2.2.2
ibCaPortAttrGroupThe ibCaPortAttrGroup defines the MIB objects that describe attributes about the Channel Adapter ports.
Unknown
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.2.2.3
ibCaPortGidGroupThe ibCaPortGidGroup defines the MIB objects that describe attributes about the Channel Adapter port GIDs.
Unknown
.1.3.6.1.3.117.4.2.2.4
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