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Network Working Group A. Bierman Request for Comments: 3434 K. McCloghrie Category:Standards Track Cisco Systems, Inc.

                                                         December 2002
                Remote Monitoring MIB Extensions for
                        High Capacity Alarms

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 (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

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 extending the alarm
 thresholding capabilities found in the Remote Monitoring (RMON) MIB
 (RFC 2819), to provide similar threshold monitoring of objects based
 on the Counter64 data type.

Table of Contents

 1 The Internet-Standard Management Framework ...................    2
 2 Terms ........................................................    2
 3 Overview .....................................................    2
   3.1 Relationship to the Remote Monitoring MIBs ...............    3
 4 MIB Structure ................................................    4
   4.1 MIB Group Overview .......................................    4
       4.1.1 High Capacity Alarm Control Group ..................    5
       4.1.2 High Capacity Alarm Capabilities ...................    6
       4.1.3 High Capacity Alarm Notifications ..................    6
 5 Definitions ..................................................    6
 6 Intellectual Property ........................................   21
 7 Acknowledgements .............................................   21
 8 Normative References .........................................   21
 9 Informative References .......................................   22

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 10 Security Considerations .....................................   22
 11 Authors' Addresses ..........................................   23
 12 Full Copyright Statement ....................................   24

1. 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].

2. Terms

 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]

3. Overview

 There is a need for a standardized way of providing the same type of
 alarm thresholding capabilities for Counter64 objects, as already
 exists for Counter32 objects.  The RMON-1 alarmTable objects and
 RMON-1 notification types are specific to 32-bit objects, and cannot
 be used to properly monitor Counter64-based objects.  Extensions to
 these existing constructs which explicitly support Counter64-based
 objects are needed.  These extensions are completely independent of
 the existing RMON-1 alarm mechanisms.
 The usage of Counter64 objects is increasing.  One of the causes for
 this increase is the increasing speeds of network interfaces; RFC
 2863 [RFC2863] says:
    As the speed of network media increase, the minimum time in which
    a 32 bit counter will wrap decreases.  For example, a 10Mbs stream
    of back-to-back, full-size packets causes ifInOctets to wrap in
    just over 57 minutes; at 100Mbs, the minimum wrap time is 5.7
    minutes, and at 1Gbs, the minimum is 34 seconds.  Requiring that
    interfaces be polled frequently enough not to miss a counter wrap
    is increasingly problematic.

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 and therefore requires:
    For interfaces that operate at 20,000,000 (20 million) bits per
    second or less, 32-bit byte and packet counters MUST be supported.
    For interfaces that operate faster than 20,000,000 bits/second,
    and slower than 650,000,000 bits/second, 32-bit packet counters
    MUST be supported and 64-bit octet counters MUST be supported.
    For interfaces that operate at 650,000,000 bits/second or faster,
    64-bit packet counters AND 64-bit octet counters MUST be
    supported.
 Of the variables on which thresholds are set using RMON-1's
 alarmTable, two of the most popular are: ifInOctets and ifOutOctets.
 Thus, the increasing usage of the 64-bit versions: ifHCInOctets and
 ifHCOutOctets means that there is an increasing requirement to use
 RMON-1's thresholding capability for ifHCInOctets and ifHCOutOctets.
 The RMON-1 Alarm Group is implemented not only by all RMON probes,
 but also by the SNMP agents in many other types of devices for the
 purpose of monitoring any of their (non-RMON) integer-valued MIB
 objects.  The fact that it has been so widely implemented indicates
 its obvious value.  Without this extension, that obvious value is
 becoming incomplete because of its lack of support for 64-bit
 integers.  This extension is the easiest, simplest, and most
 compatible way for an implementation to overcome that lack of
 support.

3.1. Relationship to the Remote Monitoring MIBs

 This MIB is intended to be implemented in Remote Monitoring (RMON)
 probes, which may also support the RMON-1 MIB [RFC2819].  Such probes
 may be stand-alone devices, or may be co-located with other
 networking devices (e.g., ethernet switches and repeaters).
 The functionality of the High Capacity Alarm Group is a superset of
 RMON-1's Alarm Group.  Thus, one day in the distant future, it is a
 possibility that RMON-1's Alarm Group will be deprecated in favor of
 this MIB's High Capacity Alarm Group.  However, that day will not
 come before this document, or one of its successors, reaches the same
 standardization state as RMON-1.

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4. MIB Structure

      Figure 1: HC-ALARM MIB Functional Structure
  +---------------------------------------------+
  |                                             |
  |     (RMON-1)              (HC-ALARM)        |
  |   +-----------+          +-----------+      |
  |   |           |          |           |      |
  |   |   alarm   |          |  hcAlarm  |      |
  |   |   Table   |          |  Table    |      |
  |   |           |          |           |      |
  |   +-----------+          +-----------+      |
  |         |                      |            |
  |         V      (RMON-1)        V            |
  |   +----------------------------------+      |
  |   |                                  |      |
  |   |            eventTable            |      |
  |   |                                  |      |
  |   +----------------------------------+      |
  |         |                      |            |
  |         |                      |            |
  |         V                      V            |
  |   +---------------+    +----------------+   |
  |   | risingAlarm   |    | hcRisingAlarm  |   |
  |   | fallingAlarm  |    | hcFallingAlarm |   |
  |   | Notifications |    | Notifications  |   |
  |   +---------------+    +----------------+   |
  |       (RMON-1)             (HC-ALARM)       |
  +---------------------------------------------+

4.1. MIB Group Overview

 The HC-ALARM MIB contains three MIB groups:
  1. hcAlarmControlObjects group

Controls the configuration of alarms for high capacity MIB

      object instances.
  1. hcAlarmCapabilities group

Describes the high capacity alarm capabilities provided by the

      agent.
  1. hcAlarmNotifications group

Provide new rising and falling threshold notifications for high

      capacity objects.

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4.1.1. High Capacity Alarm Control Group

 This group contains one table, which is used by a management station
 to configure high capacity alarm entries.  To configure alarm
 thresholding for Counter64 or CounterBasedGauge64 objects, a
 management application must configure the hcAlarmTable in a manner
 similar to how RMON-1's alarmTable is configured.
 Because the language in some of the DESCRIPTION clauses of objects in
 the alarmTable is specific to the alarmTable itself, their defined
 semantics do not allow them to be used for this MIB also.  Therefore,
 the following objects are essentially cloned from the alarmTable to
 the hcAlarmTable:
     alarmTable                 hcAlarmTable
     ----------                 ------------
     alarmIndex                 hcAlarmIndex
     alarmInterval              hcAlarmInterval
     alarmVariable              hcAlarmVariable
     alarmSampleType            hcAlarmSampleType
     alarmStartupAlarm          hcAlarmStartupAlarm
     alarmRisingEventIndex      hcAlarmRisingEventIndex
     alarmFallingEventIndex     hcAlarmFallingEventIndex
     alarmOwner                 hcAlarmOwner
     alarmStatus                hcAlarmStatus
 In addition, the following hcAlarmTable objects are used as high
 capacity values instead of the corresponding 32-bit version in the
 alarmTable.
     alarmTable                 hcAlarmTable
     ----------                 ------------
     alarmValue                 hcAlarmAbsValue
                                hcAlarmValueStatus
     alarmRisingThreshold       hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueLo
                                hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueHi
                                hcAlarmRisingThresholdValStatus
     alarmFallingThreshold      hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueLo
                                hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueHi
                                hcAlarmFallingThresholdValStatus
 Nevertheless, the hcAlarmTable does have a few differences from the
 alarmTable:
  1. Counter64 based objects are thresholded properly
  2. an entry is not destroyed if the instance identified by the

hcAlarmVariable is not available during a polling interval.

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  1. the RowStatus textual convention is used instead of EntryStatus

for the hcAlarmStatus object.

  1. the non-volatile storage of an HC alarm entry is explicitly

controlled with a StorageType parameter.

  1. a counter is provided to indicate the number of times the

hcAlarmVariable object value could not be retrieved by the

      agent.

4.1.2. High Capacity Alarm Capabilities

 This group contains a single scalar object, called
 hcAlarmCapabilities.  It describes the basic high capacity alarm
 features supported by the agent.

4.1.3. High Capacity Alarm Notifications

 This group contains two notifications, hcRisingAlarm and
 hcFallingAlarm.  These are generated for high capacity alarms in the
 same manner and used to convey essentially the same information as
 RMON-1's risingAlarm and fallingAlarm notifications do for
 alarmTable-specified alarms.

5. Definitions

HC-ALARM-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

IMPORTS

      MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, NOTIFICATION-TYPE,
      Integer32, Counter32, Unsigned32
              FROM SNMPv2-SMI
      MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP,
      NOTIFICATION-GROUP
              FROM SNMPv2-CONF
      RowStatus, VariablePointer, StorageType,
      TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
              FROM SNMPv2-TC
      CounterBasedGauge64
              FROM HCNUM-TC
      rmon, OwnerString, rmonEventGroup
              FROM RMON-MIB;

hcAlarmMIB MODULE-IDENTITY

  LAST-UPDATED    "200212160000Z"
  ORGANIZATION    "IETF RMONMIB Working Group"
  CONTACT-INFO
          "        Andy Bierman
                   Cisco Systems, Inc.
              Tel: +1 408 527-3711

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           E-mail: abierman@cisco.com
           Postal: 170 West Tasman Drive
                   San Jose, CA USA 95134
                   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
           Send comments to <rmonmib@ietf.org>
           Mailing list subscription info:
               http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/rmonmib "
  DESCRIPTION
          "This module defines Remote Monitoring MIB extensions for
           High Capacity Alarms.
           Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). This version
           of this MIB module is part of RFC 3434; see the RFC
           itself for full legal notices."
  REVISION        "200212160000Z"
  DESCRIPTION
          "Initial version of the High Capacity Alarm MIB module.
           This version published as RFC 3434."
  ::= { rmon 29 }

hcAlarmObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hcAlarmMIB 1 } hcAlarmNotifications OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hcAlarmMIB 2 } hcAlarmConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hcAlarmMIB 3 }

hcAlarmControlObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hcAlarmObjects 1 } hcAlarmCapabilitiesObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER

                                      ::= { hcAlarmObjects 2 }

– – Textual Conventions –

HcValueStatus ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  STATUS current
  DESCRIPTION
          "This data type indicates the validity and sign of the data
          in associated object instances which represent the absolute
          value of a high capacity numeric quantity.  Such an object
          may be represented with one or more object instances. An
          object of type HcValueStatus MUST be defined within the same

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          structure as the object(s) representing the high capacity
          absolute value.
          If the associated object instance(s) representing the high
          capacity absolute value could not be accessed during the
          sampling interval, and is therefore invalid, then the
          associated HcValueStatus object will contain the value
          'valueNotAvailable(1)'.
          If the associated object instance(s) representing the high
          capacity absolute value are valid and actual value of the
          sample is greater than or equal to zero, then the associated
          HcValueStatus object will contain the value
          'valuePositive(2)'.
          If the associated object instance(s) representing the high
          capacity absolute value are valid and the actual value of
          the sample is less than zero, then the associated
          HcValueStatus object will contain the value
          'valueNegative(3)'.  The associated absolute value should be
          multiplied by -1 to obtain the true sample value."
  SYNTAX INTEGER {
      valueNotAvailable(1),
      valuePositive(2),
      valueNegative(3)
  }

– – High Capacity Alarm Table –

hcAlarmTable OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      SEQUENCE OF HcAlarmEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "A list of entries for the configuration of high capacity
          alarms."
  ::= { hcAlarmControlObjects 1 }

hcAlarmEntry OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      HcAlarmEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "A conceptual row in the hcAlarmTable. Entries are usually
          created in this table by management application action, but
          may also be created by agent action as well."

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  INDEX { hcAlarmIndex }
  ::= { hcAlarmTable 1 }

HcAlarmEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

  hcAlarmIndex                     Integer32,
  hcAlarmInterval                  Integer32,
  hcAlarmVariable                  VariablePointer,
  hcAlarmSampleType                INTEGER,
  hcAlarmAbsValue                  CounterBasedGauge64,
  hcAlarmValueStatus               HcValueStatus,
  hcAlarmStartupAlarm              INTEGER,
  hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueLo    Unsigned32,
  hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueHi    Unsigned32,
  hcAlarmRisingThresholdValStatus  HcValueStatus,
  hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueLo   Unsigned32,
  hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueHi   Unsigned32,
  hcAlarmFallingThresholdValStatus HcValueStatus,
  hcAlarmRisingEventIndex          Integer32,
  hcAlarmFallingEventIndex         Integer32,
  hcAlarmValueFailedAttempts       Counter32,
  hcAlarmOwner                     OwnerString,
  hcAlarmStorageType               StorageType,
  hcAlarmStatus                    RowStatus }

hcAlarmIndex OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      Integer32 (1..65535)
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "An arbitrary integer index value used to uniquely identify
          this high capacity alarm entry."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 1 }

hcAlarmInterval OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      Integer32 (1..2147483647)
  UNITS      "seconds"
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The interval in seconds over which the data is sampled and
          compared with the rising and falling thresholds.  When
          setting this variable, care should be taken in the case of
          deltaValue sampling - the interval should be set short
          enough that the sampled variable is very unlikely to
          increase or decrease by more than 2^63 - 1 during a single
          sampling interval.

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          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 2 }

hcAlarmVariable OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      VariablePointer
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The object identifier of the particular variable to be
          sampled.  Only variables that resolve to an ASN.1 primitive
          type of INTEGER (INTEGER, Integer32, Counter32, Counter64,
          Gauge, or TimeTicks) may be sampled.
          Because SNMP access control is articulated entirely in terms
          of the contents of MIB views, no access control mechanism
          exists that can restrict the value of this object to
          identify only those objects that exist in a particular MIB
          view.  Because there is thus no acceptable means of
          restricting the read access that could be obtained through
          the alarm mechanism, the probe must only grant write access
          to this object in those views that have read access to all
          objects on the probe.
          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 3 }

hcAlarmSampleType OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX INTEGER {
             absoluteValue(1),
             deltaValue(2)
         }
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The method of sampling the selected variable and
          calculating the value to be compared against the thresholds.
          If the value of this object is absoluteValue(1), the value
          of the selected variable will be compared directly with the
          thresholds at the end of the sampling interval.  If the
          value of this object is deltaValue(2), the value of the
          selected variable at the last sample will be subtracted from
          the current value, and the difference compared with the
          thresholds.
          If the associated hcAlarmVariable instance could not be
          obtained at the previous sample interval, then a delta

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          sample is not possible, and the value of the associated
          hcAlarmValueStatus object for this interval will be
          valueNotAvailable(1).
          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 4 }

hcAlarmAbsValue OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      CounterBasedGauge64
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The absolute value (i.e., unsigned value) of the
          hcAlarmVariable statistic during the last sampling period.
          The value during the current sampling period is not made
          available until the period is completed.
          To obtain the true value for this sampling interval, the
          associated instance of hcAlarmValueStatus must be checked,
          and the value of this object adjusted as necessary.
          If the MIB instance could not be accessed during the
          sampling interval, then this object will have a value of
          zero and the associated instance of hcAlarmValueStatus will
          be set to 'valueNotAvailable(1)'."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 5 }

hcAlarmValueStatus OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      HcValueStatus
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "This object indicates the validity and sign of the data for
          the hcAlarmAbsValue object, as described in the
          HcValueStatus textual convention."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 6 }

hcAlarmStartupAlarm OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX     INTEGER {
                risingAlarm(1),
                fallingAlarm(2),
                risingOrFallingAlarm(3)
             }
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The alarm that may be sent when this entry is first set to

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          active.  If the first sample after this entry becomes active
          is greater than or equal to the rising threshold and this
          object is equal to risingAlarm(1) or
          risingOrFallingAlarm(3), then a single rising alarm will be
          generated.  If the first sample after this entry becomes
          valid is less than or equal to the falling threshold and
          this object is equal to fallingAlarm(2) or
          risingOrFallingAlarm(3), then a single falling alarm will be
          generated.
          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 7 }

hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueLo OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      Unsigned32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The lower 32 bits of the absolute value for threshold for
          the sampled statistic.  The actual threshold value is
          determined by the associated instances of the
          hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueHi and
          hcAlarmRisingThresholdValStatus objects, as follows:
             ABS(threshold) = hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueLo +
                   (hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueHi * 2^^32)
          The absolute value of the threshold is adjusted as required,
          as described in the HcValueStatus textual convention.  These
          three object instances are conceptually combined to
          represent the rising threshold for this entry.
          When the current sampled value is greater than or equal to
          this threshold, and the value at the last sampling interval
          was less than this threshold, a single event will be
          generated.  A single event will also be generated if the
          first sample after this entry becomes valid is greater than
          or equal to this threshold and the associated
          hcAlarmStartupAlarm is equal to risingAlarm(1) or
          risingOrFallingAlarm(3).
          After a rising event is generated, another such event will
          not be generated until the sampled value falls below this
          threshold and reaches the threshold identified by the
          hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueLo,
          hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueHi, and
          hcAlarmFallingThresholdValStatus objects.

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          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 8 }

hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueHi OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      Unsigned32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The upper 32 bits of the absolute value for threshold for
          the sampled statistic.  The actual threshold value is
          determined by the associated instances of the
          hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueLo and
          hcAlarmRisingThresholdValStatus objects, as follows:
             ABS(threshold) = hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueLo +
                   (hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueHi * 2^^32)
          The absolute value of the threshold is adjusted as required,
          as described in the HcValueStatus textual convention.  These
          three object instances are conceptually combined to
          represent the rising threshold for this entry.
          When the current sampled value is greater than or equal to
          this threshold, and the value at the last sampling interval
          was less than this threshold, a single event will be
          generated.  A single event will also be generated if the
          first sample after this entry becomes valid is greater than
          or equal to this threshold and the associated
          hcAlarmStartupAlarm is equal to risingAlarm(1) or
          risingOrFallingAlarm(3).
          After a rising event is generated, another such event will
          not be generated until the sampled value falls below this
          threshold and reaches the threshold identified by the
          hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueLo,
          hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueHi, and
          hcAlarmFallingThresholdValStatus objects.
          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 9 }

hcAlarmRisingThresholdValStatus OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      HcValueStatus
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current

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  DESCRIPTION
          "This object indicates the sign of the data for the rising
          threshold, as defined by the hcAlarmRisingThresAbsValueLo
          and hcAlarmRisingThresAbsValueHi objects, as described in
          the HcValueStatus textual convention.
          The enumeration 'valueNotAvailable(1)' is not allowed, and
          the associated hcAlarmStatus object cannot be equal to
          'active(1)' if this object is set to this value.
          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 10 }

hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueLo OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      Unsigned32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The lower 32 bits of the absolute value for threshold for
          the sampled statistic.  The actual threshold value is
          determined by the associated instances of the
          hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueHi and
          hcAlarmFallingThresholdValStatus objects, as follows:
             ABS(threshold) = hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueLo +
                   (hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueHi * 2^^32)
          The absolute value of the threshold is adjusted as required,
          as described in the HcValueStatus textual convention.  These
          three object instances are conceptually combined to
          represent the falling threshold for this entry.
          When the current sampled value is less than or equal to this
          threshold, and the value at the last sampling interval was
          greater than this threshold, a single event will be
          generated.  A single event will also be generated if the
          first sample after this entry becomes valid is less than or
          equal to this threshold and the associated
          hcAlarmStartupAlarm is equal to fallingAlarm(2) or
          risingOrFallingAlarm(3).
          After a falling event is generated, another such event will
          not be generated until the sampled value rises above this
          threshold and reaches the threshold identified by the
          hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueLo,
          hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueHi, and
          hcAlarmRisingThresholdValStatus objects.

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          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 11 }

hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueHi OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      Unsigned32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The upper 32 bits of the absolute value for threshold for
          the sampled statistic.  The actual threshold value is
          determined by the associated instances of the
          hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueLo and
          hcAlarmFallingThresholdValStatus objects, as follows:
             ABS(threshold) = hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueLo +
                   (hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueHi * 2^^32)
          The absolute value of the threshold is adjusted as required,
          as described in the HcValueStatus textual convention.  These
          three object instances are conceptually combined to
          represent the falling threshold for this entry.
          When the current sampled value is less than or equal to this
          threshold, and the value at the last sampling interval was
          greater than this threshold, a single event will be
          generated.  A single event will also be generated if the
          first sample after this entry becomes valid is less than or
          equal to this threshold and the associated
          hcAlarmStartupAlarm is equal to fallingAlarm(2) or
          risingOrFallingAlarm(3).
          After a falling event is generated, another such event will
          not be generated until the sampled value rises above this
          threshold and reaches the threshold identified by the
          hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueLo,
          hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueHi, and
          hcAlarmRisingThresholdValStatus objects.
          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 12 }

hcAlarmFallingThresholdValStatus OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      HcValueStatus
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION

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          "This object indicates the sign of the data for the falling
          threshold, as defined by the hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueLo
          and hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueHi objects, as described in
          the HcValueStatus textual convention.
          The enumeration 'valueNotAvailable(1)' is not allowed, and
          the associated hcAlarmStatus object cannot be equal to
          'active(1)' if this object is set to this value.
          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 13 }

hcAlarmRisingEventIndex OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      Integer32 (0..65535)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The index of the eventEntry that is used when a rising
          threshold is crossed.  The eventEntry identified by a
          particular value of this index is the same as identified by
          the same value of the eventIndex object.  If there is no
          corresponding entry in the eventTable, then no association
          exists.  In particular, if this value is zero, no associated
          event will be generated, as zero is not a valid event index.
          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 14 }

hcAlarmFallingEventIndex OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      Integer32 (0..65535)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The index of the eventEntry that is used when a falling
          threshold is crossed.  The eventEntry identified by a
          particular value of this index is the same as identified by
          the same value of the eventIndex object.  If there is no
          corresponding entry in the eventTable, then no association
          exists.  In particular, if this value is zero, no associated
          event will be generated, as zero is not a valid event index.
          This object may not be modified if the associated
          hcAlarmStatus object is equal to active(1)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 15 }

hcAlarmValueFailedAttempts OBJECT-TYPE

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  SYNTAX     Counter32
  MAX-ACCESS read-only
  STATUS     current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The number of times the associated hcAlarmVariable instance
          was polled on behalf of this hcAlarmEntry, (while in the
          active state) and the value was not available.  This counter
          may experience a discontinuity if the agent restarts,
          indicated by the value of sysUpTime."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 16 }

hcAlarmOwner OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX     OwnerString
  MAX-ACCESS read-create
  STATUS     current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The entity that configured this entry and is therefore
          using the resources assigned to it."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 17 }

hcAlarmStorageType OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX     StorageType
  MAX-ACCESS read-create
  STATUS     current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The type of non-volatile storage configured for this entry.
          If this object is equal to 'permanent(4)', then the
          associated hcAlarmRisingEventIndex and
          hcAlarmFallingEventIndex objects must be writable."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 18 }

hcAlarmStatus OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      RowStatus
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The status of this row.
          An entry MUST NOT exist in the active state unless all
          objects in the entry have an appropriate value, as described
          in the description clause for each writable object.
          The hcAlarmStatus object may be modified if the associated
          instance of this object is equal to active(1),
          notInService(2), or notReady(3).  All other writable objects
          may be modified if the associated instance of this object is
          equal to notInService(2) or notReady(3)."
  ::= { hcAlarmEntry 19 }

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– – Capabilities –

hcAlarmCapabilities OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX      BITS {
     hcAlarmCreation(0),
     hcAlarmNvStorage(1)
  }
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS      current
  DESCRIPTION
          "An indication of the high capacity alarm capabilities
          supported by this agent.
          If the 'hcAlarmCreation' BIT is set, then this agent allows
          NMS applications to create entries in the hcAlarmTable.
          If the 'hcAlarmNvStorage' BIT is set, then this agent allows
          entries in the hcAlarmTable which will be recreated after a
          system restart, as controlled by the hcAlarmStorageType
          object."
  ::= { hcAlarmCapabilitiesObjects 1 }

– – Notifications –

hcAlarmNotifPrefix OBJECT IDENTIFIER

    ::= { hcAlarmNotifications 0 }

hcRisingAlarm NOTIFICATION-TYPE

  OBJECTS  { hcAlarmVariable,
             hcAlarmSampleType,
             hcAlarmAbsValue,
             hcAlarmValueStatus,
             hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueLo,
             hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueHi,
             hcAlarmRisingThresholdValStatus,
             hcAlarmRisingEventIndex }
  STATUS   current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The SNMP notification that is generated when a high
          capacity alarm entry crosses its rising threshold and
          generates an event that is configured for sending SNMP
          traps.
          The hcAlarmEntry object instances identified in the OBJECTS

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          clause are from the entry that causes this notification to
          be generated."
   ::= { hcAlarmNotifPrefix 1 }

hcFallingAlarm NOTIFICATION-TYPE

  OBJECTS { hcAlarmVariable,
            hcAlarmSampleType,
            hcAlarmAbsValue,
            hcAlarmValueStatus,
            hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueLo,
            hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueHi,
            hcAlarmFallingThresholdValStatus,
            hcAlarmFallingEventIndex }
  STATUS    current
  DESCRIPTION
          "The SNMP notification that is generated when a high
          capacity alarm entry crosses its falling threshold and
          generates an event that is configured for sending SNMP
          traps.
          The hcAlarmEntry object instances identified in the OBJECTS
          clause are from the entry that causes this notification to
          be generated."
   ::= { hcAlarmNotifPrefix 2 }

– – Conformance Section –

hcAlarmCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hcAlarmConformance 1 } hcAlarmGroups OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hcAlarmConformance 2 }

hcAlarmCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
          "Describes the requirements for conformance to the High
          Capacity Alarm MIB."
  MODULE  -- this module
      MANDATORY-GROUPS {
                         hcAlarmControlGroup,
                         hcAlarmCapabilitiesGroup,
                         hcAlarmNotificationsGroup
                       }
  MODULE RMON-MIB
      MANDATORY-GROUPS { rmonEventGroup }
  ::= { hcAlarmCompliances 1 }

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– Object Groups

hcAlarmControlGroup OBJECT-GROUP

  OBJECTS {
           hcAlarmInterval,
           hcAlarmVariable,
           hcAlarmSampleType,
           hcAlarmAbsValue,
           hcAlarmValueStatus,
           hcAlarmStartupAlarm,
           hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueLo,
           hcAlarmRisingThreshAbsValueHi,
           hcAlarmRisingThresholdValStatus,
           hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueLo,
           hcAlarmFallingThreshAbsValueHi,
           hcAlarmFallingThresholdValStatus,
           hcAlarmRisingEventIndex,
           hcAlarmFallingEventIndex,
           hcAlarmValueFailedAttempts,
           hcAlarmOwner,
           hcAlarmStorageType,
           hcAlarmStatus
  }
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
          "A collection of objects used to configure entries for high
          capacity alarm threshold monitoring purposes."
  ::= { hcAlarmGroups 1 }

hcAlarmCapabilitiesGroup OBJECT-GROUP

  OBJECTS {
           hcAlarmCapabilities
  }
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
          "A collection of objects used to indicate an agent's high
          capacity alarm threshold monitoring capabilities."
  ::= { hcAlarmGroups 2 }

hcAlarmNotificationsGroup NOTIFICATION-GROUP

  NOTIFICATIONS {
          hcRisingAlarm,
          hcFallingAlarm
  }
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
          "A collection of notifications to deliver information
          related to a high capacity rising or falling threshold event

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          to a management application."
  ::= { hcAlarmGroups 3 }

END

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7. Acknowledgements

 This memo is a product of the RMONMIB working group, and is based on
 existing alarmTable objects in the RMON-1 MIB module [RFC2819].  In
 order to maintain the RMON 'look-and-feel' and semantic consistency,
 some of Steve Waldbusser's text from [RFC2819] has been adapted for
 use in this MIB.

8. Normative References

 [RFC2026] Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision
           3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996.
 [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
           Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

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 [RFC2578] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
           Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Structure of Management
           Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April
           1999.
 [RFC2579] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
           Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Textual Conventions for
           SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999.
 [RFC2580] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
           Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Conformance Statements for
           SMIv2", RFC 2580, STD 58, April 1999.
 [RFC2819] Waldbusser, S., "Remote Network Monitoring Management
           Information Base", STD 59, RFC 2819, May 2000.
 [RFC3414] Blumenthal, U. and B. Wijnen, "User-based Security Model
           (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management
           Protocol (SNMPv3)", STD 62, RFC 3414, December 2002.
 [RFC3415] Wijnen, B., Presuhn, R. and K. McCloghrie, "View-based
           Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network
           Management Protocol (SNMP)", STD 62, RFC 3415, December
           2002.

9. Informative References

 [RFC3410] Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D. and B. Stewart,
           "Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet-
           Standard Management Framework", RFC 3410, December 2002.
 [RFC2863] McCloghrie, K. and F. Kastenholz, "The Interfaces Group
           MIB", RFC 2863, June, 2000.

10. Security Considerations

 There are a number of management objects defined in this MIB that
 have a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write and/or read-create.  Such
 objects may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network
 environments.  The support for SET operations in a non-secure
 environment without proper protection can have a negative effect on
 network operations.
 There are a number of managed objects in this MIB that may contain
 sensitive information. These are:
      hcAlarmAbsValue
      hcAlarmValueStatus

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 These objects are used together, and may expose the values of
 particular MIB instances, as identified by associated instances of
 the hcAlarmVariable object.
      hcAlarmVariable
 This object identifies the object instance that the associated
 hcAlarmEntry will periodically sample.  Because SNMP access control
 is articulated entirely in terms of the contents of MIB views, no
 access control mechanism exists that can restrict the value of this
 object to identify only those objects that exist in a particular MIB
 view.  Thus, because there is no acceptable means of restricting the
 read access that could be obtained through the alarm mechanism, the
 probe must only grant write access to this object in those views that
 have read access to all objects on the probe.
 SNMPv1 by itself is not a secure environment.  Even if the network
 itself is secure (for example by using IPSec), 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.
 It is recommended that the implementors consider the security
 features as provided by the SNMPv3 framework.  Specifically, the use
 of the User-based Security Model STD 62, RFC 3414 [RFC3414] and the
 View-based Access Control Model STD 62, RFC 3415 [RFC3415] is
 recommended.
 It is then a customer/user responsibility to ensure that the SNMP
 entity giving access to an instance of this MIB, is properly
 configured to give access to only the objects, and to those
 principals (users) that have legitimate rights to indeed GET or SET
 (change/create/delete) them.

11. Authors' Addresses

 Andy Bierman
 Cisco Systems, Inc.
 170 West Tasman Drive
 San Jose, CA USA 95134
 Phone: +1 408-527-3711
 EMail: abierman@cisco.com
 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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