CISCO-ENTITY-DIAG-MIB

• Organization Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Last update 2007-01-09

This MIB module defines the managed objects that describe the online-offline diagnostics capabilities supported by the physical entities contained by the system, including chassis, modules, ports, power supplies, fans, and sensors. In order to manage the online-offline diagnostic capabilities supported by a physical entity, it must be represented by a conceptual row in the entPhysicalTable of the ENTITY-MIB (RFC-2737). GLOSSARY Boot-up Diagnostic - a diagnostic consisting of tests intended to be executed in a reasonable timeframe when a physical entity boots. Diagnostic - a suite of tests intended to exercise the functional integrity of a physical entity. Diagnostic Level - the degree of completeness that a diagnostic will exercise a physical entity. Field Diagnostic - a special suite of tests intended to exercise the functional integrity of a physical entity in a manner that is possible when a physical entity is operational or running an operational image. Field Diagnostic Image - an image supporting field diagnostics. A physical entity has to be loaded with a field diagnostic image before field diagnostics can be executed on the physical entity. Health Monitoring - the process of running special non-intrusive online tests periodically on a physical entity for the purpose of tracking the overall condition of a physical entity. On-Demand Diagnostic - a diagnostic intended to be executed immediately upon request. Offline Diagnostic - a diagnostic that consists of tests that are disruptive in nature, and thus requires the physical entity being evaluated to be taken offline for the duration. Online Diagnostic - a diagnostic that consists of tests that are not disruptive in nature, and thus can be done without taking the physical entity offline. Physical Entity - an identifiable physical resource, such as a chassis, line card, power supply, or communication port. See RFC-2737, 'Entity MIB (Version 2)', K. McCloghrie and A. Bierman. Scheduled Diagnostic - a diagnostic intended to execute at some time in the future. There exist two types of scheduled diagnostics: 1) one-shot, which execute only once; and 2) periodic, which executes at a specific interval. Test - an exercise intended to determine the functional integrity of a component comprising a physical entity (e.g., a port might support an internal loopback test). Diagnostic Job - Consists of a diagnostic suite (i.e., a collection of tests) to be executed by a physical entity.