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monitored at this time. The BASP configuration data includes information such as team IDs, physical/virtual/VLAN/team
adapter IDs, physical/virtual/VLAN/team/ adapter descriptions, and MAC addresses of the adapters.
The statistics include detailed information such as data packets transmitted and received for the physical/virtual/VLAN/team
adapters.
The alarm trap forwards information about the changes in configuration of the physical adapters participating in a team, such
as physical adapter link up/down, and adapter installed/removed events.
To monitor this information, an SNMP manager must load the Broadcom BASP MIB database files to allow monitoring of the
information described above. These files, which are shown below, are included with the driver source media.
baspcfg.mib
baspstat.mib
basptrap.mib
HBA API
Broadcom supports the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Common HBA API on Windows and Linux operating
systems. The Common HBA API is an application program interface for the management of Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters.
BASP Extensible-Agent
The Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Controller Extended Information SNMP extensible-agent (bcmif.dll) is designed
for Windows Server 2008 SNMP service.
The extensible-agent allows the SNMP manager software to actively monitor the configurations of the Broadcom NetXtreme II
adapter. It is intended to supplement the information already provided by the standard SNMP Management Network Interface
information.
The extensible-agent provides in-depth information about a Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter such as:
MAC address
Bound IP address
IP subnet mask
Physical link status
Adapter state
Line speed
Duplex mode
Memory range
Interrupt setting
Bus number
Device number
Function number
To monitor this information, a SNMP manager needs to load the Broadcom Extended information MIB file to allow monitoring
of the information described above. This file, bcmif.mib, is included on the installation CD.
The monitored workstation requires the installation of the Broadcom Extended Information SNMP extensible-agent, bcmif.dll,
and requires the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SNMP service to be installed and loaded.