OSPF Sham-Link MIB Support

Last Updated: November 1, 2011

This feature introduces MIB support for the OSPF Sham-Link feature through the addition of new tables and trap MIB objects to the Cisco OSPF MIB (CISCO-OSPF-MIB) and the Cisco OSPF Trap MIB (CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB). New commands have been added to enable Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) notifications for the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) sham-link trap objects. Notifications are provided for errors, state changes, and retransmissions across a sham-link interface.

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Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.

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Prerequisites for OSPF Sham-Link MIB Support

  • It is presumed that you already have configured an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) sham-link.
  • SNMP must be enabled on the router before notifications (traps) can be configured or before SNMP GET operations can be performed.

Restrictions for OSPF Sham-Link MIB Support

All enhancements that are introduced by this feature are provided only by the Cisco private MIBs CISCO-OSPF-MIB and CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB.

Information About OSPF Sham-Link MIB Support

OSPF Sham-Links in PE-PE Router Connections

In a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Network (VPN) configuration, a virtual connection called a sham-link can be configured to interconnect between two VPN sites that want to be in the same OSPF area. The sham-link is configured on top of the MPLS VPN tunnel that connects two provider edge (PE) routers. The OSPF packets are propagated over the sham-link. For more information on configuring sham-links, refer the OSPF Sham-Link Support for MPLS VPN feature at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/iproute_ospf/configuration/guide/iro_sham_link.html

Cisco OSPF MIB and Cisco OSPF Trap MIB Enhancements

The OSPF Sham-Link MIB Support feature introduces MIB support for OSPF sham-links through the addition of new tables and trap MIB objects to the Cisco OSPF MIB (CISCO-OSPF-MIB) and the Cisco OSPF Trap MIB (CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB) for Cisco IOS Releases 12.0(30)S, 12.3(14)T, 12.2(33)SRA, 12.2(31)SB2, and 12.2(33)SXH. New CLI has been added to enable SNMP notifications for the OSPF sham-link trap objects. Notifications are provided for errors, state changes, and retransmissions across a sham-link interface. The following sections describe the enhancements:

OSPF Sham-Link Configuration Support

The cospfShamLinksTable table object stores information about the sham-links that have been configured for the OSPF area. Beginning with Cisco IOS Releases 12.0(30)S, 12.3(14)T, 12.2(33)SRA, 12.2(31)SB2, and 12.2(33)SXH, the cospfShamLinksTable replaces the cospfShamLinkTable. The cospfShamLinksTable allows access to the following MIB objects:

  • cospfShamLinksAreaId
  • cospfShamLinksLocalIpAddrType
  • cospfShamLinksLocalIpAddr
  • cospfShamLinksRemoteIpAddrType
  • cospfShamLinksRemoteIpAddr
  • cospfShamLinksRetransInterval
  • cospfShamLinksHelloInterval
  • cospfShamLinksRtrDeadInterval
  • cospfShamLinksState
  • cospfShamLinksEvents
  • cospfShamLinksMetric

OSPF Sham-Link Neighbor Support

The cospfShamLinkNbrTable table object describes all OSPF sham-link neighbor entries. The cospfShamLinkNbrTable allows access to the following MIB objects:

  • cospfShamLinkNbrArea
  • cospfShamLinkNbrIpAddrType
  • cospfShamLinkNbrIpAddr
  • cospfShamLinkNbrRtrId
  • cospfShamLinkNbrOptions
  • cospfShamLinkNbrState
  • cospfShamLinkNbrEvents
  • cospfShamLinkNbrLsRetransQLen
  • cospfShamLinkNbrHelloSuppressed

OSPF Sham-Link Interface Transition State Change Support

The cospfShamLinksStateChange trap object is used to notify the network manager of a transition state change for the OSPF sham-link interface. The cospfShamLinksStateChange trap object replaces the original cospfShamLinkStateChange trap object for Cisco IOS Releases 12.0(30)S, 12.3(14)T, 12.2(33)SRA, and 12.2(31)SB2. The cospfShamLinksStateChange trap objects contains the following MIB objects:

  • ospfRouterId
  • cospfShamLinksAreaId
  • cospfShamLinksLocalIpAddrType
  • cospfShamLinksLocalIpAddr
  • cospfShamLinksRemoteIpAddrType
  • cospfShamLinksRemoteIpAddr
  • cospfShamLinksState

OSPF Sham-Link Neighbor Transition State Change Support

The cospfShamLinkNbrStateChange trap object is used to notify the network manager of a transition state change for the OSPF sham-link neighbors. The cospfShamLinkNbrStateChange trap object contains the following MIB objects:

  • ospfRouterId
  • cospfShamLinkNbrArea
  • cospfShamLinksLocalIpAddrType
  • cospfShamLinksLocalIpAddr
  • cospfShamLinkNbrIpAddrType
  • cospfShamLinkNbrIpAddr
  • cospfShamLinkNbrRtrId
  • cospfShamLinkNbrState

Sham-Link Errors

Trap notifications are provided for OSPF sham-link configuration, authentication, and bad packet errors. These errors include the following trap objects:

  • cospfShamLinkConfigError
  • cospfShamLinkAuthFailure
  • cospfShamLinkRxBadPacket

Note
The cospfShamLinkAuthFailure trap will not be generated because Cisco IOS Releases 12.0(30)S, 12.3(14)T, 12.2(33)SRA, and 12.2(31)SB2 do not yet support authentication over sham-links. The cospfShamLinkRxBadPacket trap will not be generated because it also is not supported by Cisco IOS Releases 12.0(30)S, 12.3(14)T, 12.2(33)SRA, and 12.2(31)SB2. However, the information can be retrieved from the existing OSPF bad packet traps.

How to Configure OSPF Sham-Link MIB Support

Configuring the Router to Send SNMP Notifications

Perform this task to enable the router to send SNMP notifications (traps or informs) defined in the OSPF MIBs. SNMP notifications can be configured on the router and GET operations can be performed from an external management station only after MIB support is enabled.

OSPF Configuration Error Notifications

To enable the sending of OSPF configuration errors notifications, enable the following traps:

  • cospfShamLinkConfigError
  • cospfShamLinkAuthFailure
  • cospfShamLinkRxBadPacket
SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    show running-config

3.    configure terminal

4.    snmp-server host {hostname | ip-address} [vrf vrf-name] [traps | informs] [version {1 | 2c | 3 [auth | noauth | priv]}] community-string [udp-port port] [notification-type]

5.    snmp-server enable traps ospf

6.    end


DETAILED STEPS
  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Router> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
show running-config


Example:

Router# show running-config

 

Displays the running configuration to determine if an SNMP agent is already running.

  • If no SNMP information is displayed, continue with the next step. If any SNMP information is displayed, you can modify the information or change it as needed.
 
Step 3
configure terminal


Example:

Router# configure terminal

 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 4
snmp-server host {hostname | ip-address} [vrf vrf-name] [traps | informs] [version {1 | 2c | 3 [auth | noauth | priv]}] community-string [udp-port port] [notification-type]


Example:

Router(config)# snmp-server host 172.20.2.162 version 2c public ospf

 

Specifies a recipient (target host) for SNMP notification operations.

  • If no notification-type is specified, all enabled notifications (traps or informs) will be sent to the specified host.
  • If you want to send only the OSPF notifications to the specified host, you can use the optional ospfkeyword as one of the notification-types. (See the example.)
 
Step 5
snmp-server enable traps ospf


Example:

Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf

 

Enables all SNMP notifications defined in the OSPF MIBs.

Note    This step is required only if you wish to enable all OSPF traps, including the traps for OSPF sham-links. When you enter the no snmp-server enable traps ospf command, all OSPF traps, including the OSPF sham-link trap, will be disabled.
 
Step 6
end


Example:

Router(config)# end

 

Ends your configuration session and exits global configuration mode.

 

Enabling OSPF Sham-Link Error Traps

Notifications are sent when OSPF sham-link configuration errors are detected. To enable the sending of sham-link configuration error notifications, enable the following cospfShamLinkConfigError trap.

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors config-error

4.    snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors shamlink [authentication [bad-packet [config] | [config [bad-packet]]]

5.    end


DETAILED STEPS
  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Router> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
configure terminal


Example:

Router# configure terminal

 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3
snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors config-error


Example:

Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors config-error

 

Enables error traps for OSPF nonvirtual interface mismatch errors.

Note    You must enter the snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors config-error command before you enter the snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors shamlink command, in order for both traps to be generated at the same place and maintain consistency with a similar case for configuration errors across virtual links. If you try to enable the cospfShamLinkConfigError trap before configuring the cospfospfConfigError trap you will receive an error message stating you must first configure the cospfConfigError trap.
 
Step 4
snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors shamlink [authentication [bad-packet [config] | [config [bad-packet]]]


Example:

Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors shamlink

 

Enables error traps for OSPF sham-link errors.

  • The authentication keyword enables SNMP notifications only for authentication failures on OSPF sham-link interfaces.
  • The bad-packet keyword enables SNMP notifications only for packet parsing failures on OSPF sham-link interfaces.
  • The config keyword enables SNMP notifications only for configuration mismatch errors on OSPF sham-link interfaces.
 
Step 5
end


Example:

Router(config)# end

 

Ends your configuration session and exits global configuration mode.

 

Enabling OSPF Sham-Link Retransmissions Traps

Notifications are sent when OSPF packets retransmissions across a sham-link are detected. To enable the sending of sham-link packet retransmission notifications, enable the following cospfShamLinkTxRetransmit trap.

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific retransmit [packets [shamlink | virt-packets] | shamlink [packets | virt-packets] | virt-packets [shamlink]]

4.    end


DETAILED STEPS
  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Router> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
configure terminal


Example:

Router# configure terminal

 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3
snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific retransmit [packets [shamlink | virt-packets] | shamlink [packets | virt-packets] | virt-packets [shamlink]]


Example:

Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific retransmit shamlink

 

Enables error traps for OSPF sham-link retransmission errors.

 
Step 4
end


Example:

Router(config)# end

 

Ends your configuration session and exits global configuration mode.

 

Enabling OSPF Sham-Link State Change Traps

Notifications are sent when sham-link interface and neighbor state changes are detected. To enable the sending of sham-link state changes notifications, you can enable the following cospfShamLinksStateChange trap, which replaces the original cospfShamLinkStateChange trap, as well as the cospfShamLinkNbrStateChange trap, which is new for Cisco IOS Releases 12.0(30)S, 12.3(14)T, 12.2(33)SRA, and 12.2(31)SB2:

  • cospfShamLinksStateChange
  • cospfShamLinkNbrStateChange

Note
The replaced cospfShamLinkChange trap can still be enabled, but not when you want to enable the new cospfShamLinksStateChange trap.
SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change [nssa-trans-change | shamlink [interface | interface-old | neighbor]]

4.    end


DETAILED STEPS
  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Router> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
configure terminal


Example:

Router# configure terminal

 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3
snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change [nssa-trans-change | shamlink [interface | interface-old | neighbor]]


Example:

Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change

 

Enables all Cisco-specific OSPF state change traps including the cospfShamLinksStateChange and cospfShamLinkNbrStateChange traps that are new for Cisco IOS Releases 12.0(30)S, 12.3(14)T, 12.2(33)SRA, and 12.2(31)SB2.

  • The neighbor keyword enables the OSPF sham-link neighbor state change traps.
  • The interface keyword enables the OSPF sham-link interface state change traps.
  • The interface-old keyword enables the original OSPF sham-link interface state change trap that is replaced by the cospfShamLinksStateChange and cospfShamLinkNbrStateChange traps for Cisco IOS Releases 12.0(30)S and 12.3(14)T.
Note    You cannot enter both the interface and interface-old keywords because you cannot enable both the new and replaced sham-link interface transition state change traps. You can configure only one of the two traps, but not both.
 
Step 4
end


Example:

Router(config)# end

 

Ends your configuration session and exits global configuration mode.

 

Verifying OSPF Sham-Link MIB Traps on the Router

This task verifies that you have enabled OSPF sham-link MIB support.

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    show running-config | include traps


DETAILED STEPS
  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Router> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
show running-config | include traps


Example:

Router# show running-config | include traps

 

Displays the contents of the currently running configuration file and includes information about enabled traps.

  • Verifies if the trap is enabled.
 

Configuration Examples for OSPF Sham-Link MIB Support

Enabling and Verifying OSPF Sham-Link Error Traps Example

The following example enables all Cisco-specific OSPF sham-link error traps. Note that the first attempt to enter the snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors shamlink command results in an error message that the snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors config-error command must be entered first: 

Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors shamlink
 
% Sham-link config error trap not enabled.
% Configure "cisco-specific errors config-error" first.
% This requirement allows both traps to be sent.
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors config-error
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors shamlink
Router(config)# end

The show running-config command is entered to verify that the traps are enabled:

Router# show running-config | include traps
snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors config-error
snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors shamlink

At the time of disabling the traps, if the no snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors config-error command is entered before the snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors shamlink command, a message will be displayed to indicate that the sham-link configuration errors traps have also been disabled:

Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# no snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors config-error
! This command also disables the previously-enabled shamlink configuration error traps.

Router(config)# end

Enabling and Verifying OSPF State Change Traps Example

The following example enables all Cisco-specific OSPF state change traps including the cospfShamLinksStateChange and cospfShamLinkNbrStateChange traps that are new for Cisco IOS Releases 12.0(30)S, 12.3(14)T, 12.2(33)SRA, and 12.2(31)SB2:

Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change shamlink

The show running-config command is entered to verify that the traps are enabled:

Router# show running-config | include traps
snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change shamlink interface
snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change shamlink neighbor

Note that the snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change shamlink command enables the sham-link interface state change for the cospfShamLinksStateChange trap that is new for Cisco IOS Releases 12.0(30)S, 12.3(14)T, 12.2(33)SRA, and 12.2(31)SB2.

To enable the original cospfShamLinkStateChange trap, you must first disable the cospfShamLinksStateChange trap. An attempt to enter the snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change shamlink interface-old command results in the following error message:

Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change shamlink interface-old
% Cannot enable both sham-link state-change interface traps.
% Deprecated sham link interface trap not enabled.
Router(config)# no snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change shamlink interface
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change shamlink interface-old

Enabling and Verifying OSPF Sham-Link Retransmissions Traps Example

The following example enables all OSPF sham-link retransmissions traps:

Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific retransmit shamlink
Router(config)# end

The show running-config command is entered to verify that the traps are enabled:

Router# show running-config | include traps
snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific retransmit shamlink

Where to Go Next

For more information about SNMP and SNMP operations, see the "Configuring SNMP Support" part of the Cisco IOS Network Management Configuration Guide .

Additional References

The following sections provide references related to the OSPF Sham-Link MIB Support feature.

Related Documents

Related Topic

Document Title

Configuring OSPF sham-links

OSPF Sham-Link Support for MPLS VPN

SNMP configuration

Cisco IOS Network Management Configuration Guide.

SNMP commands

Cisco IOS Network Management Command Reference.

Standards

Standard

Title

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MIBs

MIB

MIBs Link

  • CISCO-OSPF-MIB
  • CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB

To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs

RFC

Title

None

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Technical Assistance

Description

Link

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http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Command Reference

The following commands are introduced or modified in the feature or features documented in this module. For information about these commands, see the Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference. For information about all Cisco IOS commands, go to the Command Lookup Tool at http://tools.cisco.com/Support/CLILookup or to the Cisco IOS Master Commands List .

  • snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors config-error
  • snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors shamlink
  • snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific retransmit
  • snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change

Feature Information for OSPF Sham-Link MIB Support

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

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Table 1 Feature Information for OSPF Sham-Link MIB Support

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Sham-Link MIB Support

12.0(30)S 12.3(14)T 12.2(33)SRA 12.2(31)SB2 12.2(33)SXH

This feature introduces MIB support for the OSPF Sham-Link feature through the addition of new tables and trap MIB objects to the Cisco OSPF MIB (CISCO-OSPF-MIB) and the Cisco OSPF Trap MIB (CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB). New commands have been added to enable Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) notifications for the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) sham-link trap objects. Notifications are provided for errors, state changes, and retransmissions across a sham-link interface..

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