The Managed Element object describes the root object of a modeled network element, from which all of its physical (chassis, slots, modules, port connectors) and logical (routing and switching entities, communication and physical termination point) component objects are accessed.
Table 36-1 Managed Element (IManagedElement)
Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval
IP Address
Management IP address
Any
Configuration
Communication State
Communication state with the managed device and the gateway (Agent Unloaded, Device Unreachable, Agent Unreachable, Device Reachable, Connected, Connecting, Partially Connected, Connecting, Unknown)
Any
Configuration
Investigation State
Investigation state of the VNE (Unknown, Initializing, Normal, Incomplete, Unsupported, Device Agent Shutting Down, Device Agent Maintenance, Device Agent Preparing for Maintenance)
Any
Configuration
Element Category
Element category (Unknown, DSLAM, Switch, BRAS, Router, Ethernet Switch, Cloud, Metro Central, Server, EMS, Generic Device Agent, ICMP, PC, Printer, Netra, WiFi Element, Service Control Switch)
Any
Configuration
Element Type and its Key
Element type and its key mapped by the registry based on the SNMP system OID
Any
Configuration
Logical and Physical Roots
Logical and physical roots of the VNE model
Any
Configuration
Device Name
Device name as configured by the user in the registry
Any
Configuration
System Name, Description, Location, Contact and Up Time
System name, description, location, contact and up time taken from MIB II (RFC 1213).
The Logical Root and Physical Root objects aggregate or contain all the logical and physical components of a Managed Element. They are accessed by the later logical and physical root attributes.
Array of equipment holders such as Chassis and Shelf
Any
Configuration
Managed IP
The Managed IP object aggregates or contains all logical components of a Managed Element that are managed by one of the multiple managed IP addresses of this element. It is accessed by a Logical Root.
Table 36-4 Managed IP (IManagedIP)
Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval
System Name, Description, Location, Contact and Up Time
System name, description, location, contact and up time taken from MIB II (RFC 1213).
The Context object aggregates or contains all the logical components of a Managed Element with a single context, such as a virtual router, and is accessed by a Logical Root.