How to submit a device certification request for DX Netops Spectrum

Products

• CA Spectrum
• DX NetOps

Issue/Introduction

In order to expedite the submission of new Certification request, please open a Support Case and provide the information outlined below.

Environment

All releases of DX NetOps Spectrum

Resolution

Please collect all of the following:

1. Device Name;

2. Vendor Name; Model Name; Device Firmware/OS version

3. System object ID - This can be seen in the Spectrum Modeling Information area on the device in Spectrum OneClick, or by querying oid 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2 in Mibtools;

4. Purpose (category) for the certification request:

a.    Device Certification
b.    Device re-certification (e.g. Missing serial numbers, performance views, Chassis view)
c.    New MIB support for existing certification
d.    Updating new version of existing MIB
e.    Other (please specify)

5. MIB Walk gathered using sapwalk2;
    Refer to the following article to get instrucions about how to download/use sapwalk: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/13592

6. MIB files of the device.

7. Specific requirements (e.g. specific tables or views). By default, we will presume MIB2 support only.

 

Once all of the above has been collected open a Support Case and upload the information.

Additional Information

Please use the following template when submitting the Certification Request:

*Customer Name & Site ID:

*Support Case Number and Subject:

*Category: 

a Device certification

b Device re-certification

c New MIB support for existing certification

d Updating new version of existing MIB

e Others (please specify)

*Device Vendor:

*Device Model:

*Device Firmware/OS version:

*What is the sysObjectID (1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2): 

*What metrics and/or OIDs are sought to be monitored?

*Which environment is this device deployed in?  (Ex. WAN, Data Center, Campus Network, WLAN, CSP, SDN, Broadband, 5G)

*What analysis are you applying this SNMP certification to?  (Ex. Noise reduction, proactive alerting, SLA reporting)

*Approximately how many devices will be using this certification?

*Are these devices part of the next generation architecture?