Containment probe

The Containment probe discovers the components of a system, including ports, interfaces, MAC endpoints, and any cards or modules. It queries the following MIB variables:

• ifType

• ifDescr

• ifSpeed

• ifMtu

• ifPhysAddress

• ifAlias

• ifName

• Other variables

  If the Containment probe has access to vendor-specific MIBs, it queries additional variables to gather additional information, such as:

• Duplex mode (full-duplex, half-duplex) of ports and interfaces.

• Data link connection identifiers (DLCIs) for Frame Relay virtual connections.

• NIC-teaming ports and interfaces for teamed connections, as described in “Discovery of NIC teaming” on page 166.

• IPSec and Internet Key Exchange (IKE) interfaces for IPSec and IKE tunnels, as described in “Support for IPSec and IKE tunnels” on page 98.

• Virtual and real IP address and port information for load balancer virtual connections.

  For bridges or switches, the Containment probe might also query the dot1dBasePortIfIndex MIB variable.