Wrong Value for SNMPv3 LACP ActorOperState

[Linkk]

Hello,

we are implementing a new monitoring system at the moment. We want to integrate our HP A5500-48G SI IRF stack in the monitoring system, especially the LACP link states. 

The switch is running version 5.20.99 R2221P06.

The monitoring system can connect to the switch via SNMPv3 without problems. 

The problem is the value that is returned for the following MIB: 1.2.840.10006.300.43.1.2.1.1.21 

This should be an IEEE MIB for 802.3ad aggregated ports ( http://www.mibdepot.com/cgi-bin/getmib3.cgi?win=mib_a&n=IEEE8023-LAG-MIB&r=avaya&f=ieee8023-lag.mib&t=tree&v=v2&i=0 ), which should return values 0 to 7 in an octet string. But it returns the following:

08.09.2016 10:44:48 (465 ms) : 1.2.840.10006.300.43.1.2.1.1.21.4 = "£" [ASN_OCTET_STR]
08.09.2016 10:44:48 (588 ms) : 1.2.840.10006.300.43.1.2.1.1.21.5 = "¼" [ASN_OCTET_STR]
08.09.2016 10:44:48 (704 ms) : 1.2.840.10006.300.43.1.2.1.1.21.6 = "¼" [ASN_OCTET_STR]
08.09.2016 10:44:49 (834 ms) : 1.2.840.10006.300.43.1.2.1.1.21.7 = "¢" [ASN_OCTET_STR]oct
08.09.2016 10:44:49 (943 ms) : 1.2.840.10006.300.43.1.2.1.1.21.8 = "¢" [ASN_OCTET_STR]

This walk was made with the "Paessler SNMP Tester 5.2.3" but the server shows the same values.

Is the problem in the software interpreting the values wrong, can I change the character set or something on the switch or did I simply use the wrong MIB for my purpose?

Alternatively we would monitor the single ports and the speed of the link aggregation to see when a problem occurs but that costs us more sensors (we pay per sensor).

Thank you for your help.

EDIT:

When I check the MIBs in our IMC I get the same values as hexa numbers: 

***** SNMP GET REQUEST STARTED *****
1) 1.2.840.10006.300.43.1.2.1.1.21.4 (dot3adAggPortActorOperState.4) A3
***** SNMP GET REQUEST FINISHED *****
***** SNMP GET REQUEST STARTED *****
1) 1.2.840.10006.300.43.1.2.1.1.21.5 (dot3adAggPortActorOperState.5) BC
***** SNMP GET REQUEST FINISHED *****
***** SNMP GET REQUEST STARTED *****
1) 1.2.840.10006.300.43.1.2.1.1.21.6 (dot3adAggPortActorOperState.6) BC
***** SNMP GET REQUEST FINISHED *****
***** SNMP GET REQUEST STARTED *****
1) 1.2.840.10006.300.43.1.2.1.1.21.7 (dot3adAggPortActorOperState.7) A2
***** SNMP GET REQUEST FINISHED *****

Converting these into a string will get you the characters our monitoring shows.

But they are supposed to be the following:

LacpState ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
    STATUS      current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The Actor and Partner State values from the LACPDU."
    SYNTAX      BITS {
                    lacpActivity(0),
                    lacpTimeout(1),
                    aggregation(2),
                    synchronization(3),
                    collecting(4),
                    distributing(5),
                    defaulted(6),
                    expired(7)
                }

[Ian Vaughan]

Hmm,

Based upon your testing so far I don't think that there's much we are going to be able to do to help on the forums.

I would just uplift the software to the latest publically available version (there's a p22 version) and if that doesn't help I'd get a support case raised with HPE Networking support team. The support team will probably ask you to uplift the code anyway so you might as well be on the front foot.

Not much help I'm afraid this time.

Cheers

Ian

[sdide]

Hi,

Isn't it so that the hexvalue you get in return, is the value of the those 8 bits?

So that

A3 = 10100011
BC = 10111100
A2 = 10100010

I'm not sure which would be the highend bit, but

If the the first bit is considered highend.

then BC would "mean":

lacpActivity : TRUE
lacpTimeout : FALSE
aggregation : TRUE
synchronization : TRUE
collecting : TRUE
distributing : TRUE 
defaulted : FALSE
expired : FALSE

I think its as simple as that.

Regards