The SNMP ifIndex information stored in a text format file, dcd.snmp_ix . This article explains why different devices will show different ifIndex information.
dcd.snmp_ix
You can get the detail from the output of the command file show /var/db/dcd.snmp_ix. However, the index of the interface is different even for the same module device. Example We use two SRX220 devices as an example. These two SRX220 devices have the same hardware as seen below:
file show /var/db/dcd.snmp_ix.
root@SRX-220-1> show chassis hardware Hardware inventory: Item Version Part number Serial number Description Chassis AR0613AA0023 SRX220H-POE Routing Engine REV 20 750-031177 AAFP8053 RE-SRX220H-POE FPC 0 FPC PIC 0 8x GE Base PIC Power Supply 0 root@SRX-220-2> show chassis hardware Hardware inventory: Item Version Part number Serial number Description Chassis AR0613AA0014 SRX220H-POE Routing Engine REV 20 750-031177 AAFP7980 RE-SRX220H-POE FPC 0 FPC PIC 0 8x GE Base PIC Power Supply 0
However, the ge-0/0/1 of SNMP ifIndex is different:
root@SRX-220-1> file show /var/db/dcd.snmp_ix |match ge-0/0/1 510 "ge-0/0/1" 0 0 1; 511 "ge-0/0/1" 0 1 1; root@SRX-220-2> file show /var/db/dcd.snmp_ix |match ge-0/0/1 509 "ge-0/0/1" 0 0 1; 525 "ge-0/0/1" 308 1 1; 527 "ge-0/0/1" 32767 1 1; 529 "ge-0/0/1" 0 1 1;
The index is not predefined, it is monitored and created by mib2d dynamically. When a new interface is created in the system, mib2d checks for an entry of the interface in the file /var/db/dcd.snmp_ix . If the entry for this index is present, the system then picks the SNMP interface index value from this file, or else it assigns a new interface index value and writes it to this file.
/var/db/dcd.snmp_ix
Since the file is maintained across reboots, the next time the same interface is deleted and re-created, the SNMP ifIndex does not change. The assignment of the interface index primarily depends on the order in which it is created. Thus, the value is different in a different machine.
This behavior is by design. The index is not predefined, it is monitored and created by mib2d dynamically. Thus, there is no guarantee that the SNMP index values will be the same on two different machines.