Network switch management via embedded management controller using management information base (mib) to json parser

A method for network switch management via a management controller using a management information base (MIB) to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) parser, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a computing device, a MIB file corresponding to a network switch having a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) interface, wherein the management controller is communicatively connected to the network switch through the SNMP interface, and the computing device is communicatively connected to the management controller through an out-of-band (OOB) network;
• parsing, by a parser application executed at the computing device, the MIB file to retrieve a plurality of Object Identifiers (Ms) from the MIB file;
• converting, by the parser application executed at the computing device, the OIDs to a plurality of JSON objects to generate parsed information of the MIB file comprising the JSON objects;
• and
• uploading, by the computing device, the parsed information of the MIB file to the management controller through the OOB network, wherein the management controller is configured to receive the parsed information of the MIB file, and establish a communication between the management controller and the network switch through the SNMP interface based on the parsed information of the MIB file, wherein the management controller functions as a client of the communication and the network switch functions as a server of the communication.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable code, wherein the computer executable code, when executed at a processor of a computing device, is configured to:

• parse a management information base (MIB) file corresponding to a network switch having a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) interface to retrieve a plurality of Object Identifiers (OIDs) from the MIB file, wherein a management controller is communicatively connected to the network switch through the SNMP interface, and the computing device is communicatively connected to the management controller through an out-of-band (OOB) network;
• convert the OIDs to a plurality of JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) objects to generate parsed information of the MIB file comprising the JSON objects;
• and
• upload the parsed information of the MIB file to the management controller through the OOB network, wherein the management controller is configured to receive the parsed information of the MIB file, and establish a communication between the management controller and the network switch through the SNMP interface based on the parsed information of the MIB file, wherein the management controller functions as a client of the communication and the network switch functions as a server of the communication.