Help for MIB Browser
The MIB Browser enables you to view information for MIB objects within a selected host. The MIB Browser is compliant with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 1 and Version 2; therefore you can view any MIB objects within a selected host that meet that criteria.
This window consists of the following interactive areas:
public
community name. To use a community name other than the default, public
, clear the Use Default check box and enter the read community name to be used.
public
community name. To use a community name other than the default, public
, clear the Use Default check box and enter the write community name to be used.
To end the Walk at any time, click Stop.
To end the graphing at any time, click Stop.
MIB objects can be any of the following types of resources:
Any leaf objects in the Navigation tree can be viewed in the Information Display area of the MIB Browser. Leaf objects are accompanied by an icon that looks like a white sheet of paper. If the object is not a leaf object in the Navigation tree, it cannot be viewed in the Information Display area. Depending on the the host, the MIB objects of which you are viewing, the Navigation tree will likely also contain layers of folder objects to be opened so that the leaf objects are accessible. The folder objects cannot be viewed.
For MIB objects that are not groups, this area contains some or all of the following fields, depending on the type of MIB object being viewed:
Syntax
field in the MIB file. The base syntax could be a string, gauge, or count, for example.
For MIB objects that are groups, this area contains some or all of the following fields, depending on the group being viewed:
list+
. This is the last digit in the Object ID string that identifies the object. This value can be changed. The Apply button, available for list+
objects, retrieves data with the specified index.
table
. It is a listing for the value field that contains the latest value (variable). You can scroll through this listing. The Refresh button is available for a table
object.
table
and displays the relationship between the object ID (OID) and the SNMP current value.