Chapter 4. SNMP
4.7 MIB File
A MIB is a "management information base" file that allows network management software
understand how to manage the
FMUX04
. Management software could be expensive packages
of software such as HP OpenView® and Computer Associates Unicenter® or inexpensive
MIB browsers such as those from MG-Soft. Additionally, Linux and unix type operationg
systems also have SNMP utilities that allow utilizing the MIB file to access the device agent
with SNMP protocol. The MIB file is just a key that fits our device; you still need the 'car'
(management software running on a workstation) in order to drive.
The
FMUX04
with SNMP is provided with a MIB (Management Information Base) file. The
MIB supported by the
FMUX04
SNMP Agent follows RFC 1158 (MIB-II standard). The
formal description of the managed objects and the MIB structure is provided in a special
standardized format, called Abstract Syntax Notation 1, or ASN.1 (pronounced A-S-N dot
one).
The following graphic shows the MG-SOFT MIB Browser software, after importing and
compiling the MIB file, accessing the
FMUX04
and doing an 'SNMP Walk' on the local E1
configuration OID. The query results are shown on the right screen.
SNMP 'Walk' displayed on MG-Soft's MIB Browser
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