MIB Tools User’s Guide
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Preface Who Should Read This Manual You should read this manual if you are going to use SPECTRUM MIB Tools on either a UNIX or Windows NT platform. What Is in This Guide The SPECTRUM MIB Tools User’s Guide is organized as follows: Chapter Description Chapter 1 SPECTRUM MIB Tools Describes the basic features and use of SPECTRUM MIB Tools including the MIB Browser, MIB Details, MIB Editor, the Device Browser and the Settings tool.
Getting Help Getting Help For additional support for SPECTRUM products, or to make comments or suggestions regarding SPECTRUM or this manual, contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support via one of the following means: Location Mail FAX Telephone 603-337-3075 603-337-3500 (*)-44-635-552062 (*)-44-635-580000 Europe Cabletron Systems, Ltd. Network House Newbury Business Park London Road, Newbury Berkshire, England RG13 2PZ E-mail: eurospec@ctron.
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Contents Preface Who Should Read This Manual ........................................................................................... iii What Is in This Guide .......................................................................................................... iii Related Documentation........................................................................................................ iii Getting Help ...............................................................................................
MIB Object Definitions in the Details Window.........................................................1-31 Editing MIB Entries via the MIB Details Tool .........................................................1-32 The SPECTRUM MIB Tools MIB Editor .........................................................................1-33 An Overview of the MIB Tools MIB Database ..........................................................1-34 Viewing the Contents of the MIB Database..........................................
Displaying Devices ..................................................................................................... 2-22 Deleting Devices from the Device List ...................................................................... 2-23 Adding Devices to the Device List............................................................................. 2-23 The MIB Tools Details Page ............................................................................................. 2-26 Accessing the Details Page ...
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Chapter 1 SPECTRUM MIB Tools An overview of MIB Tools; MIB organization; MIB Tools basic features; using MIB Tools with SPMA Toolkit; accessing MIB Tools; documentation conventions; the Device Browser – adding new devices, editing the device database, the database file, viewing the Device Browser window; the MIB Browser - contacting a device from the MIB Browser, browsing a MIB tree, querying for MIB objects, setting MIB objects; using the MIB Details tool; the MIB Editor – an overview, about the MIB databa
What are SPECTRUM MIB Tools? How a MIB is Organized How a MIB is Organized Because networking devices must communicate together, the Internet standards organization requires that network management information be structured in a “tree” format – that is, branching out from an Internet top layer into several “sub-trees,” with each sub-tree organized into “branches” (groups of related information) and “leaves” (the individual pieces of information – or objects).
What are SPECTRUM MIB Tools? How a MIB is Organized Cabletron management information is registered under the internet— >private—> enterprises subtree, and has an assigned number of 52. Therefore, each Cabletron-specific piece of management information will be preceded by the following OID string: iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.cabletron or 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.
Basic Features of the MIB Tools Basic Features of the MIB Tools The MIB Tools suite contains several applications, each of which is readily accessible from a Toolbar. The following describes each application: MIB Browser The MIB Browser is a simple graphical interface – running under several windowing environments – that lets you query any SNMP device on your network and examine its supported MIBs (as long as the MIB is imported into the MIB Tools database).
Installing SPECTRUM MIB Tools Installing SPECTRUM MIB Tools SPECTRUM MIB Tools is installed as part of the SPECTRUM core. For information on loading SPECTRUM onto your system, refer to your SPECTRUM Installation Guide. Accessing the SPECTRUM MIB Tools To access SPECTRUM MIB Tools from within SPECTRUM: 1.
Accessing the SPECTRUM MIB Tools Opening MIB Tools from the Command Line Opening MIB Tools from the Command Line To open MIB Tools from the command line, do the following: 1. Go into the /mibtools directory 2. Become super user (root) 3. Type: chown root mibtree 4. Type: chmod 4755 mibtree 5. For C-shell type: setenv ND_PATH /mibtools/ ndlib_302 For K-shell type: ND_PATH /mibtools/ ndlib_302 export ND_PATH 6.
Documentation Conventions Documentation Conventions The remaining sections describe how to use the individual components of the MIB Tools. The MIB Tool suite can be run on several operating systems or graphical user interfaces. This versatility presents two documentation problems: first, there is no standard terminology that encompasses all operating environments; second, the appearance of individual MIB Browser windows will vary slightly based on the graphical interface in use.
The Device Browser The Device Browser With the Device Browser, you can contact network devices of interest and store their identifying information in a directory for future use. For ease of use, you can instantaneously sort directory entries according to Device Name, Device MAC or IP Address, or Device Type. Once you store a device’s information in the directory database, you can easily re-contact it from the MIB Browser window to monitor and manage it via the MIB Tree.
The Device Browser Adding New Devices to the Browser Database Adding New Devices to the Browser Database You add individual entries to the Browser device database – either by typing in an address entry or searching a subnetwork for a particular address – via the Device Browser window: 1. Click mouse button 1 on Edit in the menu bar at the top of the Browser window. A pull-down menu will appear. 2. Drag to select New. The Add Device window will appear. (Figure 1-4 displays a configured Add Device window).
The Device Browser Adding New Devices to the Browser Database 3. In the IP: field, do one of the following: • To add an individual device: a. Type in the network address of the device which you want to monitor in xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx dotted quad format (where the value of xxx ranges from 1 to 254). If the address element you enter is three digits (e.g., 123 or 147) the dot separator will be entered automatically, and you will be tabbed to the next element. If the element is two digits (e.g.
The Device Browser Editing the Device Database If the Device Browser cannot contact any device, you will receive an error message. 4. In the Add Device window, click mouse button 1 on Device, and drag to select one of the following: Apply will set any current changes in the database, and leave the Add Device window open so that you can make further database entries. OK will set any current changes in the database and close the Add device window. Cancel will exit the Modify window without saving any changes.
The Device Browser Editing the Device Database Name - The descriptive name assigned to the device in the database. MAC - The physical address of the device as recorded in the database. Type - The System Object Identifier that authoritatively identifies the device type. Description - The descriptive system information for the device in the database. Security - The security field allows you to enter one or more SNMP community names with which to contact the device.
The Device Browser The Database File By default, all queries issued by MIB Browser use the community name “public.” 3. Click mouse button 1 on Device at the top of the Modify window, and drag to select one of the following: Apply will set any current changes in the database, and leave the Modify window open so that you can make further changes to the entry. OK will set any current changes in the database and close the Modify window. Cancel will exit the Modify window without saving any changes.
The MIB Browser • Type - a numeric sort based on the SysObjectID string. This will sort the database entries by vendor and specific device type. To sort the display: 1. Click mouse button 1 on Sort in the menu bar at the top of the Browser window. A pull-down menu will appear. 2. Drag to select the desired sort parameter: Name, Ip, Mac, or Type. All entries in the Device Browser window will be re-sorted according to the selected parameter.
The MIB Browser Figure 1-5. MIB Browser Window Overview Name and IP Drop-down Lists - Let you quickly select a device via its name or IP address as entered in the Device Browser window (or specify a new device to contact). Find Button - Invokes a MIB search for object specified in corresponding text field. Radar View Panel - Lets you rapidly orient yourself within the MIB Tree by panning across a scaled-down MIB Tree display.
The MIB Browser Contacting a Device From the MIB Browser Window Contacting a Device From the MIB Browser Window From the MIB Browser window, you can select the device you want to contact by name or IP address (as recorded in the Device database), or specify a new IP address to contact. You can also set and store the SNMP community name with which you want to use to contact the device.
The MIB Browser Contacting a Device From the MIB Browser Window G The connection has been made. The Status bar may read “SNMP communications available but community may be invalid” if the community name used was not recognized, or it will read “Successfully established SNMP communications” if the connection was fully successful. R The connection poll has failed because the device is unreachable over the network. The Status bar displays “Device did not respond to ICMP echo request.” 2.
The MIB Browser Contacting a Device From the MIB Browser Window Specifying Community Name Access to a Device An SNMP community name is used to verify management access to a device. The level of control that a managing entity has over the device corresponds to the community name access provided in a management request: Read-Only, Read-Write, or Superuser. Since Cabletron devices use variable community names, each individual MIB component that you want to access may have its own set of community names.
The MIB Browser Browsing the MIB Tree Browsing the MIB Tree Once you have successfully contacted a device, you will be able to browse its supported MIBs via the MIB Tree display in the middle of the Browser window, and query the device for its MIB object values. Convenient features such as Search and List allow you to direct your exploration to a specific MIB object name, and a Radar View allows you to rapidly orient the MIB Tree display to the Tree portion of interest.
The MIB Browser Browsing the MIB Tree directory Here, an unmarked folder indicates an “empty” tree branch that is not expandable. The folder will be grayed out to further indicate that no information can be accessed from it. - mgmt - mib -2 - system sysDescr Finally, here the Tree has been expanded to reveal a Management Object (leaf), specifically the internet –> mgmt –> system –> sysDescribe object. Select a MIB branch or object by clicking on its corresponding folder or leaf icon.
The MIB Browser Browsing the MIB Tree Using the Radar View To the immediate left of the MIB Tree display, a second display area – the Radar View – reveals a scaled-down version of the Tree. You can use this to quickly orient yourself in the MIB Tree display. As you collapse or expand MIB Branches, you will notice that the Radar View reshapes itself accordingly.
The MIB Browser Browsing the MIB Tree NOTE Searches are case-sensitive, so be sure that the text you enter exactly matches the ASCII descriptor of the MIB Object you want to find. Note also that objects selected in the MIB Tree display are identified by “ASCII descriptor=OID string”. If you append the currently displayed OID string to start a search, be sure to delete the “ASCII descriptor =” portion in the field (or else the search will be based on the current ASCII descriptor). Find -> .
The MIB Browser Querying for MIB Object Values 4. Double-click on any object in the search list to restore the MIB Tree display with the selected object highlighted. The contents of a match-any search will remain in the list until you conduct a new match-any search. Querying for MIB Object Values To find the current value set at a device for a certain MIB Object or Objects, you must query the device.
The MIB Browser Stopping a Query Figure 1-8. Sample Query Results Attributes of Quaried Objects <-Set Object sysDesc sysObjectID sysUpTime sysContact sysName Instance 0 Type Octets Value Cabletron EMM-E6 0 OID cabletron 3.9.3.5.1. 0 Timeticks 10 days 16:45:49 0 Octets Objects Clear Exit WINSNMP Send.
The MIB Browser Viewing Query Results Instance The specific occurrence of the object to which the returned value pertains.
The MIB Browser Viewing Query Results types; analogous to a “structure” in programming language. For example, ifEntry is a sequence that contains data elements about an individual interface on a device – ifIndex, ifDescr, ifType and so forth. SEQUENCE OF type A data type denoting an ordered list of zero or more elements which all share the same ASN.1 types; analogous to a dynamic array in programming language.
The MIB Browser Viewing Query Results Resizing the Query Results Fields If the information returned from a device query is too long to fit in the current field size, you can resize each field length in the Query Results panel to suit your needs. To do so: 1. With the mouse cursor placed directly on the vertical line separating a Query Results panel field (Object, Instance, Type, or Value), click and hold mouse button 1.
The MIB Browser Using the MIB Browser to Perform Device Sets Using the MIB Browser to Perform Device Sets With the MIB Browser, you can change the value of a modifiable object in a device MIB. To do so: 1. Be sure that you have contacted the correct device and that you are using the appropriate level of SNMP community name access (read-write or superuser) to set a new value for the desired MIB object. 2. Query the device for the desired MIB object, as described in the previous section. 3.
The MIB Browser Using the MIB Browser to Perform Device Sets 4. Change the editable text fields: a. If you decide to set another instance of the object, highlight the Instance field, and type the new instance (or select the correct instance from the Query Results panel). b. Highlight the Value field, and type in the new value that you want set at the device for the specified object and instance (or, if changing an editable integer, click on the scroll arrow to select the appropriate value).
Using the MIB Details Tool Using the MIB Details Tool The MIB Details tool acts as a reference to each MIB stored in your database. It provides you with the definition of each object as it is stored in the MIB Tools’ MIB database – including its OBJECT-TYPE, SYNTAX, ACCESS, STATUS, and DESCRIPTION. You can also use the Details tool to annotate an entry in the MIB database with your own information.
Using the MIB Details Tool MIB Object Definitions in the Details Window Figure 1-11. Example Details Window Entry Cabletron Systems - SPECTRUM MIB Details * File Edit Help [Select an object using the MIB Browser or MIB Editor] Edit Save Cancel Exit Details tool for viewing and editing MIB objects MIB Object Definitions in the Details Window A defined MIB object is identified by the following: 9031426 E7 ASN.1 TYPE The object’s ASN.1 defined name and type.
Using the MIB Details Tool Editing MIB Entries via the MIB Details Tool STATUS Whether a managed device is required to implement this object in its MIB: mandatory (the device must use this object; by convention, all MIBs adhering to the Internet-standard contain only mandatory objects), optional (the device may implement this object; by Internetstandard MIB convention, this is used to denote objects within an experimental MIB), obsoleted (the device need no longer implement this object; the object is no lo
The SPECTRUM MIB Tools MIB Editor To edit MIB entries: 1. Click mouse button 1 on the object in the MIB Tree panel or Query Results panel on the MIB entry you want to annotate. 2. Click on Edit in the Details window. The Status Bar at the bottom of the window will turn yellow, and inform you that you are currently in Edit mode. 3. In the Details panel, click to place the text cursor within the Description field of an existing MIB entry, and type in your annotation.
The SPECTRUM MIB Tools MIB Editor An Overview of the MIB Tools MIB Database Figure 1-12. Sample MIB Editor Window MIB Tree Panel Ð Shows all branches and MIB OIDs associated with the currently selected MIB. List/Find Buttons Ð Let you search the currently selected MIB for a speciÞed OID. Cabletron Systems - SPECTRUM MIB Editor * File Edit Help MIB structures defined in: SNMPv2-SMI List Find Internet=1.3.6.1 Traps Radar View Panel Ð Lets you rapidly navigate the currently selected MIB.
The SPECTRUM MIB Tools MIB Editor Viewing the Contents of the MIB Database If you want to use MIB Tools to manage non-Cabletron devices on your network, you must augment its MIB database with other vendors’ enterprise MIBs. If your site is connected to the Internet, you can find some enterprise mibs by performing an “anonymous” ftp to the host venera.isi.edu (128.9.0.32) and getting files from the “mib/” directory. You might also contact your vendors directly (e.g.
The SPECTRUM MIB Tools MIB Editor Importing a MIB into the MIB Tools Database This indicates any traps associated with the MIB. Displays the “Global” level of the Internet, and provides a reference point to where the currently selected MIB is situated in the SMI tree. Indicates the starting point of objects (branches and leaves) defined in the selected MIB. This icon is red. Used as a placeholder to indicate a MIB branch in the path of the currently selected MIB.
The SPECTRUM MIB Tools MIB Editor Importing a MIB into the MIB Tools Database Figure 1-13. Import Window openedit Choose a MIB to Import: /home/mibtools/MIBs Open Open Cancel Open *.* Show files like: Directories Files anx-r9_v1.12 3. Specify the directory path to use in the search: a. Use the top field to type in the directory path directly, and press Return. or b. Use the Directories panel to traverse your directory tree. The current directory will display in the top field. • Click on ..
The SPECTRUM MIB Tools MIB Editor Checking a MIB Import Checking a MIB Import As a MIB is being compiled into the tree, the progress of the import will be displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the window. Each entry in the MIB will flash in the status bar as it is compiled into the MIB database. If there are problems during the import procedure (e.g.
The SPECTRUM MIB Tools MIB Editor Deleting a MIB or MIB Branch You can check for existing files in the selected export directory by using the Show files like: field to specify a file extension, and then checking the Files panel at the bottom of the window. 6. When you have finished specifying the file name and patch, click on Save. The MIB export process will begin. Deleting a MIB or MIB Branch You can also use the MIB Editor window to delete a MIB, or a portion of the MIB, from the database.
MIB Tools Settings NOTES If you attempt to delete a MIB that has interdependencies with other MIBs in your database (e.g., if the MIB imports object definitions from another MIB), any interdependent objects will remain in the database. You will receive an information message stating “XXX will persist because object YYY has child ZZZ from MIB.” When you delete a MIB branch, however, the entire branch will be deleted – regardless of any interdependencies that may exist in the branch.
MIB Tools Settings Settings Window Options Figure 1-14.
MIB Tools Settings Settings Window Options Abort Import After Number of Exceeds Warnings If selected, any Import operation that causes error conditions with corresponding messages (such as duplicate MIB entries, and so forth) will be abandoned after the specified number of warnings. The default is enabled with 20 warnings; the warning range is 1-32,767. Device Service The Device Service options determine the sort parameter to be used when the Device Browser window is invoked.
Chapter 2 MIB Tools for Windows NT The functionality of SPECTRUM MIB Tools on an NT platform is essentially the same as described in Chapter 1. However, accessing methods, icons, the main windows presented, and some navigation methods differ significantly. These differences are described below. Basic Features of MIB Tools There are five main applications accessed from tabs located at the top of the MIB Tools window.
Basic Features of MIB Tools Accessing SPECTRUM MIB Tools Accessing SPECTRUM MIB Tools To create the MIB Tools icon: 1. Open File Manager and go to, D:\win32app\Spectrum\mibtools\bin, where “D” is your SPECTRUM install drive. Highlight the file mibmgr.exe. 2. Open Program Manager. 3. Open the SPECTRUM Group. 4. Using the mouse, drag and drop mibmgr.exe into the SPECTRUM Group. The MIB Tools icon is created. An alternative method may also be used: 1.
Basic Features of MIB Tools Figure 2-2. The Browser Page Name and IP Drop-down Lists - Let you quickly select a device via its name or IP address as entered in the Device Browser page (or specify a new device to contact). PING Button and TrafÞc Light Icon - Lets you PING a device to establish contact, and shows the current state of contact with the managed device. Page Tabs - access the Þve MIB Tools pages. SPECTRUM MIB Tools Version 1.1 - MibTools.
Startup Parameters Startup Parameters MIB Tools operates using two basic information bases: • Device List - contains the name, IP address and other information for the devices you will manage. • TheWorld - contains the information that MIB Tools uses to identify the MIB objects. The Device List Each time you run MIB Tools, one of the startup parameters is the Device List file. By default, the name of this file is MibTools.mtl. If MIB Tools is started and there is no MibTools.
Startup Parameters “TheWorld” Dataset “TheWorld” Dataset The second parameter file used by MIB Tools is a database referenced through a dataset called “TheWorld,” whose file name is csmibds.mdb. TheWorld contains the information that MIB Tools uses to identify MIB objects. Installed with MIB Tools, TheWorld includes both common and vendor-specific object definitions.
Startup Parameters Dataset Administration Figure 2-5. MIBTools Dataset Setup Window MIB Tools Data Setup Data Set Name: Description: DataBase Select.. OK Create.. Cancel 4. Enter the name of the dataset you want to add in the Data Set Name field and any description you would like associated with the new dataset in the Description field. 5. Click Create. 6. In the New File window that opens, append the name of your new dataset onto the .mdb file in the File Name field.
The MIB Tools Browser To select an existing dataset file: 1. In the Editor page, click on the button to open the Select Name of DataSet to Open... window, then click Add. The MIBTools DataSet Setup window will open. 2. Type in the file name in the DataSet Name field and click OK. 3. In the Select DataSet window that opens, highlight the name of the dataset you wish to select, and click OK. 4. In the MIBTools DataSet Setup window, click OK.
The MIB Tools Browser Specifying Devices Specifying Devices You specify which device to access using the top three panels in the Browser page: SNMP Agent Name The SysName object associated with the device IP Address The IP address currently being used by the device Community String The community string use for the device’s objects PINGing a Device In order to verify that a device can be accessed, it can be PINGed using the PING button from the Browser page.
The MIB Tools Browser Querying MIB Information The Stop Light Icon G The Stop Light icon is used to indicate the status of communications with a specified device. Initially, the light will be red, indicating that no device has been contacted. After initiating a PING or another Browser function, the light will turn yellow while MIB Tools attempts to contact the device. If the device cannot be contacted, the light will again turn red. If the PING successfully contacts the device, the light will turn green.
The MIB Tools Browser Querying MIB Information NOTE For more detailed information on using the MIB Tree Panel, the Radar View, and the List and Find buttons, refer to The MIB Tree Display, on page 1-19, and Using the Find and List Features, on page 1-21. Specifying Query Parameters Other features are available to help locate objects in the MIB tree in order to specify query parameters.
The MIB Tools Browser Querying MIB Information Figure 2-8. Results of List Operation V V 1.1.1.1 Public V Hierarchy of Managed Information * List Find-> sys* Query AutoClear sysDescr=1.3.6.1.2.1.1 sys=1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1 sysDescr=1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1 sysObjectID=1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2 sysUpTime=1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3 sysContact=1.3.6.1.2.1.1.4 sysName=1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5 sysLocation=1.3.6.1.2.1.1.6 sysServices=1.3.6.1.2.1.1.7 systems=1.3.6.1.4.1.3.
The MIB Tools Browser Querying MIB Information Figure 2-9. Successful Browser Query Hierarchy of Managed Information *List Find.> system+1.3.6.1.2.1.1 Query System sysDescr AutoClear sysObjectID sysUpTime Stop sysContact Attributes of Queried Objects < Set Object Instance sysUpTime sysObjectID sysUpTime sysContact 0 0 0 0 Type OCTET STRING OBJECT IDEN... TimeTicks OCTET STRING Value Hardware: x86 Famil 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.1.1.3.
The MIB Tools Browser Results Panel Fields Results Panel Fields The MIB Tree panel allows you to see the object name and ID of a given MIB object, and its Value(s) are shown in the Results Panel. Each occurrence of an object is referred to an “instance” of the object. For example, the value of the ifPhysAddress field represents the number of instances that are expected to be found per OID in the ifTable elements. If the ifPhysAddress is 2, then the ifPhysAddress when queried would resemble Figure 2-10.
The MIB Tools Browser Results Panel Fields Figure 2-11. Modifiable MIB Objects sysContact Attributes of Queried Objects 1 if AdminStatus Integer up (1) ifPhysAddress if AdminStatus 2 Value Type OCTET STRING 00:00:10:17:9F:7C 1 INTEGER Up(1) ifAdminStatus 2 INTEGER Up(1) Object Instance < Set 44 Objects To change the size of columns, place mouse pointer here and drag.
The MIB Tools Browser Results Panel Fields Copy Pop-up Menu You can copy items from any field in the Results Panel to the clipboard by doing the following: 1. Move the cursor over the desired item and click the right mouse button. The Copy pop-up menu appears with its associated text, e.g., “ifAdminStatus” as shown below. 2. Move the cursor over the menu selection and press the left mouse button to copy text to the clipboard. Figure 2-12 shows the Copy Pop-up menu and its use. Figure 2-12.
The MIB Tools Editor The MIB Tools Editor The MIB Tools Editor allows you to add MIB object definitions to the dataset used by the MIB Browser. MIB files, external to the MIB Tools application, must first be compiled by the MIB Editor. When the compilation is complete, you can select the branches or objects you wish to add to your dataset. Accessing the MIB Tools Editor To open the MIB Tools Editor page, click on the Editor page tab. The Editor page is shown in Figure 2-13. Figure 2-13.
The MIB Tools Editor Target and Source Panels Target and Source Panels The Editor page has two panels both of which (after a MIB has been compiled) will contain a MIB tree display. The right-hand Source panel will contain the compiled MIB tree. Selected MIB objects from the Source can be merged with the MIB tree in the left-hand Target panel, saved, and used within the MIB Tools Browser as the main dataset. Compiling a New MIB You must use the MIB Editor to add new MIB objects to the MIB tree.
The MIB Tools Editor Using the MIB Compiler Figure 2-14. MIB Compiler Window MIB Compiler MIB File Name D:\smc\mibs\fn10.
The MIB Tools Editor Modifying an Existing Dataset Modifying an Existing Dataset An existing dataset can be modified in several ways. The most common is to use the results of a successful MIB compilation and to add the new objects to the target dataset. The MIB tree in the Source panel can be used to view the objects which were compiled from the new MIB file. The result of a compilation is shown in Figure 2-15. Figure 2-15. MIB Editor with Compilation Complete SPECTRUM MIB Tools Version 1.1 - MibTools.
The MIB Tools Editor Modifying an Existing Dataset You can delete objects from the target dataset before, after, or independently of adding any new objects. To do this: 1. In the Target panel, click on the MIB branches or objects you wish to delete. 2. Select Edit-> Delete. NOTE Note that if an object already exists in the target dataset, it will be overwritten by the newly compiled object of the same ID which is added from the new MIB file.
The MIB Tools Device Manager The MIB Tools Device Manager When the MIB Tools application starts up, it searches for the MIB Tools device list in a file in the SPECTRUM installation directory: [installation directory]\bin\MibTools.mtl This file contains the MIB Tools screen size, positioning and the initial device information that will be displayed by the Device Manager. The device information which is stored in memory is referred to as the device list.
The MIB Tools Device Manager The Device List The Device List Neither the MIB Tools device list nor the *.mtl files are provided by MIB Tools. Both are created by the MIB Tools user. Devices are explicitly added to this file through the Device Manager functions or implicitly added through the Browser as the result of a PING or SNMP management command. Using the File menu, you can save the device list into a *.mtl file. The device list accumulates during the time you run the MIB Tools application.
The MIB Tools Device Manager Deleting Devices from the Device List NOTE If you run the MIB Tools Device Manager before any devices have been added to the list, there will be no devices in the display window. To sort devices by these parameters, choose either of these methods: 1. Select an option from the Sort menu. The device can be sorted by only one of the sort fields at a time. 2. Click on the header or the column to be sorted.
The MIB Tools Device Manager Adding Devices to the Device List Figure 2-18. Device List From Wildcard Search Selected Devices Newly Discovered Devices 134.141.59.31 134.141.59.32 134.141.59.33 134.141.59.34 134.141.59.38 134.141.59.39 134.141.59.40 134.141.59.41 134.141.59.46 134.141.59.47 134.141.59.48 134.141.59.49 134.141.59.50 134.141.59.51 134.141.59.54 134.141.59.56 Select All OK Cancel For Help, Press F1 To select addresses: 1.
The MIB Tools Device Manager Adding Devices to the Device List Figure 2-19. Device Manager Page with Wildcard Device List SPECTRUM MIB Tools Version 1.1 - MibTools.MTL File Edit Browser Sort Editor Preferences Devices Help Details Preferences Details of object from MIB: Name SEHI jeans, 123 telluride unknown22 unknown(23) unknown(24) TESTING unknown(25) No name specifi.. Terminator SEHI rev 1.02.
The MIB Tools Details Page The MIB Tools Details Page The Details function allows you to examine the syntax and comments saved from the MIB file which was originally compiled into the MIB tree dataset. Accessing the Details Page To open the MIB Tools Details window, click on the Details tab. The Details page is shown in Figure 2-20. To view the details associated with a specific branch or object: 1.
The MIB Tools Details Page The Details Tear-off Window The Details Tear-off Window The Details page can be “torn off” and put off to the side while viewing any of the other MIB Tools pages. The Tear-off window (Figure 2-21) will update simultaneously with the Details (tab) page whenever a new MIB object is selected within the Browser page. To view both the Details page and any other MIB Tools page at the same time: Click the mouse in the Details page border and drag.
Setting MIB Tool Preferences Setting MIB Tool Preferences The Preferences functions allow you to customize the presentation of the MIB Tools. There is one Preference setting for each installation of the MIB Tools. Changing the preferences will therefore change them for all users of the MIB Tools on your system. Accessing the MIB Tools Preferences Page To open the MIB Tools Preferences page, click on the Preferences page tab. The Preferences page is shown in Figure 2-22. Figure 2-22.
Setting MIB Tool Preferences Accessing the MIB Tools Preferences Page Device Management Display Options This Device Manager setting indicates how the device information in the display window should be sorted. The information can be sorted by only one of the five field values listed. The sort order will be alphabetical and ascending.
Setting MIB Tool Preferences Accessing the MIB Tools Preferences Page MIB Tools for Windows NT 2-30 MIB Tools User’s Guide
Index Symbols * 2-8 *.MIB 2-17 *.mtl files 2-22 *.TXT 2-17 A Accessing Details Window 2-26 Device Manager 2-21 Editor 2-16 Preferences Window 2-28 SPECTRUM MIB Tools 1-5, 2-2 Adding Devices 2-23 ASCII name 1-2 string 1-2 text file 2-17 ASN.
leaves 1-2, 2-9 List 2-10 Query Time-out (seconds) 2-28 Querying MIB Information 2-9 M R MAC Address 2-22 Management Information Bases 1-1 MIB Browser 1-4 MIB Compiler 2-17 MIB Details 1-4 MIB Editor 1-4 MIB files 2-16 MIB II 1-2 MIB Navigator 1-1 MIB organization 1-2 MIB Tool Preferences 2-28 MIB Tools Editor 2-16 MIB Tools icon 2-2 MIB Tree Display 2-9 MIBs 1-1 Modified Dataset Notification 2-20 Modifying a Data Source 2-19 Mouse 1-7 Radar View 1-4 Restricted Rights Notice ii Results Panel 2-11 field
