User Guide

MIB Navigator Command Set Overview
Local Management User’s Guide 3-3
The MIB Navigator views the MIB tree hierarchy as a directory. Figure 3-2 shows the MIB tree
hierarchy. Each layer is numerically encoded, so that every branch group and leaf object in the
MIB is identified by a corresponding number, known as an Object Identifier (OID). This allows the
MIB Navigator to navigate through the MIB and access the manageable leaf objects.
Figure 3-2 Hierarchical MIB Tree Structure
Often an ASCII name is assigned to the OID of a leaf object, making it more readable. To identify
the value for the object “ipForwarding” you use the OID (/1/3/6/1/2/1/4/1), or its ASCII name
(/iso/org/dod/internet/mgmt/mib-2/ip/ipForwarding).
MIB Navigator Command Set Overview
The MIB Navigator command set provides the following commands:
Navigation Commands —Navigation commands allow you to access and manage the MIB for
the device running the MIB Navigator. Some of these commands also provide user
community-string information. The commands, detailed starting on page 3-3, are as follows:
TIP
Use the help command for an on-line description of each MIB Navigator command. For
example MIB Nav-> help branch provides help information for the branch command.
The help command can also be used alone to display the available commands, as seen
in Figure 3-1. A command used incorrectly (wrong syntax) will prompt a display of the
correct usage. Use lower case characters when entering commands in Network Tools.
branch cd ctron
dir get grep
Is mib2 next
pwd set su
tree wan whoami
help
Root 1
Group 1.1
Group 1.2
Group 1.3
Object 1.1.1
Object 1.1.2
Object 1.2.1
Object 1.2.2
Object 1.3.1
Object 1.3.2