MIBinsight

MIBinsight is a component that lets you manage SNMP Management Information Bases (MIBs). MIBinsight comprises a MIB maintenance facility, a browser, and the ability to monitor MIB attributes.

To browse or monitor a MIB attribute of an IP resource, you normally need to specify a unique Object Identifier (OID). OIDs are a string of numbers (usually very long); they are not very user-friendly. MIBinsight translates these numbers into a more intelligible, human-readable format and lets you view the knowledge of the resource in a user-friendly way.

This chapter describes how to browse MIBs using the MIBinsight browser.

Note: For information about compiling, administering, and loading MIBs using the MIBinsight compiler, see the Administration Guide.