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MIBinsight is a component that allows you to manage SNMP Management Information Bases (MIBs). MIBinsight comprises a MIB maintenance facility and a browser, and provides the ability to monitor MIB attributes.
MIBs identify data using Object Identifiers (OIDs). OIDs are a string of numbers (usually long); they are not user-friendly. MIBinsight translates these numbers into a more intelligible, human-readable format and allows you to view the knowledge of the resource in a user-friendly way.
To use the MIBinsight browser, your product accesses MIB definitions. A database of MIB definitions is supplied with your product. The supplied MIB definitions include standard MIBs defined by RFCs, and vendor-specific MIBs defined by IBM and Cisco. The MIB definitions are stored in source form, and compiled form, in the MODSDIS VSAM file.
These supplied MIB definitions enable you to use the MIBinsight browser to view MIBs associated with your Communications Server stack, and MIBs in many routers and other network devices. However, you can have a device with a MIB whose definition is not included in the supplied set. If you have access to the MIB definition, you can compile it into your product using the MIBinsight compiler, making it available for use with the MIBinsight browser, and attribute monitoring.
For the MIBinsight browser to use the MIB definitions, they must be loaded into storage. You can flag definitions for automatic loading, or you can load them manually.
You can compile, administer, and load MIB definitions using the MIBinsight maintenance facility. You can also monitor MIB attributes. For information about browsing MIBs using the MIBinsight browser, see the User Guide.
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