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ETTING TARTED
MIB Browser
This module is a generic SNMP management tool used to browse device MIBs. By browsing MIBs, you
can send commands to get or set information defined in the MIB. You can also set up profiles which are
used to fetch or set selected MIB variables as a group.
Information to be recorded into the Log Manager can be selected directly from the MIB. Moreover, the MIB
Browser also provides a convenient editing tool which can be used to quickly extract information from the
MIB and store it for future reference or prepare it as a technical report.
MIB Compiler
This application compiles textual MIB files into database files specifically formatted for EliteView, which
allows relevant EliteView modules to access required information.
MIB-2 Viewer
This module provides an easy-to-use windowed interface to the MIB II (RFC 1213) management
information database. MIB II is maintained by each device that includes a resident SNMP agent. The
traditional approach displays information directly from the MIB, which requires a good understanding of
the overall hierarchial tree structure to locate the variables you need. The MIB-2 Viewer, on the other hand,
organizes this information in a set of commonly referenced items which are displayed in a convenient and
easily understood format.
Name Database Manager
This module provides a convenient means to map an easily remembered mnemonic name to each device in
the network. These names are then used in many other EliteView modules, which allows you to
conveniently specify any network device or view data using the name associated with each device.
Report
This module displays any system events or user-defined events specified in the Event Manager. The Report
window shows all network alarm messages in chronological order. Each entry is stamped with a time and
date.
RMON Manager
Remote Network Monitoring allows you to instruct a remote device to collect information or respond to
specified events on an independent basis. An RMON-capable device can independently perform a wide
range of tasks, significantly reducing network management traffic. It can continuously run diagnostics and
log network performance. If an event is triggered, the remote device can automatically notify the network
administrator of a failure and provide historical information about the event. If the remote device cannot
connect to the management agent, it will continue to perform any specified tasks and pass data back to the
management station the next time it contacts the remote device.
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