Snmp Mibs Support; Introduction; Snmp Manager Software - HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 User Manual

Introduction

Management and statistics information is stored in the GbE2 Interconnect Switch in the
Management Information Base (MIB). The GbE2 Interconnect Switch supports several
standard MIBs. Values for MIB objects can be retrieved with any SNMP-based network
management software.
In addition to the standard MIBs, the switch also supports its own proprietary enterprise MIB
as an extended Management Information Base. The proprietary MIB is retrieved by
specifying the MIB Object-Identifier (OID) at the network manager station.
MIB values can be either read-only or read/write variables.
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Read-only MIB variables can be constants that are programmed into the switch or
variables that change while the switch is in operation. Examples of read-only constants
include the number and types of ports. Examples of read-only variables are the statistics
counters, such as the number of errors that have occurred or how many kilobytes of data
have been received and forwarded through a port.
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Read/write MIB variables are usually related to user-customized configurations.
Examples include the IP address of the switch, Spanning Tree Algorithm parameters, and
port status.

SNMP Manager Software

If you use third-party vendor SNMP software to manage the switch, you can access
proprietary enterprise MIBs for the switch. The MIBs can be found on the ProLiant BL
p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch Management System Utilities and User Documentation
CD or with the GbE2 Interconnect Switch utilities on the following website:
www.compaq.com/support/servers
If your software provides functions to browse or modify MIBs, you can also change the MIB
values (if the MIB attributes permit the write operation). This process can be quite involved,
because you must use the MIB OIDs, available in the MIB files, and retrieve them one by
one.
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SNMP MIBs Support

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