Changing Mib Variables; Sample Task - Motorola BSR 2000 Reference Manual

Release 1.0
All or part of the following should be retrieved and displayed for the sysUpTime
object:
Object Name
Object ID
Type
Access
Description
Value
Note: Depending on the particular MIB browser application that you are
using, the query information for the sysUpTime object may be accessed and
displayed differently. Refer to your MIB browser documentation.

Changing MIB Variables

To change the value of a writable MIB object, the
SNMP Set command. Before you begin, you can determine if an object is writable by
performing a query on the object and reading the data that is returned. See
MIB Variable Information
Note: Be sure that you have contacted the device and that you are using a
community name which provides you with write access to the desired MIB
object. The appropriate community name may depend upon which MIB
component contains the object you want to set. Refer to
Device

Sample Task

A network administrator wants to clear all messages from the syslog files on a remote
syslog server device. In our example, we will be changing the value of the
rdnSyslogClear object. The MIB hierarchy that leads to the rdnSyslogClear object is:
1.2.6.1.4.1.4981.3.7
iso -> org -> dod -> internet -> private -> enterprises -> rdn -> syslog
->rdnSyslogClear
526362-001-00
on page 5-7.
on page 5-2.
Using a MIB Browser to Access MIB Variables
sysUpTime
1.2.6.1.2.1.1.3
TimeTicks
read-only
The time (in hundredths of a second)
since the network management
portion of the system was last
re-initialized.
28 days 20:05:41
MGBI
MIB browser issues an
Accessing
Contacting the
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