Specifying A Mib Community Name; Getting And Setting Variables - Cabletron Systems TRBMIM User Manual

SNMP TOOLS SCREEN
Step
Used to step through the MIB one variable at a time. The screen then
provides detailed information for each variable. Performing this
procedure replaces the need to perform continuous GetNext operations to
view the values of current MIB variables.
Cycles
Used to specify the number of GetNext operations needed and the time
period (in seconds) between each operation after entering the initial
identifier.
Repeat
Used to perform continuous Gets on the specified variable to monitor
changes.

8.2 SPECIFYING A MIB COMMUNITY NAME

To specify a MIB Community Name:
1. Select the Community Name Field.
2. Type in the Community Name of the for the MIB you want, and then
press the Enter key.

8.3 GETTING AND SETTING VARIABLES

This section describes how to access and modify a MIB variable after you
have specified the appropriate MIB Community Name.
To get a variable:
1. Select , and then press the Enter key (or press F6).
GET
The
<GET> OID (=|F9)
2. Enter the variable's OID using either of the following methods:
• Type the full OID string at the
• Type the part of the OID following the prepend listed above, and
then press Enter.
For example, typing
existing prepend of
1.3.6.1.4.1.3
8-4
field appears.
<GET> OID
at the
4.1.3
gets the complete OID string of
1.3.6.1
.
field.
field with an
<GET> OID