Viewing The Xml Collection Definition; Exporting The Collected Data; The Mib Query Tool - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Guide Manual

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Viewing the XML Collection Definition

To view the collection definitions, click the Show XML button in the MIB Collection Poller Summary.
This displays the XML that defines the currently loaded collections.
XML for a collection definition.
Figure 171: A MIB Collection definition shown in XML

Exporting the Collected Data

One of the main purposes for collecting historical MIB data over time is to allow analysis to identify
trends or patterns that may provide insights into your network usage. In order to do this, you need to
export the collected MIB data so it can be used by other analysis tools.
The MIB Poller Tool allows you to export data as comma separated text and save it to a file. You can
export the data from either the MIB Collection Poller Summary report, or from the MIB POller Poling
DEtail Report.
From the MIB Poller Summary report, you can export the results for an entire collection— click the
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Export link in the row for the collection whose data you want to export. This exports the results for
all devices in the collection into a single text file, and places the text file into a archive (zip) file.
From the MIB Poller Polling Detail report you can export the results for individual devices in a
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collection. Check the checkboxes in the last column, then click the Export button. This exports the
results for the selected devices into a single text file, and places the text file into a archive (zip) file.
Once exported, the text file can be imported into another application, such as a spreadsheet, for
analysis.

The MIB Query Tool

The MIB Query Tool lets you retrieve the values of MIB variables on a one-time basis. It does not do
any repeated polling, and does not store the results.
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