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Insight Manager 7 SNMP Extensions utility
field purpose
Type One of several types, including INTEGER, STRING,
IP ADDRESS, COUNTER, TIMETICKS, and
GAUGE.
Access One of several access types, including READ,
WRITE, or READ-WRITE.
Status The status for the variable in this MIB, such as
MANDATORY, DEPRECATED, OPTIONAL, or
OBSOLETE.
Database Display Field Description of the variable and its purpose. Use this
field to review the meaning of a trap that includes this
variable, to read (GET) other agent information, and
to modify (SET) a new value when the variable has
READ-WRITE access.
SNMP Explorer Status Bar The result of the last operation on this variable.
Note: SNMP Explorer does not browse MIBs on target devices that are running only IPX.
You can view all kinds of variable information in a MIB. Viewing is equivalent to an SNMP get
operation. If you have the appropriate Administrator privileges, you can apply new values on
attributes with write access. Writing is equivalent to an SNMP set.
viewing variable data
1. From the drop-down box of the Registered MIB field, select a MIB.
2. From the drop-down box of the Variable from MIB field, select a variable. The
variable information is displayed in the Database Display field.
3. Continue to select variables of MIBs. After each selection, click Read Device to
display the value of the variable as was read from the device. The OID, type, and the
value at the selected platform are displayed for each variable.
writing a new value to
the variable
1. From the drop-down box of the Variable from MIB field, select a variable. The
variable information is displayed in the Database Display field.
2. Click Read Device to view the MIB variable on the target device.
3. Click Edit Device.
4. In the Database Display field, enter the MIB variable value you are adding at the
target device.
5. Click Write Value to Device.
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