Compiling a MIB file

The SNMP Browser initially displays a tree view of the Management Information Base (MIB) structure for the selected SNMP devices. If no compiled MIBs are available on the management server to format the information or if the device returns information that is not found in a compiled MIB, the information is displayed in a dotted-decimal format. IBM® Systems Director includes various MIB files that are typically needed for SNMP browsing for commonly defined devices. These files are located in the install_root\proddata\snmp directory, where install_root is the root directory of your IBM Systems Director installation. Note that this path uses the backslash (\) to delimit the directory; depending on the system that you are using, you might be required to enter the path using the forward slash (/).

About this task

When IBM Systems Director Server starts, it loads a default set of compiled MIBs that are commonly used. If you have updated the list of MIBs to load, your most recent selections are loaded.

MIB data is stored in its own persistent-storage file, name.mibdata, where name is the MIB definition name. These files are located in the install_root\data\snmp directory. By deleting these files and loadedmibs.dat, you can remove all MIB data in IBM Systems Director but retain other persistent-storage data.

Note: This task requires the IBM Systems Director Launched Tasks program. This program is installed automatically the first time you use a task that requires it. For information about the IBM Systems Director Launched Tasks program, see "Starting the IBM Systems Director Launched Tasks program."

To compile a MIB file, complete the following steps:

  1. In the IBM Systems Director Web interface navigation area, expand System Status and Health and then click SNMP Management.
  2. On the SNMP Management page, click Manage MIBs. The IBM Systems Director Launched Tasks program opens the MIB Management window.
  3. In the MIB Management window, click File > Select MIB to Compile.
  4. In the MIB Management window, specify the directory and file name of the MIB file that you want to compile, and click OK. A status window indicates the progress of the compilation.

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