SNMP Browser window

This topic describes the SNMP Browser window in IBM® Director.

Introduction

This window enables you to view information, set community names for individual systems, and set attributes for SNMP and RMON devices.

Fields

Device Information
Displays the tree view of the SNMP or RMON devices you selected for viewing.

For systems that are available, the tree view of their MIB structure is displayed. Offline systems cannot be expanded.

If no compiled MIBs are on the IBM Director Server to format the information, or if the device returns information not found in a compiled MIB, the information is displayed in a dotted-decimal numerical format. If the information corresponds to a compiled MIB, the information is displayed in text format.

To expand the tree and view attributes for a specific device, click on the first branch, and then continue to expand each branch by clicking until you reach the leaf attributes. Selecting a leaf attribute will display its value and characteristics on the right-hand side of the panel.

Right-click options
Change Device Properties
Select the SNMP Version
SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c
Enter the community name for the selected system. The name must already be defined on the target system to enable access. No change is made to the SNMP configuration on the target system. Although the name is maintained by IBM Director, it is not added to the list of community names specified in the SNMP Discovery window.
SNMPv3
The profile name for the selected system.
Selected Object Details
The top of the window displays the value of the selected attribute. The bottom of the window displays the characteristics of the selected attribute including, for example, the type and access status of the device attribute and a description of the device attribute. If a snap-in is available for the selected attribute, it will appear on the right side of the window in place of the default value and characteristics information.

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