Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch MIB Reference - Manual (Page 13)

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Chapter
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Overview of the Brocade 6910 MIB
In this chapter
• Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
• Obtaining and installing the Brocade 6910 MIBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
• Standard objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
• Proprietary objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
• Structure of this guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
• SNMPv3 support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction
The Management Information Base (MIB) is a database of objects that can be used by a Network
Management System (NMS) to manage and monitor devices on the network. The MIB can be
retrieved by a network management system that uses Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP). The MIB structure determines the scope of management access allowed by a device. By
using SNMP, a manager application can issue read or write operations within the scope of the MIB.
Obtaining and installing the Brocade 6910 MIBs
You can obtain the Brocade 6910 MIBs by downloading the file from Brocade Technical Support
site.
After obtaining the MIB, follow the instructions for your network management system to be able to
use the MIB with your system.
Downloading the MIB from Technical Support web site
To download the MIB from the Brocade Technical Support Web site, you must have a user name
and password to access the Brocade support site and perform the following.
1. Go to www.brocade.com in your Web browser.
2. Login with your user name and password.
3. Click the downloads tab, then click the Knowledge Portal link.
4. Login to the Knowledge portal, then click the Software tab.
5. Click the product name. Each product release has a link for its corresponding MIB.
6. Navigate to the link for the MIB and either open the file or save it to disk.