Cabletron Systems ESX-1380 - Manual (Page 66)

Chapter 13: The MIB Navigator Screen
13-2 ESX-1320/ESX-1380 Local Management Guide
13.1 MANAGING DEVICE MIBs
The MIB Navigator lets you to manage objects in the ESX Management
Information Bases (MIBs). MIBs are databases of objects used for
managing the device and determining the ESX configuration. The
commands within the MIB Navigator allow you to view and modify a
device’s objects.
The MIB Navigator views the MIB tree hierarchy as a directory.
Figure 13-2 shows the MIB tree hierarchy. Each layer is numerically
encoded, so that every branch group and leaf object in the MIB is
identified by a corresponding number, known as an Object Identifier
(OID). This allows the MIB Navigator to navigate through the MIB and
access the manageable leaf objects.
Figure 13-2 Hierarchical MIB Tree Structure
Often an ASCII name is assigned to a leaf object’s OID, making it more
readable. To identify the value for the object “ip Forwarding” you would
use the OID (/1/3/6/1/2/1/4/1), or its ASCII name (/iso/org/dod/internet/
mgmt/mib-2/ip/ipForwarding).
Root 1
Group 1.1
Group 1.2
Group 1.3
Object 1.1.1
Object 1.1.2
Object 1.2.1
Object 1.2.2
Object 1.3.1
Object 1.3.2
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