topic Re: Importing Mibs in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

Importing Mibs

Rhino_1 — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:54:47 GMT

Hello,

I have some cisco routers that I would like to monitor with SIM. Can anybody give me any guidance on how it properly set it up in SIM. It is a Cisco 3660 router.

Thank in advance,
Rhino

Re: Importing Mibs

Rob Buxton — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:00:30 GMT

See:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html

There's a document all about compiling MIBs into HPSIM.

Re: Importing Mibs

Rhino_1 — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:03:04 GMT

Thanks for the response.

What are the risks of compiling mibs and importing them into sim? I do not want to screw anything up....lol

I have found the correct cisco mibs but am leary to import them with ever haveing done it before.

Thanks,
Rhino

Re: Importing Mibs

Rob Buxton — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:01:26 GMT

The risk is low.
They either import or not. They're pretty separate, so don't tend to conflict.

Re: Importing Mibs

Eric Williams_4 — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:38:10 GMT

Is this where you found all of the Cisco MIB's.

http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml

Because I am finding about 50 different MIB's per Cisco device, and even then, there is V1 and V2. So I don't really know where to start

Re: Importing Mibs

Jeff Lecko — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:55:16 GMT

I have imported several mib files into SIM with no issues. I would say that the risk is minimal.

I did initially have difficulties getting the compile to work. The key is to place the mib files that you want to compile into the \Systems Insight Manager\mibs folder before you compile them.

You may also run into issues where a mib will not compile. SIM has some requirements for mibs that you can find in SIM Help. I have also found that mibs can often have syntax errors in them that prevent proper compilation. I have used a 3rd party mib compiler called MGSoft to try and compile a mib first. If there are errors, the compiler will give you the error and the line number.

Re: Importing Mibs

Eric Williams_4 — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:05:56 GMT

I have tried to install just a simple MIB, and it is asking for other MIBs that are in the MIB directory. I placed the MIB in the MIB directory with the other MIB's and try and compile, and this is the error message that I recieve...
Line: 0: Failure to open input file C:\Program
Mib compilation failed.

I has issues with the space in between Program and Files

Re: Importing Mibs

Rhino_1 — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:02:01 GMT

Eric,

That is one place to get the mibs. There is usually a zip file with all the mibs associated with a device...and yes there are a lot per cisco device.

It would be nice if HP would include a lot more third party mibs by default...like all the cisco and 3Com and Nortel mibs.

Re: Importing Mibs

Preston Gallwas — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:45:55 GMT

Speaking of CISCO Mibs, if anyone knows what MIB Cisco has a "LOGIN" trap for, let me know. I want to set up a trap to insight every time someone logs into our 4503 Routing switch :)