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Using the MIB Poller Tools
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Figure 56: A MIB Collection definition shown in XML
Exporting the Collected Data
One of the main purposes for collecting historical MIB data over time is to allow analysis to identify
trends or patterns that may provide insights into your network usage. In order to do this, you need to
export the collected MIB data so it can be used by other analysis tools.
The MIB Poller Tool allows you to export data as comma separated text and save it to a file. You can
export the data from either the MIB Collection Poller Summary report, or from the MIB POller Poling
DEtail Report.
• From the MIB Poller Summary report, you can export the results for an entire collection— click the
Export link in the row for the collection whose data you want to export. This exports the results for
all devices in the collection into a single text file, and places the text file into a archive (zip) file.
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From the MIB Poller Polling Detail report you can export the results for individual devices in a
collection. Check the checkboxes in the last column, then click the
Export
button. This exports the
results for the selected devices into a single text file, and places the text file into a archive (zip) file.
Once exported, the text file can be imported into another application, such as a spreadsheet, for
analysis.