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Peforming SNMP Operations
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FS6300 NMS Administrator’s Reference Guide
8 • Monitoring SNMP Devices
Peforming SNMP Operations
You can use the MIB Manager to retrieve and alter data from SNMP devices. GET, GETNEXT, and GET-
BULK are operations for receiving data. SET is the operation for modifying MIB information. Traps are unso-
licited messages you may receive from SNMP devices.
GET / GETNEXT
The GET and GETNEXT operations allow you to view information from a specific SNMP variable.
1.
Load the MIB module (see
“Loading MIB Modules”
on page 116).
2.
Select the desired element in the MIB tree.
3.
Click
Operations > Get
or click
on the toolbar.
4.
The requested information displays in the main MIB Manger window.
5.
To view information from the next variable in the MIB tree, click
Operations > Get Next
or click
on
the toolbar.
6.
The requested information displays in the main MIB Manger window.
GETBULK
The GETBULK operation allows you to retrieve volumes of information from a large table. It may only be
performed using SNMPv2 or SNMPv3.
1.
Click on
Edit > Settings
or click
on the toolbar to set the MIB Manger to use SNMPv2 or SNMPv3.
(See
“Setting General MIB Parameters”
on page 114).
2.
Load the MIB module (see
“Loading MIB Modules”
on page 116).
3.
Select the desired element in the MIB tree.
4.
Click
Operations > Get Bulk
or click
on the toolbar.
5.
The requested information displays in the main MIB Manger window. The number of different object
results depends on the value entered in the
Max Repetitions
field in Step 1.
SET
The SET operation allows you to modify an SNMP variable with read-write access.
1.
Load the MIB module (see
“Loading MIB Modules”
on page 116).
2.
Select the desired element in the MIB tree.
3.
Enter the new value for the object in the
Set Value
field.
4.
Click
Operations > Set
or click
on the toolbar.