[mrtg] Newbie answer from newbie question
Robin Burger
robin.burger at bms.com
Wed Nov 3 15:53:08 MET 1999
NOTE To everyone: If any of this is 'incorrect' let me know... I am also just trying to figure out MRTG, SNMP and a couple of other items...
Subject: [mrtg] Re: How do I find 'every' MIB on my machine?
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 16:55:20 -0600
From: Elsie Simonton <elsiels at srttel.com>
To: robin.burger at bms.com, mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch
>> I am in training at my office (just out of college) and
>> am trying to figure out this MIB thing.
>> How do I query my device a total control arc card
>> (for 8 modem cards) to find the mib.
>> I recently downloaded cmu then ran snmpget on
>> interfaces.ifNumber.0. The result I got said 172.
((( 'Warning' this is for
# snmpget -V
UCD-snmp version: 4.0.1
'
)))
# snmpwalk localhost public
(( will list all of the OID's that are on your local system - you can
substitute the machine you are looking at's name in this location
))
# snmpwalk localhost public | grep ifNumber
interfaces.ifNumber.0 = 2
(( just so that I can find out what it is that you did... ))
# snmpget -q -f localhost public interfaces.ifNumber.0
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.interfaces.ifNumber.0 2
(( so this gives us the OID that is complete, but we do not know
how to translate it...))
(( in your 'mrtg-2.8.6/run/' directory you will find a file
called '''SNMP_util.pm''' that will help you translate
the simple ones
))
((( .iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.interfaces.ifNumber.0
1 . 3 . 6 . 1 . 2 . 1 . 2 . 1 .0
'iso' => '1',
'org' => '1.3',
'dod' => '1.3.6',
'internet' => '1.3.6.1',
'mgmt' => '1.3.6.1.2',
'mib-2' => '1.3.6.1.2.1',
'interfaces' => '1.3.6.1.2.1.2',
'ifNumber' => '1.3.6.1.2.1.2.1.0',
)))
(( if you check for a file called 'IF-MIB.txt' on your system
you can search for 'ifNumber' and look for the line that
looks like this...
ifNumber OBJECT-TYPE
(( line 99 in IF-MIB.txt ))
Just below it you will find out another line that looks like
this
::= { interfaces 1 }
(( line 106))
This means that 'ifNumber ~ interface 1' or in the translation
from the above OID, since we know that the preceding part
of the tree is 'interfaces', then we know we have the correct
'ifNumber' and now we look for 'interfaces'
interfaces OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { mib-2 2 }
(( line 43 ))
So now we can look at it as walking the tree backwards...
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.interfaces.ifNumber.0
'ifNumber' ~ interfaces.1
'interfaces' ~ mib-2.2
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2. 2 . 1 .0
And so far the only other place I have found the rest of
the translation of the tree backwards is in 'SNMP_util.pm'.
In other words, you read it from right to left.
Makes for efficient lookup.
NOTE: You can modify 'SNMP_util.pm' to add in your own 'specific'
OID's, but the better place is in the MRTG code as it actually
has a place that calls 'SNMP_util.pm' and adds the ones included
into MRTG into the rest that are in 'SNMP_util.pm'.
))
((( .iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.interfaces.ifNumber.0
1 . 3 . 6 . 1 . 2 . 1 . 2 . 1 .0
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.1.0
So now we have a OID to use... right?
)))
# snmpget localhost public 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.1.0
Error in packet
Reason: (noSuchName) There is no such variable name in this MIB.
This name doesn't exist: system.sysUpTime.6.1.2.1.2.1.0
((( seems that it didn't like that OID... turn out that
the 1.3.6.1.2.1 is defaulted... so try instead
)))
# snmpget localhost public 2.1.0
interfaces.ifNumber.0 = 2
((( Now, for MRTG you have to use the full OID '1.3.6.1.2.1.2.1.0'
but when you do, if your '.cfg' file in your configs directory
is not done correctly - it 'Will not work'.
1) make sure you have a WorkDir set up:
WorkDir: /export/home/mrtg/data
2) make sure your target has the OID twice with an '&' in between them.
Target[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.1.0&1.3.6.1.2.1.2.1.0:public at localhost
3) Run MRTG and Check in your data directory that the
localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com.log file gets created.
4) When information in the '.log' doesn't increment modify the
'.cfg' file so that 'Options' uses 'gage absolute'.
Options[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com.com]: gauge absolute
5) Re-Check '.log' file and you should see the numbers increase.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
# egrep -v '^#|^$' localhost.cfg
WorkDir: /absolute/path/name/to/your/./mrtg/data
Target[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.1.0&1.3.6.1.2.1.2.1.0:public at localhost
RouterUptime[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: public at localhost
MaxBytes[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: 100
AbsMax[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: 400
Title[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: TBD
WithPeak[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: ymw
Unscaled[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: ymw
ShortLegend[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: %
XSize[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: 380
YSize[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: 100
YLegend[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: ifNumber
Legend1[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: What makes sense here TBD
Legend2[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: TBD To Be Determined
Legend3[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: TBD
Legend4[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: TBD
LegendI[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: TBD
LegendO[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]:
Options[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: gauge absolute
PageTop[localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com]: <H1>TBD</H1>
</H1>
<TABLE>
<TR><TD>System:</TD><TD>localhost in Look behind you</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>Maintainer:</TD><TD>Your Name goes here <Mail.address at nice.to.give> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>Interface:</TD><TD>TBD</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>IP:</TD><TD>localhost.fully.qualified.domain.com (ip.numbers.go.here)</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>Filled in automatically</TD>
<TD>filled in automatically</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>> When I put this info in MRTG .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.0.172
>> it doesn't like it. What am I misreading or what else
>> do I need to read in order to understand the mibs better?
>> Thank you anyone for helping me as I am currently lost.
How does that look... make any better sense?
Robin
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