[mrtg] Re: Tracking OID

Jerry Heidtke jheidtke at fmlh.edu
Fri May 31 22:57:39 MEST 2002 

Generally, you need the vendors' MIB files in order to decode the meaning of
a numeric OID. The easiest is if you have a graphical MIB browser (such as
Getif on Windows) that you can load the MIB files into.

I simply pasted the numeric OID into a field in Getif, and it showed me the
corresponding OID name. Another field showed the OID description. Getif
pulled this information from the MIB file.

There are a number of free or inexpensive graphical MIB browsers for various
platforms. Check out http://www.snmplink.org/ and click on "Tools" for some
examples.

It's sometimes hard to find MIB files from a vendor. A good central source
of vendors' MIB files is http://www.mibcentral.com/.

Hope this helps.

Jerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Sergio Morilla [mailto:SMorilla at tipoiti.com]
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 3:43 PM
To: Jerry Heidtke
Cc: mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch
Subject: RE: [mrtg] Re: Tracking OID


Hi,

I've just subscribed to the list and all my experience on
mrtg is two days long. So far, so good. I got my two days long
graphs on my web page!!

I was lookin around on snmp, mrtg, rdd, etc. looking for links,
tips and anything readable to learn a little bit more.

How do you get that the OID
.iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.1.3.6.1.4.1.232.2.2.2.5.0
is 
.iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.compaq.cpqSystemInfo.cpqSiComponen
t.cpqSiAsset.cpqSiSysServiceNum

In fact how do I get the numerical and/or parsed OID for the devices
I want to monitor.

So far, I use snmpwalk and/or snmpget to try to navigate the "tree".
I seems to me that this is a very rudimentary way of getting the info
I need.

Is there any tool/util that lets me know what OIDs are implemnted on a
device and what they mean??

Thanks a lot.
Any help and guidance will ve very appreciated!!!

Sergio

> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Jerry Heidtke [mailto:jheidtke at fmlh.edu]
> Enviado el: Friday, May 31, 2002 15:33
> Para: 'Alan Rader'; 'MRTG'
> Asunto: [mrtg] Re: Tracking OID
> 
> 
> 
> The OID you give is
> .iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.compaq.cpqSystemInfo
> .cpqSiComponen
> t.cpqSiAsset.cpqSiSysServiceNum
> 
> Description:
> 
> The service number of the system unit.
>  The string will be empty if the system does not report the
>  system service number.
> 
> Looks like someone entered this name when they were setting 
> up the server.
> It is not any service or process running on the server, it is a string
> entered in the system configuration.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Rader [mailto:arader at finishline.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:23 PM
> To: 'MRTG'
> Subject: [mrtg] Tracking OID
> 
> 
> 
> Ok, just skimming through one of our servers using Getif, I 
> came across
> this.
> 
> .iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.232.2.2.2.5.0
> 
> and it had a value of " big pimpin' "
> 
> How do I go about finding out what exactly that is on this 
> server?  It is a
> Compaq Proliant ML370.  I did a search to see if any virus 
> contained any
> words as the above and did not find anything, but I am 
> concerned that this
> would show up on a server.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Alan Rader
> Finish Line, Inc.
> Network Administrator
> arader at finishline.com
> 317-899-1022 x3529
> 
> 
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