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MIBs
SNMP uses a data structure known as Management Information Base,
or MIB, to store information. Each piece of information, or object, in the
MIB has a unique Object Identifier. Object identifiers are indices based
on a tree structure. The information is held in a “node” at the end of a
“branch” in the tree. The Object Identifier shows the path by listing each
branch needed to reach the node.
The identifier serves to name or reference the object. MIBs for specific
companies are allocated to the MIB branch known as enterprise. Thus,
each company branches from the general branch known as enterprise.
From that point on in the MIB, the company developing the MIB controls
the information and Object Identifier used to reference the data. This
information is required to coordinate the sending and receiving of data
between an SNMP-compliant device and an SNMP-based network
management system.
When both the SNMP Agent and SNMP Management system have the
same MIB structure, data can be easily transferred and used. SNMP
data packets, each containing an object identifier and information
associated with that object, are passed between the device and
management system to populate the appropriate fields in the receiver’s
MIB. Both the Agent and Management System can then reference the
object and process the data as needed.
The terminal server has a general MIB as well as proprietary MIBs for
companies that use the terminal server as an SNMP trap proxy.
The following table shows the basic set-up of a MIB and provides
information about:
•
Object Identifiers – The index used to identify the information in the
MIB.
•
Object Data – The information contained in the referenced data
node.
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