SMC Networks 6.20 manual MIB Compiler, MIB-2 Viewer, Name Database Manager, Report, Rmon Manager

GETTING STARTED

MIB Compiler

This application compiles textual MIB files into database files specifically formatted for EliteView, which allows relevant EliteView modules to access required information.

MIB-2 Viewer

This module provides an easy-to-use windowed interface to the MIB II (RFC 1213) management information database. MIB II is maintained by each device that includes a resident SNMP agent. The traditional approach displays information directly from the MIB, which requires a good understanding

of the overall hierarchical tree structure to locate the variables you need. The MIB-2 Viewer, on the other hand, organizes this information in a set of commonly referenced items which are displayed in a convenient and easily understood format.

Name Database Manager

This module provides a convenient means to map an easily remembered mnemonic name to each device in the network. These names are then used in many other EliteView modules, which allows you to conveniently specify any network device or view data using the name associated with each device.

Report

This module displays any system events or user-defined events specified in the Event Manager. The report window shows all network alarm messages in chronological order. Each entity is stamped with a time and date.

RMON Manager

Remote Network Monitoring allows you to instruct a remote device to collect information or respond to specified events on an independent basis. An RMON-capable device can independently perform a wide range of tasks, significantly reducing network management traffic. It can continuously run diagnostics and log network performance. If an event is triggered, the remote device can automatically

notify the network administrator of a failure and provide historical information about the event. If the remote device cannot connect to the management agent, it will continue to perform any specified tasks and pass data back to the management station the next time it contacts the remote device.

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