Compiling a mib – HP Systems Insight Manager User Manual

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To edit the .cfg file:

1.

Navigate to the MIB directory:

For Windows operating systems, navigate to \program files\hp\systems insight
manager\mibs

.

For Linux or HP-UX operating systems, navigate to /opt/mx/mibs.

2.

Run mcompile

mymib.mib to create the .cfg file.

3.

After the .cfg file is created, use an editor of your choice to edit the .cfg file.

To edit trap-specific information in HP SIM:

1.

From HP SIM, select Options

EventsSNMP Trap Settings.

The SNMP Trap Settings page appears.

2.

Select the MIB name.

3.

Select the trap within the MIB to be edited.

4.

Edit the file with your changes, and click OK to save your changes.

Note: The changes made through the SNMP Trap Settings page are saved to the HP SIM

database

only. The .cfg and MIB files are not affected.

Related procedures

Viewing a MIB

Compiling a MIB

Unregistering a MIB

Related topic

Managing MIBs

Compiling a MIB

The mcompile command enables you to compile an

SNMP

MIB file into an intermediate format (.cfg) file

that can be registered using the mxmib utility for use with HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM).

Observe the following tips:

If the

MIB

file being compiled includes IMPORTS from other MIBs, the imported MIB files should also

be located in the same directory as the MIB file being compiled.

Comment lines in MIB files start with "--" and end with a new line or the next occurrence of "--." Beware
of MIBs with "-" characters across the entire line. These lines are intended to be comments. However,
extra dashes have canceled the first set of "--" characters.

For example:

-- xyz

comments out xyz.

However:

-- -- xyz

effectively uncomments xyz.

mcompile

expects the

END keyword at the end of a module on a line by itself. Be sure there is a new

line in the MIB file after the

END keyword.

mcompile

does not allow redefinition of standard data types. If the MIB file being compiled contains

such redefinitions, they should be commented out before running mcompile.

To compile a MIB:

1.

Open an MS-DOS® window or UNIX shell.

2.

Run mcompile to compile an SNMP MIB file into an intermediate format (.cfg).

mcompile

recognizes the -d option. This option changes to the specified directory to locate and

process the MIB file. The intermediate (.cfg) file is always placed in the same directory as the MIB file.
By default, mcompile searches for the MIB file in the current directory.

For example:

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