Verilink PRISM 3301 (34-00239.5) Product Manual - Manual (Page 37)

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MIB R
EFERENCE
This unit has an embedded SNMP agent which can be accessed through the
built-in SLIP interface. Through this interface, access is gained to the 3301
through telnet or SNMP. The telnet session is simply a connection to the user
interface of the unit.
SNMP access to the unit is limited to Management Information Bases (MIBs)
supported by the embedded SNMP agent. The SNMP agent supports MIB-II (RFC
1213), the latest DS3 MIB (RFC 1407), and a proprietary MIB. This appendix
describes in detail how the embedded SNMP agent conforms to the RFCs.
The PRISM 3301 uses standard MIBs where applicable. There are instances where
MIB files define variables and values that do not apply to the PRISM 3301 but
have been left in the MIB for completeness.
MIB Loading
Instructions The MIBs were written using the standard ASN.1 notation. Any standard SNMP
manager should be able to compile the MIBs. Although the exact procedure for loading
MIBs may vary from one platform to another, the following basic steps are the same.
1 The SNMP manager has a directory for MIBs. Copy the files PRISM3301.MIB
and TXPORT.MIB into this directory. The MIBs are sent out on a DOS-formatted
diskette, therefore, a DOS2UNIX command may have to be used for UNIX
workstations (typical directories are snmp_mibs for OpenView

, bin for SunNet

Manager, and mibfiles for Castle Rock SNMPc

).
2 Start the SNMP manager if it is not already running. Select one of the menu
selections (or selection subheadings) that contain the SNMP MIB operations (this
is the Options subheading for HP OpenView and Config subheading for SNMPc).
3 Choose the option for LOADING or COMPILING MIBs. Specify which MIBs to
load. If the manager only allows one MIB to be loaded at a time, load the file
TXPORT.MIB before loading the PRISM3301.MIB.
4 Once the manager has successfully loaded the MIBs, the Verilink products can be
managed. If there are any questions, please call Verilink Product Support.