BSR 2000 SNMP

MIB Reference
Guide

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Contents

Preface
Scope .............................................................................................................................................. v
Audience......................................................................................................................................... v
Documentation Set ......................................................................................................................... v
Conventions................................................................................................................................... vi
Notes, Cautions, Warnings ...........................................................................................................vii
If You Need Help.........................................................................................................................viii

Introduction to the Simple Network Management Protocol

Overview .....................................................................................................................................1-1
About SNMP MIBs.....................................................................................................................1-2
SNMP Commands.......................................................................................................................1-3
How a MIB is Organized.............................................................................................................1-3
Defining MIB Objects ......................................................................................................1-4
Obtaining SNMP MIB Archive Files for the BSR......................................................................1-5

Standard MIB Support

Overview .....................................................................................................................................2-1
Accessing MIBs with RFC Numbers ...............................................................................2-1
Accessing MIBs through CableLabs ................................................................................2-1
MIB II..........................................................................................................................................2-2
Transmission ...............................................................................................................................2-5
SNMP ..........................................................................................................................................2-6
Experimental ...............................................................................................................................2-7

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Motorola Private MIBS

Overview .....................................................................................................................................3-1

MIB Traps
Overview .....................................................................................................................................4-1
Accessing MIB traps with a DOCSIS Name....................................................................4-1
Accessing MIB traps with RFC Numbers ........................................................................4-2
DOCSIS and Standard MIB Trap Information............................................................................4-3
Motorola Private Trap Information .............................................................................................4-5
Trap Severity Levels ...................................................................................................................4-8
Private Traps and Their Severity Levels ........................................................................4-10
Enabling or Disabling Traps......................................................................................................4-13
Filtering Traps ...........................................................................................................................4-14

Using a MIB Browser to Access MIB Variables

Overview .....................................................................................................................................5-1
About MIB Browsers ..................................................................................................................5-2
Contacting the Device .................................................................................................................5-2
Browsing the MIB Tree...............................................................................................................5-3
SNMP Get/Get Next....................................................................................................................5-5
SNMP Set....................................................................................................................................5-6
Compiling and Importing New SNMP MIBs .............................................................................5-6
Sample Tasks...............................................................................................................................5-6
Accessing MIB Variable Information...............................................................................5-7
Sample Task .......................................................................................................5-7
Changing MIB Variables ................................................................................................5-11
Sample Task .....................................................................................................5-11

Index

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Scope
This document provides descriptions of the standard SNMP and private MIBs
supported by the Motorola Broadband Services Router 2000 (BSR 2000). It
also provides a tutorial on how to walk the MIBs using an SNMP MIB browser and
provides example tasks that can be performed using the SNMP or private MIBs.

Audience
This document is for use by those persons who will configure and manage the
BSR 2000 product. Only trained service personnel should configure and manage
the BSR 2000.

Documentation Set
The following documents comprise the BSR 2000 documentation set:
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BSR 2000 Command Reference Guide

This document contains the Command Line Interface (CLI) commands for
managing, configuring, and maintaining the BSR 2000.

BSR 2000 Configuration and Management Guide

This document provides the instructions and procedures for configuring and
managing the BSR 2000.

BSR 2000 Installation Guide

This document describes how to install the BSR 2000 product.

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BSR 2000 Release Notes

These documents provide information about features not described or incorrectly
documented in the main documentation set; known problems and anomalies;
product limitations; and problem resolutions.

BSR 2000 SNMP MIB Reference Guide

This document describes the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
MIBs; provides information that describes standard and proprietary MIB support;
describes how to walk the MIBs and how to compile and load the SNMP MIBs. It
also provides task examples.

Conventions
This document uses the conventions in the following table:
Convention

Example

Explanation

angle brackets < >

ping <ip-address>
ping 54.89.145.71

Arguments in italic and enclosed by angle

brackets must be replaced by the text the
argument represents. In the example,
54.89.345.71 replaces <ip-address>. When
entering the argument, do not type the angle
brackets.

bar brackets [ ]

disable [level]

Bar brackets enclose optional arguments. The

example indicates you can issue the disable
command with or without specifying a level.
Some commands accept more than one
optional argument. When entering the
argument, do not type the bar brackets.

bold text

cable relay-agent-option

Boldface text must be typed exactly as it

appears.

brace brackets {}

page {on | off}

Brace brackets enclose required text. The

example indicates you must enter either on or
off after page. The system accepts the
command with only one of the parameters.
When entering the text, do not type the brace
brackets.

italic text

boot system <filename>

Italic type indicates variables for which you

supply values in command syntax descriptions.
It also indicates file names, directory names,
document titles, or emphasized text.

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Convention

Example

Explanation

screen display

Wed May 6 17:01:03

2000

This font indicates system output.

vertical bar |

page {on | off}

A vertical bar separates the choices when a

parameter is required. The example indicates
you can enter either command:
page on or page off
When entering the parameter, do not type the
vertical bar or the brace brackets.

Notes, Cautions, Warnings

The following icons and associated text may appear in this document.
Note: A note contains tips, suggestions, and other helpful information, such
as references to material not contained in the document, that can help you
complete a task or understand the subject matter.

Caution: The exclamation point, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to

alert the user to the presence of important installation, servicing, and
operating instructions in the documents accompanying the equipment.

Warning: This symbol indicates that dangerous voltages levels are present
within the equipment. These voltages are not insulated and may be of
sufficient strength to cause serious bodily injury when touched. The symbol
may also appear on schematics.

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If You Need Help

Support for your BSR 2000 hardware and software is available via telephone and the
Internet.

Telephone Support
If you need assistance while working with the BSR 2000, contact the Motorola
Technical Response Center (TRC):
U.S.

1-888-944-HELP (1-888-944-4357)

International

+215-323-0044

The Motorola TRC is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

When calling for technical support, please have the following information available:
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Your customer information, including location, main contact, and telephone

number

BSR product and modules

Detailed description of the issue

Specific information to assist with resolving the problem, including:

BSR hostname
BSR error messages and logs
Output of BSR show tech command
Cable modem information

List of troubleshooting steps you have performed before calling the TRC.

Current state of your BSR 2000 product

Severity of the issue you are reporting

When calling for repair or Advanced Component Exchange (ACE) replacement,

please provide the following additional information:
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Output of BSR show version command, with part numbers and serial numbers of
BSR components
Shipping information for the replacement, including contact name, company
name, address, phone number, and email address

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Online Support
Motorola BSR Customer Website
The BSR customer website, http://bsr.motorola.com, is available for BSR customers
with active service contracts to access the latest product information, software
updates, troubleshooting information, and technical publications for the BSR 64000,
BSR 2000, and BSR 1000 product line.
You may request access to the site by emailing the BSR product support team at
[email protected] with the following information:
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Company name

Contact name, phone number, and email address

Motorola Support contact

BSR product under service contract

The BSR product support team will email an invitation to you with further
instructions on how to set up an account on the BSR customer information website.

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Introduction to the Simple
Network Management
Protocol

Overview
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is described in the following
sections:
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About SNMP MIBs

SNMP Commands

How a MIB is Organized

Obtaining SNMP MIB Archive Files for the BSR

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About SNMP MIBs

Request for Comments (RFC) 1155 defines the Structure of Management
Information (SMI) framework for using SNMP to control different types of
information. SMI places objects as nodes in an object tree. The object tree groups
logically related objects into subtrees. Each of these subtrees is called a
Management Information Base (MIB).
A MIB is a database maintained by the device that stores all of its known management
information. Each individual element of information in the MIB is called an Object. A
MIB is much like an information warehouse with specific floors, aisles and racks
stocked with inventory.
Request for Comments (RFC) MIBs and Internet Drafts are written by Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) working groups and are available for public use and
are often referred to as "Standard MIBs". Other MIBs have been developed by private
organizations specifically for their products and are often referred to as "Private" or
"Proprietary" MIBs.
The BSR supports the following Standard and Private MIBs:
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Refer to Standard MIB Support on page 2-1 for a list of Standard MIBs supported
by the BSR.
Refer to Motorola Private MIBS on page 3-1 for a list of Private MIBs supported
by the BSR.

An SNMP agent is used to communicate information between a remote management

system and the information database on a device. An SNMP agent accomplishes this
by retrieving information from a MIB and storing information to a MIB.

SNMP management follows this model:

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MIBs located on the SNMP network management station describe the

information that is relayed from the SNMP agents.
The SNMP network management station or application can send queries to each
SNMP agent.
Each SNMP agent collects information about its device and provides that
information to the SNMP network management station. The agent process acts as
a server in a typical client-server model.

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SNMP Commands
Table describes the SNMP Get, GetNext, and Set commands, as defined in
RFC 1157, that are supported by the SNMP agent software on the BSR:
Table 1-1 SNMP Commands

Command

Description

Get

Retrieves the value of a specific object from

one of the supported MIBs.

GetNext

Traverses the MIB tree to retrieve the next

objects management information.

Set

Modifies the values of MIB objects. The BSR

2000 private MIBs and several objects in the
standard MIBs allow you to configure the
BSR 2000 from an SNMP management
station on the network.

How a MIB is Organized

Because networking devices are made by a variety of manufacturers they must all be
able to communicate with one another. The Internet standards organization requires
that each network device organize its management information according to a
pre-defined tree format. This tree structure branches out from the Internet layer into
several subtrees, with each subtree organized into branches (groups of related
information) and leaves (the individual pieces of information, or objects). Among
these subtrees is an Enterprises subtree, in which private vendors can apply to the
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority for a branch in which to store management
information (or objects) specific to their products.
Each layer of this tree is numerically encoded, so that each group and object is
identified by a unique number known as an Object Identifier (OID). This identifier is
a path to the information stored as the objects value, and provides the means by
which the SNMP agent is able to locate the object in a devices MIB. An ASCII name
is also assigned to each branch or OID, for convenience in identifying a management
object. For example, the MIB II object ipForwarding is identified as follows:
Numeric OID: 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.1
ASCII string: iso/org/dod/internet/mgmt/mib-2/ip/ipForwarding

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Some objects may occur multiple times for a single device. Objects of this type are
called tabular objects and are organized in tables. Each occurrence of a tabular object
is called an instance, and each instance also numerically encoded. For example, if you
were querying a two-port bridges interface table, there would be two instances
(values) returned for each object in the table (one for each port), and each instance
would have a unique instance value appended to the objects OID.

Defining MIB Objects

MIB objects represent data that the device can retrieve or configuration information
that can be modified.
RFC 1155 (Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/
IP-based Internets) describes the layout and encoding of exchanged data
objects. The SMI uses the ISO standard ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation
One) to define a method for describing a hierarchical name space for managed
information.

RFC 1212 (Concise MIB Definitions) is an easier-to-read form used in most

standard MIBs today. It defines the private enterprise MIB.

A MIB object is defined and identified by the following:

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OBJECT_TYPE

The objects ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation.1) defined

name and type.

SYNTAX

How the data represented by this object is structured: Integer,

Octet String, Object Identifier, Null, Sequence, Sequence of,
IpAddress, NetworkAddress, Counter, Gauge, TimeTicks,
Opaque, or some other user-defined data type.

ACCESS

The level of management access available for this specific

object: read-only (instances of the object may be read, but not
set), read-write (instances of the object may be read or set),
write-only (instances of the object may be set but not read), or
not-accessible (instances of the object may not be read or
set). Note that this does not designate the level of access
provided by the community name you used to contact the
device, but the maximum level of access available for the
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Indicates whether a managed device is required to implement

this object in its MIB. A status of mandatory indicates that the
device must use this object (by convention, all MIBs adhering
to the Internet-standard contain only mandatory objects); a
status of optional indicates that the device may implement this
object (by Internet-standard MIB convention, this is used to
denote objects within an experimental MIB); and a status of
obsoleted indicates that the device need no longer implement
this object, as it is no longer meaningful in an
Internet-standard MIB.

DESCRIPTION

A brief description of the management information provided by

this object.

::=

The variable name of the object, in the form OBJECT TYPE

OBJECT IDENTIFIER fragment.

The following is an example of the MIB object ifNumber which is part of the
Interfaces group of RFC 1213 (Management Information Base for Network
Management of TCP/IP-based internets:MIB-II.)
ifNumber OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER
ACCESS read-only
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"The number of network interfaces (regardless of
their current state) present on this system.
::= { interfaces 1 }

Obtaining SNMP MIB Archive Files for the BSR

Contact Motorola Technical Response Center (TRC) to obtain the SNMP MIB
archive files for use with the BSR 2000 Release 4.1 software. Refer to If You Need
Help on page viii for more information.

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Standard MIB Support

Overview
This chapter gives instructions on how to access standard MIBs and provides
information for the standard MIBs supported by the BSR 2000:

Accessing MIBs with RFC Numbers

Follow these steps to access MIBs with Request for Comments (RFCs) numbers:
1. Click on the blue World Wide Web link to access an RFC from the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) Web site:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html
2. Find the RFC number and enter it in the RFC number: box and click the go
button. The RFC displays as a text document.

Accessing MIBs through CableLabs

Follow these steps to access MIB names for the MIB-II group through CableLabs:
1. Click on the blue World Wide Web link to access the CableLabs Web site:
http://www.cablelabs.com

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2. Find the CableLabs MIB name in and enter it in the Search field and click the
Search button. The document displays as a PDF in your Web browser.

MIB II
Table 2-1 provides a list of MIB Request for Comments (RFCs) and/or MIB names
for the MIB-II group, which includes their corresponding Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF) working groups and document titles:
Table 2-1 Supported MIB II Groups

RFC/MIB Name

IETF Working Group

Title

RFC 1213
RFC1213-MIB

SNMP

Management Information Base for Network

Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II

RFC 1493
BRIDGE-MIB

Bridge Sub-Working Group

of the SNMP Working
Group.

Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges

RFC 1657
BGP4-MIB

BGP

Definitions of Managed Objects for the Fourth Version

of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP-4) using SMIv2

RFC 1724
RIPv2-MIB

RIP-II

Routing Information Protocol Version 2 MIB

Extension.

RFC 1850
OSPF-MIB

OSPF

OSPF Version 2 Management Information Base

RFC 1870
SMTP Size
Declaration

Standards Track

SMTP Service Extension for Message Size

Declaration

RFC 2013
UDP-MIB

SNMPv2

SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the User

Datagram Protocol using SMIv2

RFC 2096
IP-FORWARD-MIB

OSPF

IP Forwarding Table MIB

RFC 2213
Integrated Services
INTEGRATED-SERV
ICES-MIB

Integrated Services Management Information Base

using SMIv2

RFC 2493
PerfHist-TC-MIB

Textual Conventions for MIB Modules Using

Performance History Based on 15 Minute Intervals

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AToMMIB and TrunkMIB

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RFC/MIB Name

IETF Working Group

Title

RFC 2578

SNMPv2

Structure of Management Information Version 2

(SMIv2)

RFC 2579

Textual Conventions for SMIv2

RFC 2863
IF-MIB

Interfaces MIB

The Interfaces Group MIB

CLAB-DEF-MIB

IP over Cable Data Network

(IPCDN)

CableLabs Definition MIB Specification

DOCS-LOAD-BAL-M
IB
DOCS-TEST-MIB

CableLabs DOCSIS 2.0 Testing MIB Specification

DSG-IF-MIB

DOCSIS Set-top Gateway (DSG) Interface

Specification

DOCSIS BPI Plus

MIB (bpip_05-mib)

Management Information Base for DOCSIS Cable

Modems and Cable Modem Termination Systems for
Baseline Privacy Plus

RFC 3083
DOCSIS Baseline
Privacy MIB

Baseline Privacy Interface Management Information

Base for DOCSIS Compliant Cable Modems and
Cable Modem Termination Systems

DOCS-IF-EXT-MIB

Extends RFC 2670 by providing:

docsIfDevDocsisCapability
docsIfDevDocsisOperStatus
docsIfCmtsCmStatusDocsisVersion

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Table 2-1 Supported MIB II Groups

RFC/MIB Name

IETF Working Group

Title

DOCS-CABLE-DEVI IPCDN (continued)

CE-TRAP-MIB

Trap definitions for DOCSIS cable devices

DOCS-SUBMGT-MI
B

RFC-version of Subscriber Management MIB

RFC 2669
DOCS-CABLE-DEVI
CE-MIB

DOCSIS Cable Device MIB Cable Device

Management Information Base for DOCSIS compliant
Cable Modems and Cable Modem Termination
Systems

draft-ietf-ipcdn-docsrfmibv2-13
DOCSIS 2.0 Radio
Frequency (RFI) MIB

Radio Frequency (RF) Interface Management

Information Base for DOCSIS 2.0 compliant RF
interfaces

draft-ietf-ipcdn-qosmib-12.txt
DOCS-QOS-MIB

Data Over Cable System Interface Specification

Quality of Service Management Information Base

RFC 2737
ENTITY-MIB

ENTMIB

Entity MIB (Version 2)

RFC 2666
802.3 Hub MIB
ETHER-CHIPSET-MI
B

Definitions of Object Identifiers for Identifying Ethernet

Chip Sets.

RFC 2933
IGMP-STD-MIB

Inter-Domain Multicast
Routing (IDMR)

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) MIB

RFC 2011
IP-MIB

SNMPv2

SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the

Internet Protocol using SMIv2. This MIB is enhanced
to support sub-interfaces

RFC 2012
TCP-MIB
IANAifType-MIB

IANA-RTPROTO-MI
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SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the

Transmission Control Protocol using SMIv2
Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA)

This MIB module defines the IANAifType Textual

Convention, and thus the enumerated values of the
ifType object defined in MIB-II's ifTable
This MIB module defines the IANAipRouteProtocol
and IANAipMRouteProtocol textual conventions for
use in MIBs which need to identify unicast or multicast
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RFC/MIB Name

IETF Working Group

Title

RFC 2932
IPMROUTE-STD-MI
B

IETF IDMR

IPv4 Multicast Routing MIB

RFC 3291
INET-ADDRESS-MI
B

Operations and
Management Area

Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses

RFC 3289
Differentiated
Services MIB

Differentiated Services

Management Information Base for the Differentiated

Services Architecture

Transmission
Table 2-2 provides a list of MIB Request for Comments (RFCs) and/or MIB names
for the Transmission group, which includes their corresponding Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF) working groups and document titles:
Table 2-2 Supported Transmission Groups

RFC/MIB Name

IETF Working
Group

Title

RFC 2665
EtherLike-MIB

Ethernet Interfaces
and Hub MIB

The Definitions of Managed Objects for the IP Network

Control Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol

RFC 1473
PPP-IP-NCP-MIB

PPP

The Definitions of Managed Objects for the IP Network

Control Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol

RFC 1471
PPP-LCP-MIB

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SNMP
Table 2-3 provides a list of MIB Request for Comments (RFCs) and/or MIB names
for the SNMP group, which includes their corresponding Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF) working groups and document titles:
Table 2-3 Supported SNMP Groups

RFC/MIB Name

IETF Working Group Title

RFC 3411
SNMPv3
SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

An Architecture for Describing Simple Network

Management Protocol (SNMP) Management
Frameworks

RFC 3412
SNMP-MPD-MIB

Message Processing and Dispatching for the

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

RFC 3413
SNMP-TARGET-MIB

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Applications

RFC 3414
SNMP-USER-BASED-SMMIB

User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of

the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMPv3)

RFC 3415
SNMP-VIEW-BASED-AC
M-MIB

View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

RFC 3417
Transport Mappings for
SNMP MIB

Transport Mappings for the Simple Network

Management Protocol (SNMP)

RFC 3418
SNMP-MIB

Management Information Base (MIB) for the

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

RFC 2576
SNMP-COMMUNITY-MIB

Coexistence between Version 1, Version 2, and

Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network
Management Framework

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Experimental
Table 2-4 provides the MIB Request for Comment (RFC) for the Experimental group,
which includes their corresponding Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) working
group and document title:
Table 2-4 Supported Experimental Groups

RFC/MIB Name IETF Working Group

Title

RFC 2934

Protocol Independent Multicast MIB for IPv4.

IDMR

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Motorola Private MIBS

Overview
Table 3-1 describes the Motorola BSR 2000 Private MIBs:
Table 3-1 Motorola Private MIBs

Private MIB File

Module Identities

Description

rdn-cmts.mib

RDN-CMTS-MIB

Cable Modem Termination System

(CMTS)

rdn-definitions.mib

RDN-DEFINITIONS-MIB
RDN-PRODUCTS-MIB
RDN-CHASSIS-TYPE-MIB
RDN-SLOTS-MIB
RDN-MODULES-MIB
RDN-PORTS-MIB
RDN-SENSOR-TYPE-MIB

Definitions for Motorola products,

chassis, ports, modules, etc.

rdn-dlb.mib

RDN-DLP-MIB

Dynamic Load Balancing MIB evenly

distributes voice and/or data traffic
across upstream and downstream
channels within a Load Balance group.

rdn_pktcable.mib

RDN-PKTCABLE-GROUP-MIB

PacketCable

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Private MIB File

Module Identities

Description

rdn-process.mib

RDN-PROCESS-MIB

Active system processes and memory

usage

rdn-sensor.mib

RDN-SENSOR-MIB

Hardware sensors

rdn-syslog.mib

RDN-SYSLOG-MIB

System log

rdn.mib

RDN-MIB

Motorola module definitions

RDN-CABLE-SPECTRUM.mib

RDN-CABLE-SPECTRUM-MIB

Cable Spectrum Management for

MCNS compliant Cable Modem
Termination Systems (CMTS)

RDN-SpectrumGroup.mib

RDN-CABLE-SPECTRUM-GR
OUP-MIB

Cable Spectrum Group Management

for MCNS compliant Cable Modem
Termination Systems (CMTS)

rdn-evtNotifications.mib

RDN-EVT-NOTIFICATIONS

Critical and higher level EVT

notifications

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Figure 3-1 shows the Motorola BSR 2000 Private MIB structure:

ISO (1)

ORG (3)

DoD (6)

Internet (1)

Private (4)

Enterprises (1)

RDN (4981)

rdnProcessMIB (20)

rdn-chassis (1)

rdn-sensor (5)

RDN-CABLE-SPECTRUM (6)

rdn-cmts (2)

rdn-syslog (3)

rdn-pktcable (7)

rdn-SpectrumGroup (8)

rdn-definitions (4)

rdn-evtNotifications (0)

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Overview
This chapter gives instructions on how to access both standard and private MIB traps
that are supported by the BSR 2000.

Accessing MIB traps with a DOCSIS Name

Follow these steps to access DOCSIS-related MIB trap names through CableLabs:
1. Click on the blue World Wide Web link to access the CableLabs Web site:
http://www.cablelabs.com
2. Find the desired MIB trap name and enter it in the Search field and click the
Search button. Once you find the document, the document displays as a PDF in
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Accessing MIB traps with RFC Numbers

Follow these steps to access MIB traps with Request for Comments (RFCs) numbers:
1. Click on the blue World Wide Web link to access an RFC from the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) Web site:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html
2. Find the desired RFC number and enter it in the field and click the go button. The
RFC displays as a text document.

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DOCSIS and Standard MIB Trap Information

Table 4-1 displays a description and the DOCSIS and Standard MIB file names that
are supported by the BSR 2000. The Associated Traps Column provides the trap
names for each DOCSIS and Standard MIB file:
Table 4-1 DOCSIS and Standard MIB Traps

MIB File

Associated Traps

DOCS-CABLE-DEVICE-TRAP.mib docsDevCmInitTLVUnknownTrap
docsDevCmDynServReqFailTrap
docsDevCmDynServRspFailTrap
docsDevCmDynServAckFailTrap
docsDevCmBpiInitTrap
docsDevCmBPKMTrap
docsDevCmDynamicSATrap
docsDevCmDhcpFailTrap
docsDevCmSwUpgradeInitTrap
docsDevCmSwUpgradeFailTrap
docsDevCmSwUpgradeSuccessTrap
docsDevCmSwUpgradeCVCFailTrap
docsDevCmTODFailTrap
docsDevCmDCCReqFailTrap
docsDevCmDCCRspFailTrap
docsDevCmDCCAckFailTrap
docsDevCmtsInitRegReqFailTrap
docsDevCmtsInitRegRspFailTrap
docsDevCmtsInitRegAckFailTrap
docsDevCmtsDynServReqFailTrap
docsDevCmtsDynServRspFailTrap
docsDevCmtsDynServAckFailTrap
docsDevCmtsBpiInitTrap
docsDevCmtsBPKMTrap
docsDevCmtsDynamicSATrap
docsDevCmtsDCCReqFailTrap
docsDevCmtsDCCRspFailTrap
docsDevCmtsDCCAckFailTrap
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MIB File

Associated Traps

rfc1850.mib

ospfIfStateChange
ospfVirtIfStateChange
ospfNbrStateChange
ospfVirtNbrStateChange
ospfIfConfigError
ospfVirtIfConfigError
ospfIfAuthFailure
ospfVirtIfAuthFailure
ospfIfRxBadPacket
ospfVirtIfRxBadPacket
ospfTxRetransmit
ospfVirtIfTxRetransmit
ospfOriginateLsa
ospfMaxAgeLsa
ospfLsdbOverflow
ospfLsdbApproachingOverflow

rfc2737.mib

entConfigChange

rfc2787.mib

vrrpTrapNewMaster
vrrpTrapAuthFailure

rfc2863.mib

linkDown
linkUp

rfc2934.mib

pimNeighborLoss

rfc3418.mib

coldStart
warmStart
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Motorola Private Trap Information

Table 4-2 describes each applicable Motorola Private MIB and its associated trap(s):
Table 4-2 Motorola Private Traps

MIB File

Trap Name

rdn-chassis.mib

chassisPowerFailureTrap
chassisFanFailureTrap
rdnBSRSrmSwitchoverTrap
rdnLinkUpTrap
rdnLinkDownTrap

rdn-cmts.mib

rdnCmtsCmRegisteredNotification Trap
rdnCmtsCmDeregisteredNotification Trap
rdnCmtsUpstreamIfLinkUpTrap
rdnCmtsUpstreamIfLinkDownTrap

rdn_pktcable.mib

rdnPktDQoSCopsTrap
rdnPktDQoSResReqTrap
rdnPktDQoSEmergencyTrap
rdnPktESTrap

rdn-sensor.mib

rdnSensorThresholdExceeded

rdn-syslog.mib

rdnSyslogSeverityTrap

RDN-CABLE-SPECTRUM.mib

rdnFlapListNotification
rdnFlapModemNotification

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Table 4-2 Motorola Private Traps

MIB File

Trap Name

rdn-evtNotifications.mib

rdnEvtMacrtrGetQIdFailure

rdnEvtMacrtrUnknownCase
Note: Refer to Configuring EVT
rdnEvtMacrtrMsgQReceiveFailure
Logging Chapter in the BSR 2000
Configuration and Management
rdnEvtMacrtrRdbDefineTableFailure
Guide for more information on
rdnEvtMacrtrRxUnexpectedMsgType
configuring EVT traps.
rdnEvtMacrtrRegTaskMonFailure
rdnEvtMacrtrInvalidFuncParam
rdnEvtMacrtrUnknownCmId
rdnEvtBpiLoadAuthRunRecFailure
rdnEvtBpiLoadTekRunRecFailure
rdnEvtBpiLoadCmCertificateFailure
rdnEvtDraTaskSpawnFailure
rdnEvtDraMsgQCreateFailure
rdnEvtDraMsgQReceiveFailure
rdnEvtDraRegTaskMonFailure
rdnEvtDraCreateRdbFailure
rdnEvtDraRxUnexpectedMsgType
rdnEvtDraRxUnexpectedMsgSubType
rdnEvtDraTmrInitFailure
rdnEvtDraInvalidFuncParam
rdnEvtDraInvalidMsgParam

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MIB File

Trap Name

rdn-evtNotifications.mib
(continued)

rdnEvtRdbMsgQCheckFailure
rdnEvtRdbCreateDatabaseFailure
rdnEvtRdbInitDatabaseFailure
rdnEvtRdbSemCreateFailure
rdnEvtRdbUnknownTableFromPeer
rdnEvtRdbDefineTableNotEnoughMemory
rdnEvtRdbMsgBufAllocFailure
rdnEvtRdbMemPoolAllocFailure
rdnEvtRdbMallocFailure
rdnEvtDrmSpareCmtsActive
rdnEvtDrmFailedAutoTakeover
rdnEvtDrmFailedAutoGiveback
rdnEvtDrmSpareXmittersRcvrsMismatch
rdnEvtAccrtrRdbDefineTableFailure
rdnEvtAccrtrRdbNextFailure
rdnEvtAccrtrNotFrozenLoad
rdnEvtArdrtrRdbDefineTableFailure
rdnEvtArdrtrRdbNextFailure
rdnEvtArdrtrNotFrozenLoad
rdnEvtArdrtrLoadFailure
rdnEvtMacmgrValidateCmError
rdnEvtMacmgrInvalidateCmError
rdnEvtMacmgrNullPtr
rdnEvtDocsifCmtsCmIndexAddFreeListFailure
rdnEvtDocsifCmtsCmIndexDelFreeListFailure
rdnEvtDocsifCmtsCmIndexReloadFreeListFailure
rdnEvtUpcTaskSpawnFailure
rdnEvtUpcMsgQCreateFailure
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MIB File

Trap Name

rdn-evtNotifications.mib
(continued)

rdnEvtUpcRegTaskMonFailure
rdnEvtUpcRxUnexpectedMsgType
rdnEvtUpcRxUnexpectedMsgSubType
rdnEvtUpcSemCreateFailure
rdnEvtSvcfloNullPtr
rdnEvtSvcfloWriteNextFlowTlvError
rdnEvtSvcfloSidInsertFailure
rdnEvtUbshaCollectionRspMallocError
rdnEvtUbshaTaskSuspended

Trap Severity Levels

Table 4-3 describes the trap severity levels that are described in this book from 1,
which is most severe, to 7, which is informational:
Table 4-3 Trap Severity Levels

Level

Severity

Description

emergencies

Emergency conditions where the system is unusable - reserved for

vendor-specific, fatal hardware or software errors that prevents normal system
operation and causes reporting system to reboot

alerts

Conditions where immediate action is needed - a serious failure which

causes the reporting system to reboot but is not caused by hardware or
software malfunctioning

critical

Critical conditions - a serious failure that requires immediate attention and

prevents the device from transmitting data but the system could recover
without rebooting

errors

Error conditions - a failure occurred that could interrupt the normal data

flow
5

warnings

Warning conditions - a failure occurred that could interrupt the normal

data flow

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Level

Severity

Description

notifications

Normal but significant conditions - an event of importance occurred which

is not a failure

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Table 4-4 provides a list of SNMP Trap severity levels for SNMP traps:
Table 4-4 Private Trap Severity Levels

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Trap Severity Level

Associated Traps

Emergency

None

Alert

rdnBSRSrmSwitchoverTrap
rdnEvtMacrtrGetQIdFailure
rdnEvtMacrtrUnknownCase
rdnEvtMacrtrMsgQReceiveFailure
rdnEvtMacrtrRdbDefineTableFailure
rdnEvtMacrtrRxUnexpectedMsgType
rdnEvtMacrtrRegTaskMonFailure
rdnEvtMacrtrInvalidFuncParam
rdnEvtMacrtrUnknownCmId
rdnEvtBpiLoadAuthRunRecFailure
rdnEvtBpiLoadTekRunRecFailure
rdnEvtBpiLoadCmCertificateFailure
rdnEvtDraTaskSpawnFailure
rdnEvtDraMsgQCreateFailure
rdnEvtDraMsgQReceiveFailure
rdnEvtDraRegTaskMonFailure
rdnEvtDraCreateRdbFailure
rdnEvtDraRxUnexpectedMsgType
rdnEvtDraRxUnexpectedMsgSubType
rdnEvtDraInvalidFuncParam
rdnEvtDraInvalidMsgParam
rdnEvtRdbMsgQCheckFailure
rdnEvtRdbCreateDatabaseFailure
rdnEvtRdbInitDatabaseFailure
rdnEvtRdbSemCreateFailure
rdnEvtRdbUnknownTableFromPeer
rdnEvtRdbDefineTableNotEnoughMemory
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Trap Severity Level

Associated Traps

Alert (continued)

rdnEvtRdbMemPoolAllocFailure
rdnEvtRdbMallocFailure
rdnEvtDrmSpareXmittersRcvrsMismatch
rdnEvtAccrtrRdbDefineTableFailure
rdnEvtAccrtrRdbNextFailure
rdnEvtAccrtrNotFrozenLoad
rdnEvtMacmgrInvalidateCmError
rdnEvtMacmgrNullPtr
rdnEvtDocsifCmtsCmIndexAddFreeListFailure
rdnEvtDocsifCmtsCmIndexDelFreeListFailure
rdnEvtDocsifCmtsCmIndexReloadFreeListFailure
rdnEvtUpcTaskSpawnFailure
rdnEvtUpcMsgQCreateFailure
rdnEvtUpcMsgQReceiveFailure
rdnEvtUpcRegTaskMonFailure
rdnEvtUpcRxUnexpectedMsgType
rdnEvtUpcRxUnexpectedMsgSubType
rdnEvtUpcSemCreateFailure
rdnEvtSvcfloNullPtr
rdnEvtSvcfloWriteNextFlowTlvError
rdnEvtSvcfloSidInsertFailure
rdnEvtUbshaCollectionRspMallocError
rdnEvtUbshaTaskSuspended
coldStart
warmStart
chassisFanFailureTrap
chassisPowerFailureTrap

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rdnEvtDrmFailedAutoTakeover
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Trap Severity Level

Associated Traps

Error

rdnFlapModemNotification
rdnFlapListNotification
docsDevCmBpiInitTrap
docsDevCmBPKMTrap
docsDevCmDynamicSATrap

Warning

rdnPktDQoSCopsTrap
rdnPktDQoSResReqTrap
rdnPktDQoSEmergencyTrap
rdnPktESTrap
authenticationFailure
docsDevCmtsInitRegReqFailTrap
docsDevCmtsInitRegRspFailTrap
docsDevCmtsInitRegAckFailTrap
docsDevCmtsDynServReqFailTrap
docsDevCmtsDynServRspFailTrap
docsDevCmtsDynServAckFailTrap
docsDevCmtsDCCReqFailTrap
docsDevCmtsDCCRspFailTrap
docsDevCmtsDCCAckFailTrap

Notice

rdnLinkDownTrap
rdnLinkUpTrap
rdnCmtsUpstreamIfLinkUpTrap
rdnCmtsUpstreamIfLinkDownTrap
rdnCmtsCmRegisteredNotification
rdnCmtsCmDeregisteredNotification
linkDown
linkUp
rdnSensorThresholdExceeded
GrdnSyslogSeverityTrap

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Trap Severity Level

Associated Traps

Information

None

Debug

None

Enabling or Disabling Traps

Table 4-5 describes the Motorola Private SNMP trap enable and disable flags and
their associated CLI commands. Refer to the BSR 2000 Command Reference Guide
for more detailed configuration information pertaining to these commands:
Table 4-5 Enabling or Disabling Trap Flags using their associated CLI commands

Private MIB File

Trap Flag

RDN-CABLE-SPECTRUM. flapListTrapEnable
mib
rdn-cmts.mib

Associated CLI Command(s)

cable flap-list trap-enable
no cable flap-list
percentage-threshold

rdnCmtsLinkUpDownTrapEnableTable cable upstream trap-enable-cmts

rdnCmtsLinkUpDownTrapEnableEntry no cable upstream trap-enable-rdn
rdnCmtsLinkupDownTrapEnable

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snmp-server enable traps

registration
no snmp-server enable traps
registration

rdnPktDQoSCopsTrapEnable

dqos cops-trap-enable enable

dqos cops-trap-enable disable

rdnPktDQoSResReqTrapEnable

dqos res-req-trap-enable enable

dqos res-req-trap-enable disable

rdnPktESTrapEnable

es trap-enable enable
es trap-enable disable
clear configuration es

rdnPktDQoSEmergency TrapEnable

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Private MIB File

Trap Flag

Associated CLI Command(s)

rfc2863.mib

ifLinkUpDownTrapEnable

trap-enable-if
no trap-enable-if

rfc3418.mib

rfc3418snmpEnableAuthenTraps

snmp-server enable traps snmp

auth-failure

Filtering Traps
Table 4-6 describes the SNMP trap filter tables and their associated CLI commands.
Refer to the BSR 2000 Command Reference Guide for more detailed configuration
information pertaining to these commands:
Table 4-6 Using the CLI to Filter Traps

MIB File

Trap Filter Table

Associated CLI Command(s)

docs-cable-device-trap.mib

docsDevEvControlTable

logging snmp-trap
logging reporting severity
no logging control docsis

docsDevCmtsTrapControl

snmp-server docs-trap-control
no snmp-server docs-trap-control

snmpNotifyFilterProfileTable

snmp-server notify-filter-profile
snmp-server host

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Overview
This chapter provides a brief overview of using a graphical interface MIB browser
including:
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Basic procedures for using the browser

The SNMP Get, GetNext, and Set commands

The rationale behind updating a MIB database.

Note: The information and procedures provided use a generic graphical

interface MIB browser application as an example. There are many
interface-based MIB browsers available and, while they support similar
functionality and presentation, there are vendor-specific differences in
procedure.
There are also several command line MIB browsers available which are
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About MIB Browsers

With a MIB browser, you can examine the MIBs supported by an active device on
your network and perform SNMP Get, GetNext, and Set commands on the MIB
objects.
To successfully communicate with intelligent devices with SNMP, some MIB
browsers rely on their own database of MIB information. The OIDs, ASCII names,
and other technical information stored in this database allow you to easily search for
and select the objects whose information you want to view or change. You use the
MIB browser application to both query and set objects in your intelligent devices.
The following sections describe using a MIB browser to:
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Contact a device

Navigate through its supported MIBs

Query the device for MIB values

Set a new value for a MIB object at the device

Contacting the Device

Before you can access MIB information for a device through a MIB browser, you
must establish contact with the device. You contact a device through the MIB browser
interface by specifying the devices IP address and the community name.
SNMP community names are used to control management access to a device. The
level of control that a managing entity has over the device corresponds to the access
level provided by the community name used in a management request: Read Only,
Read-Write, or Superuser.
For SNMP communication to take place, the SNMP agent must be running on the
device and the specified community name must match one of the devices community
names. SNMP runs as a daemon on Solaris and as a service on NT.
Follow these steps to determine if the SNMP agent is running on the device:
1. Telnet to the device
2. Issue the ps command and look for an entry for the snmpd process. For
example, this entry may read:
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Browsing the MIB Tree

A graphical MIB browser provides an interface that lets you query any SNMP device
on your network and examine its supported MIBs. The MIB information is visually
structured into a tree format, similar to a directory tree. Using the mouse, you can
scroll through the tree and click on folder icons to open the tree layer of interest. Like
a file directory tree, the MIB Tree is represented by a series of collapsible and
expandable folders, with the individual MIB Objects contained in each folder.
Once you have successfully contacted a device, you will be able to browse its
supported MIBs through a MIB tree display in the browser window, and query the
device for its MIB object values. Like a file directory tree, the MIB tree is represented
by a series of collapsible and expandable folders, containing the individual MIB
objects.
Figure 5-1 shows the top level of the MIB tree is shown. When you click on a level of
a tree, it is highlighted to show that it is selected. Each branch of the tree is indicated
by a folder.

ccitt (0)
iso (1)
joint-iso-ccitt (2)
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Figure 5-2 shows that the iso > org > dod > internet branch has been opened.
Each folder icon changes and is marked with a minus sign (-) to denote that it has
been expanded. The mgmt and private folders are marked with a plus sign (+),
indicating that they are expandable to reveal more information, but have not yet been
opened.
A folder without a plus sign (+) or minus sign (-) indicates an empty tree branch that
is not expandable.
iso (1)
org (3)
dod (6)
internet (1)
directory (1)
mgmt (2)
experimental (3)
private (4)
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Figure 5-3 shows the MIB tree further expanded to reveal a management object (leaf),
specifically the iso -> org -> dod -> internet -> mgmt -> mib-2 -> system ->
sysDescr object

iso (1)
org (3)
dod (6)
internet (1)
directory (1)
mgmt (2)
mib-2 (1)
system (1)
sysDescr (1)

Figure 5-3 The MIB Tree Expanded to Reveal an Object

SNMP Get/Get Next

To find the current value set at the selected device for a specific MIB object or set of
objects, you must query the device for the information. A query consists of an SNMP
Get (to retrieve a specific piece of management information) or SNMP GetNext (to
traverse a portion of the tree and retrieve all its information) command issued by the
browser to the contacted device. When you query a device, it returns a value for every
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SNMP Set
With a MIB browser, you can change the value of a writable object in a devices MIB.
This is accomplished with an SNMP Set command. If you attempt to change the
value of an object and a message similar to Selected item is not write enabled.
appears. This may occur because:
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You do not have permission to write to the device

The object itself has been designated read-only.

Objects which are present in the device have not been added to the current MIB
database.

Before you begin, you can determine if an object is writable by performing a query on
the object and reading the data that is returned.

Compiling and Importing New SNMP MIBs

There are several reasons that you may want to import additional or updated MIBs
into your database, or create custom MIB databases:
n

You want to manage third-party devices not already supported, you will need to
import their vendors private MIBs (which will not be included in your default
MIB database).
MIBs especially private MIBs are frequently updated, and you may need to
import a new version of a MIB.
Some of your newer networking devices may still be under heavy development,
and new firmware may include functionality provided by entirely new private
MIBs.

By importing new and updated MIBs to create custom MIB databases, you can ensure
that your MIB databases remain up-to-date and contain all the MIB information you
need to successfully monitor and manage your network devices.

Sample Tasks
This section provides two sample tasks using a graphical MIB browser:

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Accessing MIB Variable Information

To find the current value set at the selected device for a specific MIB object or set of
objects, the MIB browser issues an SNMP Get command (to retrieve a specific piece
of management information) or SNMP Get Next command (to traverse a portion of
the tree and retrieve all its information).

Sample Task
A network administrator needs to know how long a particular device has been on-line
since it was last rebooted. In our example, we will be finding the value of the
sysUpTime object. The MIB hierarchy that leads to the sysUpTime object is:
1.2.6.1.2.1.13
iso -> org -> dod-> internet -> mgmt -> mib-2 -> system -> sysUpTime
Note: Be sure that you have contacted the device and that you are using a
community name which provides you with write access to the desired MIB
object. The appropriate community name may depend upon which MIB
component contains the object you want to set. Refer to Contacting the
Device on page 5-2.
To query a device for the value of the sysUpTime object, do the following:
1. Start your MIB browser.
2. Connect to the device of interest by specifying the devices IP address and
community name.

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3. In the MIB tree display, navigate through the MIB hierarchy until you reach the
mib-2 folder (Figure 5-4)

iso (1)
org (2)
dod (6)
internet (1)
mgmt (2)

Navigate to the
mib-2 folder

mib-2 (1)

Figure 5-4 The mib-2 Hierarchy

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5. Open the system folder to display the objects in the system group (Figure 5-5).

iso (1)
org (2)
dod (6)
internet (1)

mgmt (2)
mib-2 (1)
system (1)

Open the mib-2

and system folders

sysDescr (1)
sysObjectID (2)
sysUpTime (3)
sysContact (4)
sysName (5)
sysLocation (6)
sysServices (7)
interface (2)

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6. Select the sysUpTime object (Figure 5-6).

iso (1)
org (2)
dod (6)
internet (1)

mgmt (2)
mib-2 (1)
system (1)
sysDescr (1)
sysObjectID (2)
sysUptime (3)
sysContact (4)

Select the
sysUpTime object

sysName (5)
sysLocation (6)
sysServices (7)
interface (2)

Figure 5-6 Selecting the sysUpTime Object

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All or part of the following should be retrieved and displayed for the sysUpTime
object:

Object Name
Object ID
Type
Access
Description

Value

sysUpTime
1.2.6.1.2.1.1.3
TimeTicks
read-only
The time (in hundredths of a second)
since the network management
portion of the system was last
re-initialized.
28 days 20:05:41

Note: Depending on the particular MIB browser application that you are
using, the query information for the sysUpTime object may be accessed and
displayed differently. Refer to your MIB browser documentation.

Changing MIB Variables

To change the value of a writable MIB object, the MIB browser issues an
SNMP Set command. Before you begin, you can determine if an object is writable by
performing a query on the object and reading the data that is returned. See Accessing
MIB Variable Information on page 5-7.
Note: Be sure that you have contacted the device and that you are using a
community name which provides you with write access to the desired MIB
object. The appropriate community name may depend upon which MIB
component contains the object you want to set. Refer to Contacting the
Device on page 5-2.

Sample Task
A network administrator wants to clear all messages from the syslog files on a remote
syslog server device. In our example, we will be changing the value of the
rdnSyslogClear object. The MIB hierarchy that leads to the rdnSyslogClear object is:
1.2.6.1.4.1.4981.3.7
iso -> org -> dod -> internet -> private -> enterprises -> rdn -> syslog
->rdnSyslogClear
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Follow these steps to change the value of the rdnSyslogClear object on a device:
1. Start your MIB browser.
2. Connect to the device of interest by specifying the devices IP address and
community name.
3. In the MIB tree display, navigate through the MIB hierarchy until you reach the
rdn folder (Figure 5-7).

iso (1)
org (2)
dod (6)
internet (1)
private (4)

Navigate to the
rdn folder

enterprises (1)
rdn (4981)

Figure 5-7 The rdn MIB Hierarchy

4. Open the rdn folder

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5. Open the syslog folder to display the objects in the syslog group (Figure 5-8).

iso (1)
org (2)
dod (6)
internet (1)

private (4)

Open the
rdn folder

enterprises (1)
rdn (4981)
cmts (2)

Open the
syslog folder

syslog (3)
rdnSyslogSize (1)
rdnSyslogMaxSize (2)
rdnSyslogServerEnable (3)
rdnSyslogServerTable (4)
rdnSyslogSeverity (5)
rdnSyslogConsoleSeverity (6)
rdnSyslogClear (7)

Figure 5-8 The rdn and syslog Folders

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6. Select the rdnSyslogClear object (Figure 5-9).

iso (1)
org (2)
dod (6)
internet (1)

private (4)
enterprises (1)
rdn (4981)
cmts (2)
syslog (3)
rdnSyslogSize (1)
rdnSyslogMaxSize (2)
rdnSyslogServerEnable (3)
rdnSyslogServerTable (4)
rdnSyslogSeverity (5)
rdnSyslogConsoleSeverity (6)
rdnSyslogClear (7)

Select the
rdnSyslogClear object

Figure 5-9 Selecting the rdnSyslogClear Object

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7. Set the rdnSyslogClear object to TRUE.

Note: The exact procedure for changing an objects value through a MIB
browser interface depends on the particular MIB browser application that you
are using. Refer to your MIB browser documentation.

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A
Abstract Syntax Notation One, 1-4

B
BSR 2000
proprietary MIBs, 1-3
RDN, 3-1
SNMP agent software, 1-3

C
Cable Modem Termination Systems, 3-1

F
firmware, 5-6
folder, 5-3
icon, 5-4

G
Get, 1-3
GetNext, 1-3

I
IETF, 1-2
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, 1-3
Internet Engineering Task Force, 1-2
IP address, 5-2, 5-7, 5-12

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Management Information Base, 1-2
MIB, 1-2
browser, 5-1, 5-3, 5-6
command line, 5-1
graphical, 5-1, 5-6
interface, 5-1, 5-15
compiling, 5-6
database, 5-1, 5-6
hierarchy, 5-7, 5-8, 5-11, 5-12
importing, 5-6
Object Identifier, 1-3
OID, 1-3
organization, 1-3
private, 1-2, 5-6
proprietary, 5-6
RFC, 1-2
standard, 2-1
supported, 5-2, 5-3
tree, 5-3, 5-8, 5-12
browsing, 5-3
values, 5-2
variable
accessing, 5-6
changing, 5-6

O
object
ACCESS, 1-4
DESCRIPTION, 1-5
instance, 1-4
OBJECT_TYPE, 1-4

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STATUS
mandatory, 1-5
obsoleted, 1-5
optional, 1-5
SYNTAX, 1-4
tabular, 1-4
writable, 5-6, 5-11

Q
query, 5-2, 5-5

R
Request for Comments, 1-2

S
Set, 1-3, 5-6
SMI, 1-2, 1-4
SNMP, 1-1, 1-2
agent, 1-2, 1-3, 5-2
commands, 1-3
community name, 5-2, 5-7, 5-11
Get, 5-5
get, 5-1, 5-7
get next, 5-7
GetNext, 5-2, 5-5
management, 1-2
network management station, 1-2, 1-3
Set, 5-2, 5-6, 5-11
Structure of Management Information, 1-2

T
tree
branches, 1-3
leaves, 1-3
MIB, 5-3
structure, 1-3

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