Cabletron Systems MRXI-22 User Manual - Viewing Multiple Oids
LOCAL MANAGEMENT
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2. Enter the desired OID, or OID extension. (Press F9 to recall the last
OID request. You can then modify the recalled OID as necessary.)
3. Press the Return key. If there is no instance of that OID, the return
code will specify “MIB_NO_INSTANCE”, otherwise, information
about that OID’s data type, length, and value appear.
To set an OID:
1. Highlight SET, using the arrow keys, and press the Return key (or
press the F7 function key). “
2. Enter the OID, minus the OID’s prepend. If you have previously
entered an OID, pressing F9 recalls that entry for you. You can then
use the arrow keys to modify the recalled OID if necessary.
3. Press the Return key. If there is no instance of that OID, the return
code will specify “MIB_NO_INSTANCE”, otherwise “DATA
TYPE:” appears.
4. Enter the data type for that OID. Possible choices are: integer, string,
null, OID, IP address, counter, gauge, timeticks, and opaque.
5. Press the Return key. “DATA” appears.
6. Enter the value to correspond to the OID. If accepted, “
OPERATION CODE: XXXX
message appears.
Viewing Multiple OIDs
Viewing several object identifiers at one time allows you to quickly scan a
MIB for the specific information that you need. The Walk scrolls through
OIDs numerically sequential to the initial OID request. The Step
command scrolls the MIB Walk, one OID at a time. Cycling allows you to
specify how many GetNext commands to cycle through for one OID.