Thanks a lot:) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Mozur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sameh Ahmed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 5:17 AM Subject: Re: [mrtg] OIDs ok but MIB files?
> On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Sameh Ahmed wrote: > > > > > Hi there > > sorry for such a dumb question. > > I know that I use OIds to specify the value I want to monitor on a specific > > system. > > But why do I need the MIB files if I already have the OID? > > Regards > > Sameh > > > > Hi, > > If you use numeric OIDs then you don't need to load the MIBs. But, if you > would like to specify the OID symbolically, you need the MIB. For > example, if you want to find the amount of DRAM in your system you can > specify the OID: .1.3.6.1.2.1.25.2.3.1.6.101. Doing it this way, there is > not need to load the HOST_RESOURCES-MIB. > > If you load the MIB, you could specify the variable symbolically: > hrStorageUsed.101. > > hth > > mm > -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi
