The Get SNMP Variable object will
query a network device for the value of variable that is assigned
to the Management Information Base address that you specify.
To configure SNMP version 3 security,
use the
SNMP Options in the
Client.
Use the Get SNMP Variable object to
retrieve information about a network device to determine if an
administrator needs to be notified.
To configure the Get SNMP Variable
object you need to know the IP address of the device as well as the
port number, SNMP MIB, SNMP Version, and the credentials required
to retrieve the variable.
Name or IP address
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Type the name of the computer or
IP address of the device hosting the MIB variable.
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Port
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Type port used to communicate
with the network device.
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MIB
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Type the MIB identifier of the
variable whose value you want to retrieve.
Note: The Opalis MIB file is located in
the Support/SNMP directory on the installation CD.
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SNMP Version
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Select the SNMP version to use
when connecting to the network device.
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Community string/User name
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If you selected the SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c
option from the SNMP Version drop-down list (above), the Community string field appears. Type the community
string that will be used to authenticate against the network
device. The community should have rights of Read only or
higher.
If you selected SNMPv3 option from the SNMP
Version drop-down list (above), the User name and Context
fields appear. Specify the name of the user whose credentials will
be used to authenticate the operator. The list of available users
is found under the Options >
SNMP menu.
This field is
case-sensitive.
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Context
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Type the context where that the
user specified in the User name field belongs to. You can only
specify this option when SNMPv3 is selected from the SNMP Version drop-down list.
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Name
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Description
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MIB identifier
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The MIB identifier of the
variable that was retrieved.
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MIB value
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The value of the variable that
was retrieved.
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Device IP address
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The IP address of the device
where the variable was retrieved.
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Timeout
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The timeout period specified in
the Get SNMP variable operator interface.
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Retry attempts
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The number of attempts made to
retrieve the SNMP Variable.
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SNMP Version
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The SNMP version that was
specified to retrieve this variable. This value can be ‘SNMPv1’,
‘SNMPv2c’, or ‘SNMPv3’.
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Community string
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The community string that was
used to authenticate against this SNMP variable.
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Request port
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The port used to communicate to
the SNMP device.
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