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MIB Smithy

User's Guide

  1. Document Conventions
  2. Introduction
  3. Installation
  4. MIB Smithy GUI
  5. Sample MIB Files

Common Properties

  1. Formatting Considerations
  2. Object Identifier Values
  3. Syntax Properties
  4. Default Object Values

Module Structure

  1. MIB/PIB Modules
  2. MODULE-IDENTITY
  3. Type Definitions
  4. Branch Nodes
  5. Object Types
  6. Conceptual Tables
  7. Notifications
  8. Object Groups
  9. Notification Groups
  10. Compliance Statements
  11. Capability Statements
  12. Conformance Modules
  13. Conditional Groups
  14. Variations

Output Formats

  1. Compiling Modules
  2. MOSY Output Format
  3. Name/ID List Format
  4. OID Tree Format

More Info

  1. Common Design Errors
  2. Known Issues
  3. References
  1. Up to Table of Contents

MIB Smithy User's Guide

Version 4.7
Copyright © 2013 Muonics, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Last updated: 10 Nov 2013

Table of Contents

  1. Document Conventions
  2. Introduction
    1. About MIB Smithy
    2. License Agreement
    3. What's New
    4. Getting Help
  3. Installation
    1. About the License Key
    2. Installing in Windows
    3. Installing in Unix
    4. Installing in MacOS X
  4. MIB Smithy GUI
    1. Introduction
    2. Main Menu
    3. Toolbar
    4. Project Panel
      1. Project Page
      2. Files Page
    5. Workspace Panel
      1. Preview Page
    6. Compiler Panel
    7. Information Panel
    8. Status Bar
  5. Sample MIB Files
  6. Formatting Considerations
    1. Formatting Text Fields
    2. Formatting Comments
  7. Object Identifier Values
  8. Syntax Properties
    1. Class Filter
    2. Module Filter
    3. Primary Type
    4. Subtype Class
    5. Sized/Ranged Subtypes
    6. Enumerated Subtype
    7. Structured Subtype
  9. Default Object Values
    1. Value Type
    2. String Value
    3. Integer Value
    4. Identifier Value
    5. Identifier List Value
    6. OID Value
    7. NetworkAddress Value
  10. MIB Modules and PIB Modules
    1. Creating a MIB or PIB Module
    2. Converting between SMI Versions
    3. General Properties
      1. Module Name Property
      2. TagDefault Property
      3. OID Value Property
    4. Imports Property
    5. Exports Property
    6. Comments Property
  11. MODULE-IDENTITY Statements
    1. Creating a MODULE-IDENTITY
    2. General Properties
      1. Module Identity Name Property
      2. Last Updated Property
      3. OID Value Property
    3. Organization Property
    4. Contact Property
    5. Description Property
    6. Subject Categories Property
    7. Revisions Property
    8. Comments Property
  12. Type Assignments/TEXTUAL-CONVENTIONs
    1. Creating a Type Assignment
    2. General Properties
      1. Type Assignment Name Property
      2. Status Property
      3. Display Format Property
    3. Syntax Property
    4. Description Property
    5. Reference Property
    6. Comments Property
  13. Branch Nodes and OBJECT-IDENTITYs
    1. Creating a Branch Node
    2. General Properties
      1. Node Name Property
      2. Status Property
      3. OID Value Property
    3. Description Property
    4. Reference Property
    5. Comments Property
  14. Leaf Objects/OBJECT-TYPEs
    1. Creating an OBJECT-TYPE
    2. General Properties
      1. Attribute Name Property
      2. Status Property
      3. Units Property
      4. Access Level Property
      5. OID Value Property
    3. Syntax Property
    4. Default Value Property
    5. Description Property
    6. Index Properties
      1. MIB Index Property
      2. PIB Index Property
      3. PIB Tag Property
      4. Augmented Table Property
      5. PIB Extends Property
    7. Uniqueness Property
    8. Reference Property
      1. PIB Reference Property
    9. Install Errors Property
    10. Comments Property
  15. Conceptual Tables
    1. Creating a Table
    2. Table Type, Prefix and OID
    3. Table, Row and Type Names
    4. Defining Columns
    5. Adding or Removing Indexes
    6. Finishing
  16. Notifications (NOTIFICATION-TYPE/TRAP-TYPE)
    1. Creating a Notification
    2. General Properties
      1. Notification Name Property
      2. Status Property
      3. OID Value Property
    3. Objects Property
    4. Description Property
    5. Reference Property
    6. Comments Property
  17. OBJECT-GROUPs
    1. Creating an OBJECT-GROUP
    2. General Properties
      1. Object Group Name Property
      2. Status Property
      3. OID Value Property
    3. Objects Property
    4. Description Property
    5. Reference Property
    6. Comments Property
  18. NOTIFICATION-GROUPs
    1. Creating a NOTIFICATION-GROUP
    2. General Properties
      1. Notification Group Name Property
      2. Status Property
      3. OID Value Property
    3. Notifications Property
    4. Description Property
    5. Reference Property
    6. Comments Property
  19. MODULE-COMPLIANCE Statements
    1. Creating a MODULE-COMPLIANCE Statement
    2. General Properties
      1. Compliance Name Property
      2. Status Property
      3. OID Value Property
    3. Description Property
    4. Reference Property
    5. Modules Property
    6. Comments Property
  20. AGENT-CAPABILITIES Statements
    1. Creating an AGENT-CAPABILITIES Statement
    2. General Properties
      1. Compliance Name Property
      2. Status Property
      3. OID Value Property
    3. Release Property
    4. Description Property
    5. Reference Property
    6. Modules Property
    7. Comments Property
  21. Conformance (Compliance/Capability) Modules
    1. Creating a Conformance Module
    2. General Properties
      1. Conformance Module Name Property
      2. Mandatory/Included Groups Property
    3. Conditional Groups Property
    4. Variations Property
    5. Comments Property
  22. Conditional Groups
    1. Creating a Conditional Group
    2. General Properties
      1. Conditional Group Name Property
      2. Description Property
    3. Comments Properties
  23. Compliance/Capability Variations
    1. Creating a Variation
    2. General Properties
      1. Variation Name Property
      2. Access/Minimum Access Level Property
      3. Description Property
    3. Syntax Property
    4. Write-Syntax Property
    5. Default Value Property
    6. Creation-Requires Property
    7. Comments Properties
  24. Compiling MIB Files and Modules
    1. Validating MIB Files/Modules
    2. Compiling MIB Files/Modules
  25. MOSY Output Format Specification
    1. General Provisions
    2. Comments
    3. Syntax Keywords
    4. Type Assignments/TEXTUAL-CONVENTIONs
    5. OBJECT-TYPE definitions
    6. Size/Range Refinements
    7. Named-Number Enumrations
    8. The OBJECT-TYPE's INDEX field
    9. The OBJECT-TYPE's AUGMENTS field
    10. OBJECT-IDENTITYs and Other OID Values
    11. Extensions to the MOSY Format
      1. IMPORTS Extension
      2. NOTIFICATION-TYPE/TRAP-TYPE Extension
      3. OBJECT-TYPE DEFVAL Extension
      4. OBJECT-GROUP/NOTIFICATION-GROUP Extensions
      5. MODULE-COMPLIANCE/AGENT-CAPABILITIES Extensions
  26. Name/ID List Format
  27. OID Tree Format
  28. 17 Common MIB Design Errors
  29. Known Issues
  30. References
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