Management Information Base overview

The standardized configuration and database of network management information is called a Management Information Base (MIB). A standard MIB is common to all SNMP interfaces. An extension MIB is defined by the particular managed device or protocol.

A MIB is a collection of standardized configuration and network management information that is contained in each device on the network. Each MIB contains a set of parameters called managed objects. Each managed object consists of a parameter name, one or more parameters, and a group of operations that can be executed with the object. The MIB defines the type of information that can be obtained from a managed device, and the device settings that can be controlled from a management system.

The MIB definition file, VSPGx00MIB.txt, is located in the program\SNMP folder of the software media kit.

For details about the MIB definition file of NAS modules, see the Server and Cluster Administration Guide.