From: yermej <yermej@...>
Date: 2008-01-17T06:54:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Loading MIBS for Ruby SNMP

On Jan 16, 1:42 pm, jackster the jackle <cont...@thirdorder.net>
wrote:
> I'm finally able to recieve traps from my Cisco devices and access the
> variables from my script.
>
> I'm now at the point that I need the MIBs to decode the OIDs into
> messages that make sense.
>
> In the documentation provided athttp://snmplib.rubyforge.org/, it says
> that
> "If you are using standard IETF MIBs then you're ready to go. Most of
> the IETF MIBs have been included for you with Ruby SNMP."
>
> I'm currently getting this in my traps:
>
> [name=1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.41.1.2.3.1.5.458007, value=Interface
> GigabitEthernet7/12, changed state to up (OCTET STRING)]
>
> I looked up the OID for this and it belongs to the CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB.
>
> How can I tell if that is included in the list of standard IETF MIBs
> that come with Ruby SNMP?
>
> also, what is the standard directory location of the default MIBS so
> that I can look through them?
>
> thanks for all the help...
>
> jackster.mobi
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Mine are here:
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/snmp-1.0.1/data/ruby/snmp/mibs

and I didn't see any Cisco MIBs. I've imported one in the past. It
wasn't too difficult following the instructions from the Ruby SNMP
site (or maybe they're linked from there).