Adding MIBs
We haven't talked about Management Information Database's files since Chapter 2, Discovering Devices but at some point, we may need a MIB that Zenoss Core does not provide. If we see OID numbers (for example, .1.3.6.1.4.1.311.1.1.3.1.3) in our events, then that indicates that we need to update our MIBs. To find a MIB and its dependencies, we can search the following resources:
Vendor's support site
Web search for the OID
MIB search sites, such as http://www.mibsearch.com
We will use the MSFT-MIB.mib file (found at http://mibsearch.com) to demonstrate how to register a MIB with Zenoss Core. First, copy the MSFT-MIB.mib to /usr/local/zenoss/common/share/mibs/site/. Second, run the following command as the Zenoss user:
zenmib run
If the command is successful, we will see the following in our command output:
INFO:zen.zenmib:Loaded mib MSFT-MIB
We can see the result of our action by logging into the Zenoss Core UI and selecting MIBs from the Advanced menu. Our newly-registered MIB displays...
