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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
About MIB Output Types
You can change the format for the way MIB objects are displayed in the Advanced Parameters
(on page 317) dialog. Whether the OID information is output as numeric OIDs or descriptive
labels, each node may have additional sub-nodes that can be drilled down (walked) for more
information. Each time you click a node, if there are child nodes, the node you clicked
becomes the root node for the drill-down. The child nodes are expanded and attributes are
displayed. MIB objects can be listed in one of three format options:
Tree. Lists the MIB object in a tree structure format. This format is most useful in
showing the OID hierarchy.
List - Numeric OIDs. Lists the objects in a tabular format showing OIDs in a row
numeric format. This format is especially helpful if you do not have the MIB file for the
device objects. It provides the raw OID information that you can use in Custom
Performance Monitors and Active Script Peformance Monitors. Also, you can click the
individual OID digits to display more or less MIB object information. As you click OID
digits, the digits further to the left expand the sub-node information of the respective
digits. As you click OID digits further to the right, the sub-node information expands
for the respective digit and therefore more granular sub-node information.
List - Labels. Lists the objects in a tabular format with user friendly labels. If the MIB
for the object is not loaded, labels will default to numeric OIDs. Click an OID label
name to expand the sub-nodes and view more information.
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