Strictly speaking, you don't need any of the MIBs at all. MIBs just translate the cryptic numeric OIDs into a more human-readable form. As a side effect, a MIB also gives you a good idea of which OIDs a particular device will understand. In a way, you can think of the MIBs as the SNMP equivalent of a /etc/hosts file for IP addressing.
But if you feel comfortable with using OIDs directly, you can simply hand them right to check_snmp directly, just as you can use IP addresses directly. As others have already pointed out, Nagios does not actually understand SNMP at all. It only understands plugins. SYS ADMIN wrote: > I keep running across MIB lists that imply they can be loaded into SNMP > monitoring softwares directly. > Is there provision to do this in Nagios? > I have some hardware devices that I would like to monitor, and can get > these lists, but don't know how to get them into a form where > Nagios/SNMP can determine the OIDs I need. > > "Psa 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that > love thee." > > Michael T Gregg > Director of Information Technology > Christian Medical & Dental Associations > P.O. Box 7500 * Bristol, TN 37621 > Phone (423)844-1000 * Fax (423)844-1017 > [email protected] * http://www.cmda.org > > Protect conscience rights: http://www.Freedom2Care.org/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Nagios-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting > any issue. > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null > -- Kevin Keane Owner The NetTech Find the Uncommon: Expert Solutions for a Network You Never Have to Think About Office: 866-642-7116 http://www.4nettech.com This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential and/or proprietary information. Please be advised that the unauthorized use or disclosure of the information is strictly prohibited. The information herein is intended only for use by the intended recipient(s) named above. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the e-mail and any copies, printouts or attachments thereof. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
