Re: MIB for Oracle database

In article <3qliji$rp_at_dingo.cc.uq.oz.au>, Gordon Hooker <gordonh_at_acslink.net.au> wrote:
>iscor_at_apollo.is.co.za (Iscor) wrote:
>
>>Greg Schueman (schueman_at_access5.digex.net) wrote:
>>: In article <tyagi-2405950902140001_at_srishti.cns.vt.edu>,
>>: Dhawal Tyagi <tyagi_at_srishti.cns.vt.edu> wrote:
>>: >Hi,
>>: >Could anyone please tell me where can I find the mib for Oracle database.
>
>HHHHHH..... what's a mib

Okay, assuming you really want to know. MIB = Management Info. Base It's used with the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) to query information about some network resource. A MIB tells what information can be acquired.

>
>>: >
>>: The Oracle database MIB will be released in conjunction with version
>>: 7.2 of the engine.
 

>>: From what I hear, a mid June (?) target date exists for the release.
 

>>: -Greg
 

>>Have a look at dozer.us.oracle.com/pub/snmp/MIBs.
 

>>My questions: If I have the MIBs and a MIBS-browser, why can't I get any
>>MIB values with it? Do I need to buy a SNMP agent for ORACLE and is it
>>only applicable to Oracle 7.2? (We have ver 7.0.16.4 running on HP-UX).

Yes, you do need a piece of software that interacts with the Oracle RDBMS and handles the SNMP requests. This comes with ver 7.2 of the database.

-Greg Received on Mon Jun 05 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST