MIB Browser URL Reference

You can launch the MIB Browser directly from a web browser. The URL required to launch an empty MIB Browser is as follows:

https://host:port/ibm/console/ncp_mibbrowser/Launch.action

In this URL:

  • host is the IP address of the host on which the Dashboard Application Services Hub server is running.
  • port is the port to access on the host on which the Dashboard Application Services Hub server is running. By default this is 16316.

This URL opens the MIB Browser with the Domain option menu set to the first value in the list, and no Host or OID values set in the SNMP Query toolbar.

URL Parameters

You can supply the following optional parameters when you launch the MIB Browser:

  • domain: name of the Network Manager domain to use to obtain the MIB and SNMP data. The value of this parameter is used to set the Domain option menu in the Configuration Toolbar.

    If you are writing a tool to launch the MIB Browser from the Event Viewer, then you may wish to specify the name of the ObjectServer rather than the name of the Network Manager domain. Do this by supplying the parameter $selected_rows.ServerName, where ServerName is the field in the Event Viewer event that specifies the name of the ObjectServer.

  • host: IP address of the target device to be queried for SNMP data. This value is used to populate the Host field in the SNMP Query Toolbar.
  • variable: the MIB object to query. This value can be the OID of the MIB object, such as 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3 or it can be the name of the MIB object, such as sysUpTime. This value is used to populate the OID field in the SNMP Query Toolbar.
  • resultsOnly: takes one of the values true or false.
    • If true, then the MIB Browser is launched in full mode.
    • If false, then the MIB Browser is launched in results-only mode.

If you supply the domain, host, and variable parameters, then the MIB Browser launches, automatically performs the SNMP query specified by these parameters, and then displays the results in the SNMP Query Results Area. The type of SNMP query performed varies depending on the value of the variable parameter:

  • If the variable parameter is a single MIB object in the MIB tree then the MIB Browser performs an SNMP Get query on startup.
  • If the variable parameter is a table in the MIB tree then the MIB Browser performs an SNMP Get Table query on startup.
  • In all other cases, the MIB Browser performs an SNMP Walk query on startup.

Examples of URLs

Some examples of URLS to launch the MIB Browser are shown below:

  • https://host:port/ibm/console/ncp_mibbrowser/Launch.action

    The MIB Browser opens up with the Domain option menu set to the first value. No host or OID values are set in the SNMP Query Toolbar.

  • https://host:port/ibm/console/ncp_mibbrowser/Launch.action?domain=NCOMS

    The MIB Browser opens up with the Domain option menu set to the specified domain.

  • https://host:port/ibm/console/ncp_mibbrowser/Launch.action?domain=NCOMS &host=198.162.3.4

    The MIB Browser opens up with the Domain option menu set to the specified domain and the Host field set to 198.162.3.4.

  • https://host:port/ibm/console/ncp_mibbrowser/Launch.action?domain=NCOMS &host=198.162.3.4&variable=ifTable

    The MIB Browser opens up with the Domain option menu, the Host and OID fields set accordingly. In addition, an SNMP Get Table query will automatically be issued for the MIB object ifTable. The results will be displayed in the SNMP Query Results Area.

  • https://host:port/ibm/console/ncp_mibbrowser/Launch.action?domain=NCOMS &host=198.162.3.4&variable=sysUpTime&resultsOnly=true

    The MIB Browser opens up with the Domain option menu, the Host and OID fields set accordingly. In addition, an SNMP Get query will automatically be issued for the MIB object sysUpTime. The MIB Browser opens in results-only mode and contains only the results showing the value of sysUpTime for the network device with IP address 198.162.3.4.