This is the "READ_ME.TXT" file distributed with MG-SOFT MIB Browser Professional Edition with MIB Compiler for Solaris. Copyright (C) 1995-2010 MG-SOFT Corporation. All rights reserved. ======================================================================== Table of Contents ----------------- 1. About the Software 2. Important Licensing Information 3. Installing the Software 4. Starting MIB Browser and MIB Compiler for Solaris 5. Uninstalling the Software 6. MG-SOFT Corporation on the Internet 7. Ordering the Software 8. Licensing Agreement 9. Contacting MG-SOFT Corporation =========================================================================== 1. About the Software --------------------- MG-SOFT MIB Browser Professional Edition for Solaris is an SNMP MIB Browser application that lets you monitor and manage any SNMP device on the network (i.e., file or database servers, modems, printers, routers, switches,...) by using the standard SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 protocols over IPv4 and IPv6 networks. Along the standard SNMPv3 USM model, MIB Browser supports also Diffie-Hellman key exchange model, so that DOCSIS-based SNMPv3 agents (e.g., cable modems, cable modem termination systems, set-top boxes etc.) can be seamlessly contacted and managed. MIB Browser allows you to perform the SNMP Get, SNMP GetNext, SNMP GetBulk and SNMP Set operations. Besides, the software lets you capture and display SNMP Trap and SNMP Inform packets that are sent from arbitrary SNMP devices or applications on the network (requires installation of MG-SOFT SNMP Trap daemon). MIB Browser can monitor several SNMP devices simultaneously and contains features like SNMP Table viewer, SNMP Table 'editor', logging capabilities, real-time graphical presentation of queried numerical values, scan for implemented MIBs in agents, comparison of SNMP agent snapshots, management of SNMPv3 USM users on remote SNMP agents, etc. Generic SNMP Trace window displays SNMP messages exchanged between MIB Browser and SNMP agents. SNMP messages are displayed in raw hexadecimal dump format as well as in the decoded, human-readable format. Therefore, the Generic SNMP Trace window is particularly useful for debugging when developing an SNMP agent and for resolving problems when agents do not properly respond to MIB Browser's queries. MIB Browser lets you take a snapshot of an SNMP agent on the network and then simulate this agent on the computer where MIB Browser runs. Simulating means that MIB Browser runs a separate process, which listens for SNMP queries on a selected network interface and port and responds to SNMP queries, returning exactly the same OIDs and values as the "real" SNMP agent did at the time of taking its snapshot. The enclosed MIB Compiler lets you compile any standard or vendor specific MIB file. The compiled MIB file can then be loaded and utilized by MIB Browser. Generally, MIB files are supplied by vendors of SNMP manageable devices, and contain description of the manageable object hierarchy and object attributes in the SNMP device. In other words, MIB files serve as roadmaps for managing SNMP devices. MG-SOFT MIB Browser Pro. is available for Sun Solaris 10 (for both, Intel x86 and SPARC platforms), for Microsoft's 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems (Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7), for Linux operating systems running on Intel x86 architecture (Red Hat, SuSE, Ubuntu,...), as well as for Apple Mac OS X (universal binaries for both, Intel x86 and PPC). This product includes Apache Xerces XML Parser for C++ software. For full licensing information refer to the "THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.TXT" file located in the mibbrowser/doc folder. =========================================================================== 2. Important Licensing Information ---------------------------------- MIB Browser software package installs the following MG-SOFT's applications: * MIB Browser Professional Edition and * MIB Compiler MIB Browser Pro. for Solaris is available in four different editions: * MIB Browser Professional SNMPv3 Edition (supporting SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 protocols). * MIB Browser Professional DOCSIS/DH Edition (supporting SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 protocols as well as the Diffie-Hellman key exchange model for managing DOCSIS-based SNMPv3 agents. Besides, this edition supports IPv6 protocol). * MIB Browser Professional Developer's Edition (supporting SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 protocols, Diffie-Hellman key exchange model and the Generic SNMP Trace debugging option. Besides, this edition supports IPv6 protocol). * MIB Browser Professional Simulator Edition (supporting SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 protocols, Diffie-Hellman key exchange model, the Generic SNMP Trace feature, and IPv6 protocol. Furthermore, this edition incorporates the SNMP Agent Simulator). Which of these features will be available in the installed software depends on the purchased license. In addition, to enable reception of SNMP Trap and Inform notification messages in MIB Browser, MG-SOFT SNMP Trap daemon application must be installed from a separate installation package that is bundled with MIB Browser installation package for Solaris. =========================================================================== 3. Installing the Software -------------------------- Supported Platforms =================== The software has been successfully installed and tested by MG-SOFT on Sun Solaris 10 (with JDS or CDE graphical desktop environment) running on Intel x86 and SPARC platforms. Installation Process ==================== NOTE: You need the root user privileges to install the software. Make sure you are installing the latest version of the software, available from http://www.mg-soft.com/download.html Before installing, please close all running MG-SOFT's applications and uninstall any older version of MIB Browser and Trap daemon. For uninstalling instructions, please see the 'Uninstalling the software' section of this document. The installation process includes the installation of MG-SOFT SNMP Trap daemon package and MG-SOFT MIB Browser package. To install the software, run the following commands in a Terminal window: On i86pc-based systems: ----------------------- # pkgadd -d MGSOFTmgtrapd-sol10-i386-vvv.pkg # pkgadd -d MGSOFTmgmibbrowser-sol10-i386-vvv.pkg where "vvv" is the version of the software you are installing. (accept the default installation settings for both packages) On SPARC-based systems: ----------------------- # pkgadd -d MGSOFTmgtrapd-sol10-sparc-vvv.pkg # pkgadd -d MGSOFTmgmibbrowser-sol10-sparc-vvv.pkg where "vvv" is the version of the software you are installing. (accept the default installation settings for both packages) In case you have GNOME desktop environment (JDS) installed on your computer, the installation will add an entry to the Gnome Menu. For the menu to appear X server must be restarted. IMPORTANT: Applying the License =============================== It is necessary to apply a valid license before starting the software (in order to use the software without limitations). To do so, copy your "license.key" file to the following directories: /usr/local/mg-soft/mgtrapd/bin (unlocks SNMP Trap daemon) /usr/local/mg-soft/mgmibbrowser/bin (unlocks MIB Browser, Compiler) Then, start MG-SOFT SNMP Trap daemon by using the following command: # /etc/init.d/mgtrapd start =========================================================================== 4. Starting MIB Browser and MIB Compiler for Solaris ---------------------------------------------------- There are two ways of starting MIB Browser and MIB Compiler. The first and the easiest way is to launch applications from the Java Desktop System (JDS) menu: Launch|Applications|MG-SOFT MIB Browser|MIB Browser or MIB Compiler The second way is to start the applications from the command line (e.g., Terminal window): To start MIB Browser Professional Edition, use the following command: # /usr/local/mg-soft/mgmibbrowser/bin/mgmibbrowser.sh To start MIB Compiler, use the following command: # /usr/local/mg-soft/mgmibbrowser/bin/mibcgui.sh IMPORTANT: ---------- In order for MIB Browser to receive SNMP Trap and Inform messages, MG-SOFT's SNMP Trap daemon must be started before any other trap receiving daemons/processes. To start it, use the mgtrapd init script as described in the previous section. =========================================================================== 5. Uninstalling the Software ---------------------------- NOTE: You need the root user privileges to uninstall the software. To uninstall MIB Browser, run the following command in a Terminal window: # pkgrm MGSOFTmgmibbrowser If MIB Browser is the only MG-SOFT's application you are using, uninstall also MG-SOFT SNMP Trap daemon (otherwise, do not uninstall it, as it is required by other MG-SOFT's applications to receive SNMP traps): # pkgrm MGSOFTmgtrapd =========================================================================== 6. MG-SOFT Corporation on the Internet -------------------------------------- * MG-SOFT Web Site http://www.mg-soft.com/ * Secure On-line orders http://www.mg-soft.com/pricelst.html * MG-SOFT Products http://www.mg-soft.com/products.html * MG-SOFT Download Page http://www.mg-soft.com/download.html * MG-SOFT Support Page http://www.mg-soft.com/support.html * MG-SOFT Corp. Profile http://www.mg-soft.com/profile.html * Network Management ToolBox http://www.mg-soft.com/mgNetManToolBox.html * SNMP Agent Design Kit http://www.mg-soft.com/agentDesignKit.html * MIB Browser Professional http://www.mg-soft.com/mgMibBrowserPE.html * Visual MIB Builder http://www.mg-soft.com/builder.html * Net Inspector http://www.mg-soft.com/netinsp.html * SNMP MIB Query Manager http://www.mg-soft.com/mgQueryManager.html * Trap Ringer Professional http://www.mg-soft.com/tringer.html * MIB Explorer http://www.mg-soft.com/mgMibExplorer.html * MG-SOFT MIB Compiler http://www.mg-soft.com/mgWinMIB.html * SNMP Master Agent http://www.mg-soft.com/agent.html * EasyAgent Source Code Gen. http://www.mg-soft.com/mgSrcGen.html * MG-SOFT SNMPv3 engine http://www.mg-soft.com/snmpv3.html * MG-SOFT WinSNMP SDK http://www.mg-soft.com/mgWinSNMP.html * MG-SOFT WinMIB SDK http://www.mg-soft.com/mgmibc.html * SNMP EasyAgent toolkit http://www.mg-soft.com/easyagent.html * WPDECO32 protocol decoder http://www.mg-soft.com/dll-deco.html Announcing New Releases ----------------------- Visit http://www.mg-soft.com/announce.html for the latest information about the scheduled software releases and updates. For immediate software release notifications, subscribe to our mailing list at http://www.mg-soft.com/maillist.html =========================================================================== 7. Ordering the Software ------------------------ Visit http://www.mg-soft.com/sales.html or contact to obtain the latest ordering and licensing information. Prior to ordering the software, visit http://www.mg-soft.com/licenseTypes.html for details on various licensing arrangements for licensing MG-SOFT's software products. =========================================================================== 8. Licensing Agreement ---------------------- Check the "LICENSE_AGREEMENT.TXT" file that was installed with the software. Also, check the "LICENSE_TYPES.TXT" file or visit http://www.mg-soft.com/licenseTypes.html for details on various licensing arrangements for licensing MG-SOFT's software products. Contact for additional information. =========================================================================== 9. Contacting MG-SOFT Corporation --------------------------------- For the latest information about our products, check our WEB site at http://www.mg-soft.com/ or contact us directly. You can subscribe to our mailing lists on-line by submitting the application form at http://www.mg-soft.com/maillist.html For additional information about MG-SOFT Corporation, please contact the following address: MG-SOFT Corporation Phone: +386 2 2506565 Strma ulica 8 Fax: +386 2 2506566 2000 Maribor E-mail: info@mg-soft.com Slovenia Internet: http://www.mg-soft.com/ ===========================================================================