Network Management as a Service

Third-Party Devices Support

The Discovery Third-Party Devices Support Screen is used to enable discovery and support of third-party devices. The Third-Party Devices Support Screen enables you to add support for third-party devices, edit third-party device support, delete support for unwanted third-party devices. The Mibset List displays all configured third-party device support information.

Note: Support for Cisco and Extreme devices must be added manually as described below.

Adding Third-Party Device Support

To add support for a third-party device, click on the Add icon and complete the fields as described below. When you have completed the fields, click on the Create button. The entry will appear in the Mibset List.

IOD - The device's Object ID. Enter only the portion of the OID relative to the ".1.3.6.1.4.1." (".iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises") branch. For example, enter only '9' for Cisco devices rather than '.1.3.6.1.4.1.9', or '1916' for Extreme devices, rather than '.1.3.6.1.4.1.1916''. Using this vendor value (e.g., 9, 1916) will enable OmniVista to recognize all devices from the vendor. Note that you can also enter specific vendor device values (e.g., '1916.800.1.1.2.1.5.1') for each vendor device if you want each device to have a different name while using the same mibset.
Display Name - The name to be used for the device.
MIB Directory Name - The directory name of the device's MIB. If you want to use MIB-2 level support for third-party devices, enter mib-2. This generic MIB-2 directory already exists in OmniVista. If you are not using standard MIB-2, enter a new directory name for the MIB. Note that the directory does not have to actually exist; it will be created automatically when you import the MIB.
Enabled - Select On or Off to enable (On) or disable (Off) discovery for the device.
Icon - The generic third-party icon appears in the Icon field. If you have an icon you would like to display for the device, click on the Choose Image button and locate the image. The image will appear in the Icon field.

Traps for Third-Party Devices

By default, OmniVista supports generic MIB-2 traps for third-party devices. If you import a new, custom MIB for a third-party device, OmniVista will automatically scan the MIB for new traps and integrate any traps it finds. Note that MIBs do not include synopses for traps. OmniVista will create a synopsis "on the fly" for any new trap it integrates. You can go to the Trap Definition Screen in the Notifications application and edit the synopses or severity levels that OmniVista assigns to new traps.

Third-Party Device Support After Discovery

Once third-party devices have been discovered, OmniVista supports the following functionality for the devices:

Web Browser - OmniVista enables you to launch web-based element managers for third-party devices using the "Webpage" operation in the Topology application.
Telnet or SSH (as applicable) - OmniVista enables you to initiate Telnet or SSH sessions to third-party devices using the Terminal Screen in the CLI Scripting application.
Custom MIBs - OmniVista allows you to import custom MIBs for third-party devices (as described above).
Custom Icons - OmniVista enables you to import a custom icon that will be used to represent a specific third-party device.
Traps - By default, OmniVista supports generic MIB-2 traps for third-party devices. In addition, whenever you import a new, custom MIB for a third-party device, OmniVista will scan the MIB for new traps and automatically integrate any traps it finds.
Locator - OmniVista's Locator application supports third-party devices.

Editing Third-Party Device Support

Select an entry in the Mibset List and click on the Edit icon. Edit the fields as described above, then click on the Update button. Note that you cannot edit the OID or Display Name.

Deleting Third-Party Device Support

Select an entry in the Mibset List and click on the Delete icon. Click OK at the confirmation prompt.

Mibset List

The Mibset List displays information about configured third-party device support.

OID - The device's Object ID.
Display Name - The name that is used for the device.
MIB Directory Name - The directory that contains the device's MIB.
Enabled - "True" (enabled) indicates that the device is included in the discovery process. "False" (disabled) indicates that the device is not included in the discovery process.