When I try to import a MIB file from the manufacturer of my network appliance, Paessler's MIB Importer terminates with a "parse error". What can I do?

It depends on the kind of error you are confronted with:

Missing import module


Explanation:

This means that at least one MIB file containing important definitions for your MIB file can not be found. While MIB Importer is already equipped with a set of generic definition files for import (mainly from the RFCs) it cannot feature all MIB files from every manufacturer.


Solution:

  • Simply enter the name of the missing file into Google and add a "MIB" to it. Very probably you'll find a link that leads to the missing file. Or contact the manufacturer of your device and ask for the file.
  • Copy the file to the folder where the MIB file you want to import is located.
  • If the error still persists, rename the file to the exact module name (with the extension .mib or .my)

Identifier (or something else) expected

Explanantion:

MIB files have to be defined and formatted in a very strict notation (ASN.1). Unfortunately, very often the authors of MIB files are not so strict about it and implement a lot of syntactic errors. The Paessler MIB Importer tries to be tolerant about this but cannot guarantee to solve all these problems.


Solution:

  • Unless you're a very advanced user with some experience in the structure of MIB files and try to fix it yourself, you should contact the Paessler support team.

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The information in the Paessler Knowledge Base comes without warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk. Before applying any instructions please exercise proper system administrator housekeeping. You must make sure that a proper backup of all your data is available.