Orion has a single MIB database file that is maintained by SolarWinds. If you have MIB's that are not already included you need to send it to SolarWinds and they will add it to the file and publish an updated version.
While adding your MIBs to the SolarWinds MIB Database does not automatically ensure that Orion can all available data from your monitored devices, adding MIBs to the MIB database will help you if you are using Universal Device Pollers or traps to monitor your network, as indicated in the following sections.
Note: After submitting your MIBs to the SolarWinds MIB Database, you must download and install the new, updated MIB database to gain the benefits of your added MIBs.
Universal Device Poller
If you do not immediately know the OID that you want to poll, you can use the Universal Device Poller application to browse the MIB tree to find the data you want to poll. If you already know the MIB and/or OID for the data you want to poll, you do not need to add the corresponding MIBs to the SolarWinds database. Of course, adding your MIBs may be of assistance to another SolarWinds user in the future.
The following resources provide more information about Universal Device Pollers:
If your Orion server receives a trap from a monitored device, and the relevant MIB for the trap does not exist in the installed SolarWinds MIB Database, Orion may not display the correct data. Providing the relevant MIBs for your devices will resolve this issue, once the updated MIB database is installed.
Updating the MIB Database does not help if a Vendor is "Unknown"
Updating the MIB database will not help the case where a monitored device displays its Vendor as "Unknown". Devices that display with "Unknown" vendors do not have a SysObjectID corresponding to the device vendor in the Orion database.
To correct an "Unknown" vendor condition:
Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Network Performance Monitor > System Manager.
In the node tree in the left pane, right-click the device that is displaying with an "Unknown" vendor, and then click Node Details.
Scroll down in the listed node details, and then make note of SysObjectID.
Provide the SysObjectID, the device model, and the correct Vendor in a MIB addition request to support@solarwinds.com.
After you have provided this information, SolarWinds Development will likely add the device into an upcoming Orion release.
Note: After this update, Orion will not necessarily be able to poll your device for any additional information. In this case, adding a MIB is a cosmetic improvement.
