Error when importing a mib into Spectrum
Article ID: 72573
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Products
CA Spectrum
Issue/Introduction
Error when importing a mib into Spectrum
"The selected file does not appear to be a valid MIB: a DEFINITIONS statement was not found."
"The selected file does not appear to be a valid MIB: a DEFINITIONS statement was not found."
Environment
All supported platforms.
Cause
Error in the "BEGIN" statement of the mib.
Resolution
To make the SNMP management information base (MIB) extensible, related items are arranged into MIB modules that form a structured hierarchy.
Each MIB module is defined inside the following construct:
ModuleName DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN END
If a mib produces a "DEFINITIONS statement was not found" error, check if the above required structure was followed.
In an actual example below, we see a space missing before the "BEGIN" statement
ACTIVID-APPLIANCE-MIB DEFINITIONS ::=BEGIN
Changing it to add a space makes it compliant and allows Spectrum to import it.
ACTIVID-APPLIANCE-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
Each MIB module is defined inside the following construct:
ModuleName DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN END
If a mib produces a "DEFINITIONS statement was not found" error, check if the above required structure was followed.
In an actual example below, we see a space missing before the "BEGIN" statement
ACTIVID-APPLIANCE-MIB DEFINITIONS ::=BEGIN
Changing it to add a space makes it compliant and allows Spectrum to import it.
ACTIVID-APPLIANCE-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
Additional Information
For more information on the Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2), see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2578
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