Using the JAR

The jar has a very simple set of commands. They are as follows:

• -a : The attributes file to be used, if any.

• -n : The notifications file to be used, if any.

• -m : The Module Name to be used. This Module Name is how the SNMP manager will identify the definitions in the MIB, it is not done by filename.

• -o : The output file name.

The JAR can be used with both attributes / notifications files, or just the attributes file. It is also possible to use it with just the notifications file, but the tags in such a notifications file must not include a:* tags. It must only contain tags for attributes whose definitions can be generated, such as n:* and u:* tags. The -m and -o flags are required. The -o can include the path you would like to put the final MIB.

Example usage:

[thauser@tommycat snmp-adaptor.sar]$ java -jar jboss-snmp-5.1.1.GA-mib-generator.jar -a attributes.xml -n notifications.xml -m JBOSS-AS-VARIA -o ~/.snmp/mibs/TEST.mib

Using the Maven Plugin

There is also a Maven Plugin available. Instead of specifying these files on the command line, they are included in the plugin descriptor inside your project's pom.xml. Here's an example of such a descriptor:

<plugin>
 <groupId>org.jboss</groupId>
 <artifactId>mibgen-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
  <configuration>
   <attributesFile>workspace/snmp4j-int/varia/src/resources/services/snmp/deploy/attributes.xml</attributesFile>
   <notificationsFile>workspace/snmp4j-int/varia/src/resources/services/snmp/deploy/notifications.xml</notificationsFile>
   <moduleName>TEST-MIB</moduleName>
   <outputFile>/home/yyz/thauser/.snmp/mibs/JBOSS-AS-VARIA.mib</outputFile>
  </configuration>
 <executions>
  <execution>
   <phase>compile</phase>
    <goals>
     <goal>generate-mib</goal>
    </goals>
   </execution>
 </executions>
</plugin>