Cannot access fsFileScanTable MIB using my mib browser

Question

I am using sunmc 3.6 installed on a Netra-T4 station using Solaris 8. The sunmc server and agent are running on the same station. My MIB browser is MG-soft version 9. The MIBII proxy monitoring module is loaded and configured to SNMPv2c, port 161 and the IP of the station.
I am trying to access the sunMC proprietary MIBs that I found in util/cfg/, namely file-scan.mib.
I have compiled and loaded these MIBs unto the MG-soft mib browser and the leaves are visible. But when I try to walk on fsFileScanTable I keep getting an empty response, i.e. no rows in the table, although through the sunmc console i can clearly see 7 rows in the file scan table .
The mib browser does communicate with the agent regarding MIBII elements such as sysUpTime, so it seems that the problem isnt the communication setup (ip,port,community string).
Does anyone know this problem?

Answer 1

Can you expand on what you mean there? Our Sun Rep
is only intent on trying to sell us expensive items
and services and never informs me of anything else.This isn't a SunMC-specific thing: it covers pretty much all Sun software under Solaris Enterprise System (which includes the "N1" stack, which is where SunMC lives):
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/faqs/general.jsp
For SunMC this means some of the advanced features (ASM, PRM, SAM, SRM etc) that used to only come with a 60-day eval out-of-the-box now effectively have an unlimited eval period. But, if you want support, you have to buy the product license and support contract. It's been that way since late 2005.
I would love to use extra parts of SunMC but between
the cost and the never ending battle with our execs
on which Enterprise Systems Management tool to use, I
am going nowhere.So, as long as you understand if those parts of SunMC break, that you're on your own to fix them, you can use them at no cost (similar to most open-source products you're seeing companies adopt these days).
As for what Enterprise Framework to use, I think choosing just one product would be a mistake. What SunMC does well (i.e. Sun hardware monitoring) no other framework does. In my opinion you're better off using the vendor-supplied tools where possible, and integrate their data/alarms into your higher frameworks (i.e. Tivoli, HPOV, Netcool, Unicenter etc).
From what I've seen, and I'm not speaking for my company, big products like Tivoli may be able to do a lot, but their licensing costs are punishing, and some places spend years trying to roll it out enterprise-wide and it never quite works right. I'm seeing lots of datacenter managers say: "Yes, our corporate framework is product X, but I'm going to install this other tool (like SunMC) in a more tactical fashion, and have it feed data to X, and just 'get it done' quickly/cheaply/effectively".
Now I'm really getting off-topic: this has nothing to do with MIBs :)
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