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Q202195: SNMP OID for Logical Disk instance Name Returns Wrong Value

Article: Q202195
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The object ID, or OID, for the logical disk instance name does not return the
correct value when issuing an SNMP get or walk command.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server version 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Performance Monitor objects can be created by using the PERFMIB utilities from
the Windows NT 4.0 resource kit. Perform the following steps to create a
Management Information Base (MIB), which exposes the performance monitor logical
disk objects:

1. From an MS-DOS command prompt, run the Perfmib.reg utility from the Windows
  NT 4.0 resource kit. This creates the appropriate registry entries for the
  Perfmib.dll extension agent.

2. Build a Perfmib.mib and a Perfmib.ini file using the Per2mib.exe utility from
  the Windows NT 4.0 resource kit. For example, from an MS-DOS command prompt,
  run the following command:

  "perf2mib perfmib.mib perfmib.ini LogicalDisk 250 disk" (without the
  quotation marks)

  This creates a Perfmib.mib file and a Perfmib.ini file. These files are used
  to expose the Performance Monitor logical disk objects.

3. From an MS-DOS command prompt, stop the SNMP service by performing one of the
  following:

  a. Run the following command:

  "net stop SNMP " (without the quotation marks)

  or

  b. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click
     Services. Select the SNMP service from the list and then click Stop.

4. Rename the mib file to Mib.old. This file is found in the System32 folder.

5. Compile a new Mib.bin file, which includes the Perfmib.mib file created
  earlier in step 2. To do this:
  a. From an MS-DOS command prompt, set the default directory to the Windows NT
     resource kit folder. For example: "CD %ntreskit%" (without the quotation
     marks)

  b. Run the following command:

  " mibcc -n o%ntreskit%\mib.bin -t -w2 smi.mib lmmib2.mib mib_ii.mib
  perfmib.mib " (without the quotation marks)

6. Copy the following files from the Windows NT resource kit folder (%ntreskit%)
  to the System32 folder (%SystemRoot%\System32):
   - Mib.bin

   - Perfmib.bin

   - Perfmib.ini

   - Perfmib.dll

7. From an MS-DOS command prompt, start the SNMP service. To do this, perform
  one of the following:
  a. Run the following command from an MS-DOS command prompt:

  "net start SNMP" (without the quotation marks)

  or

  b. Click the Start button, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then
     double-click Services. Select SNMP from the list, and then click Start.

After the new MIB is created that contains the Performance Monitor logical disk
objects, it can be tested by using the Snmputil.exe utility found in the
Microsoft Windows NT resource kit. To test the MIB:

1. From an MS-DOS command prompt, run the command "CD %ntreskit%" (without the
  quotation marks), to change your default to the resource kit folder.

2. Use the SNMPUTIL utility to walk the logical disk OID tree. To do this, run
  the following command at an MS-DOS command prompt:

  " snmputil walk localhost public .1.3.6.1.4.1311.1.1.3.1.1.250.1.1 " (without
  the quotation marks)

  Results: This will successfully walk the tree, but it does not display the
  logical disk instance name - .1.3.6.1.4.1.311.1.1.3.1.1.250.1.2 - this value
  is skipped.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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