User Guide

Monitoring the Web Server 125
Getting Results with Novell Web Services
103-000133-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
The Enterprise Web Server MIB
Each Enterprise Web Server has its own management information base (MIB).
The Enterprise Web Server’s MIB is a file called HTTP.MIB, which contains
the definitions for various variables pertaining to network management for the
Enterprise Web Server. These variables are known as managed objects. Using
the Enterprise Web Server MIB and network management software, such as
HP* OpenView*, you can monitor your Web server like all other devices on
your network.
The Enterprise Web Server MIB has an object identifier of netscape 1 (http
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : := { netscape 1 }) and is located in the
server_root\PLUGINS\SNMP\MIBFILES\NETWARE directory.
You can view administrative information about your Web server and monitor
the server in real time using the Enterprise Web Server MIB. The following
table lists and describes the managed objects stored in the HTTP.MIB.
Table 6 HTTP.MIB Managed Objects and Description
Managed Object Description
httpEntityDescr Description of the server (includes operating system information)
httpEntityId Enterprise subtree for vendors (for example, the MIB has an object identifier
of 1.3.6.1.4.1.1450)
httpEntityProtocol HTTP version number
httpEntityVersion Server software version number
httpEntityOrganization Organization responsible for the server
httpEntityLocation Full path for the server
httpEntityContact People responsible for the server and contact information
httpEntityAddress IP address of the machine the server is running on
httpEntityPort Port number that the server is listening on
httpEntityName Server’s identifier name (for example, server2.a.com)
httpEntityType Type of server
httpEntityMethods Methods supported by the server (for example, GET, POST, PUT)