Hello, A follow up question.
I am refering to RFC 3416 section 4.2 (PDU Processing) clause 10 which is one of the steps in consistency check before actual config is applied for a SET request. Quote (10) Otherwise, if the variable binding's value field specifies a value that could under other circumstances be held by the variable, but is presently inconsistent or otherwise unable to be assigned to the variable, then the value of the Response- PDU's error-status field is set to "inconsistentValue", and the value of its error-index field is set to the index of the failed variable binding. UnQuote Question: While proccessing varbinds "simultaneousluy", the above consistency check --> should be made for each variable in varbind only against existing configuration on the system? --> should the variables in varbinds be validated for consistency also against each other? Thanks, Dipesh --- Dave Shield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2005-09-18 at 13:27 -0700, Dipesh Gorashia > wrote: > > > Basically it is boiling down to in which order the > varbinds > > should be processed. (or not??). > > The varbinds should be processed "as if > simultaneously". > That's been a core requirement right from the start > of SNMP. > > In practise, varbinds tend to be processed > sequentially, > but the above phrase means that the order this is > done > shouldn't affect the result of the SET request. > > Either the request should fail (and leave the row > untouched) > or it should succeed (and hide most of the column > values). > But this behaviour should be the same whether the > 'visibility' > assignment comes first or last in the list. > > > There's nothing in the SNMP specifications that says > which > of these two behaviours is "right". You can choose > either. > But the MIB ought to make it crystal clear (probably > in the > visible object's DESCRIPTION clause) how the row > should > behave in this situation. > > > Dave > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Tame your development challenges with Apache's > Geronimo App Server. > Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" > plasma tv or your very > own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: > http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php > _______________________________________________ > Net-snmp-coders mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders > I thought I wanted a career; turns out I just wanted a salary. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
