Thanks Robert for the response. I sent a reply few minutes ago when I had not seen this email.
I will look closer at the net-snmp ifStatus of the interfaces and see how to use the known_missing flag. IMO, a distinction needs to be made between interfaces that have ifStatus down vs interfaces that are completely removed from the kernel's interface list. Many thanks, - Tushar Robert Story wrote: > On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:09 -0700 Tushar wrote: > TG> > Is the ifStatus down? > TG> > > TG> > TG> The interface is not down, but is removed using the command: > > right.. but I'm asking about the net-snmp ifStatus. > > TG> It is not an issue to keep the entry if the vlan interface is down. But > TG> the entry remains in the cache even after you remove the vlan > TG> interface. How should this situation be handled? > > That's a matter of opinion. Some people, like yourself, might want the > interface and all it's stats to completely disappear. Others might want it to > remain, so that cumulative stats for a particular interface can be graphed. > > TG> I see a known_missing flag indicating the interface is not to be found > TG> anymore. That flag seems to be set after I remove the interface using > TG> 'vconfig rem.' It is not set when the vlan interface is down. > > Right. So, if you would like to come up with a patch that optionally remove > the > interface in that case, it could be considered for a future release. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list Net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
