Thanks Dave for your explanations, > On Thu, 2006-02-09 at 23:10 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> why does the agent not contain all possible MIBs it could handle ? > > Because some MIBs have only been implemented on certain systems, > and other MIBs are sufficiently new and untested that it feels > premature to impose them on people until they have matured a bit. > > By making certain modules optional, it means that it's probably > only the more experienced administrators who will try them out. > And they will realise that such modules are probably not as > solid or reliable as the standard set. > > As we become more confident about the behaviour of these optional > modules, we can consider including them within the default build > configuration. We're moving towards including more and more by > default, but this has to be balanced against the risks involved, > particularly with relatively untested code.
Ok i can understand that, but what apart new lines of developpment like disman, i don't see what could be unstable now in a linux host agent > > >> (we have to do ./configure --with-mibs-modules=host for example) > > Which version of the agent are you working with? > The most recent release (5.3.0.1) *does* include the Host Resources > MIB by default. At least on those architectures where it is supported. > Remember that each operating system will handle things differently, > so it's not a matter of implementing the MIB once - we typically > have to re-implement bits of it several times. The version was a 5.2....on a Mandrake linux 9.2. I replaced it with a 5.3.0.1 and see now host and some DISMAN modules within default MIBs. > > >> I tried to do ./configure --with-mibs-modules="host disman/event-mib" >> but I get no answer on mib disman/event-mib? > > > Again, which version are you using? > The Disman Event MIB has also been included as part of the default > build configuration with the 5.3.0.1 release (on *all* architectures, > and almost completely re-written). > > >> What Disman mibs net-snmp is supposed to handle ? > > The 5.3.0.1 release supports the Event and Schedule MIBs - both > configured in by default. There is preliminary work on a new > implementation of the Expression MIB, but this is far from complete > and is not really useable. Depending on how this develops, it > *might* become part of the default configuration for 5.4, but > we'll have to wait and see. (That's actually what I'm actively > working at the moment!) > > >> And finally, is seems that enriching the agent with mibs can be >> achieved only through rebuilding all (./configure, make all..) > > Not at all. > There are several ways to enrich the agent - using external > scripts, dynamically loadable modules, subagents or fully > integrated code. It's only the last that requires a full > rebuild. > Please see the FAQ entry: > How do I add a MIB to the agent? yes, i re-read it, but it seems that recompiling the agent remains the simplest way thanks once more > > (and related sections) for more information. > > Dave > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log > files > for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Net-snmp-users mailing list > [email protected] > Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid3432&bid#0486&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list [email protected] Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users
