10x you Dave for your detailed answer Regards, Marwan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Shield" <[email protected]> To: "Marwan Khoury" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 5:28 PM Subject: Re: Mutliple agentx subagents
> 2009/8/12 Marwan Khoury <[email protected]>: >> I would like to run multiple subagents agentx and one snmpd server. >> >> 1- I should probably run each agentx on a different UDP port, how can I >> realise this? > > Firstly, AgentX doesn't run over UDP. > It typically uses TCP or a local named socket. > > Secondly, each subagent will automatically choose a random TCP port, > when it connects to the master agent. You don't need to worry about > this, > it happens automatically. > > >> 2- When I send an snmp request, how will the snmpd know which subagent is >> suppose to handle the request > > When the subagent connects to the master agent, it registers for the OIDs > that it is willing to handle. The master agent keeps a record of these > registrations, and passes incoming SNMP requests off to the appropriate > subagent. > > >> shouldn't I add something in the >> configuration to help the snmpd decide which subagent will handle the >> request? > > No. > That's one of the significant differences between AgentX and the previous > SMUX protocol. The master agent does *not* need to know what subagents > to expect or what OIDs they will handle. All of this is handled > on-the-fly > when the subagents connect and register. > > See the RFC specifications for more details. > > Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.51/2297 - Release Date: 08/11/09 18:27:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ 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
