Re: another question about alarmMib..

Michael Thatcher <[email protected]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:52:56 -0800
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Randy Presuhn wrote:
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  <pre wrap="">Hi -

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    <pre wrap="">From: "Michael Thatcher" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email protected]">&lt;[email protected]&gt;</a>
To: "Randy Presuhn" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email protected]">&lt;[email protected]&gt;</a>
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Subject: Re: [Disman] another question about alarmMib..
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    <pre wrap="">The description of alarmClearIndex says that "This object
has the same value as the alarmActiveIndex that this alarm
instance had when it was active".  Does this mean that
clear events cannot be placed in this table which do not
have a related alarm in the alarmActiveTable?
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It sounds that way.

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    <pre wrap="">If there are multiple related entries in the alarmActiveTable,
does it matter which alarmActiveIndex value is used?  
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I can't imagine why it would.  It does, however, seem to be
an argument for maintaining a 1:1 correspondence, even
though I doubt that that was the intent.

It would be good to hear from the folks who have actually
already implemented or deployed this MIB.
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I have been hoping for some insight from someone who has implemented
this mib.<br>
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mikeT<br>
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