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>>>>> owner-snmpv3  writes:

poojan> I want to convert a group of MIB Scalars into a single MIB
poojan> Table of a propriety MIB.

poojan> I am not sure how to go about it.

poojan> The options that I can think: 1. Obsolote all MIB Scalars and
poojan> create a new MIB Table with the new name of for each of the
poojan> MIB Objects eventhough the functionality remain same for all
poojan> them.

poojan> 2. Deprecate all the existing MIB Scalars and continue to
poojan> provide support.  At the same time create a new MIB Table with
poojan> the same set of MIB Objects with the name changed.

poojan> 3. Comment out the existing MIB scalars. Define a new MIB
poojan> Table with the same set of MIB Objects and keep the same name.

Option 3. has no advantage which I can see compared to option 1 and
option 2 so I would advise not to do this. Whether you deprecate the
scalars or obsolete them really depends on the question whether you
can/want to still support them. If you can support them (in the sense
that the semantics can still be satisfied), then you should just
deprecate the scalars to get a smoother transition period.

In other words: If you can still implement the scalars with the right
semantics, I suggest to go for option 2. If the scalars just do not
work anymore and applications really need to use the table objects, go
for option 1.

/js

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