Re: how SNMP get system run-time parameters (CPU/mem/network etc)

On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 11:11:37 -0700 lei wrote:
LC>    I am just wondering how SNMP retrieve run-time system
LC>   parameters.
LC> .....
LC>    I know the daemon will get the default value for some of
LC> those parameters from the corresponding MIB files but how
LC> SNMP gets those run-time parameters(e.g process ID ,mem
LC> usage) and if SNMP stores those to files where does it
LC> store???

It generally gets them from the kernel, so the procedure varies by operating
system. And no, the values are not stored. The code to do this is mostly in the
agent/mibgroup/host directory.

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