Re: Frequency of ifOutOctets stats???

Hello,

	My question was not really directed at any particular architecture. It 
was more on the grounds of would Net-SNMP cache incoming data when it is 
used as a client.
	
	I ask this because we have developed a high speed poller (frequency 
<1Hz) and switches do not seem to have "live" data available at 
frequencies below one hertz. Therefore, I was wondering if this could be 
due to Net-SNMP caching values without the developers realizing this?

Thanks for your help,

Ali Al-Shabibi

Dave Shield wrote:
> On 13/09/06, Ali Al-Shabibi <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Is this also the case when polling switches? or only when Net-SNMP is
>> the agent?
> 
> It depends on the agent running on that box.
> Without knowing what hardware you're referring to (and what software it 
> runs),
> it's impossible to answer that question.
> 
> In general, I'd expect any box with a dedicated SNMP agent to be more
> likely to work with "live" information.  While a more general SNMP
> agent (such as Net-SNMP) is more likely to load and cache the data for
> improved performance/stability.
> 
> But that's a gross overgeneralisation, and it's quite feasible for
> dedicated boxes to cache, or general agents to work with live info.
> It all depends on how the relevant programmers have implemented
> things.
> 
> Dave

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