Re: Subagentx : how to define the path where MIBS are installed

I have another question...

Is it useful for an agent to know the path where the MIBS are installed?

Does the agent behave differently if it loads the MIBS or not?


>From: "Arnaud BODENAN" <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: Subagentx : how to define the path where MIBS are installed
>Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:55:17 +0200
>
>Yes, you're right! Sorry, I should have understood that.
>
>Thank you.
>
> >From: "Dave Shield" <[email protected]>
> >To: "Arnaud BODENAN" <[email protected]>
> >CC: [email protected]
> >Subject: Re: Subagentx : how to define the path where MIBS are installed
> >Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:46:09 +0100
> >
> >On 13/10/06, Arnaud BODENAN <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>But I'm still in trouble with my test. I run my sample subagentX with a
> >>directory where no MIBS exist, and I try the command:
> >>
> >>snmpwalk -Oa -c public -v 2c localhost:1400 system
> >>
> >>I think I would have an error as system is not known, but I get no error
> >>and
> >>snmpwalk displays me the right informations.
> >
> >But are you telling *snmpwalk* to look in the wrong place, or just the
> >subagent?
> >It's the client (snmpwalk) that converts from "system" to .1.3.6.1.2.1.1
> >and back again for the results.
> >The agent/subagent doesn't use the MIB files at all (as mentioned in
> >the FAQ entry that I pointed you to).
> >
> >
> >>Problably, I miss something again.
> >
> >Try
> >    snmpwalk -M /home/arnboden/testMonitoring/etc .....  system
> >
> >That should fail, as expected.
> >
> >Dave
>
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