Re: can i use the random index number for a simple table.

2009/2/17 venkatgiri <[email protected]>:
> can i use random index number for a simple table.

The usual term is "arbitrary" rather than "random".
It's helpful to an administrator if the index for a given
row is consistent and (ideally) predictable.

But yes - you can use arbitrary index values.


> index OBJECT-TYPE
> SYNTAX  Unsigned32
> MAX_ACCESS   read-only

The access for an index object should really be "not-accessible".
If you walk a table, you're probably interested in the main columns
(x, y, z) rather than the index values.
   And the index is included in the OID of all the other cells in
the table anyway.


> can i have index value as,
> index = 1
> index = 9
> index = 10

Yes.



> if it is allowed to use, then how my snmp agent will respond to the
> SNMPWALK?

A GetNext request on the object 'x' would return 'x.1'   (i.e. index 1)
A GetNext request on 'x.1' would return 'x.9'
A GetNext request on 'x.9' would return 'x.10'
A GetNext request on 'x.10' would return 'y.1'
    (wrapping around to the next column)

Dave

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