Re: EngineID
Dave Shield <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.network.net-snmp.user |
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On 29 January 2010 11:26, sanjaykumar <[email protected]> wrote: > As in case of net-snmp EngineId generated based on random number > and current time. > Hence every time system will reboot both the above DATA will change. Right. > Hence EngineId will change ? No. The engine ID is calculated when the agent first starts up, and then cached in the persistent config file. Subsequent runs of the agent take the engineID value from this file. This is exactly what was suggested in the MIB object definition: > >From the definition of the snmpEngineID MIB object > > This information SHOULD be stored in non-volatile > storage so that it remains constant across > re-initializations of the SNMP engine. > > (RFC3411 - p49) Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list [email protected] Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users