Re: Processing traps
Dave Shield <[email protected]>
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On 12 July 2010 19:16, Joseph L. Casale <[email protected]> wrote: > As far as I understand so far, SNMPv2-MIB::snmpTraps.6 > is suitable for me to leverage to send non vendor specific info No - SNMPv2-MIB:snmpTraps.6 is *NOT* suitable for you to use. Anything other than one of the standard traps (i.e. snmpTraps.1-5) is a "vendor-specific" trap. So you *MUST* use an enterprise-specific OID to represent them. It doesn't matter whether this is part of a commercial product, or a purely internal system. Hijacking elements of the official MIB structure namespace is a Very Bad Idea. Don't Do It! > There's the catch. What I tried to look for was > something generic that could be site specific so at least by spec, shouldn't > be utilized outside my company. Does anything like this exist? I don't believe there's anything officially designated for this purpose, no. Enterprise numbers are available free on request, so the whole of the 'enterprises' tree effectively serves this purpose. The Net-SNMP project has defined the MIB object NET-SNMP-MIB::netSnmpPlaypen to act in a similar role. You are welcome to use this space if you like. > Given the scope of my need, it hardly warrants investing the time to register > a space, then write a MIB object... It is *ALWAYS* worth writing a proper MIB to define the objects you will be working with. You need to have some form of internal design in mind (syntax and semantics) anyway - the MIB file simply codifies this. For one thing, the act of writing this down in a structured manner forces you to clarify exactly what you are trying to do. It makes it harder to simply wing it.. For another, if you get knocked down by a bus, somebody will have to pick up where you left off. A MIB file, with vaguely meaningful names and descriptions will at least give that poor soul a fighting chance! Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ 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