Re: split mib file

On 11 November 2010 19:28, David A <[email protected]> wrote:
> we have big mib definition file. we build this into a dynamically
> loadable object and "dlmod" it at runtime in snmpd.conf. now i was
> hoping to split this mib file into multiple smaller ones to make it
> more manageable. (sp) ie, split some of the sub tree banches in
> seperate files. is this possible?


Question:
   are you talking about the MIB file
(i.e. the text file starting "MY-MIB DEFINITIONS ..."
 that contains the definitions of the various MIB objects
 and tables)?

Or are you talking about the mib implementation files
(containing the code for implementing some/all of the
 objects defined in the MIB file).

There is no problem at all about splitting the implementation
of the objects within a single MIB file, over multiple code
files.   We do it all the time, and there are plenty of examples
in the Net-SNMP source tree.
   You can implement these objects in whatever way is most
convenient - nothing outside your immediate development
team will care.


   However, if you're talking about changing the file containing
the MIB definitions, then this is a bit more problematic.
Having published these definitions, there are clearly defined
restrictions to the sorts of changes you are allowed to make.
   (You can, of course, ignore these restrictions - particularly
if these define purely private MIB objects, and you know for
certain all of the places where the old definitions are being
used.  But it's generally regarded as Bad Practise, and is
normally not necessary anyway)


Dave

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