On Tue, 28 Nov 2006, Thomas Sluyter wrote: > On 28 Nov, 2006, at 17:23, Patrick Proy wrote: > >> To run local test using snmp, you can use the "exec" command in >> snmpd.conf (man snmpd.conf for details): the results will be in the >> OID table at 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.8. > > While I'm sure that the U.C. Davis (that's who "2021" belongs to) > would be more than happy to share their private SNMP subtree with us, > it's a better idea to register your _own_ subtree. That way you can > be absolutely sure that you're not messing things up by using OIDs > that may already get used for something else in your environment. > > Actually, why don't you check through the following list to see if > you company already _has_ a subtree of its own? -> http:// > www.iana.org/assignments/enterprise-numbers
Dude, chill. > Also, your statement about the "exec" command is false. The results > from the script will not fall under 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.8 per default. > They only will do so if you tell the daemon to do that, through > snmpd.conf. It's just that the net-SNMP people have used the 2021 > range for their _examples_. > > Admittedly, the chance of something going wrong by you using someone > else's SNMP subtree are slim to none. But I'm always in favor of the > most elegant option, if there's a choice. extTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF ExtEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A table of extensible commands returning output and result codes. These commands are configured via the agent's snmpd.conf file." ::= { ucdavis 8 } It's _everyone's_ subtree. As the MIB says, it's defined in the agent's own snmpd.conf file so it belongs to whoever is writing that file! Perhaps UCD is writing _your_ config files, I write my own. > Cheers! > > > Thomas -f ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null