On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 14:45:39 -0500 Gary wrote: GC> > On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 08:47:36 -0500 Gary wrote: GC> > GC> Ok built the agent (very dandy) works like a charm. The question I GC> > GC> have is where do I begin with the master agent? GC> > GC> > uuuuhhh.... The agent is a master agent [...] GC> > GC> My apologies terminology. In my design the snmp agent would be the subagent GC> on the line card. The master agent would be an NMS.
I'm still not clear here. First, we need to establish what an agent is. An responds to requests from a manager. If an agent receives requests and sends them to another process for processing, then that agent is also a master agent. (Assuming the two processes communicate via a sub-agent protocol, like AgentX or SMUX. If it simply sends a SNMP request to the other process, then it is a proxy agent, not a master agent). So if you have a device that has line cards, a management station (NMS) would probably send SNMP requests to the device. The agent on the device would then communicate with the line cards, then generate a response to send back to the NMS. GC> What I would like to know is the approach needed to design an NMS that can GC> be used with the agent? I hope that sounds clearer. Well, that's a rather broad question. You have a MIB for your device, and the protocol to communicate with the device. The NMS is basically a GUI wrapper around the protocol. You should design it in a way that makes sense for your device. >From the SNMP perspective, the important thing is that you have a well thought out MIB, so that the device can be monitored and/or managed by any generic NMS, not just yours. -- Robert Story; NET-SNMP Junkie <http://www.net-snmp.org/> <irc://irc.freenode.net/#net-snmp> Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=net-snmp-users> You are lost in a twisty maze of little standards, all different. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ 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
