Re: Example config for extend?

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:01:20 +0000 Howard wrote:
HJ> exec .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.50 qmail-queue /usr/local/bin/qmailmrtg7 q
HJ> /var/qmail/queue
HJ>
HJ> However, when I run the snmpd for net-snmp 5.2.1, I get a bunch of
HJ> warnings that exec is deprecated, and that I should 'look at
HJ> NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB'. Is there any documentation other than the MIB
HJ> itself for how this new method should work?

The usage is the same. The difference is in the MIB where the data is returned,
and that there is a MIB to control execution and caching. I'd imagine that
eventually control these values will be added as optional parameters, so they
can be set in snmpd.conf.

HJ> The output from snmpwalk is showing my data, but it's not clear what is
HJ> turning up where. I'd like to be able to specify index numbers, so that
HJ> (for example) queue-size is always xxxx.50 regardless of whether the
HJ> server has spam-filtering (xxxx.49). Is this possible with this method?

If those are individual lines output from the mail script, then no. The indexes
are numbered sequentially. To get individual lines filtered out, you'd have to
write a script to only output that line.

HJ> What should MIBNUM be in the usage shown in the snmpd.conf manual page
HJ> for extend?

I'd leave it out. It is used for relocating the output objects elsewhere in the
MIB tree. But then the OID's wouldn't correspond with the extend mib, so you'd
see raw OIDs instead of names when walking (unless you made a copy of the MIB
and edited the OIDs).

HJ> I'm confused - if this is to be the future, shouldn't the path be
HJ> better lit? :-)

Probably. Maybe Dave has a short writeup on migration...

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