Re: More comments

["David L. Arneson ([e-mail])" <[e-mail]>]

>>I maintain that much of the above information is very vendor specific.
>>Fans and power supplies could be include in this MIB.  One could also
>>argue that a seperate MIB maybe more useful.
>
>Before the first MIB was defined, all information was vendor specific. MIB's
>provide a standardised view of specific information. The real question is: 
>What information do we want to make accessible in a standardised manner. Maybe
>we should go one step back and try to list the requirements before we define
>managed objects. It seems to me that the what has been suggested so far fits
>within the following headlines:
>
Your initial statement had reference to LCD's etc.  This I view as very
vendor specific.

>1) Mapping of network entities onto slots and segments. This is what
>the current MIB proposal focuses on.
>
>2) Pointer to detailed information about the entity in question. This is
>obtained by chasEntityParty, chasEntityCommunity and chasEntityIpAddress.
>
>3) Possibility to control one entity from another entities agent. Examples
>of this feature is chasEntityAdminStatus, chasEntityOperStatus and the
>chasConfigTable.
>
>4) Geometrical/physical chassis layout. Not too much exists. I can only
>think of chasNumSlots.
>
Please refer to the chasSlotTable.  Here we find a list of what modules
are plugged into which slots.  This includes type of module.  Are we
missing something here?

>5) Access to non network devices, such as PSU, fan, etc. Only supported
>if your PSU consitutes a network entity.
>
>
>From what I understand of out goals I think the chassis MIB pretty much
answers the call.  Is there something more that the MIB should answer?

Now as concerned with chasConfigIfIndex.  Having this object was initially
my idea.  I have been convinced that it is not need.  Once again I'm feeling
that it is useful.  At present I guess we have 2 votes for it and 2 against.
I'm uncommited at this time.

How about the rest of you out there what are your feelings?