Re: DHCP server command and control

[Stephen Heilbronner <[e-mail]>]

Hello Erikas,

we were involved in the discussion of this SNMP issue a few months ago. 
However it is only in a few weeks that we'll have the manpower to start
working on this. Would you mind posting your MIB to the list and we'll
have a discussion on the mgmt requirements then??

Thanks,
Stephen

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On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, Erikas Aras Napjus wrote:

> 
> > We operate a very large intranet using DHCP servers.  For both high 
> > reliability and low response time the servers are configured as 
> > primary-secondary pairs.  As the size of our intranet has grown, the 
> > difficulty of managing the servers has also increased.  We currently
> > operate a command and control process, separate from the servers
> > themselves, that  runs on the same platform with a particular set of access
> > controls.  While we could expand the capabilities and range of access
> > controls to accommodate different groups of operators, managers, support
> > personnel, and administrators, we wonder if our DHCP servers could be
> > monitored and controlled via SNMP.
> 
> Indeed, we have often thought along the same lines. This lead to the
> integration of an SNMP agent in the CMU DHCP server. The package also
> comes with a command line query program to gather information from the
> DHCP server. We've also envisioned an interactive monitor process for
> monitoring things via SNMP, but haven't gotten to that stage of
> development yet.
> 
> > Several months ago I recall seeing a single mention of a purported MIB for 
> > DHCP servers.  If my memory is correct, could the author of that note
> > update me on the current state of the work?  If I am imagining all of this,
> > are there other people who are interested in defining a command and control
> > repertoire for DHCP servers?
> 
> We have a MIB for our server which is far from perfect, but potentially
> a good start if no one else has ventured into this arena. I was hoping
> to move toward a making a draft on the MIB at some point in the future,
> but staffing issues have held things up for a little while. I have a
> copy of the MIB if anyone wants to see it, though.
> 
> --- Erikas 
>