Re: [netmod] AD review of draft-ietf-netmod-entity-06

[Benoit Claise <[e-mail]>]

On 12/20/2017 4:00 PM, Martin Bjorklund wrote:
> Benoit Claise <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> Hi Martin,
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Only kept the relevant excerpts.
>>>> - Some objects are read-write in RFC6933:
>>>>         entPhysicalSerialNum
>>>>         entPhysicalAlias
>>>>         entPhysicalAssetID
>>>>         entPhysicalUris
>>>>
>>>> For example, entPhysicalSerialNum being read-write always bothered me.
>>>> serial-num is now "config false", which is a good news IMO.
>>> Actually, this was not the intention.  In draft-ietf-netmod-entity-03
>>> this is configurable.  I missed this in the conversion to NMDA.
>> Ah. So no good news in this case...
>>>> In the reverse direction, entPhysicalMfgName is read-only in RFC6933,
>>>> while it's "config true" in draft-ietf-netmod-entity
>>> Yes, this was added per request from the WG.  See e.g. the thread
>>> "draft-ietf-netmod-entity issue #13".
>> Sure. It was mainly an observation.
>>> However, I think that what we have now is probably not correct.  I
>>> think that all nodes 'serial-num', 'mfg-name', and 'model-name' should
>>> be config true, and the description of list 'component' updated to
>>> reflect that all these tree leafs are handled the same way.
>>>
>>> I would like to know what the WG thinks about this.
>> Talking as a contributor this time.
>> It seems that inventory management is kind of broken when someone can
>> change 'serial-num', 'mfg-name', and 'model-name.
> They can't really change them.  The configured values are only used
> (i.e. visible in the operational state) if the device cannot detect
> them automatically.  I.e., they work as "post-it" notes only.
If I look at, for example, the mfg-name, description, this is not what 
it says.

    leaf mfg-name {
            type string;
            description
              "The name of the manufacturer of this physical component.
               The preferred value is the manufacturer name string
               actually printed on the component itself (if present).

               Note that comparisons between instances of the model-name,
               firmware-rev, software-rev, and the serial-num nodes are
               only meaningful amongst component with the same value of
               mfg-name.

               If the manufacturer name string associated with the
               physical component is unknown to the server, then this
               node is not instantiated.";
            reference "RFC 6933 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6933>: entPhysicalMfgName";

Regards, Benoit

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