Re: opstat model questions

Alex Bochannek <abochann@cisco.com> Mon, 01 May 1995 18:39 UTC

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From: Alex Bochannek <abochann@cisco.com>
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Subject: Re: opstat model questions
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 01 May 95 11:19:39 EDT." <199505011520.KAA10486@wugate.wustl.edu>
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As I was saying in an earlier message, if variable-name is actually an
instance, one could pretty much get rid of the linkname. Someone also
brought up the issue of dumping whole tables.

General question: Is it too late in the process to make changes to
draft-ietf-opstat-oper-model-00.txt?

> My suggestion is to use fully qualified MIB names in the i-d.  On
> the other hand, if it is correct in referring to MIB variables as
> "ifInOctets", then I wish someone would set me straight.  Depending
> on the answer to this issue, the Opstat wg might consider defining
> VARNAME (e.g, pg 8).  A MIB object and a MIB variable are two
> different entities (i.e., can I use both MIB objects and MIB variables
> in the VARNAME field?)..

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