> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Moore [mailto:remoore@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 8:39 AM
> To: Brendan Kelly
> Cc: 'netconf@ops.ietf.org'; owner-netconf@ops.ietf.org; 'Phil Shafer';
> 'Paul Sangree'
> Subject: RE: merge/replace selection criteria
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> > I believe the xxx:key="key" should be stated in the "enns" draft as
> optional.
> I think this would be a mistake. Instance identification is a fundamental
> part of any management protocol -- in fact, I can't think of anything
> that's more fundamental. You need to come up with *one* approach to
> identifying instances that works for both managers and agents, and then
> state that it MUST be used for instance identification. A management
> application has better things to do than implement several different
> instance-identification schemes, and then consult a capabilities statement
> at runtime to decide which one to use for a given agent.
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> Or have I misunderstood what's being proposed here?
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You are right on. I would rather see it required by the device.
> Regards,
> Bob
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> Bob Moore
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Thanks
Brendan Kelly