Re: Updating the MIB boilerplate

[Steve Moulton <moulton@snmp.com>]

Bert,

This is concise, and addresses what is needed in writing
a MIB (as if I ever wrote one from scratch).   I like it.

	- Steve



On Monday, November 4 2002, "Wijnen, Bert (Bert)" <bwijnen@lucent.com> wrote:

> Mmm.. I would probably even insert it one sentence earlier.
> How about:
> 
> ------------- draft boiler plate for MIBs -----------
> 
> 1.  The SNMP Management Framework
> 
>    For a detailed overview of the docments that describe the current
>    Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7
>    of RFC2570bis [rfc2570bis].
> 
>    Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store,
>    termed the Management Information Base or MIB.  MIB objects are
>    generally accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol
>    (SNMP).  Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms
>    defined in the Structure of Management Information (SMI).  This
>    memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which
>    is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [RFC2578], STD 58, RFC 2579
>    [RFC2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC2580].
> 
> 2.  Normative References
> 
> [RFC2578]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
>             Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Structure of Management
>             Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April
>             1999.
> 
> [RFC2579]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
>             Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Textual Conventions for
>             SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999.
> 
> [RFC2580]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
>             Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Conformance Statements for
>             SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, April 1999.
> 
> 3.  Informative References
> 
> [RFC2570bis]Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B. Stewart,
>             "Introduction to Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network
>             Management Framework", RFC 3410, October 2002.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Bert 
> 

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