Re: why i should like pibs

[Kwok Ho Chan <khchan@NortelNetworks.com>]

Randy:
There have been some informational responses with regard to the your question.
Does the information help?  Are there other information that you think we can
provide to help our ADs?
Please see this as an attempt to help our ADs.
Thanks!
-- Kwok --


At 08:13 AM 3/18/02 -0600, Randy Bush wrote:
>wearing my iesg hat but being just a stupid operator, i am trying to
>understand the pib/mib controversy.  fyi, i currently use snmp heavily
>for monitoring devices on my network.  i configure using large db-driven
>code and spew text-based cli to the devices.
>
>let's assume i want to take the leap to a binary, as opposed to textual,
>configuration language.  i.e. for some reason(s) [which we will PLEASE
>NOT discuss here] i decide to move from pushing text-based cli configs
>out to pushing a binary format.
>
>hence, i would have to push my vendors to implement snmp/cops writes for
>all configuration aspects of all devices.  this would be big cost for
>both me and for my vendors.
>
>why would cops/pibs be significantly better (remember it has to replace
>my current investment, so it can not be 'just as good') than snmp/mibs?
>
>randy