| Ok, These questions are basic to agent development. I will assume that
the development platform is VMS or Ultrix. I will also look somewhat
forward in time rather than what is immediately available today.
Digital has developed some new technology called the Common Agent which
will shortly be included in both the VMS and OSF1 (aka Ultrix)
operating systems. The VMS common agent is being developed by the
VMS systems management group (send mail to Maribeth Marcello) and
the OSF1 common agent is being developed by OSG (send mail to
DECWET::Fries). For OSF1, all you need supply is a management object
module for your MIB extensions and have it included. The basic
common agent provides MIB II basic support. There are some
restrictions about how you link a MOM to the agent. For VMS, the
MIB II support is not currently in the kit, so you would need to
negotiate that with Maribeth and her people.
If you choose to go with what is immediately available. You need
to on Ultrix provide an agent with both MIB II and your extensions.
I caution you to check within OSG and make sure that your
implementation will not collide with what they are also currently
doing.
I highly recommend you taking the common agent route.
If you are going for a Unix implementation, I would suggest getting
in touch with Brian Handspicker and Steve Wong in the EMA architecture
group and work with them on your proposal.
wally
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