[AGENT++] Creating Rows in Shared MIB Tables

[Jens Engel]

Hello,

I just came across a conceptual problem when MIB tables are shared via 2
subagents.
NOTE: Currently, it is just a mind game.

ENVIRONMENT:
- 1 SNMP master agent with 2 subagents (via AgentX)
- Each subagent provides a set of rows in a shared MIB table that it
registers w/ master agent on startup
- MIB table allows to create new rows

QUESTIONs:
- Can each subagent declare itself responsible in the AgentX master when
table rows should be created?
  NOTE: When certain values for the row index are used, creation occurs in
subagent 1, otherwise in subagent 2.
- How does a subagent describe this responsibility w/ AgentX++ ???


POTENTIAL PROBLEM AVOIDANCE STRATEGY:
The normal work-around this problem that came to my mind was the usage of
CONTEXTs.
Each subagent registers its portion of a MIB table (or MIB module) in the
default context
and a subagent specific context.
This should allow to create rows in any subagent by making this decision in
the SNMP client.
For example, a subagent 1 registers its MIB modules in context "Subagent1".
The subagent 2 registers its MIB modules in context "Subagent2".

Ciao,
Jens Engel