Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can address this usage of the SNMP/MIB:
Currently our product uses static and dynamic structures for data storage (it is an embedded system running VxWorks). We are adding SNMP support for traditional management of the device. At the same time, the static and dynamic C structures (that we call a database) are becoming a problem to maintain and upgrade as new revisions of the product is introduced. These structures are used internally to store gathered information and system configuration. It would be nice to put a "real" database on the product but there is not a lot of space and the database requirements do not justify it (just need to store and access the structures - no real query requirements).
Once SNMP is installed and running I see no reason why the MIB could not be used to store and maintain our "database" values. Besides being a database in itself, this could solve quite a few problems dealing with organizing, accessing, maintaining and upgrading those structures. I see it as potentially getting a small, simple database on-board for "free."
Being new to SNMP, I was wondering if anyone else has tried something like this or has any opinions?
Thanks,
Joe
Currently our product uses static and dynamic structures for data storage (it is an embedded system running VxWorks). We are adding SNMP support for traditional management of the device. At the same time, the static and dynamic C structures (that we call a database) are becoming a problem to maintain and upgrade as new revisions of the product is introduced. These structures are used internally to store gathered information and system configuration. It would be nice to put a "real" database on the product but there is not a lot of space and the database requirements do not justify it (just need to store and access the structures - no real query requirements).
Once SNMP is installed and running I see no reason why the MIB could not be used to store and maintain our "database" values. Besides being a database in itself, this could solve quite a few problems dealing with organizing, accessing, maintaining and upgrading those structures. I see it as potentially getting a small, simple database on-board for "free."
Being new to SNMP, I was wondering if anyone else has tried something like this or has any opinions?
Thanks,
Joe