RFC 2037 (rfc2037) - Page 1 of 35
Entity MIB using SMIv2
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Network Working Group K. McCloghrie
Request for Comments: 2037 A. Bierman
Category: Standards Track Cisco Systems
October 1996
Entity MIB using SMIv2
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .............................................. 2
2. The SNMP Network Management Framework ..................... 2
2.1 Object Definitions ....................................... 2
3. Overview .................................................. 3
3.1 Terms .................................................... 4
3.2 Relationship to Community Strings ........................ 5
3.3 Relationship to Proxy Mechanisms ......................... 5
3.4 Relationship to a Chassis MIB ............................ 5
3.5 Relationship to the Interfaces MIB ....................... 6
3.6 Relationship to the Other MIBs ........................... 6
3.7 Relationship to Naming Scopes ............................ 6
3.8 Multiple Instances of the Entity MIB ..................... 7
3.9 Re-Configuration of Entities ............................. 7
3.10 MIB Structure ........................................... 7
3.10.1 entityPhysical Group .................................. 8
3.10.2 entityLogical Group ................................... 8
3.10.3 entityMapping Group ................................... 8
3.10.4 entityGeneral Group ................................... 9
3.10.5 entityNotifications Group ............................. 9
3.11 Multiple Agents ......................................... 9
4. Definitions ............................................... 10
5. Usage Examples ............................................ 26
5.1 Router/Bridge ............................................ 26
5.2 Repeaters ................................................ 30
6. Acknowledgements .......................................... 33
7. References ................................................ 34
8. Security Considerations ................................... 35
9. Authors' Addresses ........................................ 35
McCloghrie & Bierman Standards Track
