Accessing The Nms 6700 Mib; Action Request Setup Procedure - Paradyne COMSPHERE 6700 Series User Manual

Accessing the NMS 6700 MIB

To access the NMS 6700 MIB to create a table, an NMS Manager must have
read or read/write permission in the object nmsManagerAccess
(
An NMS Manager with permission to Set an entry status object to
createRequest(2) can set up a table. When the test, transaction, or report is
completed and the results are obtained, the same NMS Manager must Set the
object to invalid(4). If the object is not returned to invalid(4), the object will remain
as valid(1) and be unavailable to other NMS Managers.
The object nms xxx Owner can be changed to any string the
and does not affect the action of the table entry. It is typically used to identify the
NMS
used for a readable text error message when an action fails.
If the Proxy Agent determines that an entry has been in the underCreation(3)
state for an abnormally long time, it may be decided that the management station
has crashed. If the Proxy Agent makes this decision, it will Set the object to
invalid(4).

Action Request Setup Procedure

The following procedure provides common sequence of steps to setup Test,
Transaction, and Report Tables.
Procedure
6700-A2-GB20-30
nmsManagerEntry3
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manager requesting the action in a readable format. nms xxx ErrorDesc is
1. The NMS manager selects a table entry index to access an entry. The
object's nms xxx EntryStatus is verified. The current value of invalid(4)
indicates that the entry is not in use.
2. The NMS manager Sets the object nms xxx EntryStatus to the value
createRequest(2). After validating the Set request, the SNMP Proxy Agent
will respond and Set the object nms xxx EntryStatus to the value
underCreation(3). The Proxy Agent will also store the IP address of the
requestor in the object nms xxx OwnerIPAddr. Until the object
nms xxx EntryStatus is Set to the value invalid(4), no other NMS manager can
modify objects in this table entry.
3. The NMS manager Sets the objects in the same table entry by using the
same index. The objects Set will define the parameters of the action to be
performed. These will vary depending on the table type.
4. Once the parameters are Set, the NMS manager Sets the object
nms xxx EntryStatus to the value valid(1). After accepting the Set, the Proxy
Agent will begin the action requested using table entry for the parameters
and change the value of the object nms xxx Status to busy.
5. While the action is being performed, the NMS manager can poll the object
nms xxx Status while waiting for the value to change from busy. If the object
nms xxx Notify was Set to the value enabled when the other parameter objects
were Set, the NMS manager can also wait for the trap that indicates
completion instead of polling.
September 1998
NMS 6700 MIB Specifications
manager wishes
NMS
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