RE: WIMS> CIM - Precedent for ifIndex reference in CIM MOFs

From: Richard_Landau@Dell.com
Date: Tue Feb 13 2007 - 15:39:47 EST

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    Good answer, particularly the precedent, which is analogous

    rick

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    From: owner-wims@pwg.org [mailto:owner-wims@pwg.org] On Behalf Of
    McDonald, Ira
    Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 16:29
    To: 'wims@pwg.org'
    Subject: WIMS> CIM - Precedent for ifIndex reference in CIM MOFs

    Hi,

    Rick raised this good question the other day:

      How do we defend our reference to ifIndex in the
      Description of CIM_PrintChannel.InterfaceId?

    Our answer to the CIM Core WG:

      We note that this property is auxiliary information
      that is only meaningful if MIB-II is mapped into
      the CIM-OM (normally the case, if SNMP is enabled
      in the network).

      We note their precedent in CIM_SNMPTrapIndication
      (CIM standard mapping of SNMPv1 Traps), where the
      property GenericTrap specifically depends on ifIndex
      for interpretation of 'Link Down' and 'Link Up'.

    Cheers,
    - Ira

    Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
    Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG
    Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
    PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
    phone: +1-906-494-2434
    email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com 

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