Subject: Current Log Index in Notification log MIB?

From: "Sharon Chisholm" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:16:36 -0500

hi

A while back I had suggested the addition of a current log index in the 
notification log MIB, to allow the manager to efficiently tell if anything
new
has been added to the log.

There was one objection, and one person saying that it would not be too
evil.  What is the current status of this suggestion?

The MIB objects would look something like one of the two possibilities I
have outlined below.  Are their still objections to this because of views?  
Is it too late to get it added?

nlmCurrentLogIndex OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX     Unsigned32 (0..4294967295)
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS     current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The current largest value of the log index in 
	the table of logged notifications.  This object 
 	is intended  to quickly let the management
	station know if there have been any new traps
	added to the notification log table.  It is meant
	to correspond to nlmLogIndex. "
    ::= { nlmLog x }

OR

nlmCurrentLogTable OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX      SEQUENCE OF NlmCurrentLogEntry
    MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
    STATUS      current
    DESCRIPTION
     "A table of current log indices for Notification log entries."
    ::= { nlmLog x }

nlmCurrentLogEntry OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX      NlmCurrentLogEntry
    MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
    STATUS      current
    DESCRIPTION
     "Information about the current/latest Notification log entry."
    INDEX       { nlmLogName}
    ::= { nlmCurrentLogTable 1 }

NlmLogEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
    nlmCurrentLogIndex               Unsigned32,
 }

nlmCurrentLogIndex OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX     Unsigned32 (1..4294967295)
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS     current
    DESCRIPTION
       "The current largest value of the log index in 
	the table of logged notifications.  This object 
 	is intended to quickly let the management
	station know if there have been any new traps
	added to the notification log table.  It is meant
	to correspond to nlmLogIndex. "
    ::= { nlmCurrentLogEntry 1 }

Sharon Chisholm
Preside Integrated Management
Nortel Networks
Ottawa, Ontario