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Title:DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:NETCAD::COLELLADT
Created:Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4455
Total number of notes:16761

842.0. "Decpacketprobe90 and snmp..." by PRSSOS::PEYRACHE (Jean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group France) Fri Mar 18 1994 14:10


  hi all,

  sorry for this simple question, but i have some trouble to register few
Packetprobe90 on Decmcc platform (V1.3).

 in fact error message from MCC station is "XXX partially registred" and
 of course ,i can't communicate with Probe using MCC.

  it's already a known problem ??

  Current implementation of Snmp in Probe seems to be limited ??


 thansk for any comments





  rdgs

 Jean-Yves

 
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842.1Known problemBERN01::GMUERMon Mar 21 1994 04:0011
Hello Jean-Yves

This is a known problem. I have analyzed the SNMP traffic between DECmcc
and Packetprobe. The problem is that the Packetprobe does not respond to a
GETNEXT request from DECmcc. I also detected problems with SET directives.
You can set MIB II and RMON variables, but you always get a timeout.

Concerning these problems I have sent two mails to Jack Forrest some days
ago. I hope to get some feedback from the engineering.

Edgar
842.2Voila un b.....g alors !!!!PRSSOS::PEYRACHEJean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group FranceMon Mar 21 1994 06:468
 Edgar,

 thanks for your answer, have you officialy escaladed this problem (IPMT)
because , i think it's really a serious bug in firmware code of Probe90..

 awaiting a reply from engeenering

  Jean-Yves
842.3will try to get fix into V1.1NAC::FORRESTWed Mar 23 1994 17:275
	This is being looked into, but of course it will require a firmware 
	change, so don't expect a fix till we release V1.1.

	jack
842.4time frame pleasePRSSOS::PEYRACHEJean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group FranceThu Mar 24 1994 12:515
  jack,

 have you a timeframe for the firmware upgrade ???

 
842.5sometime in Q4NAC::FORRESTTue Mar 29 1994 11:115
	DECpacketprobe 90 V1.1 - sometime in Q4. I'd like to make it 
	coincident with the release of the DECpacketprobe 900RR, so that 
	both products are the same except 1 being Ethernet, the other 
	Token Ring.
842.6Firmware statusPADNOM::PEYRACHEJean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group FranceWed Mar 30 1994 03:455
 ok,

 and for the new firmware always in Q4 too ??
 
  Jean-Yves
842.7DECpacketprobe 90 V1.1 due out in Q4NAC::FORRESTFri Apr 01 1994 17:552
	Yes, DECpacketprobe 90 V1.1 - the V1.1 indicates a firmware upgrade.
842.8Eprom 1.1 Flash 1.0UTRTSC::VDCRUIJSENTue May 10 1994 09:3531
Hello

I am also trying to use a DECpacketprobe90 with DECmcc.
The problem is I am not able to register the probe with the
SNMP access module. I always get a partial registration with
no response from entity.
Ping to the box works fine.
At time of registration we receive the following message on 
DECpacketprobe console port:

 
snmp_age: create_identical SNMP error

I can register other IP node correctly, only the Packetprobe fails.
    
Probe is running from Flash Version 1.0
Eprom version is 1.1
I removed the flash card  but  running from Eprom 1.1 shows the same problem.

Probe  HW revision A01

Questions:

What does the message mean??
Is Eprom 1.1 the new image and should it have the problem fixed??


Regards Gerrit

    
    
842.9A firmware fix is coming for SNMP problemNAC::FORRESTWed Jul 06 1994 17:588
	I know that if your console screen says V1.2, Executing from Flash, 
	then you can walk the MIB. I still don't know if you can register 
	it. I'll try to find out and post a reply here.

	V1.2 is available on the network, but is not the version that we 
	will be releasing. See LENAC_USER:[NETWORKS.MANAGE.RMON]PROBCODE.TXT
	for a pointer.
842.10DECpacketprobe will not work with DECmcc V1.2NAC::FORRESTWed Jul 06 1994 19:504
	By the way, I understand that DECmcc V1.2 has the RMON MIB under 
	the wrong branch of the MIB tree. I think this is OK with DECmcc 
	V1.3
842.11to make DECpacketprobe work with generic SNMP managerNAC::FORRESTThu Aug 11 1994 22:4641
	The DECpacketprobe factory defaults are set for optimal performance 
	with PROBEwatch. For it to work with some other SNMP manager that 
	understands the RMON MIB, you need to do the following from the 
	console.

For a probe on which you have loaded new firmware:
--------------------------------------------------

1. From the console, enter 11 for Command line mode.

2. % Get Agent_Options - the first 3 should be on; the rest off
	mib_check, mib_defaults, default_groups

3. % Help Set Agent_Options

4. % Set Agent_options mib_check on
   % Set Agent_options mib_defaults on
   % Set Agent_options default_groups on

5. % Quit

6. enter 12 to Reset the probe


For a probe running V1.0 firmware:
-----------------------------------
(I hope I have the right coding here)

1. From the console, enter 11 for Command line mode.

2. % Get Agent_Options   should return "0x2" instead of the parameter names.

3. % Help Set Agent_Options just returns the list of all commands

4. % Set Agent_options 0x0
   % Set Agent_options 0x3

5. % Quit

6. enter 12 to Reset the probe
842.12It is still a problem for V1.0 firmwareBERN01::GMUEREdgar Gmuer @EBOWed Aug 17 1994 12:0625
I have tried the method descriobed in .11 for a probe running V1.0 and DECmcc:

> 1. From the console, enter 11 for Command line mode.
>
> 2. % Get Agent_Options   should return "0x2" instead of the parameter names.
>
> 3. % Help Set Agent_Options just returns the list of all commands
>
> 4. % Set Agent_options 0x0
>    % Set Agent_options 0x3
>
> 5. % Quit
>
> 6. enter 12 to Reset the probe

But the DECmcc register still does not work. Also the SNMP sets came to a 
timeout. Still the same message

  snmp_age: create_identical SNMP error

Is it the right coding for the Agent_options ?

Thanks for any help or coment !

Edgar
842.13Not fully SNMP compliant is it?WOTVAX::64021::Tim_BanksNetwork MercenaryTue Oct 11 1994 05:4513
I have a customer with just the same problems.  He has Probe V2.1, and MCC 
V1.3, and he too only gets the partial registration.  If he adds the RMON MIB 
entries to the Probe from MCC (they don't appear as child entities under the 
probe by default, due I suspose to the partial registration) he can actually 
get a response back when he queries the RMON MIB values.

However basic MIB II variables are not accessible, so he can get basic 
interface variables back, but little else.

	This needs fixing,  how can we claim to be RMON/SNMP compatible when 
MCC and other platforms can't register the probe?

	Tim