AgentX Implementation Report Summary

Complied by Bob Natale, WG Chair, 6/20/2001
bnatale@lucent.com

13 reported implementations

• Count includes 3 reports requesting anonymity
• Details re other 10 distributed to the list as submitted
• All 13 included in this summary
• One known commercial implementation not reported and not included

Runtime environments:

• OpenVMS VAX
• OpenVMS AXP
• Solaris
• Linux
• Windows (NT, 2000, 98)
• Java (JRE)
• HP-UX
• AIX
• Compaq TRU-64 (OSF/1)
• *BSD
• Portable (open source)

Implementation types:

• 11 includ all three types:
  • Master Agent (MA)
  • Sub-Agent(s) (SA)
  • Toolkit (TK)
• 1 is an SA-only implementation
• 1 is a TK-only implementation

SNMP versions supported (in the 11 MAs):

• 11 support SNMPv1
• 6 support SNMPv2c
• 4 support SNMPv3

SA MIBs implemented:

• Many - Standard MIBs (e.g., HR-MIB)
• Enterprise-specific
• Test and sample MIBs

TK development languages:

• C
• C++
• Java
• VB

TK platforms (development and runtime):

• Virtually identical to "Runtime environments" list above

AgentX PDU support:

Open	13
Close	13
Register	13
Unregister	11
Get	13
GetNext	13
GetBulk	10
TestSet	13
Commit	13
UndoSet	13
CleanupSet	13
Notify	12
Ping	12
IndexAllocate	7
IndexDeallocate	6
AddAgentCaps	7
RemoveAgentCaps	6
Response	13

Interoperability experience (sanity checks):

Registration operations	13
Registration priorities	7
Index allocation	3
Index deallocation	3
Multiple SA connections	10
Multiple MA connections	1 [a]
Detect SA connection loss	7
Detect MA connection loss	6

[a] Poorly formed question

Transport mappings:

TCP/IP on Port 705	13
UNIX DS (var/agentx/master)	5
UNIX DS (other end-points)	4
Other	4 [b]

[b] Other TCP ports, named pipes, etc.

AgentX MIB support:

Implemented RFC2742	7 [c]
agentxMIBComplinace met	5
MA MIB implementation	7
SA MIB implementation	0 [d]