Solstice Enterprise Agents 1.0 User Guide

3.1.4 Registering the Subagent

To register the subagent, the Master Agent binds it to the MIB. The Master Agent then determines its present location, using one of the following methods:

Static method - The Master Agent reads agent resource files. This resource file contains an entry for each subagent.
Dynamic method - The Master Agent receives the information from the subagents. The subagent sends a SET request containing the MIB objects needed to register with the Master Agent, through the use of the registration API.

The binding policy relates to the registration of SNMP object identifiers (OIDs). It involves decision-making on the part of the Master Agent when dispatching SNMP requests to various subagents. The Master Agent supports the binding policy, as shown in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1 Binding Policy


Type of Registration	Method of Registration
Individual variable registration	A subagent can manage individual variables
Row registration	A subagent can manage each row or multiple rows
Table registration	A subagent can register full and partial tables; partial table registration means that some columns of a table can be registered; for example, if a table has columns c1-c5, a subagent can then register a partial table managing c3 and c5 columns (only) of that table
Duplicate registration	NOT allowed
Overlapping registration	In the case of overlapped registration, the Master Agent dispatches requests on the basis of best OID match