SNMP MIB Data type - equivalent to Erlang "atom" ?

[Serge Aleynikov]

True.  Though, in that case anyatom can't really be any atom, but a 
predefined enumerated set.

Martin Bjorklund wrote:

> Serge Aleynikov <serge@REDACTED> wrote:
> 
>>You need to use DisplayString type in your MIB, and use
>>{value, atom_to_list(anyatom)} in your instrumentation function.
> 
> 
> Or use an integer enum in the MIB.  The agent will convert the atom to
> the appropriate integer.
> 
> 
> /martin
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>Also, to answer your former question on accessing the agent from other 
>>hosts - remove {intAgentIpAddress, [127,0,0,1]} entry from agent.config 
>>file, or change that IP to the public one assigned to the interface.
>>
>>Serge
>>
>>Sanjaya Vitharana wrote:
>>
>>>Hi....!!!,
>>> 
>>>!!!!!....Can any body help me to sort this out.....!!!!
>>> 
>>>What is the MIB Data type equivalent to "atom" ?
>>> 
>>>For Example:
>>> 
>>>assume that I have a function:
>>>----------------------------------------------------
>>>getAtom(get) ->
>>>  {value, anyatom}. %% note that returning value is an atom of "anyatom"
>>>----------------------------------------------------
>>>How Should I map it in MIB (What is the Type ?)
>>> 
>>>          myAtom OBJECT-TYPE
>>>              SYNTAX  ***What is the equivalent data type to put 
>>>here***    %%I know How to handle INTEGER/DisplayString  (FROM 
>>>RFC1213-MIB). But atom ???
>>>              ACCESS  read-write
>>>              STATUS  mandatory
>>>              DESCRIPTION
>>>                      ""
>>>              ::= { myObjects 1 }
>>>----------------------------------------------------
>>>Regards,
>>> 
>>>Sanjaya
> 
> 

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