SNMP Subagent Programmer's Guide

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Notation Conventions

<--n. In a source code example, an arrow accompanied by a number identifies code that is

discussed in text, immediately preceding the example, that is accompanied by the same

number. For example, the following code identifier, 5, indicates that an explanation for

the code it accompanies appears earlier, as shown:

if ((mgmt_env = mgmt_init_env(argv[1], <--

(ObjId_t *) &GI_hello,

"Hello World Example with security",

(Octets_t *) NULL,

(void_function) NULL)) == NULL)

5. The management environment is initialized.

Punctuation. Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols not previously described

must be entered as shown. For example:

MIB-name DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

Quotation marks around a symbol such as a bracket or brace indicate the symbol is a

required character that you must enter as shown. For example:

object-descriptor OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= "{object-name"}"

Item Spacing. Spaces shown between items are required unless one of the items is a

punctuation symbol such as a parenthesis, comma, or brace. For example:

[VARIABLES "{" MIB-object-name [, MIB-object-name...] "}"

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Change bars are used to indicate substantive changes in this edition to material in the

preceding edition. Change bars are vertical rules placed in the right margin of changed

portions of text, figures, tables, and so on. They highlight new or revised information.

For example:

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SNMP Configuration and Management Manual, which describes how to install and

configure the NonStop agent and interpret information generated by subagents

Tandem provides. This manual also contains a glossary that provides definitions to

orient those new to either SNMP or NonStop systems.