RFC 1697 (rfc1697) - Page 2 of 38


Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) Management Information Base (MIB) using SMIv2



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RFC 1697                       RDBMS-MIB                     August 1994


2.  The SNMPv2 Network Management Framework

   The SNMPv2 Network Management Framework consists of four major
   components.  They are:

      o RFC 1442 [1] which defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for
        describing and naming objects for the purpose of management.

      o STD 17, RFC 1213 [2] defines MIB-II, the core set of managed
        objects for the Internet suite of protocols.

      o RFC 1445 [3] which defines the administrative and other
        architectural aspects of the framework.

      o RFC 1448 [4] which defines the protocol used for network
        access to managed objects.

      o RFC 1443 [5] which describes textual conventions for the
        framework.

   The framework permits new objects to be defined for the purpose of
   experimentation and evaluation.  In particular, the RDBMS-MIB can be
   seen as an extension of

      o RFC 1565 [6] which defines the MIB for monitoring network
        service applications.

2.1.  Object Definitions

   Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
   the Management Information Base or MIB.  Objects in the MIB are
   defined using the subset of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)
   defined in the SMI.  In particular, each object type is named by an
   OBJECT IDENTIFIER, an administratively assigned name.  The object
   type together with an object instance serves to uniquely identify a
   specific instantiation of the object.  For human convenience, we
   often use a textual string, termed the descriptor, to refer to the
   object type.

3.  Overview

   The RDBMS-MIB contains objects that may be used to manage relational
   database implementations.  Specifically, it contains information on
   installed databases, servers, and on the relation of databases and
   servers.  The terms used in this database are described below.






Brower, Purvy, Daniel, Sinykin & Smith