IETF Agentx Working Group
SNMP Agent Extensibility (Agentx) Working Group:
The goal of this working group is to define standards-track technology
for SNMP Agent extensibility. The resulting technology specification
will allow independently developed sub-agents to communicate with a
master-agent running on an Internet device.
This working group is chartered under the The
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
Chair:
Operations and Management Area Director(s):
Operations and Management Area Advisor:
WG Editor:
AgentX WG Charter:
Mailing List:
AgentX WG Website:
AgentX RFC 2741:
RFC 2741:
Title: Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol
Version 1
Status: Standards Track
Date: January 2000
Author(s): M. Daniele, B. Wijnen, M. Ellison, Ed, D. Francisco, Ed.
Mailbox: daniele@zk3.dec.com,
(now at md@world.std.com),
wijnen@vnet.ibm.com,
ellison@ieee.org,
dfrancis@cisco.com
Updates/Obsoletes: 2257
URL: Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol Version 1 (RFC 2741) (177452 bytes) Obsoletes: 2257
ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2741.txt
This memo defines a standardized framework for extensible SNMP
agents. It defines processing entities called master agents
and subagents, a protocol (AgentX) used to communicate between
them, and the elements of procedure by which the extensible agent
processes SNMP protocol messages.
This document is a product of the SNMP Agent Extensibility Working
Group of the IETF.
Agentx MIB: 2742
Network Working Group L. Heintz
Request For Comments: 2742 Cisco Systems
Category: Standards Track S. Gudur
Independent Consultant
M. Ellison, Ed.
Ellison Software Consulting, Inc.
January 2000
Title: Definitions of Managed Objects for Extensible SNMP Agents
Status: Internet standards track
Abstract:
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
for use with network management protocols in the Internet community.
In particular, it describes objects managing SNMP agents that use the
Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol.
This memo specifies a MIB module in a manner that is both compliant
to the SMIv2, and semantically identical to the peer SMIv1
definitions.
Announcements:
Subject: Advancing AgentX from Proposed to Draft Standard status.
Bob Natale, AgentX WG Chair
The items/dates below are what I recommend we submit to the IESG and IETF Secretariat for our current work-plan. Please post any suggested revisions or comments by the end of the day this coming Friday (4/20). I will then submit this update (as may be revised via the list) and will post the implementation report format to the list on Monday (4/23).
Returned Reports:
WG Last Call: AgentX Advancement for RFC 2741 and 2742 Oct 1, 2001
Bob Natale, AgentX WG Chair
Request For Advancement: RFC2741 (protocol)
and RFC2742 (MIB) Oct 15, 2001
Bob Natale, AgentX WG Chair
Implementations:
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Agentx Open Issues List
The following list contains the open issues by number.
The list can be amended/revised as needed as
we progress. The sub-numbered items (1.1, 1.2, etc.) under some
of the numbered items
are there just to indicate some of the known sub-topics
included under the numbered topic. They
are in no way exclusive of other sub-topics being discussed and
one or more of them can be elevated to a numbered topic level
of their own if volume/content eventually warrants.
Please do your best to include the number and title on your related email list postings header to indicate what particular aspect of the topic you are addressing.
Color Key:
NEED CONSENSUS: issue is open. 
issue will be closed in a few days if there are no
objections. 
CONSENSUS FORMED: Resolution for the following issues seem
to have reached a consensus (as indicated).
A reminder to all: At some point in the not too distant future, we will have to consider re-activating the WG for consideration of advancement to Full Standard or, more probably, additional work to keep AgentX up-to-date wrt SNMPv3, SMIv3/ng, EoS, etc. (which will likely require recycling in the process, I suppose). The AgentX e-mail list remains open for discussions related to those issues -- and additional implementation and/or interoperability reports! :-)
BobN
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