Subject: PMP> RE: FIN> finisher mib integration into up3i

From: "Wijnen, Bert (Bert)" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:08:42 +0200

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> Andreas
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> To: 'Harry Lewis'; 'McDonald, Ira'
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> Subject: FIN> finisher mib integration into up3i
> 
> 
> Hi Harry and Ira,
> 
> here another question concerning finisher mib integration into up3i.
> 
> 
> Last time we decided, that finishing devices have to act as stand alone
> devices. This means that they have to implement the printer mib additionally
> to the finishing mib. 
> 
> 
> The problem now is: The printer mib has mandatory tables which are not
> present in some finishing devices. What should we do with 
> these tables.
> 

You can (even in a separate document) define an additional MODULE-COMPLIANCE
statement (for example name it : prtMIBFinisherDeviceCompliance) and in that
statement you only list the groups that make sense for such a device.
A matter of getting consensus on in your wg. Finisher devices can then
claim the new compliance instead of the prMIB or prtMIB2 compliance that
they cannot achieve.

Hope this helps,
Bert
> 
> In the moment we think that the tables prtGeneralGroup,
> prtMediaPathGroup,prtConsoleGroup, prtAlertTableGroup have to 
> be present in
> every finishing device.  
> 
> But not all finishers have the tables prtInputGroup, prtOutputGroup,
> prtMarkerGroup, prtChannelGroup, prtInterpreterGroup.
> 
> We have some ideas what to do with these printer mib tables, 
> which are not
> present in the finishing devices, but they all have some 
> disadvantages:
> 
> 1.) The tables can be leaved out. 
>     Disadvantage: Maybe not complient to the mib rules.
> 2.) A kind of dummy implementation could be provided.
>     Disadvantage: Its not clear which values have to be used 
> as dummies.
> 
> What do you think about the problem. Is there a good solution?
> 
> Best regards,
> Andreas Hirn
> 
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