Re: user-array: row deletion and RowStatus

[Wes H. <har...@us...>]

>>>>> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:32:31 +0000, Dave Shield <D.T...@cs...> said:

Robert> notReady is only used during row creation

Dave> Where does it say that?

My guess is that Dave is right, but it should rarely happen.  You
could put a row into notInService and then it could transition from
there.  EG for Robert: consider the SPD MIB filter table.  take a row
off line, add a bit saying you want to filter by port number but fail
to include the port number in the set that turned on the bit...  the
only choice would be for either the set to be disallowed or for it to
go to a notReady state.

Robert> If want operational status, it needs it's own column.

Dave> Why?  I've got a perfectly serviceable column object which can do
Dave> that job?  Why clutter the MIB up with another (unnecessary) one?

It's been long debated in the IETF as well.  The general consensus (it
was never 100%) was that a second column is a better way to go.

-- 
Wes Hardaker
Sparta