Re: [Netdisco] IBM BNT device version number problem

[Andy R. <ac...@gm...>]

On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 6:57 AM, Jeroen van Ingen <
j.v...@ut...> wrote:

> It depends. Are the models similar enough to share most of the vendor
> specific code or are they so different (eg completely different
> operating system or acquired / OEM'ed from different companies) that
> each model or group of models should be put in a separate device class?
>
> For example: depending on the model, an HP switch is classified as
> SNMP::Info::Layer2::HP4000 (old ProCurve models with only menu driven
> interface), SNMP::Info::Layer2::HP (more current ProCurve models that
> also have a CLI and differ in SNMP support), SNMP::Info::Layer2::HPVC
> for VirtualConnect interconnects in blade chassis and
> SNMP::Info::Layer3::H3C for HP switches running Comware operating system.
>
> Without any information about the (dis)similarities between the
> platforms and without seeing the MIB contents it's hard to advise or
> assist you.
>
> Can you provide a bit more background / info on the various models and
> can you upload the MIBs that you'd need in a Sourceforge ticket for
> netdisco-mibs ?
>
>
Pretty sure that they should be similar. They software releases for them
are usually numbered very similarly, and from a configuration standpoint
they work the same.

Andy