[c-nsp] QoS & OIDs [part of OSPF, load balancing and uneven links ...]

[Netfortius]

On Sunday 21 May 2006 18:04, Brett Looney wrote:
> At 23:36 21/05/2006, you wrote:
> >3. [OT] As we keep adjusting and re-adjusting the QoS (we are in the
> >beginning
> >of a process that needs a lot of tweaking), I am pulling the queues values
> >and bandwidth, into MRTG. The problem is that every time we make a change,
> >the OID changes, and we need to redo the configs - is there a more generic
> >MIB/OIDs we could use?!?
>
> I've seen this as well - you'll also find that when you reboot the
> router the OIDs will revert back to some other number so you'll have
> to redo MRTG again. I haven't found any other static OIDs to use.
>
> What I think is happening is that the QoS config gets allocated an
> OID every time you change it - pretty much the next available OID
> that hasn't been used. But on a reboot, the QoS OID table is clean so
> the first "n" OIDs are allocated. If your QoS config is static (which
> it sounds like it isn't for you) then a reboot will give you the
> permanent numbers.
>
> Hope this makes sense...
>
> B.

Thanks for the reply. I do not know what would be QoS static config(ed), but I 
am definitely interested in any suggestions in resolving the OID "insanity", 
so I would appreciate details here.

Stefan