[c-nsp] OID to pick up Device Type of Cisco devices

[Lincoln Dale]

Mateusz Błaszczyk wrote:
>> the challenge is how to use this moving forward on Cisco platforms that have
>> dedicated out-of-band management interfaces (e.g. Nexus platforms), because
>> technically speaking, they ALWAYS have at L3 interface configured (mgmt0
>> out-of-band) which is L3 by definition because it exists in its own
>> 'management' VRF).
>> its one case where the MIB falls down & is showing its age.
>> in the case of Nexus, we're thinking about 'lying' in the ipForwarding
>> answer to exclude 'management VRF' but even so . . .
>>     
>
> does it mean that the value of nexus' mgmt VRF is 0 or 1 for ipForwading?
> I understand that it should be 0 as it is a host,  not a gateway, shouldn't it?
>
>   
IP-MIB::ipForwarding is not a per-VRF MIB.
as such, i don't think your question makes sense.


cheers,

lincoln.