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EZZ3213I

z/OS Communications Server: IP Messages Volume 4 (EZZ, SNM)
SC27-3657-01

EZZ3213I
SNMP subagent: waiting for group mib_tree

Explanation

One of the following events occured:
  • The SNMP TCP/IP subagent attempted to register the specified MIB tree, mib_tree, but another DPI subagent had already registered the requested MIB tree with a higher priority.
  • The TCP/IP subagent had successfully registered the specified MIB tree, but the Agent received a later registration from another subagent that requested a higher priority than that with which the TCP/IP subagent was currently registered.
As a result, the Agent sends SNMP requests for the MIB tree to the subagent that registered with the higher priority, instead of to the TCP/IP subagent.

If the mib_tree value is 1.3.6.1.2.1.10.7.2. (which is the SNMP dot3StatsTable table from RFC 2665), the message was probably issued because the OSA-Express Direct subagent is active. The dot3StatsTable table is supported by both the TCP/IP subagent and the OSA-Express Direct subagent. The OSA-Express Direct subagent, started by procedure IOBSNMP, supports more types of OSA features in the dot3StatsTable table than the TCP/IP subagent. Therefore, if the OSA-Express Direct subagent is active, it supports the dot3StatsTable table. If any SNMP requests are received for data from the dot3StatsTable table, the SNMP Agent passes the requests on to the OSA-Express Direct subagent to be processed. If the OSA-Express Direct subagent is active, the TCP/IP subagent writes message EZZ3213I to the syslog daemon, to indicate that it is currently waiting to support the dot3StatsTable table. This is normal processing and does not indicate a problem. If the OSA-Express Direct subagent ends, then the TCP/IP subagent supports the dot3StatsTable table and the SNMP Agent will send SNMP requests for this table to the TCP/IP subagent.

System action

The TCP/IP subagent continues to process for the other MIB trees supported by the TCP/IP subagent. If the MIB tree becomes available at a later time, the TCP/IP subagent will begin processing for that MIB tree.

Operator response

If it is acceptable that a DPI subagent program other than the SNMP TCP/IP subagent provides the processing for the MIB variables in the specified MIB tree, than no action is necessary. Otherwise, the other DPI subagent must be ended for the SNMP TCP/IP subagent to provide the processing for the variables in the specified MIB tree. If the mib_tree value is 1.3.6.1.2.1.10.7.2., then the message was probably issued because the OSA-Express Direct subagent is active and supporting the dot3StatsTable table. Because the OSA-Express Direct subagent is the preferred supporter of the dot3StatsTable table, this does not indicate a problem.

If you need to determine which DPI subagent is currently providing the processing for the mib_tree value, you can use the following z/OS® UNIX snmp commands:
snmp -h host -v walk saTindex
Find the entries whose index value starts with the mib_tree value from the message. In the case of the dot3StatsTable table, the entries could appear as:
saTindex.1.3.6.1.2.1.10.7.2.0 = 4  
saTindex.1.3.6.1.2.1.10.7.2.1 = 2
The .0 at the end of the index value indicates that a DPI subagent registered for the MIB tree value with a priority of 0. This is the highest priority. Use this entry's saTindex value of 4 in the next snmp command.
snmp -h host -v get saDescription.4
This command returns: saDescription.4 = OSA subagent

This information enables you to determine that the OSA-Express Direct subagent is the DPI agent that registered for the MIB tree with a higher priority.

System programmer response

None.

Module

EZASADPI.C

Procedure name

do_register, do_unreg

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