| Description | The APM MIB directory of applications and application
verbs. The agent will populate this table with all
applications/verbs of any responsivenessType it has the
capability to monitor. Since the agent populates this table
with every entry it has the capability to monitor, the
entries in this table are read-write, allowing the management
station to modify parameters in this table but not to add new
entries or delete entries (however, entries may be
disabled). If new entries are added to the apmHttpFilterTable
or the apmUserDefinedAppTable, the agent will add the
corresponding entries to this table.
It is an implementation-dependent matter as to how the agent
sets these default parameters. For example, it may leave
certain entries in this table 'off(0)' if the agent developer
believes that combination will be infrequently used, allowing
a manager that needs that capability to set it to 'on(1)'.
Some applications are registered in the RMON2 protocol
directory and some are registered in other tables in this
MIB Module. Regardless of where an application is originally
registered, it is assigned an AppLocalIndex value that is the
primary index for this table.
The contents of this table affect all reports and exceptions
generated by this agent. Accordingly, modification of this
table should be performed by a manager acting in the role of
administrator. In particular, management software should not
require or enforce particular configuration of this table - it
should reflect the preferences of the site administrator, not
the software author. As a practical matter, this requires
management software to allow the administrator to configure
the values it will use so that it can be adapted to the site
policy. |