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snmp MIB error: scalar's parent node must be simple node

I'm trying to create a MIB and have this error, trying to add a "child node" to a parent:

scalar's parent node must be simple node

from simpleweb mib validation

What I'm trying to do is to create parents/childs/elements according to this OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1234.1.2.3, I marked the problematic part bold.

Elements "1, 2 and 3" after "1234" have this structure:

myParent1 OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX         Integer32
    UNITS          "test"
    MAX-ACCESS     read-write
    STATUS         current
    DESCRIPTION
        "myParent1"
    DEFVAL { 42 }
::= { myNameOfEnterprise 1 }

myChild2 OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX         Integer32
    UNITS          "test"
    MAX-ACCESS     read-write
    STATUS         current
    DESCRIPTION
        "myChild2"
    DEFVAL { 42 }
::= { myParent1 2 }

But it looks like I can't nest this types, what is simple node and how do I nest it? The elements I try to nest don't have to be of any specific type, its about to understand how the nesting actually works.

Solution

  • The validation error is meant to point out the two types of nodes in a MIB tree, as you've discovered. Think of them as "branches" and "leaves".