IANA-LANGUAGE-MIB

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Organization: IANA

Last Updated: 2014-05-22

Category: Routing Protocols, Textual Conventions and Registries

Description: Registers object identifier values for well-known programming and scripting languages used in SNMP script MIB contexts.

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What Is IANA-LANGUAGE-MIB?

IANA-LANGUAGE-MIB is an IETF/IANA standards-track MIB (RFC 2591) that maintains the official object identifier registry of well-known programming and scripting languages usable within SNMP Script MIB contexts. Rather than exposing runtime device state, it defines OBJECT-IDENTITY values such as ianaLangJavaByteCode, ianaLangTcl, ianaLangPerl, ianaLangScheme, ianaLangSRSL, ianaLangPSL, and ianaLangSMSL, each with a DESCRIPTION and REFERENCE identifying the script transfer format for that language. It is a pure registry/taxonomy MIB with no tables, counters, or notifications, serving as a stable naming authority that other MIBs (notably the Script MIB, RFC 2592) reference by OID when identifying the language of a downloaded management script. It has no dependency on device hardware or software state and is not deployed for monitoring per se, but is loaded by MIB compilers and script-management agents that need to resolve a language OID to a human-readable name. Administrators working with SNMP script-delegation agents can consult the IANA-LANGUAGE-MIB RFC registry to confirm which scripting languages a given script-transfer OID represents.

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Supported Devices

vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB (RFC 2591), an IANA registry not tied to any specific manufacturer or device

Monitoring Examples

An operator resolves a scripting-language OID reported by a Script MIB agent (e.g., in a script's language-identification object) against ianaLangPerl or ianaLangTcl in this MIB to confirm which interpreter format a delegated management script uses; an unrecognized OID not present in this registry would indicate a private or unregistered scripting language requiring vendor-specific handling.

What Can Be Monitored

registered scripting/programming language OID assignments
language description and reference metadata
language OID registry integrity for Script MIB agents

Imported Objects

From SNMPv2-SMI

MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-IDENTITY
mib-2

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Description
ianaLanguages	1.3.6.1.2.1.73	The MIB module registers object identifier values for well-known programming and scripting languages. Every language registration MUST describe the format used when transferring scripts written in this language. Any additions or changes to the contents of this MIB module require Designated Expert Review as defined in the Guidelines for Writing IANA Considerations Section document. The Designated Expert will be selected by the IESG Area Director of the OPS Area. Note, this module does not have to register all possible languages since languages are identified by object identifier values. It is therefore possible to registered languages in private OID trees. The references given below are not normative with regard to the language version. Other references might be better suited to describe some newer versions of this language. The references are only provided as `a pointer into the right direction'.
ianaLangJavaByteCode	1.3.6.1.2.1.73.1	Java byte code to be processed by a Java virtual machine. A script written in Java byte code is transferred by using the Java archive file format (JAR).
ianaLangTcl	1.3.6.1.2.1.73.2	The Tool Command Language (Tcl). A script written in the Tcl language is transferred in Tcl source code format.
ianaLangPerl	1.3.6.1.2.1.73.3	The Perl language. A script written in the Perl language is transferred in Perl source code format.
ianaLangScheme	1.3.6.1.2.1.73.4	The Scheme language. A script written in the Scheme language is transferred in Scheme source code format.
ianaLangSRSL	1.3.6.1.2.1.73.5	The SNMP Script Language defined by SNMP Research. A script written in the SNMP Script Language is transferred in the SNMP Script Language source code format.
ianaLangPSL	1.3.6.1.2.1.73.6	The Patrol Script Language defined by BMC Software. A script written in the Patrol Script Language is transferred in the Patrol Script Language source code format.
ianaLangSMSL	1.3.6.1.2.1.73.7	The Systems Management Scripting Language. A script written in the SMSL language is transferred in the SMSL source code format.

RFC description

IANA registry MIB for well-known programming and scripting languages with script format definitions.

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What Is IANA-LANGUAGE-MIB?

Supported Devices

Monitoring Examples

What Can Be Monitored

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