Verifying information stored on a managed network device

A method, comprising:

• using a computer system, receiving, from a requester, a first Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) GET request identifying a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB) object of a managed device and also containing a plurality of non-null values comprising proposals for a correct value of the SNMP MIB object, wherein the SNMP GET request requests a determination as to whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the SNMP MIB object;
• using the computer system, determining whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the SNMP MIB object and storing in a specified SNMP MIB object a notification value indicating whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the SNMP MIB object;
• using the computer system, subsequent to receiving the first request, receiving a second request from said requester to read the notification value from the specified SNMP object;
• using the computer system, responding to said second request by transmitting the notification value.

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing one or more sequences of instructions which when executed by the one or more processors causes:
• receiving, from a requester that does not have a correct value for a managed object of a managed device and the requester is unable to read and write the managed object directly, and unable to obtain object specification information, a request identifying the managed object and also containing a plurality of non-null values comprising proposals for a correct value of the managed object, wherein the request requests a determination as to whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the managed object;
• determining whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the managed object;
• completing execution of the request by:
• transmitting a notification message indicating whether any of the values match the correct value of the managed object, wherein the notification message does not provide any indication of which proposed value is the correct value

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing one or more sequences of instructions which when executed by the one or more processors causes:
• receiving, from a requester, a first Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) GET request identifying a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB) object of a managed device and also containing a plurality of non-null values comprising proposals for a correct value of the SNMP MIB object, wherein the SNMP GET request requests a determination as to whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the SNMP MIB object;
• determining whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the SNMP MIB object and storing in a specified SNMP MIB object a notification value indicating whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the SNMP MIB object;
• subsequent to receiving the first request, receiving a second request from said requester to read the notification value from the specified SNMP object;
• responding to said second request by transmitting the notification value.

A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing one or more sequence of instructions which when executed cause one or more processors to perform:

• receiving, from a requester that does not have a correct value for a managed object of a managed device and the requester is unable to read and write the managed object directly, and unable to obtain object specification information, a request identifying the managed object and also containing a plurality of non-null values comprising proposals for a correct value of the managed object, wherein the request requests a determination as to whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the managed object;
• determining whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the managed object;
• completing execution of the request by:
• transmitting a notification message indicating whether any of the values match the correct value of the managed object, wherein the notification message does not provide any indication of which proposed value is the correct value

The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing one or more sequence of instructions which when executed cause one or more processors to perform:

• receiving, from a requester, a first Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) GET request identifying a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB) object of a managed device and also containing a plurality of non-null values comprising proposals for a correct value of the SNMP MIB object, wherein the SNMP GET request requests a determination as to whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the SNMP MIB object;
• determining whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the SNMP MIB object and storing in a specified SNMP MIB object a notification value indicating whether any of the values match the correct value stored in the SNMP MIB object;
• subsequent to receiving the first request, receiving a second request from said requester to read the notification value from the specified SNMP object;
• responding to said second request by transmitting the notification value.