#!/bin/ksh
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# Project:      ESRF/Linux
# Description:  Code snippet to demonstrate the use of SNMP database for the
#               version information retrieval. See the KickStart answer
#               file, workstation.cfg.
#
# Author(s):    Staffan Ohlsson
#               European Synchrotron Radiation Facility,
#               Grenoble, France
#
# Original:     August 2005
#
# License:      GNU General Public License, Version 2
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#
# [snip]
#
# Get release/version/patchlevel and type from the SNMP database
#
snmp_string=`snmpget -v1 -c public localhost system.sysLocation.0`
#
# release (major release)
#
release=`echo $snmp_string | awk '{print $5}'`
#
# version (ESRF/Linux version), like a new linux version (suse72 -> suse82) 
#
version=`echo $snmp_string | awk '{print $6}'`
#
# patching (bugfixes and critical patches)
#
patchlevel=`echo $snmp_string | awk '{print $7}'`
#
# gives information on the installation status
# k = kickstart
# p = postinstall
# m = modified
#
install_status=`echo $snmp_string | awk '{print $8}'`
#
# gives information on patching rules
# y = go ahead and patch
# r = restricted patching - needs to be scheduled
# n = no patching
#
patch_rule=`echo $snmp_string | awk '{print $9}'`
#
# gives which .cfg file was used on Kickstart server/Rembo Wizard
#
machine_type=`echo $snmp_string | awk '{print $10}'`
#
# [snip]