The SNMP GetBulkRequest method should be used instead of GetRequest or GetNextRequest.
During GetBulkRequest processing, the SR OS SNMP layer uses all the objects from the application data that it can from the returned table row to continue filling in the SNMP reply.
To maximize the advantage of SR OS pre-fetching and caching optimizations, construct GetBulkRequests with a sequential list of OIDs that represent sequential columns from the same SNMP table row. For example, enter the following objects and OIDs in the GetBulkRequest request to perform a row-by-row retrieval:
interface A, counter 1, counter 2, counter 3, counter N
interface B, counter 1, counter 2, counter 3, counter N
...
interface Z, counter 1, counter 2, counter 3, counter N
Do not perform column-by-column retrievals for GetBulkRequest requests, as in the following example:
interface A, counter 1
interface B, counter 1
...
interface Z, counter 1
interface A, counter 2
interface B, counter 2
...
interface Z, counter 2
interface A, counter 3
interface B, counter 3
...
interface Z, counter 3
interface A, counter N
interface B, counter N
...
interface Z, counter N
To align all responses at the start of a row, avoid performing GetBulkRequests that result in more data than can fit in a single response. This can be accomplished by limiting the max-repetitions depending on the number of repeaters and OIDs, and the size of data returned for each repeater and OID.