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Re: how to block node-up/down traps?

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Subject: Re: how to block node-up/down traps?
From: "Owens, Blaine C" <bowens@EASTMAN.COM>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 07:50:19 -0500
Reply-to: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView <NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
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Pehaps the simplest solution would be to simply unmanage the end user
workstations and then netmon doesn't even check to see whether they are
up or down. You may also add entries in the oid_to_type file to
automatically discover devices unmanaged.

Blaine Owens
bowens@eastman.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: giscard.fuchs@GECITS-EU.COM [SMTP:giscard.fuchs@GECITS-EU.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 4:15 AM
> To:   NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
> Subject:      how to block node-up/down traps?
>
> how do i sort out node-up/down and link-up/down traps before they clog
> nvevents.log (max. only 2MB) and events-display (max only 1000)?
>
> we have 1500+ clients who switch on their systems every morning and
> power
> off in the evening.
> that makes approx. 6000 traps per day. i can't see the relevant traps
> any
> more.
>
> we built a rule block.rs:
> event-stream (pass) -> trap settings -> block events
> and put that rule in ESE.sutomatation and restartet ovactiond.
>
> but still i see in the event display (bottom right) that the rule
> forwardall.rs is in use and the traps are flooding my system.
> we are on aix 4.3.1, tmf 3.6, nv 5.1.
>
> block.rs:
> RuleSet3 RuleSet TrapID4 TrapID6 TrapID7 TrapID8
> "" 1
> TrapID4 TrapID BlockCorr5
> netView6000 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3 "6 " "58916867 " 0 "netView6000
> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3" "IBM_NVIDWN_EV
> Specific 58916867      " "" 0
> BlockCorr5 BlockCorr
> ""
> TrapID6 TrapID BlockCorr5
> netView6000 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3 "6 " "58916864 " 0 "netView6000
> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3" "IBM_NVNUP_EV
>      Specific 58916864      " "" 0
> TrapID7 TrapID BlockCorr5
> netView6000 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3 "6 " "58916865 " 0 "netView6000
> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3" "IBM_NVNDWN_EV
>      Specific 58916865      " "" 0
> TrapID8 TrapID BlockCorr5
> netView6000 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3 "6 " "58916866 " 0 "netView6000
> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3" "IBM_NVIUP_EV
>      Specific 58916866      " "" 0
>
>
> Mit freundlichen Gruessen - Yours sincerely
>
> Giscard Fuchs
> CompuNet Berlin
> System Engineering
> Mariendorfer Damm 1-3, 12099 Berlin, Germany
> Phone: +49 30 70785-147, Fax: +49 30 70785-130, Mobile: 0172/8212409
> Internet: giscard.fuchs @ gecits-eu.com

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