Return codes in "In-Line Action" Ruleset nodes

["Giuliotti, J. P." <JGiuliotti@MFS.COM>]

Hello Again,

AIX 4.2 NV6000 4.1
When NV reports a Node Down event (NDWN_EV), I run it through a ruleset that
pings the node from an In-Line Action box with the following settings:
Command: ping -c 5 $NVATTR_2
                                Wait interval: 20 seconds
                                Command Exit Code Comparison: Not Equal to:
0

This tells me that if Netview doesn't see a node it will try to ping it 5
times and will give it 20 seconds to respond. If it sees a return code other
than zero (there is a problem), then it will forward it on to the next node
in the ruleset.

I am still getting false alarms. Am I misunderstanding the way an inline
action works? Is 20 seconds enough time for 5 responses? (I think so). What
if 2 out of the five pings are "time outs" due to network latency? Will that
trigger the return code to return other than a zero value even though the
other 3 pings were good?

Thanks in advance.


J.P. Giuliotti  - Massachusetts Financial Services
(617) 954-5684
JPG@MFS.COM