I have found that the easiest way to delete nodes is
to use ovtopofix -r <nodename>. You have to stop netmon
first but it usually works quite well. I haven't had any
problems so far at least. Might be worth a try.
John Creasey.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
> [mailto:NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU]On Behalf Of Vince Rosso
> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 5:51 AM
> To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
> Subject: Re: Searching For & Deleting and Object
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> Vince Rosso@TRANSALTA
> 12/01/99 11:51 AM
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> Leslie the option ovmapcount -b doesn't exist in my version 4.1. Is it
> only in the latest version?
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> Vince, back to your original question, when I see that message from
> ovtopofix, I ignore it. When I next open the map and it synchronizes,
> I believe the offending object is gone (it was probably an interface
> or something). I may be wrong.
>
> You might also want to check out the new option on ovmapcount , -b.
> It searches the map databases for things that do not exist in the object
> database. These would be things you CAN find on the map but which
> have no object id when you display object info. I think this is the kind
> of problem Blaine is talking about. These things have to be found
> on the map and deleted, ovmapcount -b just points them out, apparently.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Leslie A. Clark
> IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking
> (248) 552-4968 Voicemail, Fax, Pager
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> ---------------------- Forwarded by Leslie Clark/Southfield/IBM
> on 01-11-99
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> "Owens, Blaine C" <bowens@EASTMAN.COM> on 01-11-99 08:41:05 AM
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> Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on
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> Subject: Re: Searching For & Deleting and Object
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> Hmm, may be a different problem. I actually was able to find the "20540"
> submap even though there was no "visible" object on any submap and
> deleted it. Still, delete and readd of all map references to this
> particular nodename might fix. Good luck.
>
> Blaine Owens
> Eastman Chemical Company
> Email - bowens@eastman.com
> Phone - (423)229-3579
> Fax - (423)229-1188
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vince Rosso [SMTP:Vince_Rosso@TRANSALTA.COM]
> > Sent: Friday, January 08, 1999 5:38 PM
> > To: NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
> > Subject: Re: Searching For & Deleting and Object
> >
> > Vince Rosso@TRANSALTA
> > 08/01/99 03:38 PM
> >
> > I looked at all the submaps for the node and they all show the current
> > object id. Are you suggesting that I should delete all these
> > references.
> > Does that mean I should delete the node and all these references and
> > then
> > re-add the node. Appreciate the help.
> >
> > vince
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Vince, do Locate --> Submap. Depending on how many nodes you have on
> > your map this could take a LONG time. On the resulting screen enter
> > "nodename" in the Find Submap blank and hit return/enter. Select the
> > node and click Delete. I had to do this recently for the same reason.
> >
> > Blaine Owens
> > Eastman Chemical Company
> > Email - bowens@eastman.com
> > Phone - (423)229-3579
> > Fax - (423)229-1188
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Vince Rosso [SMTP:Vince_Rosso@TRANSALTA.COM]
> > > Sent: Friday, January 08, 1999 1:05 PM
> > > To: NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
> > > Subject: Searching For & Deleting and Object
> > >
> > > Vince Rosso@TRANSALTA
> > > 08/01/99 11:04 AM
> > >
> > > We are running Netview 4.1 on a Digital Unix platform. After
> > running
> > > "ovtopofix -a " the log that is printed shows a couple of nodes with
> > > the
> > > message as follows:
> > > "nodename (20540) - - removed from topology, still in 1 maps"
> > > "nodename (20540) - - Please delete object from all maps"
> > > "Updating nodename (objid = 20539)"
> > >
> > > After running ovobjprint, ovtopodump and ovmapdump the results all
> > > show the
> > > new objid of 20539, but I can't find any reference to the objid
> > 20540.
> > > Is
> > > there any way to search by object ID rather than host name. Is
> > there
> > > some
> > > other means to delete references to the old object id. Thanks!
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