Jan
Following from Owens suggestion, you can also modify the state of the
managed object based on the trap you receive by using rulesets and change
object attributes. Remember though that, if a trap message is lost, your
management state can get out-of-sync
Good luck
Phil
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Owens, Blaine C [SMTP:bowens@EASTMAN.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, 28 January 1999 3:25
> To: NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
> Subject: Re: Show green 4 red (Newbie)
>
> Jan, this is how we handle - we unmanage the ISDN (BRI or whatever)
> interfaces - icon is now green. Then we turn on the ISDN traps on the
> cisco routers via the configuration command "snmp-server enable traps
> isdn". We then take automatic action on the ISDN traps which are Cisco
> Enterprise Specific trap #2 to alert our operations staff.
>
> Blaine Owens
> Eastman Chemical Company
> Email - bowens@eastman.com
> Phone - (423)229-3579
> Fax - (423)229-1188
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jan Katzenstein [SMTP:jkatzens@am-gruppe.de]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 6:33 AM
> > To: NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
> > Subject: Show green 4 red (Newbie)
> >
> > Hi all!
> >
> > We are using NetView V5.1. and do have several Cisco router WAN links
> > including some dialup ISDN backup links on the same router.
> >
> > Since the backup link is usually offline, the connected icon in the
> > map is
> > RED.
> > This is correct because the link not available if the regular WAN
> > links are
> > up.
> > But this feature decreases the visibility of our application.
> >
> > Questioning IBM about this "feature" we got the answer: Works as
> > designed...
> >
> > Because we get an information when the normal WAN link goes down, we
> > a) like to disable that port view or
> > b) let the port show green, when offline and red when online.
> >
> > Does anyone know a way to make it work?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jan E. Katzenstein
> > CGI Informatik Deutschland GmbH
> > J_Katzenstein@csi.com
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