There is a redbook call NetView Examples that have examples on how to set
this up. Check at www.redbooks.ibm.com
----- Original Message -----
From: David King <dlking@US.IBM.COM>
To: <NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: NETVIEW AND NETFINITY MANAGER
>I've been searching for the procedure ek@th.ibm.com talks about below for
>some time without success. I also remember it as part of earlier releases
>of NetFinity as he suggests, but I'm starting to think that this support
>has been dropped from the latest releases. In the latest release, 5.20.2,
>of NetFinity there are SNMP MIBS that can be added to NetView that allow
>you access to some information from the NetFinity client on OS/2 or WinNT
>systems. See the README.1ST on the NetFinity CD for details. Here's a
>quote:
>
> The Netfinity SNMP Subagent provides SNMP management applications
> with information from the Netfinity Remote System Manager, System
> Monitor, and System Information Tool. NETFINSV.MIB, NETFINMS.MIB,
>and
> SYSTEM.MIB, the MIB files required by SNMP management applications,
> can be found in the SNMP_MIB directory on the Netfinity CD-ROM.
>
>I'm using these and I'm happy with them.
>
>Dave
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><ek@th.ibm.com> wrote:
> You may integrate NetFinity into NetView as an openmon application.
> I used to implement it nearly 2 yrs. ago with NetFinity v.4.x. As my
>memory
>goes, netfinity becomes another submap under Root and you can view the
>group
>topology defined in NetFinity.
> The procedure to follow is documented in NetFinity help, you have to
>define the
>port on NetView to receive topology update. Anyway, I never try it on
>NetView 5.x
>and NetFinity 5.x. It may depend on your luck which I hope you have.
>
>Good luck,
>Ek C., IBM Thailand Co.,Ltd.
>
>"Ken Freeman, Woolwich plc" wrote:
>
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>> Hi,
>>
>> We use both NetView and NetFinity Manager.
>>
>> The only integration I have is that NetFinity Manager can be configured
>to
>> forward alerts to NetView as SNMP traps.
>>
>> There is no other integration that I know of - but if anyone knows any
>> different I would be happy to try it.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Ken Freeman <gbwbsjhs@ibmmail.com>
>> Woolwich plc
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