Matt-
When you looked at the format in the nvcorrd.alog,
what
variable contains the information you want? Pass that.
Jan
--- Matt Ashfield <mda@UNB.CA> wrote:
> I have used the $NVATTR_ variable in other scripts,
> but this one is giving
> me problems.
> I just did what you said, with the nvcorrd and you
> were right, it doesn't
> contain the info I want. The UPS is sending the
> trap, and it's getting
> processed, but $NVATTR_ variables do not contain the
> same type of info as
> traps received from other enterprises.
> The question I have then is how come in my control
> desk I have a description
> of the trap. If it's there, shouldn't I be able to
> pass it in a script
> somewhere? Or is Netview just looking at the trap
> number, and doing a lookup
> of the description for trap and displaying it? I
> figure if the info is in
> the control desk, I should be able to get at it...
>
> Thanks
>
> Matt
> mda@unb.ca
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Green <greenjan@yahoo.com>
> To: NV-L@ucsbvm.ucsb.edu <NV-L@ucsbvm.ucsb.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: $NVATTR attribute
>
>
> >Matt -
> >
> >You shouldn't have any problems, I use NVATTR_3
> when
> >passing Netfinity traps to Netview, I use rulesets,
> >pass the variable to a pager node and it pages me
> with
> >the text of the trap.
> >
> >Perhaps $NVATTR_3 does not contain the info you
> >expect?
> >
> >Run nvcdebug -d all then look at the format of the
> >trap in the nvcorrd.alog or nvcorrd.blog to be sure
> >that is the variable you want.
> >
> >Other than that, AIX may have a problem passing a
> >string of characters as a variable to a script.
> >
> >Jan
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Matt Ashfield <mda@UNB.CA> wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I'm running some UPS monitoring software which
> >> integrates with NetView. I am receiving traps
> from
> >> it and am now trying to write a script which
> >> processses the trap. I am trying to send an email
> >> containing the description of the trap. I invoke
> the
> >> script when I receive a trap from the UPS, with
> the
> >> following action:
> >>
> >> /scripts/ups $NVATTR_3
> >>
> >> I have tried $NVATTR_3 but I just get an output
> of
> >> 3 instead of the description of the trap.
> >>
> >> /scripts/ups $NVC which should give the community
> >> name and $NVT which gives me the timestamp, and
> >> these works, so the functionality of the script
> >> works fine.
> >>
> >> Since it's a private enterprise mib, would that
> >> affect the functionality of $NVATTR_ or am I
> simply
> >> querying the incorrect value...
> >>
> >> I'm running NV 5.1.1, on aix 4.3.2...
> >>
> >> THanks
> >>
> >> Matt
> >> mda@unb.ca
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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