How does nvserverd map raw events to TEC classes. How does nvserverd format
the TEC event and set the event attributes? The tecad_nv6k adapter use the
".cds" file for this purpose. Is there a corresponding configuration
configuratio for nvserverd? Is there documentation available that 3rd party
vendors should use in providing a means to forward events to the TEC using
nvserverd instead of developing their own adapters?
Regards,
Tom Giovannini
EDS
Enterprise Management Engineering - South
Address:
5400 Legacy Drive
M/S: A4-1C-38
Plano, TX 75024
Phone: (972) 604-4105 (8-834) Fax: -4776
Internet: tom.giovannini@eds.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Rinear [mailto:robr@DIRIGO.COM]
Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: nvserverd vs tecad_nv6k for TEC
Integration
I made that same assumption - newer is better. But I've not
moved away from
tecad_nv6k yet, because I have a concern about performance
with the customer
I'm currently working with. They have every networking
device spewing every
possible trap to the Netview box, but I can't change that
yet (I just set
them to Log Only, or Don't Log or Display). With Netview
seeing an average
of 2-3 traps per second, all day, every day, I just wonder
which method will
cause less of a performance hit? Again, I know the long
term answer is to
eliminate the excessive traps, but for now I have to go with
what will
handle it best. Will ruleset forwarding perform better or
worse in this
situation?
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on
NetView
[mailto:NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU]On Behalf Of James Shanks
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 1999 9:36 AM
To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
Subject: Re: nvserverd vs tecad_nv6k for TEC Integration
Well, for what it is worth from me, the NetView internal
adapter was
designed to
be simpler and easier to use than the tecad_nv6k one. That
one had already
been
around for a few years before the Tivoli merger, and
afterward, NetView
UNIX
development was told to design one that was simpler to use
and better
integrated
with the product. Thus the internal adapter was born and I
think it is the
sensible way to go on UNIX. On NT at the moment you have
no choice --
tecad_nv6k is only option. That is because the nvserverd
daemon does not
exist
on N, so the UNIX solution could not be ported directly.
So the decision comes down to this, I think. If you have
several NetViews
and
some of them are NT, and they must also forward events to
TEC themselves,
then
you will have to invest some time in learning the
tecad_nv6k. The only
alternative would be to have the NT NetViews forward events
to a UNIX one
and
have the UNIX one talk to TEC. But without the necessity
of sending
events
from an NT NetView, I'd use the internal one. It's almost a
no-brainer.
James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
"Giovannini, Tom" <tom.giovannini@EDS.COM> on 07/09/99
06:24:02 PM
Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER
Manager on
NetView
<NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
cc: (bcc: James Shanks/Tivoli Systems)
Subject: nvserverd vs tecad_nv6k for TEC Integration
We are in the process of converting from HP OpenView NNM to
NetView UNIX.
What I am looking for is advise on what is the best way to
forward events to
TEC (nvserverd or tecad_nv6k).
My environment is:
Tivoli Framework 3.6 including TEC 3.6
NetView 5.1.1
SMARTS IPFM product (root cause analysis
product)
Since I am a new user to Netview I do not have any
investment (time,code) in
the use of the tecad_nv6k adapter.
Based on what I have read and some testing it seems to me
that the easiest
way to have events forwarded to the TEC is via the nvserverd
daemon. The
NetView Ruleset Editor can be use to select events that will
be forwarded.
This editor seems easy to use.
The tecad_nv6k adapter requires updating of the cds, oid and
conf files.
Before I commit to the use either of these adapters I would
like to get some
advise from those that are much more experienced than I in
these products.
Are there any differences that should be considered in
making this
selection. I will need to forward SMARTS IPFM events to the
TEC no matter
what.
Please advise.
Regards,
Tom Giovannini
EDS
Enterprise Management Engineering - South
Address:
5400 Legacy Drive
M/S: A4-1C-38
Plano, TX 75024
Phone: (972) 604-4105 (8-834) Fax: -4776
Internet: tom.giovannini@eds.com
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