Hello Mike,
Yes, Optivity 8.1.1 can run on top of AIX 4.3.2 with some minor problems.
As You know, we were forced by management to upgrade to a hopefully
Y2K-OS-version.
You have to modify some things to get it to work:
First, the script /usr/lnms/bin/opt_kshrc checks the underlying OS-level.
Make a copy of this script and add lines to be OS-level 4.3.2-compatible :-))
We have done it like this to support AIX4.3.x:
+117 #Lines added by Amthor Gustav on 06/24/1999
+118 AIX?3?4* )
+119 OV_CONF=/usr/OV/conf
+120 OV_BIN=/usr/OV/bin
+121 OV_LIB=""
Second problem was, that the command "Validate Optivity-DB" can only be launched
from the Netview-Window.
Therefore the database was emtpy.
Together with IBM-Hotline we have copied a file to be in line with old Motif1.2
cp /usr/lpp/X11/lib/R5/libXm.a /usr/lpp/X11/Motif1.2/lib
Don't forget to Stop and Start Netview . After this, the Validation did run.
The only thing that is not runnning, is the launch of "Expanded View" for
Bay-boxes.
Even Nortel-experts in their European Customer-Service-Center Valbonne were not
able or eager to support,
afte we have carried out the upgrade.
Only Statement: Optivity 8.1.1 is not supported on AIX 4.3.2, wait for Optivity
9.x
Error-Message:
Cannot execute Symbol. One or more of the specified target objects no longer
meets the requirements of the
action "Expanded View" assigned to this symbol. See the functios helps entry to
find requirements. :-((
As a workaround, we do this with the "ev-command" from the command-line.
ev -I Ip-address -W SNMP-Write-password -R SNMP-Read-password
If You find the solution also for this, please let me know.
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mike.raad@fr.ibm.com on 13.07.99 17:26:10
An: Winfried Gehrig/SCH/SKF@SKF
Kopie:
Thema: Optivity and AIX 4.3.2
Hello Winfreid,
Could you please tel me if you have gotten Optivity 8.1.1 and NetView
V5.1.1 and AIX 4.3.2 to work together. Have you solved the problem of
OVwInit Failed: OVW not running ? I saw your message on the 25th of june
1999 and I am planning to upgrade AIX 4.2.1 to 4.3.2 and I need to know.
Please
Thank you very much for your help and understanding. Oh by the way I like
your site
http://www.skf.com. nice information and very helpful.
Mike
mike.raad@fr.ibm.com
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