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Re: node down ruleset not paging

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Subject: Re: node down ruleset not paging
From: Menghistab Tesfai <tesfai@MAIL.PHOTONET.COM>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 10:43:05 -0500
Thanks. Actually, I found my problem last night, I thought the problem was
with my pager, so I called SkyTel, and it seems that you have to use a
different modem number if your pager is a two-way Skytel, as mine is, than
the number provided in the nv.carriers file by Netview. The number provided
by Netview only works for one-way Skytel pager. I tested this

Menghis

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
> [mailto:NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu]On Behalf Of Boulieris, Arthur
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 5:31 PM
> To: NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
> Subject: Re: node down ruleset not paging
>
>
> Hi Menghis,
> it does work on solaris 2.6 running netview 5.1.1.
> I had alot of trouble getting this going,I used a different initialisation
> string on newhayes.modem and it worked.
> I noticed you are using a hayes compatible modem too.If you like you can
> save your file and try the one im using.
> Youll have to do an ovstop nvpagerd ,ovstart nvpagerd I think.
> Good luck.
>
> arthur
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Menghistab Tesfai [mailto:tesfai@MAIL.PHOTONET.COM]
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 10:59 AM
> To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
> Subject: Re: node down ruleset not paging
>
>
> Hello,
> I don't have an answer to your question, rather, I have a question that
> relates. I am also running solaris 2.6 but only have Netview
> 5.1.1 Could you
> or anyone please tell me if nvpage has problems with 5.1.1.  I am able to
> make a call using my modem using the tip command but I cannot make a call
> using nvpage on the command line. I have opened a ticket with
> Tivoli, but I
> have not gotten a resolution yet.
>
> When I trace using nvpagerd -d, the nvpagerd.alog file gives me the output
> that I have attached as a file.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Menghis
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
> > [mailto:NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu]On Behalf Of Boulieris, Arthur
> > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 9:28 PM
> > To: NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
> > Subject: node down ruleset not paging.
> >
> >
> > hello,
> > I have been following the thread on node down node up and decided to
> > implement it.
> > My current implementation is an action from the trap configuration which
> > looks like /usr/OV/bin/nvpage 1234@Carrier $3 $2.This works
> fine only get
> > too many pages that arent real outages.
> > I then decided to try my luck at correlating an event.
> >
> > I have an event stream pass by default.It goes to two trap settings,node
> > down and node up then to a reset on match.The reset is hostname on slot
> > 1(node down) equals hostname on slot 2 (node up).My poll interval is 5
> > minutes so my reset time 7 minutes.
> >
> > then I want a page.I have tried configuring an action using the same as
> > above which works fine for the trap,it doesnt however work for
> the rule.I
> > made sure the ruleset was in /usr/OV/conf/ESE.automation ,stopped and
> > started all daemons.
> >
> > I then set up an administrator and tried using the pager node .I had the
> > operator and the message was $3 $2.This too didnt work.The end
> of the rule
> > has a forward node.
> >
> > If I set up an event window in control desk it appears that the
> > rule works,
> > the node down is only displayed after 7 minutes if a node up hasnt
> > happened.It would appear that the problem is paging
> > Im running netview 5.1.2 on solaris 2.6.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong here,all seems too easy but it dont work????
> >
> > thanks ab
> >
> >     Arthur Boulieris
> >     Implementation & Support
> >     Systems Management
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