Configuring the netmon daemon was what I was missing. Thanks James!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Shanks [SMTP:James_Shanks@TIVOLI.COM]
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 12:46 PM
> To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
> Subject: Re: Problem with limiting discovery
>
> Seed file usage is not automatic. You have to configure netmon to use a
> seed
> file. Did you do that on the box where this is failing? Do ps -ef |
> grep
> netmon and see if the correct seed file is in use. If not, then configure
> the
> daemon with SMIt or the Tivoli desktop. But then you must clear the
> databases
> and start again.
>
> James Shanks
> Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
>
>
>
> "Evankovich, Debra A" <devanko@MTPOWER.COM> on 01/23/2000 02:23:09 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: Problem with limiting discovery
>
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I have two servers (Prod. and Devl.) that are running AIX 4.2.1 with
> NetView
> 5.1.2 and Nways. I installed the NetView software on Devl. for 5.1, but I
> migrated from 5.0 to 5.1 on the Prod. box. This is the only difference in
> the software that I can think of.
>
> On the Development server I've limited network discovery with a seedfile
> containing the line '!@oid 0'. This works well and has eliminated the
> discovery of non-SNMP nodes.
>
> I use the /etc/seedfile copied from Devl. on the Prod. server. The
> results
> are not the same--all nodes are still discovered on Prod.
> I've tried to delete the database and rediscover. I don't know what to
> try
> next.
>
> Any ideas on this one?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Debra
>
>
> Debra Evankovich
> Network Analyst
> Montana Power Company
> (406) 497-4510
> devanko@mtpower.com
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