That sounds great! We just got the
6.02 CD and will be installing it
soon. Look forward to quicker status
changes.
Les
>From: "Leslie Clark" <lclark@us.ibm.com>
>Reply-To: IBM NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
>To: IBM NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
>Subject: RE: [NV-L] Netview discovery status
>Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 15:39:13 -0500
>
>Les, you are right for 6.01, but, as I said yesterday, Netview will now,
>at 6.02, respond to that trap from the device and re-evaluate the node,
>and update the status everywhere. So in Varadhu's scenario, when an
>Up trap comes in from the device right after a netmon status poll that
>fails,
>the node will switch to Up right away instead of waiting for the next
>polling
>cycle. If you are at 6.01, you will see it down until the next polling
>cycle.
>
>This is an awesome new feature. Not only to see things come up more
>immediately, but to also see small outages that you were missing
>before.
>
>Cordially,
>
>Leslie A. Clark
>IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking
>Detroit
>
>
>"Les Dickert" <lesdickert@HOTMAIL.COM>@tkg.com on 03/20/2001 08:23:28 AM
>
>Please respond to IBM NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
>
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>
>
>To: nv-l@tkg.com
>cc:
>Subject: RE: [NV-L] Netview discovery status
>
>
>
>When netmon polls for status, it uses either
>'ping' or 'SNMPGET' to determine if the
>device or interface is up or down. The reply
>it gets back from the device is not generally
>referred to as a 'trap' or an 'event', but rather
>merely a reply to the netmon poll. From this
>reply, netmon determines if the device/interface
>is up or down, and sets the database status and
>GUI symbol color accordingly. It also sends an
>internal trap to 'trapd' which displays an
>event looking message on the various event
>viewers.
>
>In addition to this, various device agents can
>send in traps of their own, not in response
>to a netmon poll. These are displayed in the
>event veiwers, but do not affect the status in
>the database or the symbol color.
>
>Unless I'm horribly wrong. If so, someone please
>straighten me out.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Les
>
>
>
> >From: "S. Varathu, IBM" <Varathu@bom4.siemens.co.in>
> >Reply-To: IBM NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
> >To: "'IBM NetView Discussion'" <nv-l@tkg.com>
> >Subject: RE: [NV-L] Netview discovery status
> >Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 14:51:46 +0530
> >
> >Thanks Les, But still i have doubt. For an example, if i define netmon
> >polling interval is 10mts. when it polls to device and one of the
>interface
> >is down for the device and display the same down inofrmation in
>GUI.(object
> >DB also). Immediately after the poll, the interface is UP, so the device
> >send the trap information to netview about the status. In that case what
> >would be the object database? will netview display "UP" information?
> >
> >Once again thanks for the info..
> >
> >varadhu
> >
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Les Dickert[SMTP:lesdickert@hotmail.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 10:26 PM
> > > To: nv-l@tkg.com
> > > Subject: Re: [NV-L] Netview discovery status
> > >
> > > Yes, NetView updates the status of objects in
> > > the database, and on the maps, based on polling
> > > for status. Events received by NetView have no
> > > affect on either, unless you write a special event
> > > (trap) handler to do it. James Shanks has previously
> > > (many times) posted a method of changing the status
> > > of an object, which could be done upon receipt of
> > > an event, but remember that NetView (netmon) is still
> > > going to poll for status and might change the status
> > > right back.
> > >
> > > Remember that if a device can send an event trap
> > > to NetView that means there is IP connectivity to
> > > the device and therefore netmon will think it is
> > > up and operational.
> > >
> > > Les Dickert
> > > Verisign Consulting
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "S. Varathu, IBM" <Varathu@bom4.siemens.co.in>
> > > >Reply-To: IBM NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
> > > >To: "'nv-l@tkg.com'" <nv-l@tkg.com>
> > > >Subject: [NV-L] Netview discovery status
> > > >Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:41:41 +0530
> > > >
> > > >hi,
> > > >
> > > >Does netview update the status of objects in topology database based
>on
> > > >polling on each device or can trap event generated by the device (say
> > > >router) which reflect to corresponding change in topology map?
> > > >
> > > >Regards,
> > > >varadhu
> > >
> > >
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