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Re: CISCO and "no keepalive"

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Subject: Re: CISCO and "no keepalive"
From: Jeff Fitzwater <jfitz@Princeton.EDU>
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 11:31:59 -0400
Mercier Alain wrote:

> the router is configured to send trap to the NetView station, but how can I
> determine the source of the events ?
>
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De:   Jeff Fitzwater [SMTP:jfitz@Princeton.EDU]
> > Date: mercredi 1 août 2001 15:33
> > À:    IBM NetView Discussion
> > Objet:        Re: [NV-L] CISCO and "no keepalive"
> >
> > Mercier Alain wrote:
> >
> > > Hi list,
> > >
> > > Config :
> > > AIX 4.3.3
> > > NV 6.0.2
> > >
> > > I've some CISCO routers with interfaces configured with the "no
> > keepalive"
> > > parameter.
> > > In NetView, log is full of alert from these routers :
> > > - <ROUTER_NAME> Interface <INTERFACE_NAME> is down
> > > - <ROUTER_NAME> Node is Down
> > > and 1 or 2 seconds after :
> > > - <ROUTER_NAME> Interface <INTERFACE_NAME> is up
> > >
> > > How can I fix it in NetView ? with a filter ?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Alain
> > >
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> >
> > Is the source of the event Netview or the router?   If you have set the
> > interface on the router to "no Keepalive" then you should never get an
> > interface down from the router.   If the source is netview then the
> > problem
> > is either a ping timeout too short or routing problem from the point of
> > view
> > of your Netview station.  Try just pinging it from the command line and
> > see
> > it the ping fails.   Also check that your routing path is not flapping.
> >
> > First check the source of the trap.
> >
> > Jeff Fitzwater
> > CIT Systems & Networking
> > Princeton University
> >
> > _________________________________________________________________________
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> _________________________________________________________________________
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In event window, if you are using lists, you should see an "A" after the node
name if the event is from the node itself (A meaning Agent) or an "N" meaning
source is one of Netview processes.  You can also view the event as a card and
see the SOURCE as an item in the card.

Hope this helps.


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