Re: Different symbol for the same type of interface

["James Shanks" <jshanks@us.ibm.com>]

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Well, changing the oid_to_sym file is a standard, recognized way of 
getting NetView to use a different symbol than his default for a 
particular OID.  So there is nothing wrong in changing it, though you will 
have to delete the owning host from all maps and re-discover it to make 
the change, since it is only used when the device is first drawn.

But I don't understand your statement that "NetView has assigned different 
interface symbol on different routers for 
the same type of interfaces".  If these are truly the same interface type, 
then how is changing the oid_to_sym going to help?  If these are truly the 
same, then they should return the same OID when queried.  If they don't, 
then they are not really the same or else the software in your router is 
broken and is it returning the wrong the OID.  Which is it?
 

James Shanks
Level 3 Support  for Tivoli NetView for UNIX and NT
Tivoli Software / IBM Software Group
 





anand anupam <ananda@bharatpetroleum.com>
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11/19/2001 08:04 AM
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Hi All, 
I am having NetView 6.0.2 on AIX 4.3.3. 
The interface symbol on different routers are not uniform. I mean, NetView 
has assigned different interface symbol on different routers for the same 
type of interfaces .........
My worry is why NetView does not have uniformity for this and what is  a 
way out? 
I am planning to make it uniform through /usr/OV/conf/C/oid_to_sym . Is it 
OK? 
Thanks in advance. 
Regds..............Anupam 



Well, changing the oid_to_sym file is a standard, recognized way of getting NetView to use a different symbol than his default for a particular OID.  So there is nothing wrong in changing it, though you will have to delete the owning host from all maps and re-discover it to make the change, since it is only used when the device is first drawn.

But I don't understand your statement that "NetView has assigned different interface symbol on different routers for the same type of interfaces".  If these are truly the same interface type, then how is changing the oid_to_sym going to help?  If these are truly the same, then they should return the same OID when queried.  If they don't, then they are not really the same or else the software in your router is broken and is it returning the wrong the OID.  Which is it?
  

James Shanks
Level 3 Support  for Tivoli NetView for UNIX and NT
Tivoli Software / IBM Software Group

anand anupam <ananda@bharatpetroleum.com> Sent by: owner-nv-l@tkg.com 11/19/2001 08:04 AM Please respond to IBM NetView Discussion

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Hi All, 
I am having NetView 6.0.2 on AIX 4.3.3. 
The interface symbol on different routers are not uniform. I mean, NetView has assigned different interface symbol on different routers for the same type of interfaces .........

My worry is why NetView does not have uniformity for this and what is  a way out?

I am planning to make it uniform through /usr/OV/conf/C/oid_to_sym . Is it OK?

Thanks in advance.

Regds..............Anupam