Re: [nv-l] netmon failure

[Paul Stroud <pstroud@bellsouth.net>]

Bonnie,
Don't go rebuilding the mib defaults just yet, most likely it is not 
necessary. First check
the community name, netmon will communicate with the <hostname> or your 
machine,
so try this:

xnmsnmpconf -res <hostname>

Is the community name correct? If you are not sure what your community name
is, you can check the snmpd configuration file. I do not see what 
platform you are
running on so I will assume AIX. Your /etc/snmpd.conf file will have the 
community
name. Make sure this matches. If it does not, run xnmsnmpconf with no 
switches
and add a correct entry for this hostname. Then run the xnmsnmpconf -res 
again
to make sure the community names match. Once the names match, you should be
able to start netmon.

Paul Stroud

Bonnie Jundt wrote:

> I am unable to start netmon.  I have no reason to believe the
> ovsnmp.conf file would have changed.  If the files are corrupted, as
> this error indicates, what are the consequences of the Rebuild MIB
> binary file with installation MIB defaults? 
>
> I want to know what to expect, however NetView is nonfunctional right
> now so I don't have a lot to lose.  
>
> Thanks to anyone who can steer me in a least destructive path.  
>
> ovstart
> object manager name: netmon
> behavior:            OVs_WELL_BEHAVED
> state:               FAILED
> PID:                 31418
> last message:        Can't talk to snmpd; see /usr/OV/log/netmon.trace
> for info
> exit status:         -
>
>
> Fri May 17 17:25:27 CDT 2002
> Cannot communicate with SNMP Agent via loopback address (127.0.0.1); it
> is
> either not running or has been configured with a community name
> different
> from that configured into TME 10 NetView for this system. If a
> community name has
> been configured into the SNMP Agent, that community name must be
> configured
> via xnmsnmpconf and /usr/OV/conf/ovsnmp.conf for address 127.0.0.1 as
> well
> as for the hostname or IP address of this system.
> Or, the /usr/OV/conf/snmpmib and /usr/OV/conf/snmpmib.bin files are
> corrupted
> and need to be rebuilt using the 
> Maintain->Rebuild MIB binary file with installation MIB defaults
> option in smit
>
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