Re: [nv-l] Understanding ITSL2 Node Marginal Trap

[Becky Anderson <andersrs@us.ibm.com>]

Ray,

At times the color of the switch icon
is incorrect when the switch is marginal.  There is an interim fix
IY40359 for Unix, superseded by IY48698 as of 9/24,  that addressed
this.   It fixes the occasional problem of inconsistent switch status
colors between network and segment submaps.  This fix is required
when using NetView 7.1.3 fixpack 1.  (By the way, do you have NetView
fixpack 1 installed?  ITSA requires it.) 

You should also check the oper status
of those ports listed in the NetView event you mentioned.  At the
NetView GUI, highlight the switch and select Monitor-->Other-->Interfaces.
 In addition check /usr/OV/ITSL2/log/poll_server.log for possible
errors associated with these ports.

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Becky Anderson
Technical Evangelist
Event Correlation and Automation
IBM Tivoli Software
andersrs@us.ibm.com  
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"Westphal, Raymond W" <Raymond.W.Westphal@erac.com> Sent by: owner-nv-l-digest@lists.us.ibm.com 10/01/2003 03:19 PM Please respond to nv-l

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Hello Everyone,

NetView 7.1.3 on AIX 5.2 and experimenting with with ITSL2 Version 1.2.1.

I'm receiving switch analyzer node marginal traps from several 29xx series switches. And the switch does NOT change to marginal (yellow) status. Below is an example:

1065037619 3 Wed Oct 01 14:46:59 2003 switch1.abc.com V Node Marginal [0.0.0.0/FastEthernet0/37, 0.0.0.0/FastEthernet0/28, 0.0.0.0/FastEthernet0/19, 0.0.0.0/FastEthernet0/17, 0.0.0.0/FastEthernet0/16]

I cannot find an explanation of the event message. When I telnet to the switch, I cannot find any logs indicating problems for the ports listed. In fact - no ports on the source swtich are reporting any problems.
There is nothing listed under "Impact Analysis" for the particular switch.
 
Are there any ITSL2 users who can explain the traps message?
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Ray Westphal
Enterprise Rent-A-Car