RE: [nv-l] trapd.log question

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

Try reading the Administrator's Guide on Configuring Events.  There's a huge chapter on it.  You did install the books didn't you?  If not, put the CD back in and do it.

Also try the man page for trapd.conf.  It explains what the various entries in that file do, including all the standard abbreviations for the source characters.


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

Brian Kraftchick <Brian.Kraftchick@odfl.com> Sent by: owner-nv-l-digest@lists.us.ibm.com 10/17/2003 09:42 AM Please respond to nv-l

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Cool thanks James !!  I also see lowercase n's, lowercase d's, capital i's, etc.....I just want to understand what these all mean so that I can better understand exactly what is going on.  Is any of this documented anywhere?  I apologize for such lame questions, but I am still very much working on "putting all of this together" and understanding NetView's funtioning.  I also really need some help in understanding MIB's, Traps, etc.....I see all kinds of e-mails, etc. regarding "load this MIB", configure this TRAP....I just don't understand how it all ties together and desperately need some help as I feel I'm "wandering around in the dark" vs. actually producing something with NetView.  Please help...I know the main desire of this list is to help with specific technical issues, but I again, desperately, need some help with the theoretical functioning of the basics.  Unfortunat!
 ely, we're not in a position that I can successfully persuade management to invest in Netview training.
-----Original Message-----
From: James Shanks [mailto:jshanks@us.ibm.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 4:26 PM
To: nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [nv-l] trapd.log question


I don't see anything appended but the answers to your questions are simple. 

The node field is determined by NetView using standard name resolution facilities.  If you have DNS set up he will use that.  Otherwise /etc/hosts, or whatever the gethostbyaddr function on your NetView box returns.  NetView lets the operating system tell him what the name is. 

The source character for an event is user configurable.  If you see a "'?" then it hasn't been configured.  You can use xnmtrap (UNIX) or Trap Settings (Windows) to modify your trapd.conf settings for that trap and make it more meaningful.  The usual choice is "A" for the remote SNMP agent on the target box. 

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

Brian Kraftchick <Brian.Kraftchick@odfl.com> Sent by: owner-nv-l-digest@lists.us.ibm.com 10/16/2003 04:18 PM Please respond to nv-l

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Below is what I'm receiving in the trapd.log when I (purposefully for testing) stop and restart the SNMP service on my WIN2K laptop so that it generates a cold start trap.  Does anybody know what populates the "Node" field....here it has TIVOLILAB....but to my knowledge I haven't specified that anywhere within that laptop.  SECONDLY..and more importantly what does the question mark mean?  I haven't yet gained a knowledge of how to interpret the ?, N, etc.  What is what in this column? 
  
Thanks as always ! 
  
Brian Kraftchick 
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