RE: [nv-l] Location.conf

["Duppong, Jason" <jason.duppong@thomson.com>]

Chris,

I've been playing with location.conf quite a bit lately and I've run into the same problem.  Creating a new map will read the new location.conf file, but because the objects exist they won't show up on the IP Map and you get the errors in the log.  I used rediscovery to fix the problem for a while, but lately I've just been selecting Automatic Map generation (Administer/Server Setup/Control/Restart automatic map generation).  For me I only have the default map and I'm trying to tailor the location.conf to populate locations without any manual intervention.  This has been working very well for me.

 

NV 7.1.4, Redhat 7.2

 

Jason

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com [mailto:owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com] On Behalf Of Christopher J Petrina
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 4:21 PM
To: nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [nv-l] Location.conf

Would this "issue" also prevent new additions into the location.conf file from being seen on the Map.
Meaning:  I have a functioning Location.conf been running a while.  We just added another site (EUROPE_EVPN) I stopped netview (ovstop)
vi'd the location.conf to add the EUROPE_EVPN as a site and then listed all the citys and devices under it so it looks something like this.

International 255 Site
  EUROPE_EVPN 255 Site International
    Mauepas 1.1.1.1 Site EUROPE_EVPN
    Chatearoux 2.2.2.2 Site EUROPE_EVPN

when I start netview again (/etc/netnmrc) the GUI, the site EUROPE_EVPN does not get created, nor any of the others mentioned.
Is this a result of the "issue" above or is this just the fact that location.conf only works "once" on initial discovery?

Thanks
CHris Petrina

Leslie Clark <lclark@us.ibm.com> Sent by: owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com 02/18/2004 04:45 PM Please respond to nv-l

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I would call Support. I have seen this at 7.1.4, although it worked fine at 7.1.3. To work around it, I have rediscovered completely. That does work. The problem occurred when I did 'File..New Map'.

Cordially,

Leslie A. Clark
IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking
(248) 552-4968 Voicemail, Fax, Pager

"Christopher J Petrina" <cjp8@meadwestvaco.com> Sent by: owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com 02/18/2004 03:23 PM Please respond to nv-l

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greetings,

location.conf -> if I modify location.conf then create a new map it should use the modified version of location.conf in the new map correct?

I do this and I get errors here is aportion of the location.conf and the erros I get

createLocations: Unable to create location Ajax. A non-location object with that selection name already exists in the object database.


OBJECT: 4741

      FIELD ID        FIELD NAME                      FIELD VALUE
      10              Selection Name                  "Ajax"
      14              OVW Maps Exists                 1
      15              OVW Maps Managed                1
      107             isLocation                      TRUE

it calls it a non location object yet you cans ee from above that it is a location object.  Any Help?

Thanks
Chris Petrina