RE: [nv-l] Location.conf

[George deSocio <desocio@us.ibm.com>]

This is APAR IY48698 and there is a
test fix available.  Please call support to get it.

Regards,
Geo.

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Leslie Clark/Southfield/IBM@IBMUS
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02/18/2004 06:24 PM

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nv-l

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You are correct. And that is why I say call Support. I believe that it
got broken, and I have not had a need to get it fixed at the moment. But
you do, so you are hereby nominated to call it in and get it fixed for
all of us. Gee - Thanks!

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 05:57 PM Please respond to nv-l

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I know that that is one option to just remove the map and then do a regenerate
map.   We currently only have one map as well.  The only issue
is that not only do we use location.conf but we also move around some objects
on submaps and when you regen it mess' up the customization we do.  
 And I do notthink that you should have to regen the whole map if
you add a simple mod to the location.conf file.  but that is just
me.  I was just wondering if what I stated is the case.  that
after you do your initial discovery does that mean adding new sites into
the location.conf file is pointless? I know when it goes to discover a
new device it will look in the location.conf file to see if it is in there.
 But I do not think it uses it after initial discovery for adding
new sites. 

-Chris Petrina

"Duppong, Jason" <jason.duppong@thomson.com> Sent by: owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com 02/18/2004 05:45 PM Please respond to nv-l

To:        "'nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com'" <nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com>       cc:               Subject:        RE: [nv-l] Location.conf

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 
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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 



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