Re: [nv-l] isLocation

[Leslie Clark <lclark@us.ibm.com>]

No. The location objects do not have
a status field, and there is no event when they change color. You can see
what properties a Location has by selecting one and doing Tools...Display
Object Info. I have been asked about that capability before.  The
color is based on the propogation of the status of the objects in it. So
if you are looking for events to trigger automation or notification, it
will have to be the events about the contents of the location, not the
location itself. 

Your approach to grouping items in Locations
is really intended for graphical management, and there are limits that
you should take care to follow. They are detailed in the Admin Guide in
the cut-and-paste discussions on map segmentation. 

 Have you tried to do the same
thing with the Smartset editor? When you need to deal with devices that
are not routers, or which only show up inside separate networks or segments,
Smartsets are the answer. There you can make a list of unlike, unrelated
objects, and see them all together. They are really useful for operators.
With Smartsets you have a chance of basing notification on membership.
A ruleset can listen for certain events, then check to see if they are
from or about a device that is a member of a certain smartset and take
the desired action. It cannot check for membership in a  Location.


Cordially,

Leslie A. Clark
IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking
Detroit

Mahesh Tailor <mahesh.tailor@network.carilion.com>
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06/22/2004 10:19 AM

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Subject	[nv-l] isLocation

Hello,

Running NetView 7.1.3fp2 on Redhat AS 2.1.

I added a Site symbol and then put into it all the devices and networks
that belong to that site.  Now, I was wondering if there is any way
to
get the status of this added symbol instead of the individual components
at the site?

Thanks,

Mahesh