Re: [nv-l] isLocation

[Oliver Bruchhaeuser <oliver.bruchhaeuser@de.ibm.com>]

the problem is not to get the status
(color) of the object in the map.
You can extract it from the "ovmapdump
-v" output somehow.
There is more a problem to "trigger"
on such a propageted color change because there is no related event/trap.

Oliver

Mahesh Tailor <mahesh.tailor@network.carilion.com>
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24.06.2004 15:07

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Hi, Leslie!

I have created SmartSets and I use them extensively for rulesets and
reports.

One thing that still puzzles me about the Location object is that there
is some kind of status attached to it.  If you right click on the
icon
and then click on Symbol in the Modify/Describe section of Edit, you
find a status field.  This does change when the site is unreachable.

Perhaps, there is a code snippet someone has to extract this status
condition.

Thanks.

Mahesh

On Wed, 2004-06-23 at 23:02, Leslie Clark wrote:
> 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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> 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
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