Thanks for the
detailed answer Bill.
I tried parsing the
trapd.conf file initially but gave up as I was "certain" there would be a
simpler way L
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Subject: RE: [nv-l] details from
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Unless
you're using a different event browser than I am you are getting exactly the
same information as is in the trapd.log entry. Interpretation is
extracted from the trapd.conf file. The raw trap data is partially
interpreted before logging so you have to reverse engineer from the
description to the original Generic/Specific trap values. .
·
Look in
the header of the trapd.conf file for the enterprise name of the trap
origin.
·
The
Generic/Specific values are interpreted in the log and both the original data
and the interpretation are shown in the browser. A string and
explanation is shown in trapd.conf.
·
The
source is interpreted from its abbreviation. (N is Netmon, A is agent).
Interpretation is from the Administrators Reference under trapd.conf.
Trapd.log gives the interpreted agent enterprise name If the trap is not
from NetView and its components. Also if the trap is from an agent, the
detailed variables are in the log.
·
Severity
is from the trapd.conf encoding interpreted by the browser.
·
Category
is also taken from trapd.conf.
The key
to Trapd.conf (/usr/OV/conf/C/trapd.conf) is the OID-Generic-Specific
triplet. All the data is there in the configuration except the
translation of the source character.
For
example, this trap "1088606528 3 Wed Jun 30 10:42:08 2004
N043301.nmic.doe.gov N Interface Ethernet down." has the
binary date and its interpretation, followed by the name of the device, the
indicator that it's a NetView trap and the description. The description
is "Interface <variable> down".
·
The "N" will tell you
to look in the NetView traps. "Interface" will narrow the field and "Down"
will take you to the specific trap. In this case:
IBM_NVIDWN_EV
{1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3} 6 58916867 N 3 0 "Status Events"
$3
EVENT_CLASS
TEC_ITS_INTERFACE_STATUS
BEGIN_SLOT_MAPPING
msg
$V3
ifstatus
DOWN
hostaddr
$V7
ifname
$V8
END_SLOT_MAPPING
SDESC
This
event is generated by IBM Tivoli NetView when
it
detects an interface is down
The data
passed with the event are:
1)
ID of application sending the event
2)
Name or IP address
3)
Formatted description of the event
4)
Timestamp of the event and objid of the object
5)
Database name
6)
Selection name
7)
IP address
8)
Interface name
EDESC
·
Ovobjprint on the
name (N043302.nmic.doe.gov) will give you a wealth of detail on the device
including the interfaces which will match the named one ("Ethernet").
Bill
Evans.
Tivoli
NetView Support for DOE
301-903-0057
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Subject: [nv-l] details from
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NV 7.1.3 /
AIX5.1
Double-clicking on a trap/event in
the event browser gives whole lot more information then looking at the same
trap in the trapd.log file. How can I get to that level of information for an
event that has already scrolled off the event browser window but is still
available in the trapd.log file?
Cheers
Fawad
Qureshi