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Re: [nv-l] Multiple map and events windows question

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Subject: Re: [nv-l] Multiple map and events windows question
From: Bartlomiej Grenda <Bartlomiej.Grenda@pl.ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:52:39 +0200
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Leslie

I can only partially agree. There are several things missing in Wb client,
but particulary imporatant  thing missing in Web client is alarms.
Operators have multiple other duties and they don't watch NetView all the
time, so that issue is solved with (number of) scripts and rulesets
triggering alarms (ovxbeep and ovxecho) to X-servers on Windows working as
NetView console. Thats is pretty complicated, but it's works. I would find
it even more complicated to issue alarms to NetView Web Console.

Or maybe I'm wrong, maybe there are some alarms possibilities in Web
Console I'm not aware of?

Regards

Bartlomiej Grenda
_____________________________________
Strategic Outsourcing I/T Specialist
SSO TE, Network Services Delivery
IBM Polska Sp. z o.o.
Ziebicka 35, 60-164 Poznan
internet: Bartlomiej.Grenda@pl.ibm.com
phone: +48 61 8649470  fax: +48 61 8649488  mobile.: +48 603 886 496
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Hello Bartlomiej. I have a couple of suggestions.

To simplify the opening of your usual windows, you might make a Smartset of
them. Say the Smartset is called Favorites, and the type is 'Object List',
and the members are those locations or subnets or node submaps that you
usually open. Then, when you drill into that smartset, you only need to
drag each member off onto the background and it will open in it's own
window.

It may be time for you to reconsider the web client. This is the best way
to give users a realtime view of the r/w map. The refresh is nearly
instantaneous. Also, having that Smartset of Favorite sites makes it easy
for the web client to go directly to the submap they should be watching.
It also enables you to take your r/w map down and give it back to the
background daemon netviewd, so you don't have to keep yours up all of the
time to support the web client. And you can add custom functions to it if
you like.

When users watch a r/o map, you cannot take advantage of Smartsets whose
membership changes - for example, a smartset of Problem Nodes. With the web
client users watching a r/w map, you can do this. It is pretty handy.

In my opinion, the V7 web client really is operator-ready,

Cordially,

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


                                                                           
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Hi,

During lonmg time i was subscribing nv-l as digest, unfortunately reading
it rarely. Now time has come to participate in list more actively, so I
decided to resubscribe to normal mode.
I would like to start with some questions. Before I ask my questions let me
present my NetView configuration:

NetView under my administration works as network (and partially
infrastructure) monitoring tool in Data Center, with operators on duty 24h,
7 days a week. NetView 7.1.3 is running on AIX 4.3.3. There is only one map
defined. There exists two Windows 2000  PCs for viewing NetView maps
windows, events viewer windows and pop-up alarms for operators. Each of
these PCs contain 1 graphic controller (on board) and one quad-monitor
controller additionally. That gives 10 screens in total. Both PCs runs
X-windows server (WRQ Reflection X). Generally, on each screen there is
shown one NetView map window and one Events viewer window.
All maps windows works in read-only mode and are shows different submaps of
singe map. Event viewers contents are controlled by compound filters.In
example - one screen contain map window showing storage servers LAN, event
window below shows specific traps incoming from these storage servers, or
netmon traps refering to this servers.
Separate mechanisms (scripts, rulesets) control when to raise alarm
(ovxbeep, ovxecho).
To open NetView maps and event viewers I use one AIX user (lets name it
"xoper1") on second one on second PC ("xoper 2").
As admin I use another PC with X-windows server to manage map (read-write),
filters, rulsets, etc.

My problems:

1. To have multiple map windows open I have to perform following "trick":
while having single Netview map open (root submap) i choose
Locate->Objects->By Selection Name. I specify name of submap I'm intrested
in, then press [Apply] buton, then I choose suitable line in 'Located and
Highlited" and press [Open] button. After such a sequence I have two map
windows running under single AIX user. Of course, to have multiple windows
I have to repeat that sequence many times.
To have multiple event viewers windows open I have to perform following
action - while having single event viewer map open I choose Create->
Dynamic Workspace. Then I specify suitable name, ruleset and filter. Of
course I have to repeat above action many times.
Is there any way to start many Netview maps windows (showing particulars
submaps of single map) under single UNIX user, using UNIX command line
only? Is there any way to start many NetView event viewer windows (with
different rulesets and filters) under single UNIX user? I need/want to
automate proces of opening these windows.

2. As admin I often modify content of map (using my workstation, opening
map in read-write mode). Unfortunately, these changes are not automatically
reflected on operators windows. The only method I know is to use choose (in
operators GUI) File -> Refresh map. This is very unconvinient,
additionally, It causes  closure of all windows opened before (by method
described above), and only one map window (refreshed) is opened. Is there
any method to force automatic map refreshment?

3. can I change default Node Down Delete Interval?

Thanks in advance for ANY help,hints,sugges

Regards

Bartlomiej Grenda
_____________________________________
Strategic Outsourcing I/T Specialist
SSO TE, Network Services Delivery
IBM Polska Sp. z o.o.
Ziebicka 35, 60-164 Poznan
internet: Bartlomiej.Grenda@pl.ibm.com
phone: +48 61 8649470  fax: +48 61 8649488  mobile.: +48 603 886 496
http://www.ibm.com/pl





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