Well we have netmon polling it, but we are
relying on information from the trapd.log to use for SLA
data. Like if we get a Node Down event or Node Up event, we put that into an
Oracle database. We are trying to verify that the Node is really down, in a lot
of cases in our network a Node will go down, and then an operator will do a
demand poll or ping it, and then it will start responding again. So we have a
script that tails the trapd.log file looking for Node Downs and if it receives
one, it does a test trying to open a tcp connection a few times to verify that
its really down, if it is, it gets inserted into the database. We also want to change
the status of that object back to Node Up before netmon gets a chance to do it.
Now of course there are other ways to do this verification by having a ruleset
that has an inline function that does this but we had some problems with that..
So what do you think I should do? Use the
API and OVwSetStatusOnObject to
change the status, or is there an easier way?
Thanks in advance!
Mike Freeman
From:
owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com [mailto:owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com] On Behalf Of Allison, Jason (JALLISON)
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004
10:31 AM
To: nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
Subject: RE: [nv-l] question about
modifying objects in netview 7.1.3
You can use the API, but if you have
netmon polling that IP device on interval, it will notice the incorrect status
and change it back. Start at "man OVwSetStatusOnObject", this
will give you a start. If you have any specific questions, feel free to
ask. Some statuses are "Reserved" and it wont allow you to
change it via the API (eg Acknowledged), but there are programmatic ways around
that.
Jason Allison
Principal
Engineer
ARINC
Incorporated
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From: owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
[mailto:owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com] On
Behalf Of Freeman, Michael
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004
11:25 AM
To: nv-l@lists.tivoli.com
Subject: [nv-l] question about
modifying objects in netview 7.1.3
We are trying to find a way to modify an object in NetView.
If we know the node name, and want to change its status from say down, to up,
because of an additional verification that proved it was up, how would we go
about doing it? Are there any utilities or where should I look in the API?
Thanks,
Mike
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