RE: [nv-l] snmp: how can I set sysContact field

["Evans, Bill" <Bill.Evans@hq.doe.gov>]

As Paul says, not undertaken lightly but there is hope.  First you need to have the Write Community String for the devices. 

1.  You can use the Web Console MIB browser to set the value.  Tedious but possible.  It is a read-write variable.   The field will allow you to paste data into it so it's a lot of clicking instead of typing.

2.  You can write a script using SNMPSET to set the values.  Remember to include the "instance" of zero when setting .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.4.0.  I don't have (or want) the write strings to test this on my network but this should be close. 

        /usr/OV/bin/snmpset  -c <writeString> <nodeName> system.sysContact DisplayString <data for the variable>

Bill Evans

Tivoli NetView Support for DOE

301-903-0057

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com [mailto:owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com] On Behalf Of Paul
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 7:13 AM
To: nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [nv-l] snmp: how can I set sysContact field

Raluca,

You would need to configure each snmp agent, on each device, to the

proper name for whomever

owns the machine. Not something undertaken lightly, trust me it is much

easier said than done.

Paul

Raluca Baciu wrote:

> i think this is basic, but I just don't know. how can sysContact

> field  be set on each snmp agent on workstations?

> 

> Raluca Baciu

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>     ----- Original Message -----

>     *From:* Raluca Baciu <mailto:raluca.baciu@bisnet.ro>

>     *To:* nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com <mailto:nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com>

>     *Sent:* Friday, May 06, 2005 10:02 AM

>     *Subject:* Re: [nv-l] Integr. with Inventory

>

>     Hi David,

>     

>     One of the Inventory Query (PC_BIOS_QUERY) has a column User_name

>     that from what I see in my env. is the name of the user using that

>     computer. So I'm thinking that if I install Inventory server on

>     Netview server (that is MN), I can run from Netview wrimsql

>     commands to return information from database.

>     

>     But how can I add a netview menu and from there to run a

>     command which pick up the name of the selected box and then run

>     Tivoli command line inventory queries?? Can you help with this?

>     many thanks,

>     

>     Raluca Baciu

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>         ----- Original Message -----

>         *From:* Davis, Donald <mailto:donald.davis@firstcitizens.com>

>         *To:* 'nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com'

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>         *Cc:* 'raluca.baciu@bisnet.ro'

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>         *Sent:* Thursday, May 05, 2005 11:20 PM

>         *Subject:* RE: [nv-l] Integr. with Inventory

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>         Raluca,

>         Tivoli Inventory does not query the user-name out of the box.

>         My Inventory expert tells me that you would have to create a

>         custom MIF file for that.  My suggestion would be to write a

>         script that would query LDAP for user information. Any script

>         that you create could be launched by NetView.

>

>         Don Davis

>

>

>         -----Original Message-----

>         From: raluca.baciu@bisnet.ro <mailto:raluca.baciu@bisnet.ro>

>         [mailto:raluca.baciu@bisnet.ro]

>         Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 9:11 AM

>         To: nv-l@lists.tivoli.com

>         Subject: [nv-l] Integr. with Inventory

>

>         Hi list,

>

>

>         I see there'a product called NIMCM for this integration. But

>         from what I

>         read it only allows to export network information in Inventory

>         database.

>         I'm looking for a solution where I can right-click an object

>         in a map and

>         can made an Inventory query (or at least to see the user

>         assoc. with that

>         computer, as naming convention does not suggest where or who's

>         computer

>         is).

>

>         do you know something about this?

>

>         thanks, raluca

>

>

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