Re: [nv-l] Smart sets question

[Leslie Clark <lclark@us.ibm.com>]

I could not come up with the right search
words to find the description of this in the archives. So here it is again.
This is a pretty good training exercise. You have to learn about each of
these capabilities to implement it. The 'how to' for each of this is in
the manuals as well as the archives of this list. 

1) Define one or more new fields in
your own file in /usr/OV/fields/C. Include one called something like New_node.
(Run ovw -fields after adding them.)
2) Create a script (like newnode_update.sh)
that can set that field to True, or as I prefer, a timestamp. It can use
'nvdbimport' to set the value. 
3) Create a ruleset that listens for
the Node Added event, and calls that newnode_update.sh script as an Action.

4) Define a Smartset based on the value
of that field. If it is not OK (or False), then it is a new node. 
5) Create a second script (like newnode_ok.sh)
 that can set the field to OK (or False). 
6) Create a little script in /usr/OV/reports/C
to call the clearing script. That will be on the menu Monitor...Reports..Site-Provided.
Now you can select nodes in the smartset and OK them, and they will leave
that smartset. 

You will end up with a smartset that
shows things that were recently discovered. When you are satisfied with
the node, you can use your menu function (Monitor...Reports..Site Provided)
function to call the script that clears the field, and it will leave the
smartset. 

Once you have this working, you can
extend the newnode_update.sh script to populate more custom fields on nodes
as they are discovered. It becomes analogous to a custom demandpoll. You
can add fields for anything that you can look up at discovery time, based
on what is already known when the node is discovered. It can use 
           
nvUtil n <nodename> '%field%,%field,%field%' 
to retrieve the existing fields.  I
like to pick up the sysname for all snmp-capable devices, since Netview
only stores it for routers. I like to pick up the serial number, model,
and code version of certain equipment. If you do that, you should make
sure the script can tell whether it was called from the ruleset or operator-initiated,
so it can skip setting the newnode field when it is operator initiated.
To make it capable of being operator-initiated rather then just event-initiated,
add it to the Reports menu. 


Cordially,

Leslie A. Clark
IT Services Specialist, Network Mgmt
Information Technology Services Americas
IBM Global Services
(248) 552-4968 Voicemail, Fax, Pager

Leslie Clark/Southfield/IBM@IBMUS
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10/24/2005 07:00 PM

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nv-l

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Subject	Re: [nv-l] Smart sets question

I do this with some custom work that leverages several of the integration
points of Netview. Jane, is that described somewhere on the group website?

Cordially,

Leslie A. Clark
IT Services Specialist, Network Mgmt
Information Technology Services Americas
IBM Global Services
(248) 552-4968 Voicemail, Fax, Pager

Michael_Noonkesser@bluecrossmn.com
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10/24/2005 05:22 PM

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nv-l

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Subject	[nv-l] Smart sets question

Hi List-

Solaris 8 Netview 7.1.3 

Is there a means to have interfaces/nodes that are discovered by Netview
on the network go into a smartset by default as say a new node.
What I am after is if a new device is connected to the network I want to
see it and move it into a smartset that is separated from the rest. Even
if it is say a Cisco device that I have a smartset for, I would still like
to see it in the "New Nodes" smartset? 




Regards,

Mike Noonkesser 
Office 651-662-1012
Fax    651-662-2279

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