Re: [NV-L] Smartset gets deleted automatically

[James Shanks <jshanks@us.ibm.com>]

It's a strange problem all right, because NetView has no method of deleting smartsets automatically so far as I know, short of clearing the databases or de-installing the product. They only get deleted when you use the clear databases facility with the "do not save customizations" option. They can also be deleted with nvUtil manually but that is all. Since there is no automatic deletion mechanism, there is no mechanism to trace.

Do an "nvUtil L" and get a list of all your smartsets, or "nvUtil G" to get a list with their descriptions and rules. Are you sure the "UPS" one is gone?
Or is it there and just empty? "nvUtil l UPS" with a lower case letter "l" will list the members.

What is the criteria for membership in UPS? Could it be that the node attributes in the database are getting changed so that nodes lose membership?

For example, if part of the criteria is "isSNMPSupported" and the community name gets changed so that the node doesn't respond during a config check, then netmon will change that database attribute to FALSE and that node will no longer be considered part of the smartset.

James Shanks
Level 3 Support for Tivoli NetView for UNIX and Windows
Network Availability Management
Network Management - Development
Tivoli Software, IBM Corp
"Anvaj Aliyarukutty" <Anvaj.Aliyarukutty@ustri.com>

"Anvaj Aliyarukutty" <Anvaj.Aliyarukutty@ustri.com>
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10/03/2006 03:44 AM

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Subject	[NV-L] Smartset gets deleted automatically

NetView 7.1.4 -FP04 on RH3 

I am facing a strange problem of SMARTSETS named "UPS" get deleted
automatically after some days from Netview

Request your suggestions on the possible cause of the problem? And how
will I trace the smartest related activities?

Best regards,
Anvaj

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