Hi Giscard,

the ovevents.log include all incomming events, the events processed with trapd
will be loged or not in the file trapd.log.
You couldn't filter to ovevents.log. To suppress Node Down/Node Up you have to
unmanage the system.

best regards, mit freundlichen Grüßen

Stefan Schickling
Technical Consultant
m+s Elektronik AG

giscard.fuchs AT GECITS-EU DOT COM wrote:

> vladimir, james,
>
> 1. as described: ovevents.log (max. only 2MB) and events-display (max only
> 1000).
> the maximum values are not enough for our situation.
>
> 2. via xnmtraps i can only block out totally the specific traps.
> i can't filter for example the server node-down traps (or only a list or
> collection of ip-addresses)
>
> 3. this is exactly what i was trying to do (i even included the rule: see
> below). unfortunately it doesn't work :-(
> james, what do you mean by the expression "hand your events windows"?
> we are using the rule block.rs as described below and we can't see a
> difference to forwardall.rs.
>
> 4. please no dynamic filtering: ovevents.log is still clogged! the
> important traps are still purged out! this is only a solution for the
> display.
>
> >To change the ruleset of the primary workspace you have to modify
> /usr/OV/app-defaults/Nvevents
> this is i was looking for - but the rule itself still doesn't work.
>
> Mit freundlichen Gruessen - Yours sincerely
>
> Giscard Fuchs
> CompuNet Berlin
> System Engineering
> Mariendorfer Damm 1-3, 12099 Berlin, Germany
> Phone: +49 30 70785-147, Fax: +49 30 70785-130, Mobile: 0172/8212409
> Internet: giscard.fuchs @ gecits-eu.com
>
> If you are going to use a ruleset for this, I have just one thing to add to
> Vladimir's comments below.
>
> No ruleset in ESE.Automation should ever have its initila event stream node
> set to PASS.  If you do that, you will hand your events windows
>
> James Shanks
> Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
>
> Vladimir Petr <petr AT DATASYS DOT CZ> on 10/28/98 07:38:38 AM
>
> Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on
>       NetView <NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU>
>
> To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
> cc:    (bcc: James Shanks)
> Subject:  Re: how to block node-up/down traps?
>
> Giscard,
> There are a few ways how to do it depending upon what you prefer :
> 1. You can increase the ovevent.log size (assuming you did mean this log;
> man ovelmd)
> 2. You can modify the traps that they be not logged, displayed or both via
> xnmtrap
> 3. You can create a ruleset using Event Attributes or Trap Setting nodes,
> e.g. Event Stream -> Trap Setting (Not equal to Specific 58916864) -> Trap
> Setting (Not equal to 58916865) -> Forward)
> 4. You can use filters to prevent the events from being just displayed
>
> However, I think you will not achieve your goal by using ESE.automation.
> This file is read by actionsvr that executes
> actions in rulesets (so use ESE.automation for performing actions). If you
> enter a ruleset in this file, you have to
> recycle actionsvr.
>
> Also, ovactiond has nothing to do with rulesets; this daemon executes
> automatic actions upon trapd's receiving an
> event/trap (configured through xnmtrap and set in trapd.conf).
>
> The ruleset name visible in the right-hand lower corner of the Event
> Display is the name of the ruleset being active in
> the current workspace. If you create a new workspace, you can choose a
> ruleset that will then decide which events to
> display. Your workspaces can be loaded automatically (if saved) after GUI
> startup if you modify
> /usr/OV/app-defaults/Nvevents file accordingly.
> To change the ruleset of the primary workspace you have to modify
> /usr/OV/app-defaults/Nvevents file as well.
>
> You can read about workspaces etc. in Administrator's Guide. A valuable
> article on rulesets has been posted by James
> Shanks. It should be available in the archive.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Best regards,
> Vladimir.
>
> giscard.fuchs AT GECITS-EU DOT COM wrote:
>
> > how do i sort out node-up/down and link-up/down traps before they clog
> > nvevents.log (max. only 2MB) and events-display (max only 1000)?
> >
> > we have 1500+ clients who switch on their systems every morning and
> > power
> > off in the evening.
> > that makes approx. 6000 traps per day. i can't see the relevant traps
> > any
> > more.
> >
> > we built a rule block.rs:
> > event-stream (pass) -> trap settings -> block events
> > and put that rule in ESE.sutomatation and restartet ovactiond.
> >
> > but still i see in the event display (bottom right) that the rule
> > forwardall.rs is in use and the traps are flooding my system.
> > we are on aix 4.3.1, tmf 3.6, nv 5.1.
> >
> > block.rs:
> > RuleSet3 RuleSet TrapID4 TrapID6 TrapID7 TrapID8
> > "" 1
> > TrapID4 TrapID BlockCorr5
> > netView6000 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3 "6 " "58916867 " 0 "netView6000
> > 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3" "IBM_NVIDWN_EV
> > Specific 58916867      " "" 0
> > BlockCorr5 BlockCorr
> > ""
> > TrapID6 TrapID BlockCorr5
> > netView6000 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3 "6 " "58916864 " 0 "netView6000
> > 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3" "IBM_NVNUP_EV
> >      Specific 58916864      " "" 0
> > TrapID7 TrapID BlockCorr5
> > netView6000 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3 "6 " "58916865 " 0 "netView6000
> > 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3" "IBM_NVNDWN_EV
> >      Specific 58916865      " "" 0
> > TrapID8 TrapID BlockCorr5
> > netView6000 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3 "6 " "58916866 " 0 "netView6000
> > 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.3" "IBM_NVIUP_EV
> >      Specific 58916866      " "" 0
> >
> > Mit freundlichen Gruessen - Yours sincerely
> >
> > Giscard Fuchs
> > CompuNet Berlin
> > System Engineering
> > Mariendorfer Damm 1-3, 12099 Berlin, Germany
> > Phone: +49 30 70785-147, Fax: +49 30 70785-130, Mobile: 0172/8212409
> > Internet: giscard.fuchs @ gecits-eu.com
>
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