Seed file usage is not automatic.  You have to configure netmon to use a seed
file.  Did you do that on the box where this is failing?  Do  ps -ef | grep
netmon and see if the correct seed file is in use.  If not, then configure the
daemon with SMIt or the Tivoli desktop.  But then you must clear the databases
and start again.

James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support



"Evankovich, Debra A" <devanko AT MTPOWER DOT COM> on 01/23/2000 02:23:09 PM

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To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
cc:    (bcc: James Shanks/Tivoli Systems)
Subject:  Problem with limiting discovery




Hello,

I have two servers (Prod. and Devl.) that are running AIX 4.2.1 with NetView
5.1.2 and Nways.  I installed the NetView software on Devl. for 5.1, but I
migrated from 5.0 to 5.1 on the Prod. box.  This is the only difference in
the software that I can think of.

On the Development server I've limited network discovery with a seedfile
containing the line '!@oid 0'.  This works well and has eliminated the
discovery of non-SNMP nodes.

I use the /etc/seedfile copied from Devl. on the Prod. server.  The results
are not the same--all nodes are still discovered on Prod.
I've tried to delete the database and rediscover.  I don't know what to try
next.

Any ideas on this one?

Thanks for your help!

Debra


Debra Evankovich
Network Analyst
Montana Power Company
(406) 497-4510
devanko AT mtpower DOT com