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From: owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com [mailto:owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com] On Behalf Of James Shanks
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11:13 AM
To: nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com
Subject: Re: [nv-l] Ruleset efficiency using Trap Settings versus Event Attributes

Well, there are no benchmarks for nvcorrd that are that fine.  But I would be surprised if you saw an appreciable difference between  (1) and (3).
NetView uses method (4) because our specific trap ids are almost unique (how many others use a eight-digit number like 58916864?)  but if they did, we'd have to expand that to include the enterprise id as well.  In that case, we'd probably be using method (2) or else putting a single Trap Settings node ahead of the multiple Event Attributes.   That would be marginally less-efficient code wise but it would make the ruleset easier to read, both in the editor and in the rs file.

Bottom line, I think that using (2) is probably as efficient code-wise as anything else might be

James Shanks
Level 3 Support  for Tivoli NetView for UNIX and Windows
Tivoli Software / IBM Software Group

"Van Order, Drew \(US - Hermitage\)" <dvanorder AT deloitte DOT com> Sent by: owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com 09/09/2004 11:23 AM Please respond to nv-l

To <nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com> cc Subject [nv-l] Ruleset efficiency using Trap Settings versus Event Attributes

Hi all,

We are testing Compaq traps and there are a considerable number of them
under Compaq's Enterprise ID. Suppose you have 200 traps under one
enterprise ID, but only 15 that need forwarding to TEC. Is it more
efficient to:

1. Use a Trap Settings node set at the enterprise ID
2. Use a Trap Settings node with only the 15 traps highlighted under the
enterprise ID
3. Use an Event Attributes node set for equal to enterprise ID
4. Use an Event Attributes node for each specific trap (like TEC_ITS)


I think we have a lot of inefficiency in our NV ruleset and like TEC, a
tight ruleset means best event processing.

Thanks--Drew



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