Jane,
If you are still remember this thread.. Here is an
update..
Now when the switch is down almost few hours and the
device on the map still shows green, obviously b'cos
he  did'nt get an interface down trap... 
Now since the switch is down , i cannot ping from the
netview server as well as from GUI... 
Also netmon -12 trace keep showing the the switch with
different interval times.. even now when switch is
down, it does'nt seems to ping the switch at next
shown interval...
I'm kinda of lost here.. so what's the next option..
delete the switch from map and try and re discover..
Hey.. Again .. i appreciate your help here...
Larry
--- Larry Fagan <larrytechie AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:

> Jane,
> Many thanks here..
> When i looked into the netmon -12 in netmon.trcae,
> it
> said that the switch i was looking for , does exist
> and the poll interval says 88. This means it polls
> every 88 seconds.
> Also in global default in SNMP, the setting is set
> to
> 5 timeout in 3 retires with 3m. and there is nothing
> else configured for sure.
> But even by this i'm not getting any interface down
> event from this device in trapd.log. Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Larry
> 
> 
> --- Jane Curry <jane.curry AT skills-1st.co DOT uk> wrote:
> 
> > By default, NetView polls everything in his
> database
> > every 5 minutes. 
> > The default is to use ping for this polling.  The
> > type of polling is 
> > sometime changed to use SNMP - this may happen
> > automatically (for 
> > example if a box has unnumbered interfaces) or it
> > can be configured via 
> > the netmon seedfile or in
> /usr/OV/conf/oid_to_type. 
> > 
> > The frequency of the polling is configured using
> the
> > Options -> SNMP 
> > Configuration menu.  By default, this has a single
> > global default that 
> > polls everything every 5 minutes (the frequency of
> > the status poll is 
> > unaffected by the ping/SNMP type).  Check this
> panel
> > and see if there 
> > are other entries - you can specify different
> > polling characteristics 
> > for individual nodes, networks of nodes or by 
> > SmartSets. 
> > 
> > The netmon -a 12 command I suggested earlier dumps
> > netmon's ping list to 
> > /usr/OV/log/netmon.trace.  The first field in this
> > output specifies how 
> > many seconds before the device is next to be
> pinged
> > - it's a good 
> > debugging sanity check.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Jane
> > Larry Fagan wrote:
> > 
> > >Jason, 
> > >I guess the problem is both.
> > >First is that, i have SNMP traps(link up/downs)
> to
> > be
> > >sent to Netview is enabled on the device. But i'm
> > not
> > >getting any traps.
> > >Second, 
> > >As i guess, we have this device in netview and we
> > are
> > >using ping to check the interface up/down i
> > believe.
> > >But we are getting any interface down when this
> > device
> > >is switched off. This is not defined in SNMP
> config
> > or
> > >in seed file. Does this means netview uses ping
> to
> > >check up/down's? Pardon my little knowledge in
> > here.
> > >Many thanks,
> > >Larry
> > >
> > >--- "Allison, Jason (JALLISON)"
> > <JALLISON AT arinc DOT com>
> > >wrote:
> > >  
> > >
> > >>I guess there is two parts, and I am not fully
> > aware
> > >>of which one you
> > >>are having problems with.
> > >>
> > >>1.  Cisco devices can be configured to send
> alarms
> > >>to a management
> > >>station when certain events occur.
> > >>
> > >>2.  NetView can be configuerd so that a device
> is
> > >>managed and polled
> > >>using some specific interval.  When NetView
> > >>determines a device is not
> > >>responding, it will send a trap to itself of a
> > >>device being down.
> > >>
> > >>Which one are you having problems with?
> > >>
> > >>Thanks,
> > >>
> > >>Jason Allison
> > >>Principal Engineer
> > >>ARINC Incorporated
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com
> > >>[mailto:owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com]
> > >>On Behalf Of Jane Curry
> > >>Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 9:38 AM
> > >>To: nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com
> > >>Subject: Re: [nv-l] Interface down not
> receiving!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>I suppose this switch really is down?  There's
> no
> > >>redundant routing 
> > >>around such that NetView can actually ping this
> > >>switch??
> > >>The other thing to check is how frequently
> NetView
> > >>is status polling 
> > >>this switch - use Options -> SNMP Configuration.
> 
> > >>You can also check 
> > >>poll times using netmon -a 12 to dump the ping
> > list
> > >>to 
> > >>/usr/OV/log/netmon.trace and netmon -a 16 to
> dump
> > >>the SNMP poll list.
> > >>Cheers, Jane
> > >>
> > >>Larry Fagan wrote:
> > >>
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>Yes.. Jason..
> > >>>The switch is configured and that's the reason
> we
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >>are
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>getting cold start traps and chassis alarms ..
> > >>>I'll check if i can put a sniffer on wire..
> > Should
> > >>>switch send down traps or should netview
> generate
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >>if
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>it cannot ping the switch.
> > >>>Thanks,
> > >>>Larry
> > >>>--- "Allison, Jason (JALLISON)"
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >><JALLISON AT arinc DOT com>
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>wrote:
> > >>> 
> > >>>
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >>>>Is the switch configured to send traps to the
> IP
> > >>>>address of the NV
> > >>>>management station?  Can you put a sniffer on
> > the
> > >>>>wire to verify it is
> > >>>>being sent?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Jason Allison
> > >>>>Principal Engineer
> > >>>>ARINC Incorporated
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>>From: owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com
> > >>>>        
> > >>>>
> > >>[mailto:owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com]
> > >>    
> 
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