I have a small network with ~ 12 boxes.  Each box consists on 2 Ethernet
ports, and then a 3rd "virtual" interface, with ospf running on each box.
My problem is with several custom polling daemons that status MIB variables
on these various nodes.  I have each node defined in the host file on the
Netview box with the virtual IP.  The polling daemons use Netview API calls
(OVsnmpOpen) to open an snmp session with each node using the virtual
IP/hostname.  The problem occurs during failures.  If I fail the active
interface on the remote box, the snmp polling responses timeout, and don't
switch over to the other route to the nodes  It seems as if the snmp
session binds to the active interface, rather than the virtual IP that is
defined.

Also, if I shutdown the active interface on the Netview box, I lose all
statuses from all nodes.  I am not sure if this is a Netview configuration,
a Netview API, or an snmp issue.  Any suggestions??

Is there a way to setup Netview to status (via SNMP)  multiple IP addresses
for the same node.
Can a daemon/lrf be set up to respawn? I could then have the session
timeout, then respawn.

Thanks,

Jeff VanDenbussche
JSA/ATO-E
HNL Support
(609) 485-4200