I would add:
-  How (and when) to backup and restore the database
-  Do's and Don'ts of cut and paste
-  Common causes of poor performance

I would hope that much of this would consist of pointers to pages of the
manuals..........
--Leslie Clark
 
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> What other questions need to be added to this list and included in a FAQ?
> I'm not saying that I'm going to create all the answers for the FAQ, but
> I'm
> willing to spend some time and try to help put it together with some help
> from the rest of the NV-L list.
>
> So, in no particular order:
>
> 1.  How to setup Paging notification
> 2.  Why are some daemons not running
> 3.  Why are some daemons running in 'not well behaved' mode
> 4.  Y2K compliance
> 5.  Installation requirements for Netview 5, and 5.1
> 6.  What patches are needed for Netview and Framework and OS
> 7.  Where to obtain patches
> 8.  How to add traps
> 9.  How to fix database corruption
> 10.  How to change IP number or hostname on box
> 11.  Why 'link previously assigned' message occurs in trapd.log
> 12.  Seedfile limitations and setup in NV4 and NV5
> 13.  How to get Control Desk to startup in a seperate window
> 14.  Ruleset creation hints
> 15.  SNMP Polling do's and don'ts
> 16.  How to setup utilization data collection for WAN and LAN interfaces
> 17.  How to setup graphs on utilization
>
>
> Chris McBride
> The Rock Island Group
> chrism AT rigroup DOT com
>