Hi Erik,

see in Redbook "Examples Using NetView for AIX Version 4" Kap. 7.1.3.
In the Book you can get Ideas for suppress subsidiary Events.

regards
Uwe




>===== Original Message From erik nilsson <SMTP:NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU> 
>=====
>Hi !
>
>When Netmon polling is active on several routers / interfaces
>in a tree structure, a link failure on the closest (to Netview)
>link ends up with several 'link down' (and node down) events.
>Is there any general approach to suppress the events / traps
>that are a result of the closest link failure. The logical relation
>are saved in the OV database, but can that information be used in
>some way to filter out those events ?
>
>All ideas are welcome
>
>/Erik
>
>Erik Nilsson
>Network Management tcpip AB
>erik AT netman DOT se