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Re: Background Info On Trap

1999-02-16 09:51:47
Subject: Re: Background Info On Trap
From: James_Shanks AT TIVOLI DOT COM
To: nv-l AT lists.tivoli DOT com
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 09:51:47 -0500
The traps pre-define for trapgend, the subagent, are a very small subset of
all possible AIX errors.

The specific trap number   is the decimal representation of a hex number
which represents the AIX error template.  So you turn the specific trap
number (-1413997355) into its hex equivalent (A6681CD5) and look for that
in the AIX error templates defined on your system.   I recommend doing it
like this:
      errpt -t > error.templates
and then browsing the file.  This shows all the AIX errors defined on your
system.   More might be added by additional software and you should be
aware that the numbers are version/release dependent.  My AIX 4.3.1 system
does not show this template, for example.

You can see whether one of these errors has occurred on your system by
doing:
      errpt -a  > AIX.errors
and browsing that file.   To see whether the error has been made alertable,
so that trapgend will send a trap for it, do:
     errpt -tF alert=1
This gives you a list of all the errors which will cause a trap to be sent
by trapgend.

To add one which is not in the list, do this:

     Type  errupdate and press "Enter"
     Type    = AA8AB241:    (or whatever hex number you need) and press
"Enter"
     Type    Alert=TRUE     and press "Enter"
     Type    ctrl-d ctrl-d

For an extended discussion on why you would play this game, see the redbook
"Examples of Using NetView for AIX", GG24-4327-00.  It was written for
Version 3, but everything in it is still valid.


James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support



Simon Long <simon AT nettrack.com DOT au> on 02/15/99 09:57:07 PM

Please respond to simon AT nettrack.com DOT au

To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.ucsb DOT edu
cc:    (bcc: James Shanks)
Subject:  Background Info On Trap





Hi,

I am after the details ( ie. identity, description, MIBs ) for a
particular
netView6000subagent trap.  It is identified as follows:-

Enterprise: netView6000subagent ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.4.1.4.1 )
Generic Trap: 6
Specific Trap: -1413997355

It is not included with the standard config.   Can anyone help?

Regards,

Simon Long
Nettrack Technical Solutions Pty Ltd

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