Have you considered the possibility that hostnames will remain the same?
How will NetView handle duplicate hostnames?

Art DeBuigny
debuigny AT dallas DOT net
Bank of America Network Operations

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Rinear <robr AT DIRIGO DOT COM>
To: NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU <NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU>
Date: Friday, June 18, 1999 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: discovering a change in IP address


>You'll have to let Netview discover the device with it's new address, and
>delete the old one (or let Netview remove it after a period, as Todd
>mentioned).  If the devices are unmanaged under their old address, you'll
>have to delete them yourself, or manage them so Netview see them as down.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
>[mailto:NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU]On Behalf Of Todd E. Lewis
>Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 7:59 AM
>To: NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: discovering a change in IP address
>
>
>I'd rediscover if possible, or let the database delete the objects that
>appear to be down for a specified period of time. I think the default is 7
>days.
>
>>>> Matt Ashfield <mda AT UNB DOT CA> 06/18 7:50 AM >>>
>Hi all,
>
>I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good way to have NetView discover
>nodes that have changed ip addresses. We are switching our network over to
a
>switched environment, and as such, are getting rid of many ip subnets and
>putting them into 2 or 3 large ones...Basically, I have a lot of nodes that
>are going to be changing their ip address. If they were unmanaged nodes,
>would this change in ip address even be detected? What's my best approach?
>
>Thanks
>
>Matt
>mda AT unb DOT ca