Are you asking which event to use?  The standard NetView event is IBM_NDWN_EV
(58916865) and you put that in a Trap Setting node for the ruleset.

The pager icon is capable of sending numeric pages, but it stores that in the
security database with the rest of the user information.  Type in a user  name
in the pager icon dialog box and another dialog box will pop up where you
specify pager type and other details.  But the pager code in the ruleset is
expecting you to use a carrier with a PIN.  If you want to direct dial a numeric
pager you would have to do that in an Action node using the nvpage command or a
script.  Most folks who do this stuff do not use a numeric pager because you
cannot send meaningful information unless you get very creative.   I did hear of
one customer who had an elaborate series of codes which told the user what the
problem was but I don't know if he stuck with it for long.  I understand that
eventually his page recipients just called in and asked what was going on rather
than try to remember or refer to their list of codes.

James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support



"Clay David (rti1dwc)" <rti1dwc AT ISMD.UPS DOT COM> on 12/01/99 05:32:21 PM

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Thanks. One other question-I don't seem to see a way to configure a ruleset
for an event where a node is no longer reachable ( meaning its down ). In
that case I would want to have that event paging someone with the
information. Also I have only an numeric pager but when looking at the
"Pager Action Node" template it seems to want to send an alphanumeric
message. Is there a way to send a numeric page via the "Pager Action Node"?
Thanks again.

Dave    UPS

-----Original Message-----
From: James Shanks [mailto:James_Shanks AT TIVOLI DOT COM]
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 4:13 PM
To: NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Severity Level For Events


They are whatever you want them to be.  Basically severity levels offer you,
the
user, a way to segregate and color code the events you see to make them more
manageable.  You can change them however you want them.  The colors are
matched
in /usr/OV/app-defaults/Nvevents.  You can change that for system-wide
effect,
or copy that file into your $HOME directory and it will affect only your
event
windows.

James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support



"Clay David (rti1dwc)" <rti1dwc AT ISMD.UPS DOT COM> on 12/01/99 04:05:35 PM

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Would anyone like to share what the meanings are for the event dialog box
configurations : the selections are cleared, intermediate, warning, minor,
critical, major. The last three seem reasonable but what is cleared and
intermediate severity?

Thanks,
Dave