ray,

will this work?   Why the '!' in front of the sysObjectID?   The "||"
should be an "or".

/usr/OV/bin/nvUtil e "('isNode'=True) && (('IP Status'='Critical') || \
     ('IP Status'='Marginal') ) && !(('SNMP sysObjectID'~'1.3.6.1.4.1.17')
|| \
         ('SNMP sysObjectID'~'1.3.6.1.4.1.18'))" "%IP Hostname%" \
         > /tmp/frame

Kind regards,
Stephen Hochstetler              shochste AT us.ibm DOT com
International Technical Support Organization  - Austin
Office - 512-436-8564                      FAX - 512-436-8701