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Re: [nv-l] SNMPv2 MIB and Trap definition file issue for VCS

2002-08-21 16:25:42
Subject: Re: [nv-l] SNMPv2 MIB and Trap definition file issue for VCS
From: "Qureshi, Fawad" <Fawad.Qureshi AT ssa DOT gov>
To: nv-l AT lists.tivoli DOT com
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:25:42 -0400
Though I appreciate your reply Mr. Shanks, I thought I had made myself very
clear. My question was in no way general, but right to the point. I already
know all that you wrote in your response, but it does not answer my
question. I did play with the parameters available for trapd.conf file, but
to no avail (e.g. using $E $G $# etc. arguments with -F format statement).

Let me rephrase my question: A trap is generated by the Veritas VCS software
(e.g. resource group failover -> OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.8.10.2.2), this
trap is received into trapd.log file and only shows part of the information
(like OID only going to X.X.1302.3.8.10). Same trap received in the
MG-SOFT's trap catcher (which is a nothing but basic diluted SNMP console)
shows all the right attributes just the way Netview should. So how do I make
Netview recognize the right format? do I somehow need to convert the v2 trap
definition into v1? if yes, how? I need to tag on the whole OID through
xnmfault or ruleset to automate a page or email notification when this
specific trap is received.

BTW, this is not meant to be a complain, just a polite harmless question.

Fawad Qureshi

-----Original Message-----
From: Colson, Donna 
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 3:50 PM
To: Qureshi, Fawad
Subject: FW: [nv-l] SNMPv2 MIB and Trap definition file issue for VCS




-----Original Message-----
From: James Shanks [mailto:jshanks AT us.ibm DOT com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 3:36 PM
To: nv-l AT lists.tivoli DOT com
Subject: Re: [nv-l] SNMPv2 MIB and Trap definition file issue for VCS


I don't know how anyone could answer so general a question, without seeing 
the difference between the two, but remember this:
trapd displays traps according to what is in his trapd.conf file.  And 
while mib2trap provides some default specification for traps, that is not 
always optimum,
so you may have to play with that.  Th options are given in the man page 
for trapd.conf. 

Never having see "MG-SOFT Trap Ringer" I wouldn't know how it displays 
things or what kind of configuration file it uses to do so. 
Even so, there is no guarantee that what it shows you and what trapd shows 
you will be the same. 

If what you are complaining about is that the trap variables are shown 
with numeric OIDs rather than MIB object labels, then yes, that is an SNMP 
V1 versus V2 issue.  As I have explained in several appends this week, 
trapd does not load the snmpv2mib.bin file, only /usr/OV/conf/snmpmib.bin, 
so he does not know about anything you loaded with xnmloadmib2.  To get 
the MIB labels to display you would need to load an equivalent SNMP V1 
version of the MIB with xnmloadmib, the V1-only loader. 

Hope this helps


James Shanks
Level 3 Support  for Tivoli NetView for UNIX and NT
Tivoli Software / IBM Software Group




"Qureshi, Fawad" <Fawad.Qureshi AT ssa DOT gov>
08/21/2002 02:59 PM

 
        To:     nv-l AT lists.tivoli DOT com
        cc: 
        Subject:        [nv-l] SNMPv2 MIB and Trap definition file issue for
VCS

 

AIX 4.3.3 Netview 7.1.1

I have loaded SNMPv2 MIB from Veritas for the Veritas Cluster Server 
product
using xnmloadmib2. I used the mib2trap utility to extract trap definition
out of the provided vcs.mib file, which I then merged with trapd.conf file
using addtrap command.

I do see traps come in from VCS, but they are not displaying all relevant
information in the trapd.log file. If I catch these traps using MG-SOFT 
Trap
Ringer, I see everyting the way I should. Is this a SNMPv2 vs. SNMPv1
problem?? or something else?

Thanks.

Cheers,

Fawad Qureshi
RSIS - DNE
410-965-4413


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