DCF Document ID: 1121393 - IBM Tivoli NetView: Configuring the netviewd Daemon to Start a Different Map
Problem Desc:  How can I configure the netviewd daemon to start a different map ?

Solution:  When the netviewd daemon is used to start a map, it automatically starts the map that serves as the default map. Often this map is named 'default', but not always. You can change which map is the default through File -> Open Map.

You can re-register the daemon so that it will start a different map, and/or start that map in read/only instead of read/write mode.

General information about the netviewd daemon can be found in the
NetView V7.1 release notes, pages 15-16.

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To configure netviewd differently, do the following:

1) Edit the /usr/OV/lrf/netviewd.lrf file. Make a backup copy first.

2) To start a different map than the map you have configured to
be your default map, add the flag '-m <mapname>'. Also add a comma to separate it from the other flags.

To start the map in read/only mode, add the flag '-ro' and a
comma to separate it from the other flags.

Example:

Assuming that the map you wish netviewd to start is named 'rootmap', and you wish to start it in read/only mode, edit
the netviewd.lrf as shown below.

Change from:
netviewd:/usr/OV/bin/netviewd:
OVs_YES_START:nvsecd pmd ovwdb trapd ovtopmd ovactiond nvcorrd
actionsvr nvserverd:-spmd 2:OVs_WELL_BEHAVED:30:

to:
netviewd:/usr/OV/bin/netviewd:
OVs_YES_START:nvsecd pmd ovwdb trapd ovtopmd ovactiond nvcorrd
actionsvr nvserverd:-spmd 2 ,-map rootmap,-ro:OVs_WELL_BEHAVED:30:

3) Register the change:
cd /usr/OV/lrf
/usr/OV/bin/ovaddobj ./netviewd.lrf

You should see a 'Successful Completion' message.

4) ovstop netviewd
ovstart netviewd

5) If you don't see the change just by recycling netviewd, then recycle all of the daemons, as follows:
- take down the maps
- ovstop
- ovstop nvsecd
- /etc/netnmrc (if AIX)
or
/etc/init.d/netnmrc (if Solaris, or Linux)