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Sending NerveCenter Informs to IBM NetView for AIX

One of NerveCenter's powerful platform integration features is its ability to send inform packets to IBM NetView for AIX. Since the inform packets use the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), the alert sent to NetView is more reliable then a standard SNMP trap. To configure NerveCenter to keep track of acknowledges sent in response to an inform, see .

As you create or modify a behavior model to notify NetView, you determine the specific inform number it will receive. However, before you can use this behavior model, NerveCenter must know which machine or machines will receive the inform.

The following procedure will step you through the process of declaring one or more recipients of NerveCenter informs.

 
  To specify the destination of NerveCenter informs sent to NetView:

  1. Open NerveCenter Administrator and connect to the appropriate NerveCenter Server. If you need help opening NerveCenter Administrator or connecting to a NerveCenter Server, see Managing NerveCenter.
  2. Select the Inform Configuration tab.

    The Inform Configuration page appears.

    The Inform Configuration page in NerveCenter Administrator

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  3. In the Inform Host Type field, select HP OpenView IBM NetView NerveCenter.

    Selecting this option associates the NerveCenter OpenView Platform Adapter with the machine hosting NetView.

  4. In the Machine Name field, type the name of the machine hosting NetView.
  5. In the Port field, type the port number your NerveCenter Server will use when communicating with the NerveCenter OpenView Platform Adapter.

    By default, NerveCenter uses the port number 6024.

  6. In the Notify On field, select one of the following:
  7. In the Minimum Severity field, type the number representing the minimum severity an alarm must reach before triggering a message to this platform.

    This option enables you to be selective about which events are sent to particular platforms. For example, a local platform could get all events, while a lead or central platform could get only critical events. When NerveCenter sends Informs to your platform, NerveCenter first checks the minimum severity value entered here to ensure that the trap value for the Inform matches or exceeds that severity.

  8. In the Properties field, type zero or more properties.

    NerveCenter will only send an inform packet to this platform if the managed node's property group contains at least one of the properties listed in this field. If no events are listed, NerveCenter sends events for all managed nodes.

    This option enables you to be selective about which events are sent to particular platforms. For example, one platform could receive informs prompted by only routers.

  9. Select Add.

    The platform's host machine is added to the Inform Recipient List.

  10. Repeat steps 3 through 9 for each machine hosting NetView that will receive a NerveCenter inform packet.
  11. Select Save.

When a behavior model performs an Inform alarm action, each machine within the Inform Recipient List that is associated with the NerveCenter OpenView Platform Adapter will receive the inform as long as the alarm meets the relevant criteria.


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This file was last updated on 10 October 2000