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How to Configure NetView to Integrate with NerveCenter

Once you have configured NerveCenter to integrate with IBM NetView for AIX, you may want to configure NetView for an even tighter integration. Two options for modifying NetView are:

• Customize notification messages to make them more meaningful.

Your NerveCenter behavior models will send NetView informs with specific numbers. You may want to configure NetView to interpret each of these specific numbers as a specific event on your network. See NetView's documentation for complete instructions on configuring notification messages.

• Customize device symbol colors in a node map so they will reflect the severity of active NerveCenter alarms.
• As NerveCenter behavior models are created to send informs to NetView, you may want to customize NetView notification messages to make them more meaningful.

The next section will discuss this option in more detail.

Configuring a Node Map to Reflect NerveCenter Alarm Severity Colors

NerveCenter can affect symbol colors on NetView's map in one of several ways:

• NerveCenter can change the color of the device symbol itself to reflect the highest severity of all active alarms for the device.
• NerveCenter can change the color of a NerveCenter symbol automatically created under the symbol for each managed device.
• NerveCenter can leave unaffected symbol colors on the map. This setting is the default.

Keep in mind that although NerveCenter is shipped with 12 different colors for severities, your network management platform may have fewer choices. If you choose either of the first two options listed above, the colors on your network management platform symbols will be restricted to the network management platform's choices.

You must configure an IP map to enable map symbol color changes -- either of the first two choices. You can either create a new map or configure an existing map. Follow one of the following procedures:

Creating a New Map for NetView to Reflect NerveCenter Alarm Severity Colors

To configure NetView to reflect NerveCenter alarm severity colors by creating a new map:

1. Begin the new map wizard.

This typically requires choosing New or New Map from the Map menu. See your NetView's documentation for further instructions.

2. Enter a name for the new map. Select Next.
3. Choose one of the following:
• If you do not want NerveCenter to change the colors of any symbol colors at all, or if you want NerveCenter to change only the colors of the NerveCenter symbols on your map, skip to step 7.
• If you want NerveCenter to change a device's symbol color directly to reflect the highest active alarm severity for the device, select IP Map in the Configurable Applications list and select Configure For This Map.
4. Change Should status of nodes be IP/IPX only? to False.
5. Select Verify.

NetView verifies your requested changes and then displays a message at the bottom of the window.

6. Select OK.

The Configuration window closes, and returns you to the New Map window.

7. From the Configurable Applications list, select OPEN NerveCenter and Configure For This Map.
8. For the setting Enable NerveCenter for this map, choose one of the following:
• If you do not want NerveCenter to change the colors of any symbols, select False and skip to step 10.
• If you want NerveCenter to change device or NerveCenter symbol colors to reflect the highest active alarm severity, select True.
9. For the Set NerveCenter status on node symbol setting, choose one of the following:
• If you want NerveCenter to change the color of the NerveCenter icon in the submap beneath the device symbol, select False.

If you select False, NerveCenter automatically creates a new NerveCenter icon in the submap beneath the symbol for each managed device on the map. Color changes are applied to the NerveCenter symbol, and the color of the device symbol itself is changed according to the normal NetView settings for the map.

• If you want NerveCenter to change a device's symbol color to reflect the highest active alarm severity, select True.
9. Select Verify.

NetView verifies your requested changes and then displays a message at the bottom of the window.

11. Select OK.

The Configuration window closes, and returns you to the New Map window.

12. Select Next.
13. Select an appropriate value for Compound Status. See your NetView's documentation for further instructions.
14. Select Next.

The final wizard screen is displayed.

15. Select Finish.

NetView configures the new map to handle symbol data sent by a NerveCenter inform.

Modifying an old Map for NetView to Reflect NerveCenter Alarm Severity Colors

To configure NetView to reflect NerveCenter alarm severity colors by modifying an existing map:

1. Open the appropriate map, if it is not currently open.

This typically requires choosing Open or Open/List from the Map menu. See your NetView's documentation for further instructions.

2. Open the Map Properties window.

This typically requires choosing Properties from the Map menu. See your NetView's documentation for further instructions.

3. Select the Applications tab.
4. Choose one of the following:
• If you do not want NerveCenter to change the colors of any symbol colors at all, or if you want NerveCenter to change only the colors of the NerveCenter symbols on your map, skip to step 8.
• If you want NerveCenter to change a device's symbol color directly to reflect the highest active alarm severity for the device, select IP Map in the Configurable Applications list and select Configure For This Map.
5. Change Should status of nodes be IP/IPX only? to False.
6. Select Verify.

NetView verifies your requested changes and then displays a message at the bottom of the window.

7. Select OK.

The Configuration window closes, and you return to the New Map window.

8. From the Configurable Applications list select OPEN NerveCenter and select Configure For This Map.
9. For the Enable NerveCenter for this map setting, choose one of the following:
• If you do not want NerveCenter to change the colors of any symbols, select False and skip to step 11.
• If you do want NerveCenter to change device or NerveCenter symbol colors to reflect the highest active alarm severity, select True.
10. For the Set NerveCenter status on node symbol setting, choose one of the following:
• If you want NerveCenter to change the color of the NerveCenter icon in the submap beneath the device symbol, select False.

If you select False, NerveCenter automatically creates a new NerveCenter icon in the submap beneath the symbol for each managed device on the map. Color changes are applied to the NerveCenter symbol, and the color of the device symbol itself is changed according to the normal settings for NetView's map.

• If you want NerveCenter to change a device's symbol color to reflect the highest active alarm severity, select True.
10. Select Verify.

NetView verifies your requested changes and then displays a message at the bottom of the window.

12. Select OK.

The Configuration window closes, and you return to the New Map window.

13. In the Map Properties window, select OK.

NetView configures the current map to handle symbol data sent by a NerveCenter inform.

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