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New Features

This chapter descibes the many new features of NerveCenter 3.8.

New Features in NerveCenter 3.8.04 lists the new features found in NerveCenter 3.8.04. These features are described in the following sections:

• Perl 5.8.0
• DBI Modules
• IfEntry_LogToDBI
• Correlation Expressions
• SNMP Stack Upgrade
• ncdb2html.pl
• Sample Perl Scripts
• OVPA

  New Features in NerveCenter 3.8.04

  Feature	Description
  New Perl version	The NerveCenter Perl interpreter has been updated to Perl v5.8. The new Perl version adds many new modules you can include in your Perl subroutines. For details about the new modules, see Perl 5.8.0.
  DBI module	Perl v5.8 includes a DBI module, enabling you to include SQL queries to databases in your Perl code. For details about the Perl DBI module, see DBI Modules.
  IfEntry_LogtoDBI behavior model	This new behavior model collects ifEntry metrics and logs them to a database. For details about the IfEntry_LogtoDBI behavior model, see IfEntry_LogToDBI.
  Correlation expressions	NerveCenter 3.8.04 has a new wizard to automatically generate alarm diagrams from boolean expressions. See Correlation Expressions for instructions on how to use the new Correlation Wizard.
  SNMP stack upgrade	NerveCenter 3.8.04 includes a new SNMP stack, which improves performance and adheres more closely to industry standards. For details about the new SNMP stack, see SNMP Stack Upgrade.
  MIB compiler	NerveCenter 3.8.04 has a new MIB compiler. For details on how the new compiler impacts your existing MIB files, see MIB Compiler.
  AutoDoc script	NerveCenter 3.8.04 includes a Perl script which converts your NerveCenter database into HTML. For details, see ncdb2html.pl.
  Sample Perl scripts	Sample code that may be useful in implementing NerveCenter in your environment is included in NerveCenter 3.8. For more information about the sample perl scripts, see Sample Perl Scripts.
  OVPA	The OpenView Platform Adapter has been revised. For more information about changes to OVPA, see OVPA.

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