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A

Action Manager error messages
Error Messages
Action Manager Error Messages
Action Router alarm action
Detecting Conditions
Action Router tool
Detecting Conditions
active NerveCenter Server
Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server
active server
Connecting Administrator to More Than One NerveCenter Server
administrator
Who Uses NerveCenter?
The Role of a NerveCenter Administrator
Administrator, NerveCenter
The NerveCenter User Interface
agent configuration for SNMP v3
Configuring an SNMP v3 Agent for NerveCenter
agent discovery for SNMP v3
Configuring an Initial User for Discovering an SNMP v3 Agent
alarm actions
Detecting Conditions
Main NerveCenter Components
Managing NerveCenter Alarm Actions
Action Router
Detecting Conditions
FireTrigger
Detecting Conditions
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing Alarm Actions
Alarm Filter error messages
Alarm Filter Manager Error Messages
alarms
Main NerveCenter Components
Main NerveCenter Components
node status state diagram
Detecting Conditions
state diagrams
Main NerveCenter Components
ASN.1
files
capitalization
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files
characters
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files
hyphens
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files
period character
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files
table clauses
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files
underscore character
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files
authentication
SNMP v3 Security Settings
auto-classification
SNMP Auto and Manual Classification Settings
SNMP Auto and Manual Classification Settings
When NerveCenter Classifies a Node's SNMP Version
Enabling Auto-classification
maximum classify value
Enabling Auto-classification
autodelete of nodes
Filtering Nodes

B

basic users
Who Uses NerveCenter?
behavior models
How NerveCenter Manages Nodes
Main NerveCenter Components
predefined
Main NerveCenter Components

C

capabilities, filtering by
Filtering Nodes
character use in ASN.1 files
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files
CLI
The NerveCenter User Interface
client command
client
Client, NerveCenter
The NerveCenter User Interface
command line
Reconfiguring a NerveCenter Server from the Command Line
command line interface
The NerveCenter User Interface
NerveCenter Command Line Interface
commands
client
client
dbwizard
dbwizard
importutil
importutil
installdb
installdb
ipsweep
ipsweep
mibcomp
mibcomp
ncserver
serializedb
ncadmin
ncadmin
nccmd
nccmd
ncstart
ncstart
ncstop
ncstop
ovpa
ovpa
paserver
paserver
semsopca
semsopca
trapgen
trapgen
communication port
NerveCenter's Client/Server Communication Port
Changing the Command Line Interface Port
compiling MIBs
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing Management Information Bases (MIBs)
conditions
finding set of network
Detecting Conditions
network, detecting
Detecting Conditions
persistent network
Detecting Conditions
responding to network
Detecting Conditions
configuring an SNMP v3 agent
Configuring an SNMP v3 Agent for NerveCenter
Connect to Server window
Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server
Connecting to a server
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Connecting to the NerveCenter Server
context for SNMP v3 NerveCenter user
SNMP v3 Security Settings
corrective actions
Detecting Conditions
correlating conditions
Detecting Conditions

D

database, NerveCenter
Main NerveCenter Components
dbwizard command
dbwizard
defining
nodes, a set of
How NerveCenter Manages Nodes
deleting a server name
Deleting a Name from the Administrator's Server List
Deserialize error messages
Alarm Filter Manager Error Messages
detecting condition persistence
Detecting Conditions
detecting conditions
Detecting Conditions
digest keys
NerveCenter Support for SNMP v3 Digest Keys and Passwords
SNMP v3 Security Settings
Discover Nodes from Traps
Populating the Node List Initially
Maintaining the Node List
SNMP v3 agents
Configuring an Initial User for Discovering an SNMP v3 Agent
discovering an SNMP v3 agent
Configuring an Initial User for Discovering an SNMP v3 Agent
Discovery behavior model
NerveCenter's Node List
Populating the Node List Initially
distributed NerveCenter Servers
Using Multiple NerveCenter Servers
Domain Name Server (DNS)
Populating the Node List Initially

E

Enable Discovery at Startup
Populating the Node List Initially
environment in UNIX
Running the NerveCenter Server on UNIX
ncserver
error status for SNMP v3 operations
SNMP Error Status

F

file format, ASN.1, troubleshooting
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files
filtering nodes by capabilities
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing node data
finding set of network conditions
Detecting Conditions
FireTrigger alarm action
Detecting Conditions
flat files in UNIX
Database Formats
Flatfile error messages
Alarm Filter Manager Error Messages

H

hyphens, ASN.1 files
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files

I

importUtil
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing the NerveCenter Server
importutil command
importutil
imputil.ini
Reconfiguring a NerveCenter Server from the Command Line
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing the NerveCenter Server
Inform
Configuring NerveCenter to Receive Inform Actions
inform
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing NerveCenter Port Connections
Inform NerveCenter error messages
Inform NerveCenter Error Messages
Inform OV error messages
Inform NerveCenter Error Messages
informing NerveCenter Server
Configuring NerveCenter to Receive Inform Actions
installdb command
installdb
integration with network management platforms
Using Multiple NerveCenter Servers
Integration with NMPs for Node Information
integration with nmps for node information
Integration with NMPs for Node Information
Internet Information Server
How to Start and Stop the NerveCenter Web Collector
IP address
The Role of a NerveCenter Administrator
IP address, filtering by
Filtering Using a Node's System Object Identifier
IP filters
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing node data
ipsweep command
ipsweep

K

keys, SNMP v3
NerveCenter Support for SNMP v3 Digest Keys and Passwords
SNMP v3 Security Settings

L

loading MIBs
troublshooting
A MIB won't load
log management
Specifying Settings for Log Management
Log to database alarm action
Specifying Settings for Log Management
Log to File alarm action
Specifying Settings for Log Management
Log to File error messages
Inform NerveCenter Error Messages
LogToFile Manager Error Messages
log, SNMP v3 operations
SNMP v3 Operations Log
SNMP v3 Operations Log
SNMP v3 Operations Log
SNMP v3 Operations Log
logging
Detecting Conditions
login rights
Who Uses NerveCenter?
logs
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing Alarm Actions
looking for a sequence of conditions
Detecting Conditions

M

main NerveCenter components
Main NerveCenter Components
maximum SNMP v3 requests per cycle
Setting the Maximum SNMP v3 Requests per Cycle
MIB
reloading
Configuring NerveCenter to Use the New MIB
MIB definitions
adding or removing
Adding or Removing MIB Definitions
MIB definitions from other sources
Definitions from other sources
mibcomp
Adding or Removing MIB Definitions
Adding or Removing MIB Definitions
mibcomp command
mibcomp
ncserver
serializedb
MIBs
Managing Management Information Bases (MIBs)
compiling
Compiling the NerveCenter MIB
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing Management Information Bases (MIBs)
Microsoft Access
Database Formats
Microsoft Exchange profiles
Configuring NerveCenter to Send Microsoft Mail
Microsoft mail
Configuring NerveCenter to Send Microsoft Mail
Microsoft mail notifications
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing Alarm Actions
Microsoft SQL Server
Database Formats
multiple servers
Connecting Administrator to More Than One NerveCenter Server

N

ncadmin command
ncadmin
NCAdmin Configuration window
Deleting a Name from the Administrator's Server List
nccmd command
nccmd
NCContext
SNMP v3 Security Settings
ncstart command
ncstart
ncstop command
ncstop
NCUser
SNMP v3 Security Settings
NerveCenter
Action Router tool
Detecting Conditions
administration
Administering NerveCenter
Administrator
The NerveCenter User Interface
Client
The NerveCenter User Interface
database
Main NerveCenter Components
distributed servers
Using Multiple NerveCenter Servers
nodes managing
How NerveCenter Manages Nodes
Server
Main NerveCenter Components
servers, multiple
Using Multiple NerveCenter Servers
what is
What is NerveCenter?
NerveCenter Administrator
connecting to a NerveCenter Server
Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server
server port
Changing the NerveCenter Administrator's Server Port
starting
Troubleshooting: Connecting to the NerveCenter Server
starting in UNIX
Starting NerveCenter Administrator
starting in Windows
Starting the NerveCenter Administrator on Windows
NerveCenter Administrator window
Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server
NerveCenter Client
login rights
NerveCenter Login Rights
serve port
Changing the NerveCenter Client's Server Port
NerveCenter database
Managing the Database
Viewing Information about the Database
formats
Database Formats
restoring
Restoring the Database
transferring data
Transferring Data between Databases
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing the NerveCenter Database
using the command line
Restoring the Database
NerveCenter databse
backing up
Backing up the Database
NerveCenter error messages
User Interface Messages
NerveCenter inform port
Configuring NerveCenter to Receive Inform Actions
NerveCenter installation error messages
Trap Manager Error Messages
NerveCenter MIB definitions
Sources of MIB Definitions
NerveCenter OpenView Platform Adapter (OVPA)
Populating the Node List Initially
NerveCenter Server
active
Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server
Connecting Administrator to More Than One NerveCenter Server
as a process
Configuring NerveCenter to Send Microsoft Mail while Running NerveCenter Server as an Process
as a Windows service
Configuring NerveCenter to Send Microsoft Mail
as an Inform recipient
Configuring NerveCenter to Receive Inform Actions
configuration from the command line
Reconfiguring a NerveCenter Server from the Command Line
connecting
Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server
connecting in Windows
Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server
connecting to more than one
Connecting Administrator to More Than One NerveCenter Server
connection port
NerveCenter's Client/Server Communication Port
defined
Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server
disconnecting
Disconnecting the Administrator from a NerveCenter Server
running on UNIX
Running the NerveCenter Server on UNIX
starting manually
Running the NerveCenter Server on UNIX
ncserver
status
Viewing Information about the Status of a NerveCenter Server
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Running the NerveCenter Server
Troubleshooting: Connecting to the NerveCenter Server
Troubleshooting: Managing the NerveCenter Server
Troubleshooting: Managing NerveCenter Port Connections
Windows
Running the NerveCenter Server on Windows
NerveCenter user interface
The NerveCenter User Interface
NerveCenter Web Client
The NerveCenter User Interface
NerveCenter Web Collector
on UNIX
How to Start and Stop the NerveCenter Web Collector
on Windows
How to Start and Stop the NerveCenter Web Collector
NerveCenter's alarm console
Standalone Operation
nervectr.mib
Sources of MIB Definitions
network conditions
finding set of
Detecting Conditions
persistent
Detecting Conditions
responding to
Detecting Conditions
network conditions, detecting
Detecting Conditions
network management platform
NerveCenter's Node List
Filtering Nodes
Populating the Node List Initially
as a node source
Maintaining the Node List
resynchronization
Maintaining the Node List
synchronization with
Maintaining the Node List
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing node data
network management platforms
integration with
Integration with NMPs for Node Information
node
changing a node's name
Maintaining the Node List
deleting manually
Maintaining the Node List
node classification
SNMP Auto and Manual Classification Settings
SNMP Auto and Manual Classification Settings
When NerveCenter Classifies a Node's SNMP Version
Enabling Auto-classification
maximum classify value
Enabling Auto-classification
node data
source
NerveCenter's Node List
node data source
Populating the Node List Initially
node list
adding and deleting manually
Maintaining the Node List
defined
NerveCenter's Node List
filtering
Filtering Nodes
filtering by capabilities
Filtering Nodes
filtering by IP address
Filtering Using a Node's System Object Identifier
filtering by system object identifier
Filtering Using a Node's System Object Identifier
keeping in sync with a network management platform
Maintaining the Node List
maintaining
Maintaining the Node List
populating
Populating the Node List Initially
populating manually
Populating the Node List Manually
populating using a network management platform
Populating the Node List Initially
populating using the Discovery behavior model
Populating the Node List Initially
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing node data
nodes
autodelete
Maintaining the Node List
defining a set of
How NerveCenter Manages Nodes
discovered from traps
Maintaining the Node List
NerveCenter managing
How NerveCenter Manages Nodes
node status state diagram
Detecting Conditions
notification
Detecting Conditions

O

objects in the database
Main NerveCenter Components
OpC Manager error messages
LogToFile Manager Error Messages
OpenView
Trap Manager Error Messages
OpenView configuration error messages
OpenView Configuration Error Messages (UNIX)
OpenView event browser
Integration with NMPs for Node Information
Integration with NMPs for Node Information
operations log
SNMP v3 Operations Log
SNMP v3 Operations Log
SNMP v3 Operations Log
SNMP v3 Operations Log
ovpa command
ovpa

P

PA Resync Manager error messages
PA Resync Manager Error Messages
paging
setting dialing properties on UNIX
Setting Dialing Properties for Paging Notification on UNIX
setting properties on Windows
Setting Dialing Properties for Paging Notification on Windows
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing Alarm Actions
paserver command
paserver
passwords
SNMP v3 Security Settings
Poll Manager error messages
LogToFile Manager Error Messages
power users
Who Uses NerveCenter?
predefined behavior models
Main NerveCenter Components
privacy
SNMP v3 Security Settings
processing traps from unknown nodes
Processing Traps from Unknown Nodes
properties
How NerveCenter Manages Nodes
Protocol Manager error messages
Protocol Manager Error Messages

R

responding to network conditions
Detecting Conditions
Resync
Maintaining the Node List
role in network management strategy
Role in Network Management Strategy
routers
interface problems, alarm for
Detecting Conditions

S

security
Managing NerveCenter Security
UNIX
Managing Security on UNIX
Windows
Managing Security on Windows
security for SNMP v3
Overview of NerveCenter SNMP v3 Support
semsopca command
semsopca
serial number
adding
Adding a Serial Number to a NerveCenter Server
deleting
Adding a Serial Number to a NerveCenter Server
rules for adding/deleting
NerveCenter Rules for Managing Serial Numbers
serial numbers
purpose
Working with NerveCenter Serial Numbers
SerializeDB
Managing the Database
application
Restoring the Database
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing the NerveCenter Database
SerializeDB application
Backing up the Database
server list
deleting a name
Deleting a Name from the Administrator's Server List
Server Manager error messages
Server Manager Error Messages
Server Name list
Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server
Troubleshooting: Connecting to the NerveCenter Server
Server Status window
The Role of a NerveCenter Administrator
Viewing Information about the Status of a NerveCenter Server
Viewing Information about the Database
servers
distributed NerveCenter
Using Multiple NerveCenter Servers
servers, multiple NerveCenter
Using Multiple NerveCenter Servers
severities
Main NerveCenter Components
smart polling
Detecting Conditions
SMTP mail
Specifying an SMTP Server for Mail Notification
SMTP mail notifications
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Managing Alarm Actions
SNMP settings
Specifying SNMP Ports for NerveCenter
Specifying SNMP Poll Intervals for NerveCenter
Specifying SNMP Ports for NerveCenter
Overview of NerveCenter SNMP v3 Support
Discovery and Initialization of SNMP v3 Agents
digest key passwords
SNMP v3 Security Settings
maximum SNMP v3 requests
Setting the Maximum SNMP v3 Requests per Cycle
node classification
SNMP Auto and Manual Classification Settings
SNMP Auto and Manual Classification Settings
When NerveCenter Classifies a Node's SNMP Version
Enabling Auto-classification
Enabling Auto-classification
security
SNMP v3 Security Settings
user name and context
SNMP v3 Security Settings
SNMP trap source
Managing the NerveCenter Trap Source
SNMP v3 support
Overview of NerveCenter SNMP v3 Support
Discovery and Initialization of SNMP v3 Agents
configuring an agent
Configuring an SNMP v3 Agent for NerveCenter
digest key passwords
SNMP v3 Security Settings
digest keys and passwords
NerveCenter Support for SNMP v3 Digest Keys and Passwords
discovering an agent
Configuring an Initial User for Discovering an SNMP v3 Agent
error status
SNMP Error Status
maximum requests per cycle
Setting the Maximum SNMP v3 Requests per Cycle
node classification
SNMP Auto and Manual Classification Settings
SNMP Auto and Manual Classification Settings
When NerveCenter Classifies a Node's SNMP Version
Enabling Auto-classification
Enabling Auto-classification
operations log
SNMP v3 Operations Log
SNMP v3 Operations Log
SNMP v3 Operations Log
SNMP v3 Operations Log
security
Overview of NerveCenter SNMP v3 Support
SNMP v3 Security Settings
trap source
Managing the NerveCenter Trap Source
user name and context
SNMP v3 Security Settings
standalone operation
Standalone Operation
state diagrams
link-down condition, detecting
Detecting Conditions
node status
Detecting Conditions
Understanding NerveCenter
status, error for SNMP v3 operations
SNMP Error Status
subnet filter
automatic criteria
Filtering Using a Node's System Object Identifier
manual criteria
Filtering Using a Node's System Object Identifier
system object identifier, filtering by
Filtering Using a Node's System Object Identifier
system Object Identifiers
Populating the Node List Initially

T

table clauses, ASN.1 files
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files
Tech Support Web
The Role of a NerveCenter Administrator
tools
Action Router tool
Detecting Conditions
transitions
Main NerveCenter Components
causing
Detecting Conditions
Trap Manager error messages
Trap Manager Error Messages
trap source
Managing the NerveCenter Trap Source
trapgen command
trapgen
traps from unknown nodes
processing
Processing Traps from Unknown Nodes
triggers
Main NerveCenter Components
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting NerveCenter
troubleshooting ASN.1 files
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files

U

underscore character
Troubleshooting ASN.1 files
understanding NerveCenter
Understanding NerveCenter
UNIX
Running the NerveCenter Server on UNIX
Starting NerveCenter Administrator
paging
Setting Dialing Properties for Paging Notification on UNIX
security
Managing Security on UNIX
toubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Running the NerveCenter Server
Troubleshooting: Connecting to the NerveCenter Server
UNIX security
Managing NerveCenter Security
unknown nodes
Maintaining the Node List
user context for SNMP v3
SNMP v3 Security Settings
user name for SNMP v3
SNMP v3 Security Settings
users
administrator
Who Uses NerveCenter?
basic
Who Uses NerveCenter?
power
Who Uses NerveCenter?

V

vendor-specific MIBs
Sources of MIB Definitions
Definitions Not Compiled into the NerveCenter MIB

W

web integration
Managing NerveCenter Web Integration
Windows
Running the NerveCenter Server on Windows
Starting the NerveCenter Administrator on Windows
Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server
paging
Setting Dialing Properties for Paging Notification on Windows
security
Managing Security on Windows
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Running the NerveCenter Server
Windows domain controller
security
Adding Users to a NerveCenter Installed on a Windows Workstation or Server
Windows security
Managing NerveCenter Security
Windows workstation or server
security
Adding Users to a NerveCenter Installed on a Windows Workstation or Server


Entering a Single Command in a UNIX Shell or a DOS Prompt Integrating NerveCenter with a Network Management Platform
29 July 2003