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status is accordingly propagated among all working instances of the NetView
console.
Besides its ability to manage IP networks, NetView can analyze and display ISO
Layer 2 information such as Switch Port assignments, status, and more. In
conjunction with a companion product, IBM Tivoli Switch Analyzer, NetView
extends its root cause analysis capabilities down to Layer 2 in switched network
environments.
For more information on IBM Tivoli NetView refer to the following publications:
?
NetView for UNIX, User’s Guide for Beginners,
SC31-8891
?
NetView for UNIX, Administrators Guide
, SC31-8892
?
NetView for UNIX, Administrators Reference
, SC31-8893
?
NetView, Web Console User’s Guide
, SC31-8900
You can find publications about NetView, as well as API and programmers’
reference publications, from the main pull-down menu at:
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/
A redbook covering most of the NetView Version 6 architecture and background
information also is available:
?
Tivoli NetView 6.01 and Friends
, SG24-6019
9.2 NetView 7.1.3 installation and configuration
This chapter discusses the IBM Tivoli NetView version 7.1.3 implementation:
? 9.2.1, “Installation prerequisites” on page 283
? 9.2.2, “Suggested configuration steps” on page 284
9.2.1 Installation prerequisites
This section discusses the prerequisites you need to fulfill in order to install and
run NetView under AIX Version 4.3 and higher.
In our environment, we use IBM Tivoli NetView Version 7.1.3. We suggest that
you use at least NetView Version 7.1.2. The target system in our environment is
a Power PC running AIX 5.1. For reference purposes, we provide a list of
prerequisites you need to run NetView under AIX:
? AIX Version 4.3 or higher; in our environment, we use AIX Version 5.1.0.0.
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? The default language for NetView on AIX must be English [En_US] . You can
modify the language setting with smit and its fastpath mle_lang. Select
English [En_US] for both the language and the cultural conventions.
In addition, the following system components must be installed:
? X11.compat.lib.X11R5
? X11.vfb
? X11.compat.fnt.pc
? bos.compat.links
With all the required prerequisites, NetView should install without problems. The
NetView program CD contains a script to perform the installation. It will detect
any problems during the installation and stop to give you the chance to correct
the problem. For a complete reference about the installation, always consult the
supplied README document.
In our lab, the NetView server resides on a separate network segment. The
macine NetView runs is capecod.itsc.austin.ibm.com (from now on referred to by
its host name, capecod).
9.2.2 Suggested configuration steps
We performed a few configuration steps that slightly changed the appearance of
NetView in order to separate the topology information from the event information.
We changed the event console configuration to disconnect from the main
NetView screen. The changes were made in /usr/OV/app-defaults/Nvevents and
/usr/OV/registration/C/ovsnmp/nvevents. Example 9-1 shows the changes in
/usr/OV/app-defaults/Nvevents.
Example 9-1 Changes in /usr/OV/app-defaults/Nvevents
!
! defines initial presentation style (card or list)
!
nvevents.initialPresCard : False
!
! defines if application starts up outside of the control desk
! valid when running integrated to OVw
!
nvevents.outside : True
In addition, you need to change the NetView registration file as shown in
Example 9-2 on page 285. In /usr/OV/registration/C/ovsnmp/nvevents look for
the Command entry and remove the -Initial attribute from the command line.
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Example 9-2 Changes in /usr/OV/registration/C/nvevents
/*
* Use -Shared so that only one copy of application is run.
* If user selects menu item again, OVwAction causes the existing window
* to raise to top of stack.
*
* Use -Initial so that the events categories window gets displayed when
* OVW starts up.
*
*/
Command -Shared '${nvevents:-/usr/OV/bin/nvevents}' ;
To enable access to NetView from a remote Web console (either with the Web
Console Application or from within a browser applet), be sure to register and start
the netviewd daemon. You can do this by issuing /usr/OV/bin/ovaddobj
/usr/OV/lrf/netviewd.lrf from a command line.
Next, define at least one user by using the nvsetup application in order to gain
access to NetView through the Web console. You will need a user definition to
access NetView data from within IBM Tivoli Business Systems Manager.
To add a user, execute the /Usr/OV/bin/nvsetup utility to display the setup dialog
as in Figure 9-3 on page 286. In this dialog select Configure -> Configure Web
Console Security.
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Figure 9-3 Invoking Web console Security from nvsetup
Alternatively, you can start the configuration utility from the native NetView
console by clicking Administer -> Security Administration -> Web Console
Security. In both cases, the Java-based Web Console Security application
opens with the initial dialog box shown in Figure 9-4 on page 287.
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Figure 9-4 The Web Console Security dialog box
In this dialog, you can add and edit users, roles, and views. Clicking Selected ->
Add or selecting the Add icon in the button row, will open the Add User dialog
shown in Figure 9-5.
Figure 9-5 The Add User dialog box
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