User`s guide

object manager name snmpCollect

behavior OVs_WELL_BEHAVED

state RUNNING

PID 28641

last message Initialization complete.

exit status -

ii. Check that the value for state is RUNNING, for each of the four background processes.

If the state value for one or more of the four processes is not RUNNING, issue this command on the SNMP

management host:

ovstart

If you need more detailed information on this command, type man ovstart at a UNIX prompt or refer to the

appropriate IBM or HP documentation listed in the Introduction

. Re-check the status after issuing the ovstart

command. If problems with the processes persist, refer to Chapter 4 of HP OpenView Network Node Manager

Administrator’s Reference or to IBM NetView for AIX Problem Determination.

b. Start the SNMP management software graphical user interface.

NetView

nv6000

OpenView

ovw

You can use ovw to start the GUI in either case. nv6000 does some extra housekeeping prior to executing ovw.

If you need more detailed information on the ovw or nv6000 command, type man ovw or man nv6000 at the UNIX

prompt or refer to the appropriate HP or IBM documentation listed in the Introduction

Perform all the actions in this task from within the SNMP management application.

c. Select all the nodes from which you want to collect data.

i. Select the IP Internet icon from the root map.

ii. Select appropriate nodes.

On the IP Internet map, while holding down the CTRL key, click Mouse Button 1 (MB1) on every appropriate

node (see Prerequisites), and then release the CTRL key. (You may need to select down to a lower layer of the

map to reach a map with individual machines.) If you select a node by mistake, you can unselect it by clicking on

it again.

Refer to HP OpenView Windows User’s Guide or IBM NetView for AIX User’s Guide for Beginners for more

information on locating and selecting objects.

You can check your selections by holding down the CTRL key and pressing

. The application displays the items

that you selected.

d. Configure snmpCollect.

From the main menu of the GUI, take one of the following paths: