HPMIB.TXT 8Nov95 HP OpenView Version: Network Node Manager 3.0 Platform: HP Apollo 9000, Series 700 and on Sun SPARC Station Installing the NetWare Management Agent MIBs contained in this directory, on the OpenView console, will provide the ability to capture and display real-time server performance data and information about server alarms. The OpenView console provides the capability to manage network performance by providing several ways to track and collect performance information for objects on the network. To manage a server with OpenView; SNMP, IP, and ManageWise 2.0 or NetWare Management Agent 2.1 must be running on the server being managed, and one or more of the MIBs from this directory must be loaded on the OpenView console. This document consists of three parts. A. Overview B. Installation Instructions C. Use Instructions A. OpenView Network Node Manager - Overview ------------------------------------------- HP OpenView Windows is a graphical user interface designed to integrate the presentation of network management and systems management applications. OpenView Users access network management functionality through pull-down menus and dialog boxes. Network Node Manager (NNM) is an SNMP based application running under HP OpenView Windows. It is a configuration, performance, and fault management application for multivendor TCP/IP networks. It can automatically discover devices on the network, and create an environment of interactive maps and submaps. These maps contain related objects which represent entities or resources on the network. Management and edit actions can be performed on these network objects. NNM can monitor and control agent systems (devices on the network) through SNMP. HP OpenView Console ^ ^ | | (SNMP Requests) (SNMP Reply / Traps) | | v v NetWare Server SNMP Agent NMA Agent MIBs B. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ---------------------------- Use the "new" NMA 2.1 MIBS that you downloaded in NMAUX1.EXE, in order to be able to compile and load the MIBs on the HP Open View Network Node Manager. Load the new MIBs onto the OpenView Network Node Manager, as follows: 1. At the Host Prompt (:), place the new MIBs in: /usr/OV/snmp-mibs 2. Be sure MIB-I and MIB-II are loaded. 3. Select the Options > Load/Unload MIBs -> SNMP... menu item, the MIB Load/Unload MIBs dialog box will appear, listing the currently loaded MIBs. 4. Click the Load button, the Load MIB from File dialog box will appear, listing the files in the default directory (/usr/OV/snmp_mibs). 5. Select an appropriate MIB from the scrollable list. - NWTREND.MIB which allows the setup and capture of trend and threshold server data of real-time and historical server performance data. - RFC1514.MIB for standard Host Resources MIB information - NWHOSTX.MIB for Novell's extensions to RFC1514.MIB - NWSERVER.MIB for NetWare server data - NWALARM.MIB for NetWare server Alarm Traps 6. Click OK. The MIB will automatically load and the MIB Load/UnLoad MIBs dialog will reappear, enabling you to Load the other MIBs ... one at a time. 7. Continue this process until you have loaded all the NMA MIBs you wish. 8. The new MIBs should now be included in the Loaded MIBs scrollable list, enabling you to use the Monitor > MIB Values > Browse MIB > SNMP... functionality. Otherwise, you will receive an error message indicating a problem with the MIB. 9. Click on the close button to exit this operation. C. USE INSTRUCTIONS ------------------- C1. To Gather NMA MIB Data via the NNM Console The following steps allow you to view NMA MIB values for a selected NMA supported NetWare Server: (a) Select the desired node in the OpenView map. (b) Select Monitor > MIB Values -> Browse MIB: SNMP... from the menu bar, the Browse MIB dialog box will appear. (c) Select the desired MIB Object by moving up or down the MIB tree. Do this by selecting the appropriate object in the scrollable list and clicking the Down Tree button, or just double click the MIB object. The level in the MIB will descend to the next level, continue doing this until you have reached the object you wish to view. (d) Start the MIB query by clicking on Start Query; the results will display in the MIB Values area. To stop the query, click the Stop Query button. MIB data may also be collected at regular intervals. MIB data may be collected or monitored on numeric MIB values (i.e. the MIB objects that are defined as: Counter, Gauge, INTEGER, IpAddress, and TimeTicks). Make sure you understand the definitions and purpose of the MIBs on which you want to collect data. (e) Select the Options > Data Collection: SNMP MIBs ... menu item, and the MIB Data Collection dialog box will appear. (f) Click on Add; the MIB Data Collection / MIB Object Selection dialog box will appear. (g) Specify the MIB object ID for which you want to collect data, by selecting the MIB Object from the MIB tree. Make sure the label is no longer than 14 characters and conforms to UNIX filename conventions. The label is the name under which the data will be saved. (h) Specify the instance of the MIB object you want to collect data. (i) Click the APPLY/OK button, the MIB object ID will be added to the list of configured MIBs and the MIB Data Collection/Add Collection dialog box will appear. Once you have clicked OK or Apply, you cannot change the instance without deleting the MIB object and re-entering a new instance. (j) Add the source name, the name will appear in the List of Collection Sources selection list area. (k) Specify the collection mode by choosing one option from the Collection Mode option menu. (l) Specify the polling interval. (m) Click OK and the MIB Data Collection/Add Collection dialog box will disappear and the MIB object will be added to the "MIB Objects Configured for Collection" selection list, in the "MIB Data Collection" dialog box. (n) Click on Apply or OK for the changes to take effect. To cancel all changes and exit click on Cancel which will cancel all changes from the last Apply or from the time you entered the dialog.Data collection is restarted each time you click on Apply. C2. Setting NMA MIB Objects via NNM Console The following steps must be accomplished in order to Set MIB objects: (a) Select the desired NetWare Server with NMA loaded in the OpenView map. (b) Select Monitor > MIB Values > Browse MIB: SNMP ... and the Browse MIB dialog box will appear. (c) Specify the MIB Object ID for which you want to set the MIB value by traversing down the MIB tree until the desired object is displayed, and then select the object. (d) Query the MIB object by clicking on Start Query, the results will displayed in the MIB Values list. (e) Select the desired value you want to change from the MIB Values list. The current value is displayed in the SNMP Set Value field. (f) Type in the new values for the object in the SNMP Set Value field. (g) Click on Set. If you want to see the changes on the node right away, select the Diagnose > Network Connectivity > Demand Poll ... menu item. (h) The message area will indicate the success or failure of the operation. Start the MIB query by clicking on Start Query; the results will display in the MIB values listing. 2. Ensure that NetWare Management Agent is loaded on the NetWare server. 3. Configure event receipt at the OpenView by selecting the Options > Event Configuration > SNMP... menu item and a configuration dialog box will appear. 4. Follow your HP documentation for creating specific event categories, with the Configure Event Categories dialog box. 5. To view the current and historical events received at the OpenView console, select the appropriate event category in the Events Listing box. C3. Forwarding NMA Trap Information to the OpenView Console Follow these steps to receive event notification messages at the OpenView Network Node Manager console: (a) TRAPTARG.CFG is in SYS:ETC\ on the NetWare server. Edit the Protocol UDP section of, TRAPTARG.CFG, by adding the OpenView console's IP address. This will forward all server alarms from the server to the OpenView management console. (b) Ensure that the SNMP Agent and NMA NLMs are loaded on the NetWare Server. (c) Make sure the MIBs from NMAUX1 are loaded on the OpenView Console. C4. Adding Alarms individually: (a) From the Menu bar, select Options > Event Configuration > SNMP ... menu item, and the Event Configuration dialog box will appear. IF the desired enterprise name does NOT appear in the Enterprise Identification listing: - add the enterprise name by clicking on the Add New Enterprise... button. - the dialog box will appear. Add the appropriate enterprise name, enterprise ID, and then click on the Add button. The newly added enterprise will appear in the Enterprise Identification listing. (b) Select the Enterprise name of the target trap from the Enterprise Identification selection list; the events configured for the selected enterprises will appear in the Event Identification selection list. (c) Define a new event category by selecting the Configure Event Categories button. The new category will be added to the Event Categories list. IF the preferred event is NOT enumerated in the Event Identification inventory, an event can be added by clicking the Add... or Copy button (Help is available by selecting the Help button.) - An Add Event dialog will appear, fill it in appropriately. - Save the newly configured event by selecting the OK button. (d) Select the trap from the Event Identification selection list. The current configuration for the trap will be displayed in the Event Description dialog box, which can be accessed by clicking the Describe button. The event may be revised by accessing the Modify Event dialog box via the Modify...button. (f) Click the Apply or OK button to accept the new event configuration. C5. Or, adding many events at once with the OpenView xnmevents tool and a special trap definition script file: xnmevents merges the specified script file with the event definition file /usr/OV/conf/c/trapd.conf. Trapd.conf consists of definitions for the handling of SNMP events generated by SNMP Agents. An event definition script file can be comprised of four sections: 1. Event Category definitions 2. Additional Action definitions 3. Enterprise definitions 4. Event definitions NMA2_1.CNF is a sample events definition script. The script file defines: an Event Category (Novell Events), all NMA event enterprises, and all NMA events. You can merge a trap definitions script file with trapd.conf by issuing the following command at the OpenView prompt: #XNMEVENTS -LOAD SCRIPTFILE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Any trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark information. -----------------------------------------------------------------