04/ SFIC / NWAYS ROUTVISION V3.3.0.28/

ITEM: RTA000159760



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SFIC  NO PRODUCT LISTED FOR NWAYS ROUT VISION V3.3.0.28                         
CUSTOMER REQUESTED SEV 1 ***                                                    
NEEDS TO KNOW TO DIRECTORY WHERE THE LOGS ARE STORED UNDER. ALSO NEEDS          
TO KNOW IF HE CAN TRACK DOWN THE HISTORIC DATA OF A PARTICULAR PORT             
USING ROUTSYS MANAGER AND HOW IS IT DONE.                                       
RUNNING ON A 8274.                                                              
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NO PRODUCT LISTED FOR NWAYS ROUTVISION V3.3.0.28¢¢                              
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Customer entitled to support, please assist.                                    
requeue for correct support.                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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Contact: Fahim Dadan                                                            
Update: NILVM....                                                               
Called Fahim                                                                    
Env: Aix 4.2.1, RVM 3.3,                                                        
Recommended OS is AIX 4.3.1                                                     
Problem: customer would like to know where the traps are being logged           
to, plus he wants to know how to capture port utilizations historical           
data.                                                                           
Action Plan: ISc to test locally, customer has agreed to change                
severity to 2.                                                                  
                                                                                
Installed Route Vision locally..... currently integrating with Netview.         
In doing initial research, not sure if RVM logs traps... Netview                
does in the trapd.log.....                                                      
ISC will continue to research                                                   
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In trying to integrate with netview... netview was taking a while to            
syncronize.... I have since remove it.....                                      
Will continue to test standalone version.                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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It seems that this software does log traps....                                 
Action Plan: I have asked the lan guys to configure one of the                  
8274's to send traps to hermes.... in the web help..... it tells you            
how to enable logging, but it does not tell you the name of the file.           
ISc will continue to test.                                                      
Hi Raleigh, customer is running Nways Route Vision Manager version              
3.3 on Aix, customer has enabled trap logging, what is the name                 
of the log file it creates and where is it stored ? Also, customer              
would like to know if RVM provides historical data compabilities                
such as capturing port utilization for a certain time.                          
Please advise                                                                   
Thanks                                                                          
pbq: tmewk2,993                                                                 
 Caller Name: None                                                              
 Problem: Customer would like to know where the traps are being logged          
 to, plus he wants to know how to capture port utilizations historical         
 data.                                                                          
 Action Plan: Requeuing the PMR to next level of support ... John has           
     opened a question in the INTERNET FORUM also, opened 10/4.       .         
     I do not have IBM Nways RouteSwitch Network Manager for UNIX ....          
     ( IBM Nways RouteSwitch Network Manager for UNIX required to manage        
 Satus: Open                                                      .             
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 -HAYS, DO         -FORMAT 0973-L10R/-------P3S3-99/01/01-01:01--FI             
                                                                                
 Support Line:  _140_  mins.                                                    
                                                                                
Called and let customer know that I would research his questions and            
call back.                                                                     
Setting up RV33 and testing scenario of customer.                               
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 -HAYS, DO         -FORMAT 0973-L10R/-------P3S3-99/01/01-01:01--FI             
                                                                                
 Support Line:  _140_  mins.                                                    
                                                                                
Called and let customer know that I would research his questions and            
call back.                                                                      
Setting up RV33 and testing scenario of customer.                               
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A:                                                                              
 -HAYS, DO         -FORMAT 0973-L10R/-------P3S3-99/01/01-01:01--FI             
                                                                                
 Support Line:  _120_  mins.                                                    
                                                                               
Researching RouteVision product and documentation for answers to                
customer questions. I called and left message with customer that I              
was still researching...he is out of office until November. I called            
his backup(Jim) and also left the message tha I was still researching           
the questions and that if he needed to intercept the information before         
Phahim returns in November, please call back at my number.                      
Researching the questions regardless.                                           
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 -HAYS, DO         -FORMAT 0973-L10R/-------P3S3-99/01/01-01:01--FI             
                                                                                
 Support Line:  _120_  mins.                                                    
                                                                                
After contact with development support(Tony B.), as I was trying to             
demonstrate the product on my test platform to assist customer with            
his questions, it became apparent that the install of the product on            
my platform was not proper. I removed the product and began an install          
according to the release notes on the CDROM media.                              
Still installing..                                                              
Following install, proceed with problem resolution.                             
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 -HAYS, DO         -FORMAT 0973-L10R/-------P3S3-99/01/01-01:01--FI             
                                                                                
 Support Line:  _120_  mins.                                                    
                                                                                
Removed previous install of RV33, installed again from CD following             
ReleaseNotes. The install produced some error messages. I tried to              
start the application and opened a new window but failed with a                 
"quick" unreadable error message and then closed the window.                   
I recorded the results and forwarded to development support.                    
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 -HAYS, DO         -FORMAT 0973-L10R/-------P3S3-99/01/01-01:01--FI             
                                                                                
 Support Line:  _100_  mins.                                                    
                                                                                
Researching RV33 for trap staring information. None provided in product         
documentation nor intuitive from application and not evident in                 
filesystem.                                                                     
Recommend defect support contact with development to pursue customer            
questions:                                                                      
Where are the traps logged when configured?                                     
Does the product have any historical data storage such as port                  
utilization?                                                                   
Info per XYLAN support, George C:                                               
     All monitored/captured  historical trap data is stored in a live           
     database on the management station harddrive. Yes, X-Vision has            
     the ability to capture historical data such as port utilization.           
     The RMON 1,2,3,9 probes do the per port utilization.  ATM per              
     port support will be a future release in 1Q2K.                             
Back to you for closure...                                                      
IBM Feedback:                                                                   
Response left in vmail for customer. PMR closed.                                
                                                                                
S e a r c h - k e y w o r d s:                                                  
RV3.3 database traps RMON                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                               


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