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1, Task 2: Start Your Data Collection software Action 1: Start the logging and collector software, if it is not already running. |
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To collect raw data for IT Service Vision from the SNMP management software (in the task after this one), you will use the snmpCollect service. The snmpCollect service will use the ovwdb, trapd, and ovtopmd services.
To check the NNM services status issue the following command from a DOS command window:
ovstatus
For each service you will see lines like these. (This is sample output for snmpCollect.)
object manager name snmpCollect behavior OVs_WELL_BEHAVED state RUNNING PID 28641 last message Initialization complete. exit status -
If the state value for one or more of the four services is not RUNNING, issue the following command from a DOS command window:
ovstart
Start->Programs->HP OpenView->Network Node Manager
Perform all the actions in this task from within the SNMP management application.
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.
From the main menu of the GUI, take one of the following paths:
The MIB (Management Information Base) data collection window displays.
Some recommended metrics for your test PDB are listed in OpenView and NetView Appendix 1: Recommended Metrics. To add the selected metrics to your PDB, follow these steps:
- Select Metrics
mgmt -> mib-2 -> interfaces -> ifTable -> ifEntry -> ifInOctets
Or you can enter the metric's OID directly.
- Repeat this sequence for the remaining metrics.
Note: If you find this interactive method too time-consuming, see OpenView and NetView Appendix 2: Alternate Data-Logging Method, for an unofficial but faster method.
At the end of the two days, go on to Section 1, Task 3: Create a Test PDB and Process, Reduce, and Report on Your Data. You do not need to stop data collection.