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2509.0. "how to start probewatch for DEC UNIX ?" by HGOVC::RICHARDLAM () Thu Jul 13 1995 05:38

I got error messages after following the start-up instruction 
given in NAC::NIPG:[MANAGE.RMON]OSF_KIT.PTR. (Attached below) The errors were:

# cd /usr/kits/PROBEwatch
# source .netscout
# ls
.netscout  X          help       samples
README     bin        man        usr                              
# cd bin
# nsma
nsma: Command not found.
#
#

Please provide instruction for starting the software.

Many thanks!

..Richard

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26-Apr-1995		this file is NAC::NIPG:[MANAGE.RMON]OSF_KIT.PTR


PROBEwatch for OSF/1 V3.2 is now available for internal and external testing. 
For external testing, you should get the customer to sign a Field Test 
or Evaluation agreement. 

This version includes a setld load. Documentation is not yet available.

The kit can be copied from 

FTP:  bhub.dechub.lkg.dec.com     Address:  16.21.16.156
/pub/PRBWTCH320.tar
/pub/pak_script.csh

DECnet: BHUB 			  Address:  55.91
/var/users/ftp/pub/PRBWTCH320.tar
/var/users/ftp/pub/pak_script.csh

Installation procedure for this kit.

Login as superuser.
Install the license PAK by running pak_script.csh.


	To install ,,

	   Create a tempory directory
	   copy probewatch320.tar to that directory.
	   tar xvf PRBWTCH320.tar
	   setld -l

	The setld will install into directory /usr/kits/PROBEwatch.. 
	NOTE: This version of the software dosn't use $NSHOME enviornment
	      variable.

	If you don't want to install into the /usr filesystem, make a link
	to the desired file system before running setld -l..

	 ex.

		- mkdir /somedisk/PROBEwatch
	  	- cd /usr/kits
		- ln -s /somedisk/PROBEwatch ./PROBEwatch

	The software installs with owner=bin, group=bin.  Ownership can be 
	changed to a non-root user, if desired, after installation by.

		- cd /usr/kits/PROBEwatch
		- chown -R someone:somegroup *
		- chown root bin/dvconfd bin/dvtrapd

	Note: The dvconfd (configuration daemon) and dvtrapd (trap daemon)
	      executables require root set-uid privilege.


	Once setld is complete, the temporary directory can be deleted if 
	so desired.


	TO Start PROBEwatch:
	
		cd /usr/kits/PROBEwatch
		(source .netscout ; bin/nsma)

	The .netscout file is a small shell script that contains commands 
	to set environment variables that are used by PROBEwatch..  This
	file (list of commands ) may be appended to your .cshc file ..

	ex.
	
		cat .netscout >> `/.cshrc





*********************************************************************
=====================================================================

LOGGING AND REPORTING:

The logging daemon, dvlogd, should be running; it should be started 
automatically, but if it is not running, you can start it using 
% $NSHOME/bin/dvlogd &   

Status messages are written to $NSHOME/usr/dvlog.log

Edit the configuration file $NSHOME/usr/dvlog.cfg to include the data 
that you want to have logged.

Logfiles are stored in subdirectories under $NSHOME/db  The pathname is 
$NSHOME/db/agentname/domainname/YYMMDDHH.MMT where 
	YY = year
	MM = month
	DD = day of month
	HH = hour
	mm = minute
	T  = type: E for Ethernet stats; T for Token stats; H for Host, 
			and C for Conversation


Invoke the Report program with 
% dvreport configuration_file [start-time end time]  where 
	configuration_file is the name of an ASCII report configuration 
	file created by the user in $NSHOME

	#
	# Sample report configuration file
	#
	type:		host
	agent:		probe204
	domain: 	all
	start-time: 	9307261200
	end-time: 	9307261600
	header1:	"Top Talkers List for XYZ Corp. Backbone"
	header2:	"Prepared by: J. Random NetMgt"
	footer:		"-- XYZ Corp. -- Company Confidential --"
	lpp:		66
	top:		20
	sort:		util-out
	output:		"[cat % | rsh penguin lpr]"

   Note: You must enclose parameters containing spaces in quote

# nsma

 it's a type try with nsman the correct name 

 JYP

I tried with 

# nsman

but got an error message:

nsman: Command not found.

Any idea??!!

..Richard

[Posted by WWW Notes gateway]

Richard,

the following commands all works for me :

# /usr/kits/PROBEwatch/bin/nsman &

or

# cd /usr/kits/PROBEwatch/bin
# ./nsman &

you were very close, you need to preceed the command with ./ if you are
in the directory. 


andrew

re .0

  >            - mkdir /somedisk/PROBEwatch
  >            - cd /usr/kits 
  >            - ln -s /somedisk/PROBEwatch ./PROBEwatch

This doesn't quite work. The install blows away the softlink.
I had to copy all the files to the new directory, then create
the softlink, then delete the original structure

Mike