henryc@oar.net (05/25/91)
Archive-name: internet/snmp/xnetdb/0--
Archive: thor.oar.net:/pub/xnetdb-v2.01.tar.Z [131.187.1.135]
Original-posting-by: henryc@oar.net
Original-subject: xnetdb v2.01 now available
Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN)
Xnetdb, the network monitoring tool that Alison Brown mentioned at the
last FARNET meeting, is now available via anonymous ftp from thor.oar.net
(131.187.1.135) in the /pub directory. Xnetdb is a network monitoring
and database tool that I wrote to combine the functions of several tools
into one. If you have any questions/comments about it, feel free to
drop me a note. I've appended a brief description from the man page to
the bottom of this note.
Thanks,
Henry
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Henry Clark Network Guy, OARnet
Ohio Supercomputer Center Email: henryc@oar.net, Phone: (614) 292-6483
1224 Kinnear Rd.
Columbus, OH 43212 #include <disclaimer.h>
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Xnetdb(1) USER COMMANDS Xnetdb(1)
NAME
Xnetdb - SNMP-based monitoring and database system
SYNOPSIS
xnetdb [ -v ] [ -monitor ] [ -display host ] [ -bpath path ]
[ -cpath path ]
DESCRIPTION
Xnetdb is a network monitoring tool based on X Windows and
SNMP which also has integrated database and statistic view-
ing capabilities. Xnetdb will determine and display the
status of routers and circuits it has been told to monitor
by querying the designated sites and displaying the result.
Additionally, it also has integrated database functionality
in that it can display additional information about a site
or circuit such as the equipment at the site, the contact
person(s) for the site, and other useful information.
Finally it can gather designated statistical information
about a circuit or router and display it on demand.
USING XNETDB
Invoking any of the database or statistics functions is
merely a function of pressing the left mouse button on the
proper item and selecting the choice of interest from the
menu. For example, to invoke the router menu, move the
pointer on top of the router you desire more information
about and the press the left mouse button, to invoke the
circuit menu press the left mouse button on top of a cir-
cuit, and to invoke the summary/stats menu to press the left
mouse button anywhere else. To quit xnetdb, press "q"
within the xnetdb window.
CONFIGURATION FILE
The configuration file xnetdb.cf specifies all of the things
that you want xnetdb to monitor and/or keep information
about. There are presently two types of things which can be
configured into the file - routers and variables.
ROUTER <path> <routername> <mapname> <ipaddress> <comm>
The <path> entry specifies the path into the database
where xnetdb can find information about the router. The
<routername> entry specifies the name of the router in
the database. The <mapname> entry specifies the name
which will be displayed on the xnetdb map. The <ipad-
dress> entry specifies the ip address of the router.
Finally, the <comm> entry specifies the SNMP community
name to use when querying the router.
VARIABLE <rtraddr> <variable> <variabletype> <community>
The <rtraddr> entry is the ip address of the router. The
<variable> entry is the name of the snmp variable you
wish to monitor. The <variabletype> entry is the type of
the variable that the agent will return (such as Integer,
IPAddr, etc.). Finally, the <community> entry specifies
the SNMP community name to use when querying the entity.
CONFIGURATION FILE SAMPLE
#
# Area 1
#
ROUTER Backbone/POP1 RTR1 Router1 1.2.3.4 public
ROUTER Backbone/POP1 RTR2 Router2 1.2.3.5 public
ROUTER Sites Site1 Site1 1.2.3.6 public
#
# Monitor the default route
#
VARIABLE 1.2.3.5 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.21.1.1.0.0.0.0 IPAddr public
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