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ipdevpoll does not set sysname unless snmp is enabled
by Ingeborg Hellemo 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

During migration from old NAV (3.5.6) to new NAV (3.9.1) I "Bulk import"-ed all our hosts. I notice that ipdevpoll does not set correct sysname on hosts that does not run a configured snmpd. nav=> select * from netbox where ip='129.242.5.142'; netboxid | ip | roomid | typeid | deviceid | sysname | catid ----------+---------------+--------+--------+----------+---------------+------- 1100 | 129.242.5.142 | ma | | 87934 | 129.242.5.142 | SRV This means I now have several hundred boxes (mostly windows servers, virtual IPs and misc "stuff") lacking a proper sysname, even though they are registered i DNS. ipdevpoll.log: 2011-08-31 10:07:02,584 [WARNING plugins.dnsname.dnsname] [inventory 129.242.5.142] Box dnsname has changed from u'129.242.5.142' to 'radius1.uit.no' 2011-08-31 10:07:36,612 [ERROR jobs.jobhandler] [inventory 129.242.5.142] Job 'inventory' for 129.242.5.142 aborted: SNMP request timed out If I edit the host via the Seed DB web interface the correct sysname is saved: nav=> select * from netbox where ip='129.242.5.142'; netboxid | ip | roomid | typeid | deviceid | sysname | catid ----------+---------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+------ - 1100 | 129.242.5.142 | ma | | 87934 | radius1.uit.no | SRV I presume this is a bug. --Ingeborg -- Ingeborg Østrem Hellemo -- ingeborg.hellemo(a)uit.no Dep. of Information Technology --- Univ. of Tromsø

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network time is incorrect on cricket
by Ryan Lin 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

hi all, we have installed nav on one of our servers. everything is functioning properly except the time on the cricket. the time on the cricket is showing the UTC time. i would like to change it to the PDT time, but don't know how as there is no documentation available on how to change the time in nav. the server that's hosting the nav is synchronized to a public NTP server, so there is no issue with that. does anyone know how to correct the time in cricket on nav? thanks.

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Announcement: NAV 3.9.1 released
by Vegard Vesterheim 04 Sep '11

04 Sep '11

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 NAV version 3.9.1 is now available for download at Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/nav/3.9/3.9.1 This release includes the following: Bugfixes: These two bugs were actually fixed in 3.9.0, but were omitted from the changelog: * LP#737102 (Trying to add a prefix that already exists yields an error, but an entry (without the prefix) is added to vlan-table) * LP#771677 (the delete button on seeddb/prefix is missing) * LP#643469 (Status history link URL is ridiculously long) * LP#643472 (Device history search results lack context) * LP#643544 (Partial fix for: Flexibility when entering ip address in machine tracker) * LP#726545 (SeedDB should verify SNMP write community) * LP#751302 (Change the name for prefix matrix to "Subnet matrix") * LP#754602 (seeddb: improve Move Selected) * LP#790178 (pping can crash if clock is adjusted backwards) * LP#804869 (Interface-URL in 'machinetracker' yields 404) * LP#817201 (network discovery vlan index fault) Please report bugs at https://launchpad.net/nav/+filebug :-) A binary package for Debian 5 and 6 (Lenny/Squeeze) will be made available as soon as possible. The Debian package is maintained by Morten Werner Forsbring, on commission From UNINETT. Happy NAVing everyone - Vegard V - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFOROqchXhqrQiVZg8RAnrYAJ9cHXLKzdr1A3YKtoRZvuHH+VhkewCfSl3r 7oN30j6QOiq808Im2XUPfCk= =WJdk -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Switch information Nortel Networks Layer 2-3 GBE Switch Module(Copper)
by Duarte Franco 12 Aug '11

12 Aug '11

Hi I am trying to get the switch information of an IBM Bladecenter. The switch modules are Nortel Networks Layer 2-3 GBE Switch Module(Copper). OID is 1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.1.18.1 Is there any way to make the data acquisition of this type of switch? In the "IP Device Info" i saw 0 ports an the cricket have no data. There is some workaround for this type of switch? Best Regards

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IPv6 Address
by Shinn, Mark 04 Jul '11

04 Jul '11

I'm running the NAV 3.8.6 and I get inconsistent reporting of IPv6 hosts. Some show up, others do not, even though they appear in the Cisco show ipv6 neighbor results. I don't see this problem with IPv4. Is this a known issue? Workarounds?

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Bulk updates of database
by Sigurd Mytting 15 Jun '11

15 Jun '11

Hi! Due to organizational changes I need to update names of about 250 locations and change organization on about 800 devices, is there any way to do this without removing/adding them all? My first thought is SQL, is that the way to go? If so, there is 375 tables in the database, hints on what to update would be appreciated! Cheers, -Sigurd

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Our first postcards :-)
by Morten Brekkevold 31 Mai '11

31 Mai '11

For many years, we've asked NAV users to send us a postcard to tell us they use NAV (see: http://metanav.uninett.no/postcard) Up until now, we've received a total sum of 0 (zero) cards :-( I just want to send a shout-out and a big thanks to Matěj Grégr, from the University of Brno in the Czech Republic, who recently sent us no less than _two_ postcards :-) These are now proudly on display on the window facing the hallway outside my office: http://yfrog.com/h8qbqgxj -- Morten Brekkevold UNINETT

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Announcement: NAV 3.8.6 released
by Morten Brekkevold 27 Mai '11

27 Mai '11

NAV 3.8.6 is now available for download at Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/nav/3.8/3.8.6 This is a maintenance release which fixes the following reported issues: * LP#777821 (ipdevpoll crash on IPv4 addresses in IP-MIB::ipAddressTable) * LP#778422 (No router addresses collected on a Cisco Nexus 7000) * LP#782161 (Only IPv6 client addresses collected on some routers) Please report other bugs at https://launchpad.net/nav/+filebug :-) A binary package for Debian 5 (Lenny) will be made available as soon as possible. The Debian package is maintained by Morten Werner Forsbring, on commission From UNINETT. Happy NAVing everyone! -- Morten Brekkevold UNINETT

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Announcement: NAV 3.9.0b1 released
by Morten Brekkevold 20 Mai '11

20 Mai '11

A beta version of the upcoming 3.9 series of NAV, version 3.9.0b1, is now available for download at Launchpad for those who wish to test it: https://launchpad.net/nav/3.9/3.9.0b1 The 3.9 series include these improvements: User-visible features and improvements: * NAV's threshold monitoring feature has finally been completed - Threshold Manager is a new web tool that allows adjusting threshold values for individual statistical data sources. Alerts generated by the threshold monitor can be subscribed to in users' alert profiles. * MAC Watch is a new web tool that maintains a watch list of MAC addresses. Whenever a watched MAC address appears on your network, NAV will send an alert that can be subscribed to. * ipdevpoll can now retrieve VLAN configuration from Extreme Networks devices. * ipdevpoll can now optionally use the pynetsnmp library as an alternative to the TwistedSNMP/PySNMP combination. pynetsnmp is a ctypes binding to the well-known NetSNMP library, and should noticeably improve performance if used. * Layer 2 topology discovery has been rewritten from scratch, due to both problems with the results of the old discovery code and problems with maintaining the old code. Bugfixes: * LP#739718 (ifName should be derived from baseport number if not available) More changes may still make it into the final release. Please report bugs at https://launchpad.net/nav/+filebug :-) A binary package for Debian 5 (Lenny) will be made available as soon as possible. The Debian package is maintained by Morten Werner Forsbring, on commission From UNINETT. Happy NAVing everyone! -- Morten Brekkevold UNINETT

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Announcement: NAV 3.9.0 released
by Morten Brekkevold 20 Mai '11

20 Mai '11

NAV version 3.9.0 is now available for download at Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/nav/3.9/3.9.0 See the 3.9.0b1 announcement for a complete list of new features in the 3.9 series. This release includes the following: User-visible features and improvements: * WeatherGoose snmptrapd plugin now also supports WeatherGoose II traps. * Added portname information to port listings in Arnold. Bugfixes: * LP#736905 (Changing a vendor id creates a new vendor instead) * LP#749376 (Seed DB: Bulk import for room should require location and allow position) * LP#787986 (No information collected for devices of unknown type) * LP#789005 (Config option for portadmin to turn off authorization) * LP#790600 (ARP records aren't closed when router goes down) * LP#791146 (oidprofiler job fails under TwistedSNMP) * LP#791150 (ipdevpoll doesn't work with pynetsnmp installed on Debian Lenny) * LP#791222 (ipdevpoll fails under pynetsnmp 0.28.8 / Debian Lenny) * LP#794511 (navtopology crashes with error "can't adapt") * LP#797143 (unrecognizedCDP report links to removed ipinfo app) * LP#797576 (web login crashes on first-time login for LDAP user) * LP#798146 (Lots of data aren't collected when using TwistedSNMP) Please report bugs at https://launchpad.net/nav/+filebug :-) A binary package for Debian 5 and 6 (Lenny/Squeeze) will be made available as soon as possible. The Debian package is maintained by Morten Werner Forsbring, on commission From UNINETT. Happy NAVing everyone! -- Morten Brekkevold UNINETT

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