Addendum to Nways Manager for Windows NT Installation Guide

Editing the Seed File

Tivoli NetView IT Director Edition Version 5.1's default only discovers devices within one hop of the machine running NetView. In order to discover others, follow these steps to edit the seed file:

1. Start NetView by selecting Start -> Programs -> NetView -> NetView Console.

2. Select Options -> Discovery....

3. Select the Discover with Seed File check box.

4. Click Edit.

5. Add Seed IP address to the bottom of the file (the default seed file contains instructions).

6. Select File -> Save.

7. Close the Notepad window.

8. Click Edit to the right of the Use Alternative Community Names in File field.

9. Add any additional Community Names to the bottom of the file (the default community names file contains instructions).

10. Select File -> Save.

11. Close the Notepad window.

12. Change the Discovery Speed field from Medium to High Initially.

13. Click Apply.

14. Click Yes.

15. Click OK.

16. Double click the IP Internet icon in the Root map. (Nodes will appear on the map as they are polled. Blue squares in the Network Polling Activity box indicates that polling is in progress, while red squares mean that a poll is pending.)

To refresh the Nways Device Management map, select Tools -> IBM Nways Java -> Refresh Nways Map.