Optivity Tip -- Clearing the Optivity NMS Database [AIX,HPUX, Solaris]

[jfk]

Here are the steps to clear the Optivity NMS database:<br>
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Log in as root on the Optivity server.<br>
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sa_term &lt;= These two steps will end all optivity processes.<br>
opt_term<br>
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cd $LNMSHOME/db<br>
rm -rf optivity.taf &lt;users&gt;.db *.log &lt;= Remove the &lt;user&gt;'s databases.<br>
IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not delete the ev.db or TEMPLATE directory!!!<br>
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sa_init<br>
opt_init<br>
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Bonus Tip:<br>
There is a handy (yet unsupported) utility in the $LNMSHOME/unsupported directory to clear the OpenView/NetView database called clearOVdb... Check it out.<br>
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Later,<br>
jfk