[INUG-Users] how many omnibus 3.6 trapd licenses for just one HP NNM?

[Marquess, Dustin]

I have a feeling the probe is smarter than that.  The actual SNMP packet
usually contains the Agent Address (the IP of the machine that actually sent
the trap), as well as the IP of the box that forwarded it to you.  So @Node
or not, the information is still available to the probe.

Looper can talk directory to the Object Server.  No licenses needed :).

-Dustin 

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jacob Steinberger [mailto:trefalgar at realitybytes.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 4:51 PM
> To: users at netcoolusers.org
> 
> No idea how the probe does it, but lets guess ...
> 
> Probe uses Node. The rules for the NNM probe will set the 
> rules to show the proper IP address, therefor use an 
> aditional license per IP is use.
> Now, in this case, you could make a second node field to 
> store the 'real'
> node in while the original node is reconfigured to be the NNM 
> machine. The better question here is since the origin IP is 
> the same (HPNNM), are you now circumventing the license 
> structure and now are using the software illegally?
> 
> You have this question with the SNMP monitor, SSM's, Compaq 
> Insight Manager, the list is endless.
> 
> The more fun question is with Looper, couldnt you use this 
> for every device on your network, now only needing a single 
> license for, what, $100?
> 
> Jacob
> 
> 
> 
> > Hi people,
> >
> > one simple and quick question. In the new scenario of the 3.6 
> > licenses, and the trapd licenses based on the originating node, the 
> > typical setup of one HPNNM receiving all traps, and forwarding them 
> > (via script) to a netcool trapd probe... how many licenses will it 
> > take?
> >
> > Just one? (only the HPNNM is sending traps to netcool)
> >
> > Many? (the trapd probe will "discover" the trick and use a lot more)
> >
> > Thanks a lot,
> >
> > Leo