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backendprocesses [2010/11/18 14:17] morten replace gdd info with ipdevpoll. remove some outdated information as well. |
backendprocesses [2011/04/08 14:06] faltin [Key information] |
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NAV has a number of back-end processes. This page attempts to give an overview of them. | NAV has a number of back-end processes. This page attempts to give an overview of them. | ||
- | The following figure used to complements this document, but is getting a bit outdated (it hasn't been updated since NAV 3.2). | + | The figure below complements this document. Unfortunately the figure is getting a bit outdated (it hasn't been updated since NAV 3.2): |
+ | * getDeviceData is now replaced with ipdevpoll | ||
+ | * iptrace does not exist anymore (the job is done by ipdevpoll) | ||
+ | * snmptrapd is a new daemon process | ||
{{architecture1.png?800|The NAV processes}} | {{architecture1.png?800|The NAV processes}} | ||
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^ Polls network | Yes | | ^ Polls network | Yes | | ||
^ Brief description | Collects SNMP data from equipment in the netbox table and stores data regarding the equipment in a number of tables. Does not build topology. | | ^ Brief description | Collects SNMP data from equipment in the netbox table and stores data regarding the equipment in a number of tables. Does not build topology. | | ||
- | ^ Depends upon | Seed data must be filled in the netbox table, using the [[seedessentials|Seed Database tool]] || | + | ^ Depends upon | Seed data must be filled in the netbox table, using the [[seedessentials|Seed Database tool]] | |
^ Updates tables | netbox, netboxsnmpoid, netboxinfo, device, module, gwportprefix, prefix, vlan, interface, swportallowedvlan | | ^ Updates tables | netbox, netboxsnmpoid, netboxinfo, device, module, gwportprefix, prefix, vlan, interface, swportallowedvlan | | ||
^ Run mode | Daemon process | | ^ Run mode | Daemon process | | ||
^ Default scheduling | Polling is organized into jobs in ''ipdevpoll.conf'', so is job scheduling. | | ^ Default scheduling | Polling is organized into jobs in ''ipdevpoll.conf'', so is job scheduling. | | ||
^ Config file | ipdevpoll.conf | | ^ Config file | ipdevpoll.conf | | ||
- | ^ Log files | ipdevpoll.conf | | + | ^ Log files | ipdevpoll.log | |
^ Programming language | Python | | ^ Programming language | Python | | ||
^ Further doc | | | ^ Further doc | | | ||
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^ Config file | alertengine.cfg | | ^ Config file | alertengine.cfg | | ||
^ Log file | alertengine.log og alertengine.err.log | | ^ Log file | alertengine.log og alertengine.err.log | | ||
- | ^ Programming language | perl | | + | ^ Programming language | Python | |
^ Further doc | [[http://metanav.uninett.no/static/reports/NAVMore.pdf|NAVMore report ch 3.7 and 3.8]] (Norwegian). | | ^ Further doc | [[http://metanav.uninett.no/static/reports/NAVMore.pdf|NAVMore report ch 3.7 and 3.8]] (Norwegian). | | ||
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- | ===== The snmptrapd ===== | + | ===== snmptrapd ===== |
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^ Polls network | No | | ^ Polls network | No | | ||
^ Brief description | | | ^ Brief description | | | ||
- | ^ Depends upon | That gDD has filled the gwport, swport tables (and more...) | | + | ^ Depends upon | That ipdevpoll has filled the gwport, swport tables (and more...) | |
^ Updates tables | The RRD database (rrd_file and rrd_datasource) | | ^ Updates tables | The RRD database (rrd_file and rrd_datasource) | | ||
^ Run mode | cron | | ^ Run mode | cron | | ||
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^ Config file | None | | ^ Config file | None | | ||
^ Log file | cricket-changelog | | ^ Log file | cricket-changelog | | ||
- | ^ Programming language | perl | | + | ^ Programming language | python | |
^ Further doc | [[howtoconfigurecricket|How to configure Cricket addons in NAV v3]] | | ^ Further doc | [[howtoconfigurecricket|How to configure Cricket addons in NAV v3]] | | ||