I am guessing this never made it through the file size Gods so it is now
trimmed back. Sorry for forgetting... ;-(
Folks... again,
To follow through on this subject, and before I schedule the Foxboro
Serviceman, I need to better understand the FERRET program
I have been assigned the task of documenting 2 non-GMP IA Nodes to compare
to the 2 GMP Production IA Nodes for validation. In reviewing the Users
Guide, Rev A, February 27, 2014, I/A Series® System FERRET V6.0 (Windows®
Platforms) and FERRET V6.0 (UNIX® Platforms), it itemizes about a dozen
types of hardware and software data that it collects for the Windows®
Platforms that I could probably use as a start.
*****However, it is severely lacking in details for the UNIX® Platforms. Is
there similar types of data collected, so I could use the same list from the
Windows® Platforms for the UNIX® Platforms (minus the obvious differences;
i.e., switches, etc.) to describe the data I would collect?*****
Next, much like Foxray, it appears that FERRET uses standard Foxboro
utilities and tools already installed (i.e., frev, remd, remv, som, rsom,
glof, fist, etc.) to collect the various types of data. The only new
software package that is added to the main AW is the FERRET directory/folder
(UNIX vs. Windows) and software. The FERRET subdirectory contains all the
files needed for running FERRET. This shell script is the main program. It
performs the following operations:
Using the contents of /usr/fox/sp/hldb builds a list of accessible
host processors including AW51s, WP51s, AW70s, and WP70s.
Attempts to connect to each of the above hosts and, if successful,
gathers the relevant information from the remote host station.
Combines the output generated on the individual hosts into a single
Tar file containing data for the entire site and then prompts user to save
the output file.* (Note: *This is not how the older FERRET output file(s)
were structured that I remember using.)
*****And this directory/folder can then be deleted when done to remove the
FERRET footprint on the AW, returning it to its original condition;
correct?*****
*****Any risks running it on an operating Production system, or returning
the Production system to the original state?*****
Just FYI, FERRET details on what data is collected
70 Series User Interface - Run Types
Standard Data
o Collects all standard data including everything from the File Data,
File Info and Paths screen. It also collects the Add/Remove programs list,
the Windows Services list, and the current BIOS information.
SysMgmt Data
o Uses frev or remv/remd to collect Equipment Information from system
management.
SNMP Data from Switches
o Uses the Nutcracker SNMP utility to query the SNMP database on
switches.
Vendor Part Number Only
o Only collects one piece of data from each switch, the sysDecr.0 OID.
This allows FERRET to identify the Vendor part number and subsequently the
Invensys part number.
Walk Entire Switch
o Performs a SNMP walk and collects the entire SNMP database from the
switch. This setting resets after each run of FERRET to Vendor Part Number.
User Defined
o Uses the xml settings from the User Defined SNMP screen when
collecting data.
Data Topology
o Uses the som/rsom and ps utilities to collect information from the
points database on CPs and workstations. This data can be used to create a
Data Topology report in the Installed Base Viewer.
Check Monitors
o This option performs a global find (GLOF) for each system monitor.
User Defined Scripts
o Runs each selected script on the User Scripts screen. Any output
from these scripts is copied back to the host station.
Joseph M. Riccardi
386-451-7607 Cell
Joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
"To give real service you must add something that cannot be bought or
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