SNASendAlert

The SNALink calls the SNASendAlert function to send a complete preformatted Network Management Vector Transport (NMVT) alert to NetView.

VOID SNASendAlert(
PTRBFHDR msgptr,
INTEGER severity
);

Parameters

msgptr

Pointer to the NMVT alert to be sent.

severity

The severity of the problem that caused the alert (ranges from 0 to 16).

Remarks

The complete NMVT to be sent must be generated by the SNALink and inserted into a buffer. Only the elements are used—the buffer header need not be set up before sending. The fields startd and endd should be set to reflect the location of the NMVT within the element. Multiple elements can be used to store the NMVT, up to a maximum length of 512 bytes. The buffer will be freed by the Base after the NMVT has been sent.

Any NMVT sent refers to a particular SNA Server connection. It is recommended that the NMVT include at least a hierarchy resource list, giving the name of the remote PU the connection is associated with. This name is supplied to the SNALink on the Open(STATION) message.

For complete details of the format of an NMVT, see the IBM manual SNA Formats (GA27-3136).