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vii Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Using This Guide ............................................................................................................. 1-1Getting Help..................................................................................................................... 1-2 ...
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Contents viii Editing the Backup Configuration File ................................................................... 2-33Performing a Backup .............................................................................................. 2-34Restoring Files from a Backup Set ..........................
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ix Contents Selecting Node Information to Display .................................................................. 4-11 Node Information Options............................................................................... 4-12 Selecting a Display Font ...............................................
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Contents x Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps Working with Maps .......................................................................................................... 6-1 About the Map View ................................................................................................. 6-2About Su...
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xi Contents Saving Maps ........................................................................................................... 6-62Deleting Maps and Folders ..................................................................................... 6-62 Chapter 7 Node Management Overview Device Manag...
Page 13 - Using this guide getting help; Using This Guide; Introduction
1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction Using this guide; getting help Using This Guide This manual contains general information regarding NetSight Element Manager, including: • Chapter 1, Introduction , which introduces the product, provides an outline of this book’s structure, describes how to access and use t...
Page 14 - Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType; Getting Help
Introduction 1-2 Getting Help • Chapter 5, Tree Views , describes the Tree View workspace and windows. These user- configurable views let you display your network nodes in a hierarchical tree control format that provides a variety of information about the features supported by the device, including ...
Page 15 - Accessing On-line Documentation; Documentation Feedback; Getting Technical Support; Online Services on the World Wide Web; Help —>How to Use Help; If you have not yet installed the documentation, the; Installation Guide
Getting Help 1-3 Introduction Accessing On-line Documentation The complete suite of documents available for NetSight Element Manager can be accessed via a menu option from the primary window menu bar: Help —> Online Documents. If you chose to install the documentation when you installed NetSight ...
Page 16 - Mailing Address
Introduction 1-4 Getting Help Mailing Address : Enterasys Networks, Inc.Technical Support35 Industrial WayRochester, NH 03867 FTP : ftp.cabletron.comLogin: anonymousPassword: your email address
Page 17 - Chapter 2; About NetSight Element Manager; Network Status; NetSight Element Manager Installation Guide; for
2-1 Chapter 2 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Key NetSight Element Manager features; customizing the NetSight Element Manager platform; backing up data files NetSight Element Manager for Windows™ provides a powerful and easy-to-use tool for monitoring and managing Enterasys and Cabletron device...
Page 18 - Alarm and Event Handling
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-2 About NetSight Element Manager any actions that you have configured on reception of a particular trap or event. Alarm and event management is highlighted in Alarm and Event Handling , beginning on page 2-11 . • The Scheduler tool allows you to schedule unatte...
Page 20 - Network Discovery; Discover Script Capability
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-4 About NetSight Element Manager • Right-mouse button functionality for quick access to commonly-used menu commands (as shown in Figure 2-2 ). Figure 2-2. Sample Right Mouse Functionality • Print spooling to the Microsoft Windows Print Manager for record keepin...
Page 21 - IP or Host Locator; second; Reset; button in the Discover; Discover Wizard; The Discover application is covered in Chapter 3,; Discovering Nodes; Management and Monitoring Workspace
About NetSight Element Manager 2-5 Overview of NetSight Element Manager IP or Host Locator An additional tool linked to but run separately from the Discover application allows you to resolve host names to IP addresses, and vice versa. You can also discover the IP addresses and host names of all devi...
Page 22 - List Views; Figure 2-3. Sample List View Workspace and Window; Multiple List Views
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-6 About NetSight Element Manager List Views The List View workspace allows you to view and create specialized lists of the devices in your central node database. A default set of views is provided for you; you can also create your own views, selecting both the ...
Page 23 - The List View Workspace; illustrates a sample Tree View workspace and an
About NetSight Element Manager 2-7 Overview of NetSight Element Manager The List View Workspace Individual List Views are represented as icons within the List View workspace; these icons are arranged in a standard tree hierarchy (using a standard Microsoft Windows tree view control). Double-clicking...
Page 25 - Map Views; groups
About NetSight Element Manager 2-9 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Map Views Map View windows in NetSight Element Manager provide a third — and perhaps the most flexible — means for viewing information about your network. Using maps, you can create a visual representation of your network: group...
Page 26 - Log Views; — allows you to create, access, and organize the Log View; Figure 2-6. Sample Log Views Workspace and Associated Log View; Excluding Nodes
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-10 About NetSight Element Manager Log Views NetSight Element Manager provides a Log View workspace, which contains information about traps and software events. Like the other workspaces, the Log View workspace — illustrated in Figure 2-6 — allows you to create,...
Page 27 - For more information about alarm and event handling, see the; The NetSight Element Manager Tool Suite
The NetSight Element Manager Tool Suite 2-11 Overview of NetSight Element Manager When you exclude a node from the central node database, that node is no longer displayed in any view, and is moved to the Excluded Nodes database. Though these nodes can no longer be displayed or managed, they are prot...
Page 28 - Remote Administration Tools; Performing a soft reboot on selected devices.; Scheduler Tool; For more information about the Scheduler tool, see the
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-12 The NetSight Element Manager Tool Suite Remote Administration Tools Remote Administration Tools is a utility suite which allows you to conveniently perform routine management tasks on a single device — or on a group of devices — from your remote workstation,...
Page 29 - MIB Tools; MIB Browser; Customizing NetSight Element Manager; Adjusting Default Settings; Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and
Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2-13 Overview of NetSight Element Manager MIB Tools The MIB Tools suite of MIB browsing and editing tools comprises: • The MIB Browser — a simple graphical interface you can use to contact and query SNMP nodes on your network and examine their supported MIBs (as ...
Page 30 - Workspace Options; The Workspace options (displayed by default, as illustrated in; Show Splash window at startup; will cause these to be displayed when; Autofill IP address fields
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-14 Customizing NetSight Element Manager Figure 2-7. The Options Window (with Workspace Options Selected) Workspace Options The Workspace options (displayed by default, as illustrated in Figure 2-7 ) control various settings for the NetSight Element Manager inte...
Page 31 - Autofill Community Name fields; that allows you to
Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2-15 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Autofill Community Name fields When this option is selected, the community name text set via the Network options (or via the Welcome Wizard) will be automatically entered in any field that requires a community name. Confi...
Page 32 - documented in Chapter 3,; To set the default community name:; Community Name; text field, and type in a community name
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-16 Customizing NetSight Element Manager Figure 2-8. The Network Options NetSight Element Manager uses the Community Name to gain access to devices that you want to manage. You specify the community name you want to use to access a device when the device is inse...
Page 33 - IP Address Autofill; text field, and type in the network or subnet identifying; subnet mask; Address Mask; text field, and type in the network or subnet; Polling Options
Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2-17 Overview of NetSight Element Manager IP Address Autofill As with community names, an IP address is required to add devices to, or modify existing devices in, the central node database. (The Insert Device and Device Discover Properties windows both have an IP...
Page 34 - Node Polling; less; from the primary
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-18 Customizing NetSight Element Manager Figure 2-9. The Polling Options Node Polling Node polling establishes how often the contact status between NetSight Element Manager and the IP devices in your node database will be refreshed. You configure node polling by...
Page 35 - Configuring Node Interface Poll Settings; Chapter 4; more; Interval; text field, and type in the number of seconds you want; text field, and type in the number of IP devices you want; User’s; for more information on using Chassis Manager refer to the; Packets
Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2-19 Overview of NetSight Element Manager window, as described in Configuring Node Interface Poll Settings in Chapter 4 ). This would override the polling refresh rate of the database (once per 50 seconds), by instead having NetSight Element Manager issue a once-...
Page 36 - Node Options
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-20 Customizing NetSight Element Manager Node Options The Node options (shown in Figure 2-10 ) let you configure the default contact poll settings that will be established when IP devices are added to the node database. Default Poll Settings Unlike the poll sett...
Page 37 - Retries; text field, and type in the number of polls which will be; Directories Options
Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2-21 Overview of NetSight Element Manager To change the interval (if desired): 1. Click in the Interval (sec) text field, and type in the poll interval to be used as a default when adding new devices. The range is from 5 to 9,999 seconds. Retries If individual de...
Page 38 - To specify the default Map directory:; Map files; text field, type in the full directory path for the directory in; Browse; . A standard Microsoft Browse window opens. Use the directory; Data files
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-22 Customizing NetSight Element Manager Figure 2-11. The Directories Options Map files This field specifies the default directory that is used when you save a map. You can either override the default value in the Save Map window as each new map is saved, or you...
Page 39 - Log files; The Device Management options (
Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2-23 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Log files This read-only field indicates the directory used to store log files generated by NetSight Element Manager’s processes or applications (e.g., the alarm and event handling service). The default directory is \NetS...
Page 40 - Chassis Manager Settings; To change the poll rate:; Poll Rate; text field, and type in the interval to be used when; text field, and type in the number of polls which must fail; Event Log Options; The Event Log options (; BackgroundTrysInterval=X
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-24 Customizing NetSight Element Manager Chassis Manager Settings The Chassis Manager settings let you establish how the Chassis Manager and SmartSwitch/Matrix Chassis View applications poll a monitored device. There are two settings which you can configure: Pol...
Page 41 - Set log size; — allows you to control the overall size of the cache.; Clear deleted events hourly
Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2-25 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Figure 2-13. The Event Log Options Window You can establish an hourly purge of the event cache file by specifying that traps or events which meet certain conditions be deleted. These conditions are defined by three Event ...
Page 42 - Customizing the Toolbar; To access the customize window:; Batch Customization via AddTool,
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-26 Customizing NetSight Element Manager To set the options in the Event Log Options window: 1. To activate the Clear deleted events , Clear acknowledged and closed events , or Clear normal and informational events options, click to check the appropriate selecti...
Page 43 - Adding a Tool Entry; button in the upper-right corner of the window. A new menu; Backing Up Data Files
Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2-27 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Figure 2-14. The Customize Window The top portion of the window allows you to define the menu pick, hint, and tool tip text that will label your new selection, as well as the graphic image that will be used as its tool ba...
Page 45 - Build
Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2-29 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Figure 2-15. Select Image Window d. Click OK to save your image selection(s) and return to the Customize window. 6. Use the Browse button to the right of the Command field to locate the executable you wish to launch with ...
Page 46 - Editing a Tool Entry; You can also delete any existing Tool entry, as follows:; Scheduler; chapter in the
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-30 Backing Up Data Files 9. In the Show field, use the drop-down list to select the default display mode for your tool application: Normally , Hidden , Minimized , or Maximized . 10. Click to select the Launch at Start-up option if you want this tool launched a...
Page 47 - Directories
Backing Up Data Files 2-31 Overview of NetSight Element Manager The following files and file types are included in the Backup Configuration file by default; they will be backed up and maintained in your backup directory as long as they reside in one of the defined backup directories. • rmflt.mdb and...
Page 48 - Data File Manager; icon in your NetSight Element Manager; Edit Configuration File
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-32 Backing Up Data Files • Subnet.dat — Subnet definitions • Tools.dat — Information on items in the Tools menu • Wrkspace.dat — Configuration of window placement and other appearance properties within the primary NetSight Element Manager window. • CSMIBDS.MDB ...
Page 49 - Editing the Backup Configuration File; To view or edit the list of data files that will be backed up, click on; Edit Configuration
Backing Up Data Files 2-33 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Editing the Backup Configuration File When you perform a backup action, the Data File Manager looks in five directories in the \NetSight Element Manager x.x directory — \Data, \Bin, \Filters (and its automatically-created subdirectories...
Page 50 - Performing a Backup; In the main Data File Manager window, click on; Backup; ), prompting you to specify the directory path in which to copy the; OK; . As the backup proceeds, you will be prompted to authorize the
Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2-34 Backing Up Data Files To edit this list: 1. Create a file backup entry by using the text editor to type a new line that specifies the file name, or the *.XXX file extension (for all files of a similar type). Remember, only files in the five pre-set directori...
Page 51 - Restoring Files from a Backup Set; do not restore these data files
Backing Up Data Files 2-35 Overview of NetSight Element Manager 3. When the backup is complete, a successful backup message will be displayed. Click OK to exit this window and complete the backup procedure. Restoring Files from a Backup Set 1. In the main Data File Manager window, click on Restore f...
Page 53 - which will lead you step by step through the Discover process (see; Starting the Discover; on; Accessing the Discover Manager Window; Tools —> Discover Manager; from the primary window menu bar.
3-1 Chapter 3 Discovering Nodes Accessing the Discover Manager window; creating and modifying Discover scripts; executing Discover scripts; the Discover process; starting the Discover Wizard; launching the Scheduler application; using the IP or Host Locator; using the Subnets window The Discover Man...
Page 54 - Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts; Accessing the Discover Properties Window; To create a new Discover script:; or; right; mouse button on an existing script name or in the central area; New; from the resulting menu.
Discovering Nodes 3-2 Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts Figure 3-1. The Discover Manager Window The Discover Manager window lists all Discover scripts you have created, including their names, descriptions, and execution intervals. The Discover Manager window is the central interface through wh...
Page 55 - To modify an existing Discover script:; mouse button on the script to be modified, and select; Properties
Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3-3 Discovering Nodes To modify an existing Discover script: 1. In the Discover Manager window, highlight the script to be modified, and click Properties . or Click the right mouse button on the script to be modified, and select Properties from the resulting m...
Page 56 - Setting General Discover Properties; tab in the Discover Properties window. The; General; Highlight the contents of the; New Discover X; increments as necessary to create a unique name.; General
Discovering Nodes 3-4 Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts Using the Discover Properties window, you can name your script, enter an IP range for an IP Discovery process, and assign a community name. You can also define and select entire subnets for a Subnet Discovery, select a Script Filter for a...
Page 57 - to save your entries and return to the Discover; Setting Device Discovery Parameters; the; Device; Page of the Discover Properties Window
Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3-5 Discovering Nodes 3. In the Description: field, enter a description of the Discover script. This description opens with the script’s name in the Discover Manager window, and may help you to select from among the available scripts. 4. Enter any additional i...
Page 58 - Defining IP Address Ranges; To set the IP address range (or ranges) for your Device Discovery:; Network Options
Discovering Nodes 3-6 Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts To define a Device Discovery script, you must specify a range of IP addresses to be queried and assign at least one community name that will give the Discover application read access to the devices you wish to discover. IP address ranges ...
Page 59 - when your entries are complete. The information you entered; Defining and Selecting Subnets
Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3-7 Discovering Nodes 4. If you wish to specify an address mask other than the default value, enter the desired address mask in the Address Mask field. The appropriate address mask depends upon your network configuration. If your network contains subnets, ente...
Page 60 - Using the Subnets Window; To specify a subnet (or subnets) for your device discover script:; Subnet; Page of the Subnet Properties Window; Generating Submaps
Discovering Nodes 3-8 Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts Subnets will be defined automatically each time a device is added to the node database (either manually or via a Discover script); they can also be defined manually, either via the Discover Properties window (as described in this section)...
Page 61 - The
Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3-9 Discovering Nodes 3. If necessary, place the cursor in the Subnet Mask field and type the subnet mask for the subnet that you wish to discover. Note that the value set here will determine the number of IP addresses which are included in the defined subnet,...
Page 62 - Description
Discovering Nodes 3-10 Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts Figure 3-7. The General Page of the Subnet Properties Window 5. In the Description text box, enter a description for your subnet entry. This description is not displayed in the Discover Properties window, but will be displayed in the Vie...
Page 63 - Defining a Community Name; To select a community name for use in your Discover script:; Network
Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3-11 Discovering Nodes Defining a Community Name Once you have specified the IP addresses that will be queried during the Discover, you must supply the discover application with one or more community names that will provide at least Read access to the devices ...
Page 65 - Setting a Discover Interval; page of the Discover; Schedule; To set an interval for your Discover script:; Discover Interval; beginning
Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3-13 Discovering Nodes Setting a Discover Interval Defining a Discover Interval for your Discover script allows you to automatically start your script and determine how often (in minutes) your script will be automatically executed. The Discover Interval is def...
Page 66 - Executing Discover Scripts; script to be executed, and click; mouse button on the name of; Execute
Discovering Nodes 3-14 Executing Discover Scripts Figure 3-10. The Schedule Page of the Discover Properties Window Executing Discover Scripts Once you have established the parameters for your Discover scripts, they are listed in the Discover Manager window (as shown in Figure 3-11 ), and can be exec...
Page 67 - Stopping a Discover in
Executing Discover Scripts 3-15 Discovering Nodes Figure 3-11. The Discover Manager Window You cannot execute a new discover session if a previous session is still running or if the Discover window from a previous session is still open. If either of these conditions exists, a footer message at the b...
Page 68 - The Discover Process
Discovering Nodes 3-16 The Discover Process The Discover Process Once a Discover script has been manually executed, the Discover Manager window closes, and the Network Discover window ( Figure 3-12 ) opens. Figure 3-12. Network Discover Window A discover proceeds in a single phase: each IP address i...
Page 69 - NEW and SECONDARY Discovers; Stopping a Discover in Progress; Yes; Restarting a Completed Discover
The Discover Process 3-17 Discovering Nodes NEW and SECONDARY Discovers Discovery sessions are divided into two types: NEW and SECONDARY. The first time you run a device discover script, all IP addresses in the subnet or address range you have specified will be queried, and all discovered devices wi...
Page 70 - Scheduled Discovers; Deleting a Discover Script; Delete; Figure 3-14. The Script Deletion Confirmation Window; Tools Guide
Discovering Nodes 3-18 Deleting a Discover Script Re-starting a completed discover script from the Network Discover window has the same effect as re-executing the script from the Discover Manager window. Scheduled Discovers A scheduled discover script — one which launches automatically at selected i...
Page 71 - Starting the Discover Wizard; to create a new Discover script; Launching the Scheduler Application; Using the IP or Host Locator Tool; To launch the IP or Host Locator Tool:
Starting the Discover Wizard 3-19 Discovering Nodes Starting the Discover Wizard To use the Discover Wizard to create a new Discover script : 1. In the Discover Manager window, click Wizard . or Click the right mouse button anywhere in the Discover Manager window, select Wizard from the resulting me...
Page 72 - Matching a Host Name to an IP Address; IP
Discovering Nodes 3-20 Using the IP or Host Locator Tool or Click the IP or Host Locator button ( ) on the NetSight Element Manager Standard toolbar. The IP or Host Locator window, Figure 3-15 , opens. Figure 3-15. The IP or Host Locator Window The following sections describe some common uses for th...
Page 73 - Matching an IP Address to a Host Name; Once you have resolved a host name/IP pair, you can use the; button to; Get MAC address; Matching a MAC Address to a Host Name and IP
Using the IP or Host Locator Tool 3-21 Discovering Nodes Matching an IP Address to a Host Name You can also use a known IP address to locate a device’s host name. To do so: 1. Click Clear to clear the default values from the IP and Host fields. 2. Enter the IP address of the device whose host name y...
Page 74 - Subnet Search; Once the search begins, a
Discovering Nodes 3-22 Using the IP or Host Locator Tool Subnet Search You can also use the Locator Tool to locate (and ping, if desired) all IP addresses on a subnet or a portion of a subnet, resolve host names to the located IP addresses, and resolve MAC addresses to the located IP/hostname pair. ...
Page 75 - Prompt; If you have selected the
Using the IP or Host Locator Tool 3-23 Discovering Nodes any time to stop a search in progress. If you have selected the Prompt option, a message window opens at the selected interval, asking if you want to continue the search. Click Yes to continue, or No to stop. Figure 3-16. A Subnet Search in Pr...
Page 76 - Only the located IP address is copied during the
Discovering Nodes 3-24 Using the IP or Host Locator Tool Figure 3-17. Completed Subnet Search You can use these buttons to copy one, several, or all discovered IP addresses to the clipboard for pasting into the central node database or any text document: 1. Click Select All to select all discovered ...
Page 78 - You can use the
Discovering Nodes 3-26 Using the IP or Host Locator Tool When the selected MAC address is located, a message window will display, indicating the host name and IP address associated with the found MAC; this information will also be displayed in the list box. If the address is not located, a message w...
Page 79 - from the; page of the; subnet
Using the Subnets Window 3-27 Discovering Nodes Using the Subnets Window With the Subnets window, you can define and view subnet entries which can be used in Discover scripts. The Subnets window is accessed by selecting View—>Subnets from the NetSight Element Manager primary window menu bar. Any ...
Page 80 - Creating and Modifying a Subnet Entry; To create a new subnet entry or modify an existing one:; indicates the maximum number of nodes that
Discovering Nodes 3-28 Using the Subnets Window Figure 3-20. The Subnets Window The Subnets window displays entries for all manually-defined (via this window or the Discover application) subnets; if you have manually added a node to the central node database, a subnet entry will be listed for that n...
Page 81 - Deleting a Subnet Entry; page of the Discover Properties window (see; Defining; Deleting a subnet entry; Generating Submaps Automatically
Using the Subnets Window 3-29 Discovering Nodes 2. Follow the steps outlined in Defining and Selecting Subnets , beginning on page 3-7 . The procedure for defining and modifying subnet entries is the same from this window or when configuring a discover script. 3. Click OK to save your subnet discove...
Page 83 - About List Views; display
4-1 Chapter 4 List Views Using list views to view node information; using the List View workspace; creating and editing list views; changing the appearance of your list views; excluding nodes; adding network elements to the node database; editing node properties NetSight Element Manager stores infor...
Page 84 - Adding a Folder to the Workspace; Display the List View page of the workspace by clicking on the; mouse button on the folder to which you want to add a new; on the
List Views 4-2 About List Views Figure 4-1. Getting Around the List View Workspace The default views provided with NetSight Element Manager are arranged in a series of folders which group them by type. All of these default views — except the read-only All Nodes List View — can be edited or deleted; ...
Page 85 - New Folder; automatically be added in the branch you have selected.; Renaming a Folder; By default, all new folders are named with the designation; New Folder X; simply begin typing to replace the highlighted text entirely.; Enter; The All Nodes List View; Click the
About List Views 4-3 List Views Figure 4-2. Adding a New Folder to the List View Workspace 3. In the resulting menu, click to select New Folder . A new folder will automatically be added in the branch you have selected. Renaming a Folder By default, all new folders are named with the designation New...
Page 86 - Other Default List Views; Default views provided are:; Class Views; Selecting a Display
List Views 4-4 About List Views Figure 4-4. The All Nodes List View The All Nodes List View display includes 11 of the 13 possible descriptive columns available, including Status, Model, Name, Logical Address, Physical Address, Time of Last Contact, System Up Time, Enterprise, Classes, Topologies, a...
Page 87 - Device Views; List View Display Options; Using the List View Toolbar; sysName
About List Views 4-5 List Views Device Views A single default Device View — the All Devices View — displays all IP devices. Enterprise Views A single default Enterprise View allows you to display only your Cabletron and Enterasys devices. Topology Views Two default topology views filter out all devi...
Page 88 - View—>Small Icon Detail; If
List Views 4-6 About List Views Small Icon Detail Format ( View—>Small Icon Detail ) Each node appears as a line in a multicolumn format. The columns consist of the information you have chosen to display from the List View Properties window (or the default columns, in the case of the All Nodes Li...
Page 89 - ascending; option available on the right-mouse menu.; Searching a List View
About List Views 4-7 List Views and a greater-than or less-than sign displayed in the selected column settings: a greater-than sign (>) indicates that the information in the associated column is sorted in ascending order; a less-than sign (<) indicates that the information is sorted in descend...
Page 90 - Column to search; any
List Views 4-8 About List Views To access the Find window: 1. Open or activate the List View that you wish to search. 2. Select Edit—>Find from the primary window menu bar. or Click on the List View toolbar. The List View Find window, Figure 4-7 , opens. Figure 4-7. List View Find Window You can ...
Page 92 - Creating and Editing List Views; nodes; Window —> New List View; New View
List Views 4-10 Creating and Editing List Views Creating and Editing List Views You can create a variety of list views customized to meet your network management needs, either by editing any of the default views provided (except the All Nodes List View) or by creating entirely new views. User-define...
Page 93 - List View Properties; Selecting Node Information to Display; To set up or modify a list view:; New List View X; Selecting a Display Font
Creating and Editing List Views 4-11 List Views To edit an existing list view: 1. With the appropriate list view open and selected in the NetSight Element Manager primary window, select View —> Properties from the primary window menu bar. or In the List View Workspace area, click the right mouse ...
Page 94 - Columns; all; Filters; You can also use the; Excluding Nodes from an Individual View
List Views 4-12 Creating and Editing List Views 2. In the Columns list box, click to select the information you’d like displayed about each node in the view; click again to deselect any option you do not wish to view. Each selection in this list will add a column of information to your list view. Ea...
Page 95 - Unknown; Note that changing a node’s name via its Properties window changes
Creating and Editing List Views 4-13 List Views • Unknown (Blue) - A blue status icon indicates that NetSight Element Manager has not yet been able to contact the represented node, and has not yet determined whether or not that contact will be successful. A node icon is blue only temporarily, while ...
Page 96 - DLM Status Groups
List Views 4-14 Creating and Editing List Views Status Group If the device is part of a Distributed LAN Management status group, it will be indicated here. Both the name assigned to the DLM group and the node’s position in that group (“DLM Agent” or “DLM Client of (IP Address)” ) will be displayed. ...
Page 97 - Selecting the Nodes to Display: Using Filters; To open the View Filter window:; Filter; from the New List View or List View Properties window. The
Creating and Editing List Views 4-15 List Views Figure 4-9. Font Window Change your font settings as desired using the Fonts , Font Style , and Size fields, then click on OK to set your changes. Selecting the Nodes to Display: Using Filters Using the View Filter window, you can set up filters that d...
Page 98 - Filter Categories; Available filter categories are:; Subnets; option in the primary window menu bar. All subnets which have; Status Groups; Enterprises
List Views 4-16 Creating and Editing List Views Figure 4-10. View Filter Window Filter Categories Available filter categories are: Subnets NetSight Element Manager automatically creates a subnet entry each time a node is added to the database; subnet entries can also be defined via the Discover appl...
Page 99 - Classes
Creating and Editing List Views 4-17 List Views Classes Lists the functional classes that NetSight Element Manager can detect. Classes available for filtering include: • Repeater • Router • Generic Bridge • Router/Gateway • Ethernet/Token Ring Bridge • Switch • Ethernet/FDDI Bridge • Ethernet/WAN Br...
Page 100 - Creating the Filter; want; to set the filter parameters.; Excluded Nodes
List Views 4-18 Excluded Nodes As with classes, nodes which support more than one topology will be displayed in any view for which one of its topologies is selected. You can also choose to filter on nodes whose topology is unknown. Creating the Filter When you create a filter, you select the specifi...
Page 101 - To Exclude a Node from a View; To exclude a node from a specific view only:; For more information about Tree Views, see Chapter 5,
Excluded Nodes 4-19 List Views illustrated in Figure 4-11 . Nodes excluded from an individual view will still appear as appropriate on all other views, and their placement on maps will not be affected; they can also be re-included in the view at any time. Figure 4-11. The Individual View Excluded No...
Page 102 - Using; Excluding Nodes from the Central Node Database
List Views 4-20 Excluded Nodes Select the Delete key on your keyboard. or Select the Delete toolbar icon. or Click the right mouse button on any of the selected entries, and select Delete from the resulting menu. The Node Delete window ( Figure 4-12 ) opens, with the node(s) you have selected for de...
Page 103 - To Re-include a Node in a View
Excluded Nodes 4-21 List Views To Re-include a Node in a View To remove a node from a view’s Excluded Nodes list and re-include it in the view: 1. Open or activate the view whose excluded nodes you wish to re-include. 2. Open the view’s Properties window by clicking the right mouse anywhere in the v...
Page 104 - To access the Excluded Nodes window:; View —>Excluded Nodes
List Views 4-22 Excluded Nodes 4. In the resulting confirmation window, click Yes to confirm the inclusion, or No to cancel. 5. Click OK to close the Properties window; note that the formerly excluded nodes are again displayed in the view. Excluding Nodes from the Central Node Database In addition t...
Page 105 - The Excluded Nodes List and Discover
Excluded Nodes 4-23 List Views The Excluded Nodes List and Discover The Excluded Nodes list can be used to prevent certain nodes from being re-discovered and re-added to the central node database. Nodes which have been excluded from all views are no longer polled byNetSight Element Manager or displa...
Page 106 - All Views; menu in the primary window menu bar.; To Re-include a Node into the Central Node Database; To move an excluded node back into the central node database:
List Views 4-24 Excluded Nodes Figure 4-15. The Node Delete Window 3. Click to select the All Views option, then click OK to confirm the deletion. The selected nodes will be removed from the central node database and all views, and placed in the Excluded Nodes database. Remember, the excluded nodes ...
Page 107 - To delete a single node or group of nodes directly from a view:
Excluded Nodes 4-25 List Views 3. Click Yes to confirm. The node or nodes will be moved from the Excluded Nodes database to the central node database, and appear again in all appropriate list views. 4. Click Close to close the excluded nodes window. Re-included nodes will be displayed as appropriate...
Page 108 - Adding Network Elements to the Node Database; options available on the primary window menu bar or via the Insert
List Views 4-26 Adding Network Elements to the Node Database Figure 4-17. The Node Delete Window 3. Click to select the Database option, then click OK to confirm the deletion. The selected nodes will be removed from the central node database entirely. To delete a single node or group of nodes from t...
Page 109 - Adding a Device; Creating Network Maps; To add a new device to the node database:; Insert Device; New Device; The Insert Device window,
Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 4-27 List Views The following sections describe how to add individual devices to the central node database, and how to edit the display properties of any node. Adding a Device In order to add a device to the central node database, you must have a List Vie...
Page 110 - window), the autofill values you have set for IP address and
List Views 4-28 Adding Network Elements to the Node Database Figure 4-19. The Insert Device Window 2. In the Address field, enter the IP address assigned to the device you wish to add. 3. In the Community Name field, enter a community name that will provide at least Read access to the device you are...
Page 111 - , the Device Properties window opens, and you can add an; Unnamed PING device; to the central node database. If you click; Editing Device Properties; The Device Properties window,
Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 4-29 List Views If you click Yes , the Device Properties window opens, and you can add an Unnamed PING device to the central node database. If you click No , no new device will be added. Editing Device Properties The Device Properties window, Figure 4-21 ...
Page 112 - not
List Views 4-30 Adding Network Elements to the Node Database In the toolbar, click the Properties icon. or Right-click on the selected device and on the resulting menu select Properties . Use the appropriate tabbed pages to configure the following display properties. Note that, if you are editing th...
Page 113 - Device Properties; Interfaces
Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 4-31 List Views Device Properties The Device Properties tabbed page ( Figure 4-22 ) allows you to edit the following properties: Figure 4-22. Device Properties Page Label The value set in this field will be displayed in the Label column in any list view w...
Page 114 - Figure
List Views 4-32 Adding Network Elements to the Node Database Figure 4-23. Interface Properties Interface List Box The list box at the top of the Interfaces page displays the Topology, IfIndex , and Description of the contact interface on the selected device. Poll Settings The Poll Settings box displ...
Page 115 - Editing Node; Click on the
Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 4-33 List Views (along with any applicable arguments), and the OID that will be queried to determine the device’s type code. For more information on configuring these settings, see Editing Node Class Properties , page 4-37 . Figure 4-24. Class Properties ...
Page 116 - only if the polling interval that you define for the interface is; . Longer poll cycles can be
List Views 4-34 Adding Network Elements to the Node Database Configuring Node Interface Poll Settings You can configure the parameters which control how NetSight Element Manager polls the contact interface on a selected node via the Poll Settings options in the Interfaces tabbed page in the Properti...
Page 117 - text box, use the down arrow to display a list of selectable; Method; NetSight Element Manager Tools Guide
Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 4-35 List Views If you have a mission-critical node which requires more frequent updates than can be achieved during the database polling cycle, you can keep Chassis Manager running to be constantly appraised of its contact status; the Chassis Manager app...
Page 118 - Editing Poll Settings for Multiple Nodes; To edit interface poll settings:; longer
List Views 4-36 Adding Network Elements to the Node Database Editing Poll Settings for Multiple Nodes You can also edit interface poll settings for multiple nodes via the Multi-Node Properties window (illustrated in Figure 4-26 ). Figure 4-26. The Multi-Node Properties Window To edit interface poll ...
Page 119 - Editing Node Class Properties; ), the properties associated with each node class; Class; tab to display the Class tabbed page, then click the; Node; You can also add an Object Note to multiple nodes see
Editing Node Class Properties 4-37 List Views Editing Node Class Properties NetSight Element Manager classifies devices according to what is called a Node Class. In the Node Classes window ( Figure 4-27 ), the properties associated with each node class (model, icon, class, etc.) are displayed in col...
Page 120 - mouse button on the node classes entry you wish to modify,; from the menu that appears. The Node Class
List Views 4-38 Editing Node Class Properties To edit Node Class Properties for an existing node type: 1. In the Node Classes window, click on the node classes entry you wish to edit, then click on Properties . or Click the right mouse button on the node classes entry you wish to modify, and choose ...
Page 121 - tabbed page is displayed first; Select; button in the appropriate property area of the; Editing; AddDevType
Editing Node Class Properties 4-39 List Views To create a new node class entry: 1. In the Node Classes window, click on New . or Right-mouse click anywhere in the Node Classes window, and select New from the resulting menu. The New Node Class window opens. Note that this window is virtually identica...
Page 122 - Changing Management Application Information; field, in which you enter the path and filename of the; Arguments; field, which allows you to add any; Working Directory
List Views 4-40 Editing Node Class Properties Figure 4-29. Default Symbol Sets Changing Management Application Information The Node Class page of the Node Class Properties window also allows you to choose the management application that will be launched for all nodes assigned to a given node class. ...
Page 123 - outside; Command
Editing Node Class Properties 4-41 List Views by the application. These fields can be edited by typing in a new command, argument, or directory, or by using the Browse and Build buttons, as described in the following sections. Choosing a Command (Executable) File The Command field in the Management ...
Page 124 - Building an Argument List
List Views 4-42 Editing Node Class Properties Building an Argument List The Arguments field allows you to specify any command line parameters (or arguments) that are required by (or permitted by) the selected executable. This field can be manually edited by clicking in it and typing in desired chang...
Page 125 - Argument List; sysOID
Editing Node Class Properties 4-43 List Views 3. In the Argument List field, add any flags or other command line elements required or permitted by your selected executable. For example, Chassis Manager knows that a /i flag indicates that an IP address will follow; /c indicates that a community name ...
Page 126 - Selecting A Working Directory; To specify a working directory, you can either click in the; text box; button next to the; Browse for Folder window opens.; field; Changing General Node Class Properties
List Views 4-44 Editing Node Class Properties In most cases, the flags and related argument values are optional. If you do not specify a necessary value, you will be prompted to supply it when the application launches. Selecting A Working Directory If it is required by the executable you have select...
Page 127 - Name; field, and type in a name for the node class. The value; field, enter a description for the node class.; Notes; to save your changes and exit the window.
Editing Node Class Properties 4-45 List Views Figure 4-32. The General Properties Window To enter information for a node class: 1. Click in the Name field, and type in a name for the node class. The value entered here is displayed in the Model field of the Node Classes window. 2. In the Description ...
Page 128 - List Views and Maps; Selecting and Deleting Orphans; orphan; Activate the desired list view and select; Edit —>Select Orphans; from; Edit —>Delete Orphans; Both the
List Views 4-46 List Views and Maps List Views and Maps NetSight Element Manager can help you sort out the relationship between your list views and your maps in two ways: by allowing you to select (and, if you wish, delete) any nodes in a view which have not been placed on a map; and by helping you ...
Page 129 - Using the Go To Map Function; from the primary window menu bar, or click the; Go to Map
List Views and Maps 4-47 List Views Using the Go To Map Function You can use the Go to Map function to locate a node on the map on which it has been placed — provided, of course, that the map is open. 1. Open and/or activate the List View which contains the node or nodes whose map you wish to locate...
Page 131 - Tree Views; About Tree Views
5-1 Chapter 5 Tree Views Accessing a tree view; navigating a tree view with the mouse, keyboard, and Tree View toolbar; tree view properties for nodes and interfaces; the default tree views; creating and editing tree views; excluding nodes Like List Views, Tree Views provide a window through which y...
Page 132 - The Tree View Workspace; Figure 5-1. Getting Around the Tree View Workspace; Display the Tree View page of the workspace by clicking on the
Tree Views 5-2 About Tree Views The Tree View Workspace Using the Tree View workspace you can access and edit existing views, create new ones, and organize your views by arranging them in a hierarchy of folders. Figure 5-1. Getting Around the Tree View Workspace The default tree views provided with ...
Page 134 - The All Nodes Tree View; The one feature you
Tree Views 5-4 About Tree Views The All Nodes Tree View The All Nodes Tree View provides the most comprehensive look at the contents of your central node database. This special default view will always appear at the root of your Tree View hierarchy (as displayed in the Tree View workspace), and cann...
Page 135 - Other Default Tree Views; Classes View; Navigating a Tree View; View
About Tree Views 5-5 Tree Views Other Default Tree Views As with List Views, NetSight Element Manager provides a set of default views for your convenience. Unlike the List Views, however, these default views don’t exclude any nodes ; they just exclude some of the information displayed about the node...
Page 136 - Using the Keyboard
Tree Views 5-6 About Tree Views Expand All ( View—>Expand All ) Expands the entire tree view so that every level of information is displayed for every node. Figure 5-5. The Tree View Toolbar Collapse One Level ( View—>Collapse ) Collapses the selected node or sub-node heading one level, if it ...
Page 137 - Creating and Editing Tree Views; Window—>New Tree View
Creating and Editing Tree Views 5-7 Tree Views Creating and Editing Tree Views You can create a variety of tree views customized to meet your network management needs, either by editing any of the default views provided (except the All Nodes Tree View) or by creating entirely new views. User-defined...
Page 138 - To set up or modify a tree view:
Tree Views 5-8 Creating and Editing Tree Views To edit an existing tree view: 1. With the appropriate tree view open and selected in the NetSight Element Manager primary window, select View —> Properties from the primary window menu bar. or In the Tree View Workspace area, click the right mouse b...
Page 139 - Display device; Select All
Creating and Editing Tree Views 5-9 Tree Views 4. By default, a tree view will list nodes by their assigned Name; if you prefer devices to be listed by IP address, click to select the Display device addresses at node roots option. A tree view configured in this way will display the information you h...
Page 140 - sysDescr; Changing a node’s name via its Properties window changes
Tree Views 5-10 Creating and Editing Tree Views • Unknown (Blue) - NetSight Element Manager has not yet contacted the node, or has not determined whether that contact was successful. A node icon is blue only temporarily, while NetSight Element Manager determines whether contact can be made: if conta...
Page 141 - Topology
Creating and Editing Tree Views 5-11 Tree Views DLM Status Group If the device is part of a Distributed LAN Management status group, it will be indicated here. Both the name assigned to the DLM group and the node’s position in that group (“DLM Agent” or “DLM Client of (IP Address)” ) will be display...
Page 142 - Font; from the appropriate New Tree View or Tree View Properties
Tree Views 5-12 Creating and Editing Tree Views Address Displays the IP address assigned to the node, and the MAC address of the contact interface. Interface Number Display the ifIndex value assigned to the contact interface. Poll Method Indicates the type of polling currently being used to contact ...
Page 143 - from the New Tree View or Tree View Properties window. The
Creating and Editing Tree Views 5-13 Tree Views Change your font settings as desired using the Fonts , Font Style , and Size fields, then click on OK to set your changes. Selecting the Nodes to Display: Using Filters Using the View Filter window, you can set up filters that determine which of the no...
Page 146 - Excluded; Tree Views and Maps; wish to locate, and click to select one node.
Tree Views 5-16 Excluded Nodes Excluded Nodes NetSight Element Manager’s architecture — which stores all node information in a central database, and lets you choose how to view it — provides you with great flexibility in the management and storage of node information. One of the ways you can manage ...
Page 149 - Working with Maps; de facto; submap icons
6-1 Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps Building a map hierarchy; about the Map View; creating new maps; adding submaps and GoTo symbols; generating submaps automatically; adding nodes to a map; importing MRM maps; customizing your maps; aligning map objects; saving maps NetSight Element Manager’s mappi...
Page 150 - About the Map View; Folders
Creating Network Maps 6-2 Working with Maps About the Map View The Map View portion of the NetSight Element Manager workspace (illustrated in Figure 6-1 ) provides a bird’s-eye view of the submap hierarchy you have created among your maps via a standard indented tree structure: maps can be grouped i...
Page 151 - About Submap Icons; Using Submap icons
Working with Maps 6-3 Creating Network Maps From within the Map View workspace, you can create, delete, or rename folders and maps, and delete or rename submaps; you can also launch the Properties window for any map or submap. Each of these functions is described in the following sections. About Sub...
Page 152 - About GoTo Symbols; Using GoTo symbols; Map and Device Status Conditions; You can also create submaps based on subnets automatically see
Creating Network Maps 6-4 Working with Maps There is only one restriction to submap relationships: a map cannot be defined as a submap of more than one root map. In the above example, then, FLOOR_1 cannot be made a submap of any other root map while it is defined as a submap of BUILDING_A. If you tr...
Page 153 - Query Status; option
Working with Maps 6-5 Creating Network Maps Status conditions as reported by each map — listed here in decreasing order of severity — are defined as follows: Critical (Red) At least one element on the represented map is reporting a critical condition; a node in critical condition is no longer in con...
Page 154 - Building Your Network Map; Insert; menu or the toolbar and you can add new; File; menu or from within the Map View workspace. You can also generate; Adding a Folder
Creating Network Maps 6-6 Building Your Network Map Building Your Network Map Before you begin creating maps, it’s useful to spend a few moments thinking about the organization of your network and how best to create a visual representation of that organization for the purposes of network management....
Page 155 - Adding a New Map; You can create a new map file via the primary window
Building Your Network Map 6-7 Creating Network Maps display the collective status of the maps it contains. Note that folders are a Map View workspace display convention only, and they can only be created from within the Map View workspace itself. 1. Display the Map View page of the workspace by clic...
Page 156 - mouse button on the folder of choice and select; New Map; mouse button on the selected; You can also create a new map when you add a Submap or GoTo icon see
Creating Network Maps 6-8 Building Your Network Map you must click the right mouse button on the folder of choice and select New View from the resulting menu (as described below), or make sure the folder you want to add the map to is highlighted in the Map View before using the File menu or toolbar ...
Page 157 - Editing Map Properties; describe how to set map parameters.; Setting Basic Map Options; ). Among the properties that you can set are its; to set your changes, or on; Cancel; to cancel them and exit the New Map View window.; Selecting a Background Color or Image; To choose background color for the Map window:; option note that when you select the; Color; fields are grayed out.; Set Color; For more information on the Lock feature, see
Building Your Network Map 6-9 Creating Network Maps Once you have created the new map, it displays in the appropriate place in the Map View tree hierarchy. The New Map View window allows you to set a variety of display and print options for your map. To create a map file, you need only assign a uniq...
Page 159 - Setting a Background Grid; Click to select the; Grid Size; field, define the size of each grid square by typing in a pixel; Display Grid; option. When you open the Map window, dashed; File —> Print Preview; option from the primary window menu bar; About; Overview of NetSight Element Manager; more information on the Print Preview option.; Setting the Icon Label Font
Building Your Network Map 6-11 Creating Network Maps Setting a Background Grid You can set up a grid in your map window to assist in drawing map items or in positioning map objects, symbols, and icons. To establish a grid: 1. Click to select the Display Grid option to activate the grid display in th...
Page 160 - Sample; To change the properties of an existing map:; Using Text
Creating Network Maps 6-12 Building Your Network Map Figure 6-6. The Font Window 2. Select the desired font, style, size, effect, and color using the appropriate fields; note that the effect of the selected options will be displayed in the Sample text box. 3. Click OK to exit the window and apply yo...
Page 161 - mouse; Map; Adding a Submap; To add a submap manually:
Building Your Network Map 6-13 Creating Network Maps or From within the map whose properties you wish to view, click the right mouse button on any blank space or map element, then select Map Properties from the resulting menu. or From within the map whose properties you wish to view, double-click an...
Page 162 - Remember, any map can only be defined as the submap of
Creating Network Maps 6-14 Building Your Network Map 1. If necessary, open or activate the map to which you wish to add a submap icon. 2. In primary window menu bar, select Insert—>Sub Map . or In the toolbar, click the Insert Sub Map icon. The Insert SubMap window, Figure 6-8 , displays. Figure ...
Page 163 - For more information on using subnets as part of a discover, see
Building Your Network Map 6-15 Creating Network Maps The Map View workspace will update automatically to display the new map in its position in the hierarchy. The Submap icon itself will display the current status of its associated map; double-clicking on a Submap icon will also open or activate the...
Page 165 - Changing a Submap Link; Display Subnets
Building Your Network Map 6-17 Creating Network Maps Figure 6-11. Automatically Created Submaps Changing a Submap Link Whether you have chosen to create a new map, link an existing map, or create a submap hierarchy automatically, submap links are entirely flexible and can be changed at any time. You...
Page 166 - Adding a GoTo Symbol; included in the overall status of the map of; Insert GoTo Map; The Insert Map GoTo window,; Cut
Creating Network Maps 6-18 Building Your Network Map Adding a GoTo Symbol You can add GoTo symbols to any map at any time, creating the ability to open or activate one map from another. While the status of the map represented by the GoTo symbol is displayed in the symbol itself, that status is not i...
Page 167 - Saving Maps
Building Your Network Map 6-19 Creating Network Maps 3. To create an entirely new map , click Create New . The New Map View window (as illustrated in Figure 6-4 on page 6-8 ) opens. Configure the name and display parameters as desired, then click OK . To link an existing map , select the name of the...
Page 168 - Importing an MRM Map; Setting MRM Import Options; In the primary window menu bar, select
Creating Network Maps 6-20 Importing an MRM Map Importing an MRM Map If you are upgrading from an earlier version of NetSight Element Manager, your map files should be backed up and restored automatically as part of the install process, and should open in their original condition. Although the .MRM ...
Page 169 - Importing a Map; From the primary window menu bar, select
Importing an MRM Map 6-21 Creating Network Maps Figure 6-13. Importing MRM Maps Options 2. If you want all unknown nodes to be discovered at once (without requiring any input from you), select Automatically Insert Devices . If you want to be prompted with an Insert Device window for each unknown nod...
Page 171 - Adding Network Elements to your Map; ) or from the toolbar (via the Insert Device; left; mouse button to click on the; Adding a Device Directly to a Map; In the primary window menu bar, select; mouse button to display the Map menu (as illustrated in
Adding Network Elements to your Map 6-23 Creating Network Maps Adding Network Elements to your Map For the most part, adding a device icon to a map simply involves dragging the selected icon or icons from any one of the available views or from another map, or using the standard Copy and Paste comman...
Page 172 - Address; field, enter the IP address assigned to the device you wish to; field, enter a community name that will provide at
Creating Network Maps 6-24 Adding Network Elements to your Map Figure 6-16. Displaying the Map Menu The Insert Device window, Figure 6-17 , opens. Figure 6-17. The Insert Device Window 3. In the Address field, enter the IP address assigned to the device you wish to add. 4. In the Community Name fiel...
Page 174 - in Chapter; Customizing Your Map; Draw; and; Layout; menus on the primary window menu bar.
Creating Network Maps 6-26 Customizing Your Map Figure 6-19. The Device Properties Window By default, device icons will be labeled by the MIB-II sysName (if one has been assigned) or, if no name has been assigned, by IP address. You can change the icon name via the Device Properties window; for more...
Page 175 - Using Non-manageable Symbols; Placing a Symbol Icon; To add an existing symbol to your map:
Customizing Your Map 6-27 Creating Network Maps Figure 6-20. Drawing, Alignment, and Layering Tools via the Toolbar You can also annotate any object in your maps by adding an Object Note; the following sections describe how to add non-management graphic objects to your map, as well as how to add an ...
Page 176 - individual; Large
Creating Network Maps 6-28 Customizing Your Map The Select Symbol window, Figure 6-21 , opens. Figure 6-21. Select Symbol Window 3. Select the symbol you wish to add. By default, the available symbols are displayed in Large Icon format; use the buttons at the top of the window (see Figure 6-21 ) to ...
Page 177 - Editing Individual Symbol Properties; selected symbol icon only; The new label will be displayed on the selected symbol icon.; Editing the Symbol Database
Customizing Your Map 6-29 Creating Network Maps Editing Individual Symbol Properties When you place a symbol in your map, it will be labeled with the global label assigned to the symbol type in the symbol database. You can change this label for each individual symbol icon via the Symbol Properties w...
Page 178 - Creating a New Symbol
Creating Network Maps 6-30 Customizing Your Map To edit the symbol database: 1. If necessary, open or activate a map window. (Remember, none of the Draw toolbar options will be available unless at least one map is open and active.) 2. Click the Symbol icon from the toolbar. or Select Insert—>Symb...
Page 179 - replace
Customizing Your Map 6-31 Creating Network Maps Figure 6-24. Global Symbol Properties Window 4. To change the label assigned to all symbols of the selected type, click in the Label field, and enter the desired text. 5. To change the numeric identifier assigned to the symbol type, click in the Identi...
Page 180 - Large Image
Creating Network Maps 6-32 Customizing Your Map selection. The image portion you have selected will be displayed below the Large Image radio button. Move the cursor and click again to change this selection until you find the one you want. 7. Click OK to save your new symbol definition. If you have c...
Page 181 - Using Connections; To draw a connection between two nodes or symbols:
Customizing Your Map 6-33 Creating Network Maps 5. To assign a numeric identifier to your new symbol, click in the Identifier field, and enter a new numeric value. 6. To edit the image that will be displayed in your new symbol’s icon: a. Click the Browse button; in the resulting File Open window, se...
Page 182 - Using Lines and Shapes
Creating Network Maps 6-34 Customizing Your Map 2. Click the Connection tool from the toolbar (see Figure 6-20 , page 6-27 ). or Select Draw—>Connection from the primary window menu bar. 3. Move the cursor back into the map window, and note that it has changed from an arrow to a symbol. This symb...
Page 183 - If you are creating a rectangle or ellipse; To access the Properties window:
Customizing Your Map 6-35 Creating Network Maps If you are creating a rectangle or ellipse , click and hold the mouse button and drag to create the size and shape object you want. Releasing the mouse button completes the object, but note that the crosshair cursor remains, allowing you to draw additi...
Page 185 - You can also reshape existing objects, as follows.
Customizing Your Map 6-37 Creating Network Maps 3. The Sample portion of the window will display your changes as you make them; when the sample displays the look you want to achieve, click OK to apply changes and exit the window. You can also reshape existing objects, as follows. To reshape an exist...
Page 187 - Adding Object Notes; option on the primary window menu bar, via the; icon on the toolbar, or; Edit Notes; option available on the right-mouse Map or View menu for device; To add or edit an object note to any element:; Adding Notes to Multiple Nodes
Customizing Your Map 6-39 Creating Network Maps 4. Using the Size: list box, select a font size for the string. 5. If you want your text to have a Strikeout or Underline Effect , click to select (X) the appropriate option. 6. Using the Color scrollbox, click to select a color for your text string. 7...
Page 188 - Pressing
Creating Network Maps 6-40 Customizing Your Map Figure 6-28. Object Notes Window 3. Click to place the cursor in the text area, and add your note. Note that the text will wrap automatically, or you can enter a carriage return by pressing Enter (if you are annotating a device icon) or ctrl-Enter (if ...
Page 189 - field available on the General; Apply; to close the; option to duplicate device icons will remove
Customizing Your Map 6-41 Creating Network Maps 3. Enter the desired notes text in the Notes field available on the General Properties tabbed page. As illustrated in Figure 6-29 , text entered in this Notes field will also be displayed in the Object Notes window, and vice versa. Figure 6-29. Enterin...
Page 190 - To add a single note to multiple selected nodes:; Changing the Layout of Map Objects; menu on the primary window menu bar these; You can also change the poll settings for multiple nodes see
Creating Network Maps 6-42 Customizing Your Map Adding Notes to Multiple Nodes You can also add the same note to multiple node icons simultaneously via the Multi-Node Properties window. Doing so will overwrite any existing notes attached to the selected nodes, without warning. To add a single note t...
Page 191 - Layering Items in a Map; via the; options on the primary window menu bar however, these methods do
Customizing Your Map 6-43 Creating Network Maps Layering Items in a Map You can arrange any map object — node icons, symbols, shapes, lines, connections, and text elements — into layers by using the Layering Tools (see Figure 6-20 , page 6-27 ) or via the Layout—>Layer menu on the primary window ...
Page 192 - Space Evenly (Horizontally or Vertically); ) or between the top and; Space Evenly—>Vertically; between
Creating Network Maps 6-44 Customizing Your Map To align selected objects to the top of the controlling object , click on the Align Top button or select Layout—>Align—>Top . To align selected objects to the bottom the controlling object , click on the Align Bottom button or select Layout—>A...
Page 193 - Make Same Size; tools to reshape graphic elements in relation to one; Ctrl
Customizing Your Map 6-45 Creating Network Maps or align the objects by the top, bottom, left, or right edges using the alignment tools described in the previous section. To de-select the objects, click the left mouse button anywhere in the map background. Make Same Width, Height, or Size You can us...
Page 194 - Align Objects in Grid; The Grid tool; Align Objects in Ring; Using the Ring tool
Creating Network Maps 6-46 Customizing Your Map Align Objects in Grid The Grid tool allows you to align all selected objects into a grid formation starting in the upper-left-hand corner of the map window. 1. If necessary, open or activate the map which contains the objects you wish to align. (Rememb...
Page 195 - Change
Customizing Your Map 6-47 Creating Network Maps 4. Place the crosshair cursor on the spot around which you want your ring to be centered, then click the mouse button to place the ring. The selected objects will be aligned according to the default spacing parameter, and a Ring Spacing window, Figure ...
Page 197 - Embedding an Object in a Map File; To embed an object within a map file:; Object Type; panel will contain all applications on your system that are; User’s Guide for the Windows
Customizing Your Map 6-49 Creating Network Maps Embedding an Object in a Map File To embed an object within a map file: 1. Open or activate (as appropriate) the map file into which you want to insert an embedded object. 2. Select Insert—>New Object from the primary window menu bar. The Insert Obj...
Page 198 - Display As Icon
Creating Network Maps 6-50 Customizing Your Map 4. Objects on your map will be confined within a resizable border that contains a pictorial representation of the object data. The pictorial representation may be an icon to indicate the linked or embedded document, or the source data itself may be vis...
Page 200 - Link; to embed the object in your map.; Creating an Object Link; option in the Insert Object window (; Adding an Object Package; Updating a Link
Creating Network Maps 6-52 Customizing Your Map Figure 6-33. Sample Insert Object Window (Create From File Selected) b. If you wish to link the existing object, be sure to select the Link option before placing the object in your map (see the following section for details), or click OK to embed the o...
Page 201 - Editing Object Data; Object—>Activate Contents; embedded
Customizing Your Map 6-53 Creating Network Maps Figure 6-34. Sample Object Packager Window 3. Create an Object Package. Embed or link an entire document (or part of a document) into the package, or build an MS-DOS command line to run a batch file or start an application via the package; then specify...
Page 202 - Open the source document of any linked object.
Creating Network Maps 6-54 Customizing Your Map Updating a Link You can use the Links window to see a list of all linked objects in any map, and: • Specify whether to manually or automatically update the appearance of the linked object data within its border (if it is not displayed as an icon). • Op...
Page 204 - Source; There are two options for converting an embedded object:
Creating Network Maps 6-56 Customizing Your Map Enter a file path and name directly in the Source text field at the top of the window, or use the Directories tree and Drives drop-down list box to scan your system directories; and use the List Files of Type drop-down list box and files panel to selec...
Page 205 - Convert; Activate as
Customizing Your Map 6-57 Creating Network Maps 1. Open or activate the map which contains the object you wish to convert, and click to select the object. 2. From the primary window menu bar, select Edit—>XXX Object —> Convert . The Convert window, Figure 6-36 , opens. Figure 6-36. Sample Conv...
Page 206 - Editing Your Map; If you select the
Creating Network Maps 6-58 Editing Your Map You can also perform the standard Cut , Copy , and Paste options on embedded or linked objects in your map. If you copy an embedded object and paste it to another map, the source data will be copied into the new map; if you copy a linked object, the source...
Page 207 - mouse button and the; icon or icons whose arrangement you wish to repeat.
Editing Your Map 6-59 Creating Network Maps Figure 6-37. The Node Delete Window Second, you can cut and paste or move Submap icons, and the links will change accordingly; remember, however, that no map can be a submap to more than one root map. If you try to place multiple submap icons representing ...
Page 208 - Copy; Protecting Your Maps from Editing: The Lock Feature; Lock View
Creating Network Maps 6-60 Editing Your Map 3. Select Edit —>Copy from the primary window menu bar, the Copy button on the toolbar, or the Copy option on the right-mouse map menu. 4. Create, open, or activate the map to which you wish to add the copied icons, and select Edit —>Paste Special (N...
Page 209 - Lock; Managing Maps and Folders; Opening and Closing Maps and Folders
Managing Maps and Folders 6-61 Creating Network Maps When a locked map is the active map, the map icon in the upper-left-hand corner of the map window will change into a lock; also, a lock icon will precede the map name in the workspace, and the Lock option on the View menu will be preceded by a che...
Page 210 - only the current active map will be saved!; To; File —>Save All Maps; Deleting Maps and Folders; copy
Creating Network Maps 6-62 Managing Maps and Folders Saving Maps When NetSight Element Manager saves a map file, it actually saves it in two distinct formats: a .MAP format, which is the format in which you open and edit maps within the primary window; and a .MRM format — a text-based format which a...
Page 213 - Node Management Overview; Device Management; User’s Guides; Launching Device Management
7-1 Chapter 7 Node Management Overview Device management overview; using Source Address Naming; using the PING tool This chapter provides a brief overview of some of the management capabilities provided by NetSight Element Manager, including device management, source address naming, and the use of t...
Page 214 - A Brief Overview of Device Management
Node Management Overview 7-2 Device Management 1. In any map, list, or tree view, click the right mouse button once to select the device you wish to manage. 2. On the resulting menu, click to select Manage . You can also access Device Manager and Chassis Manager from the Start menu: 1. From the Star...
Page 216 - Source Address Naming; and change it to
Node Management Overview 7-4 Source Address Naming Source Address Naming Most devices support a variety of source addressing features, all based on the ability of each device to create and maintain a database of the MAC addresses which are communicating through each of its ports. NetSight Element Ma...
Page 218 - PING; Accessing the PING Window
Node Management Overview 7-6 PING Figure 7-3. Sample Source Addresses Window PING A PING (Packet INternet Groper) is an ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) echo request, in which one node sends the message request “are you alive?” to another node, and awaits a reply. If a message is returned, t...
Page 221 - Appendix A; Using the AddTool Utility
A-1 Appendix A Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType Using the AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType tools to expand the capabilities of NetSight Element Manager Three options — the ability to add an option to the Tools menu, the ability to define a new Node Class to represent a devi...
Page 222 - Bubble Text
Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType A-2 Using the AddTool Utility Bubble Text Bubble text appears in a pop-up window when the mouse pointer is held over the associated Toolbar button. Command This parameter specifies the executable that will be launched when the associated Tool...
Page 223 - Large Image File; Creating an Add Tool Input File; Executing the AddTool Command; file; CSV Sample File; Working directory, Small image file, Large image file
Using the AddTool Utility A-3 Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType Large Image File You can use this optional field to specify the large (32x32 pixel) bitmap image file that will be associated with your application. Be sure to specify the path to the bitmap image. If you choose ...
Page 224 - Hint text : Launch the MIB Tools application; Start
Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType A-4 Using the AddTool Utility need not use placeholders for optional fields you do not wish to use. The end of each entry is signaled by a separator line containing three dots; any additional blank lines between entries are ignored. Note that...
Page 225 - to launch the utility.; Using the AddImage Utility; Model; ) that references an; window available from within the framework. See; Using the
Using the AddImage Utility A-5 Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType 3. Click OK to launch the utility. If the tool did not run successfully, an error message will appear, indicating the source of the problem. Note that the tool stops executing at the first error, so if your file...
Page 226 - Small Image File; Creating an AddImage Input File; Executing the AddImage Command; Image id
Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType A-6 Using the AddImage Utility Small Image File Use this field to specify the small (16x16 pixel) bitmap image file that will be used to represent your image in a variety of places within the NetSight Element Manager framework (in the appropr...
Page 227 - Executing the AddImage; Image name : Roundabouter; Although the sample input file shown here assigns a different
Using the AddImage Utility A-7 Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType class, Roundabouter, c:\small_icons\round16.bmp, c:\big_icons\round32.bmp, 711 topology, RoundLAN, c:\small_icons\LAN16.bmp, c:\big_icons\LAN32.bmp, 712 model, KidMobile, c:\small_icons\car16.bmp, c:\small_icons...
Page 228 - Image ID; Restore from new
Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType A-8 Using the AddImage Utility ... Image type : enterprise Image name : Mom-n-Pop Small image file : c:\small_icons\folks16.bmp Large image file : c:\small_icons\folks32.bmp Image id : 714 ... Executing the AddImage Command Once you have crea...
Page 229 - Using the AddDevType Utility; Using the AddImage
Using the AddDevType Utility A-9 Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType Using the AddDevType Utility In addition to defining new node class attributes (as described in Using the AddImage Utility , page A-5 ), NetSight Element Manager also allows you to add entirely new node classe...
Page 230 - Topologies
Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType A-10 Using the AddDevType Utility Topologies This field specifies the Topology type or types which apply to the device defined by your new node class. You must select Topology images which have already been defined, and you must be sure to sp...
Page 231 - Creating an AddDevType Input File; Executing the AddDevType Command; The following CSV file would create a node class called; crime-fighting device
Using the AddDevType Utility A-11 Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType Notes Use this optional parameter to specify any additional note information you’d like to display by default in the Properties window for devices represented by your new node class. Creating an AddDevType In...
Page 232 - Executing the AddDevType; Description : a very busy LAN bus; from the Windows; button, then enter the following; Open
Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType A-12 Using the AddDevType Utility Tag/Data Format To create a file using the multi-line tag/data format, you must place each field name and the value you want to use in its own line. Field names and their values are separated by a colon with ...
Page 233 - Viewing the Log File
Viewing the Log File A-13 Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType /D or /d signals that the input file is in CSV format, but does not contain the initial descriptive line input_filename specifies the path and filename of your input file 3. Click OK to launch the utility. If the too...
Page 235 - Index; Symbols; inadvertently deleting 6-59
Index-15 Index Symbols *.dmf 2-31*.map files 2-31*.mmp files 2-31.dat files 2-31.MAP files inadvertently deleting 6-59 .MRM files 2-31 A About List Views 4-1Adding a Device 4-27Address 5-10, 5-12Address Mask 2-17address mask 3-7Address Range Properties window (Discovery) 3-6Alarm Threshold 4-34align...
