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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – iii; Notice; Virus Disclaimer
  • Page 5 – MAXserver and Xyplex are trademarks of Xyplex, Inc.; Restricted Rights Notice; (Applicable to licenses to the United States Government only.)
  • Page 7 – vii; Contents; Chapter 1
  • Page 8 – Chapter 3
  • Page 9 – Chapter 5
  • Page 10 – Chapter 6
  • Page 11 – Chapter 7
  • Page 13 – Using this guide getting help; Using This Guide; Introduction
  • Page 14 – Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType; Getting Help
  • 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
  • Page 16 – Mailing Address
  • Page 17 – Chapter 2; About NetSight Element Manager; Network Status; NetSight Element Manager Installation Guide; for
  • Page 18 – Alarm and Event Handling
  • Page 20 – Network Discovery; Discover Script Capability
  • 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
  • Page 22 – List Views; Figure 2-3. Sample List View Workspace and Window; Multiple List Views
  • Page 23 – The List View Workspace; illustrates a sample Tree View workspace and an
  • Page 25 – Map Views; groups
  • 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
  • Page 27 – For more information about alarm and event handling, see the; The NetSight Element Manager Tool Suite
  • Page 28 – Remote Administration Tools; Performing a soft reboot on selected devices.; Scheduler Tool; For more information about the Scheduler tool, see the
  • Page 29 – MIB Tools; MIB Browser; Customizing NetSight Element Manager; Adjusting Default Settings; Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and
  • 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
  • Page 31 – Autofill Community Name fields; that allows you to
  • Page 32 – documented in Chapter 3,; To set the default community name:; Community Name; text field, and type in a community name
  • 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
  • Page 34 – Node Polling; less; from the primary
  • 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
  • Page 36 – Node Options
  • Page 37 – Retries; text field, and type in the number of polls which will be; Directories Options
  • 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
  • Page 39 – Log files; The Device Management options (
  • 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
  • Page 41 – Set log size; — allows you to control the overall size of the cache.; Clear deleted events hourly
  • Page 42 – Customizing the Toolbar; To access the customize window:; Batch Customization via AddTool,
  • Page 43 – Adding a Tool Entry; button in the upper-right corner of the window. A new menu; Backing Up Data Files
  • Page 45 – Build
  • Page 46 – Editing a Tool Entry; You can also delete any existing Tool entry, as follows:; Scheduler; chapter in the
  • Page 47 – Directories
  • Page 48 – Data File Manager; icon in your NetSight Element Manager; Edit Configuration File
  • 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
  • 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
  • Page 51 – Restoring Files from a Backup Set; do not restore these data files
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Page 55 – To modify an existing Discover script:; mouse button on the script to be modified, and select; Properties
  • 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
  • Page 57 – to save your entries and return to the Discover; Setting Device Discovery Parameters; the; Device; Page of the Discover Properties Window
  • Page 58 – Defining IP Address Ranges; To set the IP address range (or ranges) for your Device Discovery:; Network Options
  • Page 59 – when your entries are complete. The information you entered; Defining and Selecting Subnets
  • 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
  • Page 61 – The
  • Page 62 – Description
  • Page 63 – Defining a Community Name; To select a community name for use in your Discover script:; Network
  • Page 65 – Setting a Discover Interval; page of the Discover; Schedule; To set an interval for your Discover script:; Discover Interval; beginning
  • Page 66 – Executing Discover Scripts; script to be executed, and click; mouse button on the name of; Execute
  • Page 67 – Stopping a Discover in
  • Page 68 – The Discover Process
  • Page 69 – NEW and SECONDARY Discovers; Stopping a Discover in Progress; Yes; Restarting a Completed Discover
  • Page 70 – Scheduled Discovers; Deleting a Discover Script; Delete; Figure 3-14. The Script Deletion Confirmation Window; Tools Guide
  • 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:
  • Page 72 – Matching a Host Name to an IP Address; IP
  • 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
  • Page 74 – Subnet Search; Once the search begins, a
  • Page 75 – Prompt; If you have selected the
  • Page 76 – Only the located IP address is copied during the
  • Page 78 – You can use the
  • Page 79 – from the; page of the; subnet
  • 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
  • Page 81 – Deleting a Subnet Entry; page of the Discover Properties window (see; Defining; Deleting a subnet entry; Generating Submaps Automatically
  • Page 83 – About List Views; display
  • 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
  • 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
  • Page 86 – Other Default List Views; Default views provided are:; Class Views; Selecting a Display
  • Page 87 – Device Views; List View Display Options; Using the List View Toolbar; sysName
  • Page 88 – View—>Small Icon Detail; If
  • Page 89 – ascending; option available on the right-mouse menu.; Searching a List View
  • Page 90 – Column to search; any
  • Page 92 – Creating and Editing List Views; nodes; Window —> New List View; New View
  • 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
  • Page 94 – Columns; all; Filters; You can also use the; Excluding Nodes from an Individual View
  • Page 95 – Unknown; Note that changing a node’s name via its Properties window changes
  • Page 96 – DLM Status Groups
  • 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
  • Page 98 – Filter Categories; Available filter categories are:; Subnets; option in the primary window menu bar. All subnets which have; Status Groups; Enterprises
  • Page 99 – Classes
  • Page 100 – Creating the Filter; want; to set the filter parameters.; Excluded Nodes
  • 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,
  • Page 102 – Using; Excluding Nodes from the Central Node Database
  • Page 103 – To Re-include a Node in a View
  • Page 104 – To access the Excluded Nodes window:; View —>Excluded Nodes
  • Page 105 – The Excluded Nodes List and Discover
  • 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:
  • Page 107 – To delete a single node or group of nodes directly from a view:
  • Page 108 – Adding Network Elements to the Node Database; options available on the primary window menu bar or via the Insert
  • 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,
  • Page 110 – window), the autofill values you have set for IP address and
  • 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,
  • Page 112 – not
  • Page 113 – Device Properties; Interfaces
  • Page 114 – Figure
  • Page 115 – Editing Node; Click on the
  • Page 116 – only if the polling interval that you define for the interface is; . Longer poll cycles can be
  • Page 117 – text box, use the down arrow to display a list of selectable; Method; NetSight Element Manager Tools Guide
  • Page 118 – Editing Poll Settings for Multiple Nodes; To edit interface poll settings:; longer
  • 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
  • Page 120 – mouse button on the node classes entry you wish to modify,; from the menu that appears. The Node Class
  • Page 121 – tabbed page is displayed first; Select; button in the appropriate property area of the; Editing; AddDevType
  • 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
  • Page 123 – outside; Command
  • Page 124 – Building an Argument List
  • Page 125 – Argument List; sysOID
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Page 129 – Using the Go To Map Function; from the primary window menu bar, or click the; Go to Map
  • Page 131 – Tree Views; About Tree Views
  • 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
  • Page 134 – The All Nodes Tree View; The one feature you
  • Page 135 – Other Default Tree Views; Classes View; Navigating a Tree View; View
  • Page 136 – Using the Keyboard
  • Page 137 – Creating and Editing Tree Views; Window—>New Tree View
  • Page 138 – To set up or modify a tree view:
  • Page 139 – Display device; Select All
  • Page 140 – sysDescr; Changing a node’s name via its Properties window changes
  • Page 141 – Topology
  • Page 142 – Font; from the appropriate New Tree View or Tree View Properties
  • Page 143 – from the New Tree View or Tree View Properties window. The
  • Page 146 – Excluded; Tree Views and Maps; wish to locate, and click to select one node.
  • Page 149 – Working with Maps; de facto; submap icons
  • Page 150 – About the Map View; Folders
  • Page 151 – About Submap Icons; Using Submap icons
  • Page 152 – About GoTo Symbols; Using GoTo symbols; Map and Device Status Conditions; You can also create submaps based on subnets automatically see
  • Page 153 – Query Status; option
  • 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
  • Page 155 – Adding a New Map; You can create a new map file via the primary window
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Page 160 – Sample; To change the properties of an existing map:; Using Text
  • Page 161 – mouse; Map; Adding a Submap; To add a submap manually:
  • Page 162 – Remember, any map can only be defined as the submap of
  • Page 163 – For more information on using subnets as part of a discover, see
  • Page 165 – Changing a Submap Link; Display Subnets
  • Page 166 – Adding a GoTo Symbol; included in the overall status of the map of; Insert GoTo Map; The Insert Map GoTo window,; Cut
  • Page 167 – Saving Maps
  • Page 168 – Importing an MRM Map; Setting MRM Import Options; In the primary window menu bar, select
  • Page 169 – Importing a Map; From the primary window menu bar, select
  • 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
  • Page 172 – Address; field, enter the IP address assigned to the device you wish to; field, enter a community name that will provide at
  • Page 174 – in Chapter; Customizing Your Map; Draw; and; Layout; menus on the primary window menu bar.
  • Page 175 – Using Non-manageable Symbols; Placing a Symbol Icon; To add an existing symbol to your map:
  • Page 176 – individual; Large
  • 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
  • Page 178 – Creating a New Symbol
  • Page 179 – replace
  • Page 180 – Large Image
  • Page 181 – Using Connections; To draw a connection between two nodes or symbols:
  • Page 182 – Using Lines and Shapes
  • Page 183 – If you are creating a rectangle or ellipse; To access the Properties window:
  • Page 185 – You can also reshape existing objects, as follows.
  • 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
  • Page 188 – Pressing
  • Page 189 – field available on the General; Apply; to close the; option to duplicate device icons will remove
  • 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
  • Page 191 – Layering Items in a Map; via the; options on the primary window menu bar however, these methods do
  • Page 192 – Space Evenly (Horizontally or Vertically); ) or between the top and; Space Evenly—>Vertically; between
  • Page 193 – Make Same Size; tools to reshape graphic elements in relation to one; Ctrl
  • Page 194 – Align Objects in Grid; The Grid tool; Align Objects in Ring; Using the Ring tool
  • Page 195 – Change
  • 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
  • Page 198 – Display As Icon
  • 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
  • Page 201 – Editing Object Data; Object—>Activate Contents; embedded
  • Page 202 – Open the source document of any linked object.
  • Page 204 – Source; There are two options for converting an embedded object:
  • Page 205 – Convert; Activate as
  • Page 206 – Editing Your Map; If you select the
  • Page 207 – mouse button and the; icon or icons whose arrangement you wish to repeat.
  • Page 208 – Copy; Protecting Your Maps from Editing: The Lock Feature; Lock View
  • Page 209 – Lock; Managing Maps and Folders; Opening and Closing Maps and Folders
  • Page 210 – only the current active map will be saved!; To; File —>Save All Maps; Deleting Maps and Folders; copy
  • Page 213 – Node Management Overview; Device Management; User’s Guides; Launching Device Management
  • Page 214 – A Brief Overview of Device Management
  • Page 216 – Source Address Naming; and change it to
  • Page 218 – PING; Accessing the PING Window
  • Page 221 – Appendix A; Using the AddTool Utility
  • Page 222 – Bubble Text
  • 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
  • Page 224 – Hint text : Launch the MIB Tools application; Start
  • Page 225 – to launch the utility.; Using the AddImage Utility; Model; ) that references an; window available from within the framework. See; Using the
  • Page 226 – Small Image File; Creating an AddImage Input File; Executing the AddImage Command; Image id
  • Page 227 – Executing the AddImage; Image name : Roundabouter; Although the sample input file shown here assigns a different
  • Page 228 – Image ID; Restore from new
  • Page 229 – Using the AddDevType Utility; Using the AddImage
  • Page 230 – Topologies
  • Page 231 – Creating an AddDevType Input File; Executing the AddDevType Command; The following CSV file would create a node class called; crime-fighting device
  • Page 232 – Executing the AddDevType; Description : a very busy LAN bus; from the Windows; button, then enter the following; Open
  • Page 233 – Viewing the Log File
  • Page 235 – Index; Symbols; inadvertently deleting 6-59
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