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1. L 1x Cancel Font Filter Help did 1 Be ried Neder Ei Inoude moude Figure 4 8 The New List View Window Creating and Editing List Views List Views When you add a new list view by any of the means described above it will be added to the folder which is currently selected in the List View workspace if you add a list view by right clicking in a blank area of the workspace the new view will be added to the root folder Once a List View has been added it cannot be moved from folder to folder All folders and views are listed in the workspace in alphabetical order To edit an existing list view 1 With the appropriate list view open and selected in the NetSight Element Manager primary window select View gt Properties from the primary window menu bar or In the List View Workspace area click the right mouse button on the name or icon associated with the view you wish to edit and select Properties from the resulting menu or Click with the right mouse button anywhere in the view you wish to edit and select List View Properties from the resulting menu The List View Properties window will be displayed The procedures for creating a new List View and editing an existing one are virtually identical they are described in the following sections If you open the List View Properties window for the All Nodes List View note that all fields are grayed out
2. Figure 6 16 Displaying the Map Menu The Insert Device window Figure 6 17 opens Insert Device Fix Address ELSES Community name public eyes Figure 6 17 The Insert Device Window In the Address field enter the IP address assigned to the device you wish to add In the Community Name field enter a community name that will provide at least Read access to the device you are adding For full management access use a community name that will provide superuser access Adding Network Elements to your Map Creating Network Maps or via the Tools gt Options window the autofill values you have set for IP address and community name display automatically in the appropriate fields You can keep these options or replace them as necessary F Ifyou have configured and activated the Autofill options either via the Welcome Wizard 5 Ifthe device is successfully contacted the Device Properties window Figure 6 19 page 6 26 opens Make any changes to the properties as desired then click on OK The arrow pointer will become a crosshair cursor click the cursor in the active map window to place the new icon If the device cannot be contacted the Insert Device window will expand to display the Timeout and Retry counters and a message window opens as illustrated in Figure 6 18 Insert Device 24 x If the selected device does not Address 34141 21 respond within the defined number Community name public Cap
3. Status attributes are T Status Select All displayed in the tree Name Unselect All Address Description view if you select the Label Interfaces properties you can also select which Interface Description Address Interface Items you wish to I Display device addresses at node roots display For more Excluded Nodes information see Maude Selecting Node Information to Display page 5 8 elude Al Figure 5 6 The New Tree View Window When you add a new tree view by any of the means described above it will be added to the folder which is currently selected in the Tree View workspace if you add a tree view by right clicking in a blank area of the workspace the new view will be added to the root folder Once a Tree View has been added it cannot be moved from folder to folder All folders and views are listed in the workspace in alphabetical order Creating and Editing Tree Views 5 7 Tree Views NOTE To edit an existing tree view 1 With the appropriate tree view open and selected in the NetSight Element Manager primary window select View gt Properties from the primary window menu bar or In the Tree View Workspace area click the right mouse button on the name or icon associated with the view you wish to edit and select Properties from the resulting menu
4. FA EMANFIL DB Notepad iof x File Edit Search Help NetSight Element Manager 2 3 Backup Configuration List the names or extensions of the files you wish to backup or restore automatically The following files are found in or restored to the Bin directory Pertinent files may also be found in the Data Maps Filters and Export directories Figure 2 17 Sample NetSight Element Manager Backup Configuration Backing Up Data Files 2 33 Overview of NetSight Element Manager 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 directories will be backed up so you needn t specify a path for any files you add to the list 2 Save and exit the text file We encourage you to add the following files to your Backup Configuration file if applicable e Any data files in your Bin directory that have been placed as Linked Objects in a map e g sound recorder files Paintbrush files database files etc Performing a Backup 1 In the main Data File Manager window click on Backup A window opens Figure 2 18 prompting you to specify the directory path in which to copy the backup files The current Select Backup Directory 2 x Click here if you backup directory Directories want your backup path AT ey directory to reside Cancel
5. 3 Define your remaining Discover script parameters as explained in the previous sections or click OK to save your selection and return to the Discover Manager window 3 12 Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 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 defined using the Schedule page of the Discover Properties window Figure 3 10 accessed by clicking on the Schedule tab Once you have defined an interval and saved the script NetSight Element Manager will automatically execute the script and continually re execute it according to the defined time interval The script will continue to run at the defined interval until its Discover Interval is changed to 0 zero the script is deleted or the NetSight Element Manager application is closed If you define a script with a Discover Interval and then exit NetSight Element Manager the script will be automatically executed the next time you start NetSight Element Manager To set an interval for your Discover script 1 Inthe Discover Interval field enter the desired number of minutes between automatic executions of your Discover script This interval will define the amount of time between the beginning of one discover session and the beginning of the next one so be su
6. The General page of the Discover Properties window is used to name and describe your Discover script as shown in Figure 3 3 The script s name and description will be listed in the Discover Manager window To name and describe your Discover script 1 If necessary click on General tab in the Discover Properties window The General page Figure 3 3 opens 2 Highlight the contents of the Name field and type the name of your Discover script By default each new script is named New Discover X where X increments as necessary to create a unique name Discover Properties New Discover 1 27x General Device Schedule Name RERNSIS tye Description Cancel Help Figure 3 3 The General Page of the Discover Properties Window Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts Discovering Nodes 3 Inthe Description field enter a description of the Discover script This description opens with the scripts name in the Discover Manager window and may help you to select from among the available scripts 4 Enter any additional information you wish to store about the script in the Notes field Note that this information is not displayed anywhere else 5 Define your remaining Discover script parameters as explained in the following sections or click OK to save your entries and return to the Discover Manager window Setting Device Discovery Parameters A Device Discover script can discover devices within a
7. Cabletron SNMP OLE Control T Display As Icon Cabletron SNMP Trap Control bed Result Inserts a new ActionByr Class object into your P document Figure 6 31 Sample Insert Object Window Create New Selected 3 The Object Type panel will contain all applications on your system that are registered with Microsoft Windows as server applications Click to highlight the application Object Type of interest Customizing Your Map 6 49 Creating Network Maps 4 6 50 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 visible within the border Resizing the border will scale the object s pictorial representation the icon or the data The pictorial display of an object will depend on its creating application type For example a Paintbrush picture object can display as the actual drawing or as a Paintbrush document icon a Microsoft Word document or an object Package will always appear as an icon within the border If you want to display the object as an icon within a border or change the icon that will be associated with the embedded or linked object a Click to check the Display As Icon selection box in the Insert Object window shown in Figure 6 33 The active icon associated with the object data type displays immedi
8. and enter the address at which the Discovery should end Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts Discovering Nodes 66 Although you can define address ranges beginning with 0 and ending with 255 for example 132 117 18 0 to 132 117 18 255 devices at the 0 and 255 addresses will not be discovered 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 entering the appropriate subnet mask in this field will identify the network subnet and host portions of the IP addresses in the address range For example on a Class B network containing an IP address of 132 177 118 24 a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 would identify the first two octets 132 177 as the network portion of the address the third octet 118 as the subnet portion and the final octet 24 as the host portion If your network does not contain subnets entering the appropriate network mask in this field will identify the network portion of the IP addresses in the address range For example on a Class B network containing an IP address of 132 177 118 24 a network mask of 255 255 0 0 would identify the first two octets 132 177 as the network portion of the address 5 Click OK when your entries are complete The information you entered displays in the appropriate fields in the Address
9. gt Figure 5 3 Changing a Folder Name 2 Click again to place the cursor anywhere in the name and edit as desired or simply begin typing to replace the highlighted text entirely 3 Press Enter to set your change About Tree Views 5 3 Tree Views The All Nodes Tree View Pa 5 4 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 cannot be edited or deleted by design it displays information about every node in the central node database J All Nodes Tree View 301 Node s Jol x ea 134 141 52 196 oa 134 141 52 197 ae 134 141 52 199 ae 134 141 52 200 Sc 1 34 141 52 202 Status Normal q fie Name 8H02 16 SF Address 134 141 52 202 Bae DLM Status Group OC Model 8H02 16 Enterprise Cabletron Interfaces Ely Cabletron Enet Port Interface 1 Topology Ethernet CSMACD Status Undefined Address 134 141 52 202 00001D33CD56 Interface Number 1 Poll Method SNMP MIB2 Poll Interval 15 Poll Retries 3 g 134 141 52 203 ate 134 141 52 206 ate 134 141 52 207 Oh 194 444 69 9n0 1 A A A a LL J7A A E Figure 5 4 The All Nodes Tree View The All Nodes Tree View displa
10. or Click with the right mouse button anywhere in the view you wish to edit and select Tree View Properties from the resulting menu The Tree View Properties window will be displayed The procedures for creating a new Tree View and editing an existing one are virtually identical they are described in the following sections If you open the Tree View Properties window for the All Nodes Tree View note that all fields are grayed out remember the only thing you can change about this view is the font in which its information is displayed See Selecting a Display Font page 5 12 for more information Selecting Node Information to Display 5 8 The main Tree View Properties window allows you to assign or change the name of your tree view and select the information that will be displayed for each node you can also choose whether to list nodes by their IP address or host name To set up or modify a tree view 1 By default a new tree view will be named New Tree View X where X will increment sequentially as necessary to provide a unique name To change this default or the original name assigned to any view highlight the text in the Name field and delete then enter a new name In the Node Items 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 branch of information to your tree view Each
11. or because the window was not closed when a previous discover completed 4 Discovery is currently in progress 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 bottom of the Discover Manager window will indicate that a discover is in progress as illustrated in Figure 3 11 To clear this condition close the Discover Manager window activate the Network Discover window which may be minimized or hidden behind the main NetSight Element Manager window wait for the active discover session to complete or stop it as described in Stopping a Discover in Progress page 3 17 close the Network Discover window re launch the Discover Manager and execute your new session When you have successfully launched a discover session the Discover Manager window automatically closes and the Network Discover window Figure 3 12 below opens For more detailed information about this window and the discover process see the following sections Executing Discover Scripts 3 15 Discovering Nodes The Discover Process 3 16 Once a Discover script has been manually executed the Discover Manager window closes and the Network Discover window Figure 3 12 opens ie NEW Device Discovery 134 141 52 in progress File Help Zippy D Do
12. 3 3 Fr aEEE p zIsiRjLjsjajajsjajajejajajajajejejjejjjeje a a a PEEP E EEE EE EEEEEPEEEEEEE Le EEE EEEEEEEEEEBEEE 4E 4EBBEEEE IP Address 134 141 52 224 Cia UpTime 19 day s 08 06 06 EAEI Power Redundancy MAVAE prt cli PS 1 Status oman PS 2 Status Noman Fan Tray Status Nomen A Device View displays information for a single module a Chassis View for all modules installed in the chassis Interfaces are color coded to indicate status Ei Cis 172 19 59 23 Device Utilities Help UpTime 19 day s 07 55 04 oa Port Status Default ance MAC 64 00 04 00 17 04 s om Boot Prom i 9 21 5 N A N A Basic information about the device including contact status surrounds the port display area The question mark in the status icon indicates that NetSight Element Manager does not recognize the device type Figure 7 1 Sample Module and Chassis View Windows Any network interfaces that NetSight Element Manager detects on such a device will be color coded for SNMP MIB II ifOperStatus interface operational status Up green Down blue or Test magenta Any identifying fields provided for the device e g an interface description available from the Port menu or the Device Type available from the Device menu are taken directly from SNMP MIB II information stored at the device and management is limited to the Generi
13. 4 40 Editing Node Class Properties 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 Application area tells NetSight Element Manager which management application is to be launched for a given node class when any one of the Manage options is selected For executables provided by NetSight Element Manager which all reside in the NetSight Element Manager x x bin directory by default you need only enter the name of the executable file For any executable which resides outside the default bin directory you must also enter the full path To enter a new command you can either click in the Command text box and type in the name and path if necessary of the executable file you want associated with the node class or you can use the Browse Executables window as follows 1 Click on the Browse button next to the Command field The Browse Executables window Figure 4 30 opens Browse Look in Stn O El c Ez E Errorbox exe Ri Mibtree ex ChMagr32 exe re EvLogMon EXE A host_ip exe p NetDiscov Com4pp32 exe fe Evtrch exe Images exe S Odbcad32 Commapp exe ie EvtUserC exe E lecadmin exe hh Pager exe cvtmap exe mB Gsw exe a LsUl exe E Regratdb EnBox32 exe Gsw16 exe mibmar exe Reaswr32 H
14. Active View display here Figure 4 11 The Individual View Excluded Nodes List For more information about Tree Views see Chapter 5 Tree Views for more information about maps see Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps To Exclude a Node from a View To exclude a node from a specific view only 1 Open or activate the view which contains the nodes you wish to exclude and click or use shift click or ctrl click to select the appropriate node entries 2 Select Edit gt Delete from the primary window menu bar or Excluded Nodes 4 19 List Views 4 20 Select the Delete key on your keyboard or Select the Delete x 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 deletion highlighted in the central window Using Edit gt Cut instead of Edit gt Delete will remove nodes from the active view without bringing up the Node Delete window and place them on that list view 5 excluded nodes list Node Delete ore hairy Delete From Active View C All Yiews C Database Figure 4 12 The Node Delete Window 3 Make sure the Active View option is selected this option is selected by default then click OK to confirm the deletion The selected nodes will no longer be displayed in the selected view window and will be listed in the vie
15. Fourth when you use the cut and paste functions to move a node icon or any graphic element in a map clicking Paste will change the cursor to a special paste cursor you can move this paste cursor around on the map or onto another map then click again to paste the element And finally note that the Edit menu contains two selection options Select All will highlight every element in the active map Select All Nodes will highlight only the device or node icons Protecting Your Maps from Editing The Lock Feature 6 60 Once you have configured your maps with all the node icons and other graphic elements you need you can protect them from accidental editing by using the Lock feature Locking a map allows only three actions to be performed you can single click an icon to select it as a means of launching any applicable tool against it right mouse click an icon to access the Manage option on the resulting menu or you can double click it to launch the Chassis Manager application To lock a map 1 With the map you wish to lock open and active select View gt Lock from the primary window menu bar or Select File gt Open Map from the primary window menu bar In the resulting Open window select the Open as read only option The map will open in a locked state or Open the Map View Properties window for the map of interest click to select the Lock View option then click OK to close the Properties window and SET your
16. NOTE Once you have created the necessary input files you can run the AddImage utility via the Run window as follows 1 Make sure NetSight Element Manager and all of its components are shut down the Addlmage utility will not run if NetSight Element Manager is running 2 Select Start gt Run from the Windows Start button then enter the following command in the Open field C NetSight Element Manager x x bin AddImage exe M D input_filename where IM or m signals that the input file is in multi line tag data format ID 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 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 contains multiple errors they will only be detected one at a time If no message windows appear the tools have been added successfully Once you have added images to the NetSight Element Manager framework they can only be removed by using the Restore from new function in the Data File Manager described in Backing Up Data Files in Chapter 2 Overview of NetSight Element Manager This will restore all configurable files to their default values Using the Addimage Utility Batch Customization via AddToo
17. 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 your collected node information is through the use of Excluded Nodes There are two levels of node exclusion exclusion from an individual view and exclusion from all views Exclusion from an individual view removes a node from that view and places it on the Excluded Nodes list displayed in the Tree View Properties window exclusion from all views removes the selected node from the central node database into the Excluded Nodes list For more detailed information on the process and effect of node exclusion see Excluded Nodes in Chapter 4 List Views Tree Views and Maps P NetSight Element Manager can help you sort out the relationship between your tree views and your maps by helping you locate the map on which a node has been placed The Go to Map function requires your map files to be open though they need not be active NetSight Element Manager will not be able to locate a node s map if that map is closed Using the Go To Map Function 5 16 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 Tree View which contains the node whose map you wish to locate and click
18. The arrow cursor will change to a crosshair cursor 3 Move the crosshair cursor to the point on the map you wish to use as the center point of your ring s then click to place the ring 4 The ring will be formed and the Ring Spacing window Figure 6 30 displays adjust settings as required then click Quit to close the window This feature can be handy if you have placed a ring in a location where its elements overlap other map objects or cannot be displayed in the map window you can also move a ring formation by selecting all of its elements clicking again on one element and dragging the formation to a new location Using Object Linking and Embedding OLE NetSight Element Manager can take advantage of Microsoft Windows Object Linking and Embedding OLE architecture as a client application for data that has been created via external server applications OLE is a convenient method of integrating information created via separate applications so that they can be accessed from a single location Customizing Your Map 6 47 Creating Network Maps termed a compound document in this case your network maps You can use OLE to link or embed documents created via word processors spreadsheets databases an audio application or any other OLE server application into your maps A linked or embedded data structure is generically termed an Object since the data can be created by any OLE supporting application From
19. To access the Links window from any open map 1 Make sure the desired map is active and then select Edit gt Links from the primary window menu bar The Links window Figure 6 35 opens Links 21x Links Type Update C Link Obiects test bmp Bitmap Image Automatic C Link Objects vwaca_rx bmp Bitmap Image Automatic Update Now Change Source Break Link Source C Link Objects test bmp Type Bitmap Image Update Automatic Manual Figure 6 35 Sample Links Window The Links window will display each link object in the active map The specifics of each link will be shown in a panel in the window There are also link specific fields at the bottom of the window and an array of edit buttons Update Now Open Source Change Source and Break Link to the right of the window The fields at the bottom of the window and the edit buttons will be inactive until you select a link to edit To select a link so that you can make changes to it via the fields and buttons click to highlight it in the panel Links are identified by the following fields and panel columns Links This column identifies the file path and name for the source document referenced by the link if the link is selected the file path and name will also display in the Source field Customizing Your Map Creating Network Maps Type This column indicates the source document s type if a link is selected this will also display in the Type fi
20. and enter a new numeric value Be sure you do not assign a value already being used by another symbol if you do the symbol you are creating will replace the symbol originally identified by that value To verify that you are not using an existing identifier view the Select Symbol window Figure 6 23 page 6 30 in Small Icon Detail format by selecting the button the identifiers assigned to each existing symbol will be displayed and can be Sorted for easier viewing 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 select the bitmap file you wish to use as a basis for the symbol image then click Open The selected bitmap image will be displayed in the Images display area in the Properties window If the image is too big in either dimension to be fully displayed a message window opens indicating that the image will be cropped to fit b Click the Small Image radio button then move the resulting square selection cursor around on the image to select the portion you wish to display for a small 16 x 16 pixels symbol icon and click again to make the selection The image portion you have selected will be displayed below the Small Image radio button Move the cursor and click again to change this selection until you find the one you want c Click the Large Image radio button then move the resulting square selection cursor around to select the imag
21. described in Selecting the Nodes to Display Using Filters page 5 13 to change the display font use the Font option described in Selecting a Display Font page 5 12 For more information about the view specific Excluded Nodes list displayed at the bottom of the Tree View Properties window see Excluding Nodes from an Individual View in Chapter 4 List Views Node Properties Options a Each tree view can include up to 14 branches of information about the nodes it displays some of which can be further expanded Information available for display includes Status Indicates the status of NetSight Element Manager s contact with the node The possible states are e Critical Red The node is in critical condition it is no longer in contact with NetSight Element Manager e Warning Yellow NetSight Element Manager has received a trap from the node The icon will remain yellow until the trap is acknowledged If any node in your central node database is in a Critical or Warning state this status condition will be propagated right up to your desktop via the minimized NetSight Element Manager icon the Task Bar icon representing NetSight Element Manager will change from the inactive window title bar color to the active window title bar color Creating and Editing Tree Views 5 9 Tree Views 5 10 e Unknown Blue NetSight Element Manager has not yet contacted the node or has not determined whether that
22. dropping to copy rather than move an object These functions perform the way you would expect them to for any object icon symbol text link or graphic element in your map However there are a couple of special cases you should be aware of First note that deleting a device from a map does not necessarily delete that device from the central node database when you delete the last instance of a device icon that appears in any open map you will be offered a series of choices as to how far you want the delete to go see Figure 6 37 deleting from the Active View the default selection removes the device from the selected map only deleting from All Views moves the node into the Excluded Nodes database and deleting from the Database removes the node entirely See Chapter 4 List Views for details If you select the All Views or Database option for a device which is still represented on a map which is closed that device 5 icon will be in an unknown state the next time you open that map You can either delete the icon or re define it using the appropriate IP address note that re defining the icon will re add the device to the central node database Editing Your Map Creating Network Maps Node Delete 24 x Address Zippy 172 19 59 13 Delete From Active View C AllViews C Database n Editing Your Map Figure 6 37 The Node Delete Window Second you can cut and paste or move Submap icon
23. enter the name you d like to assign to the root map of your hierarchy This will be the map that contains the submap icons for each submap that is created it can be an entirely new map or you can enter or use the Browse button to locate an existing map The Subnets list box lists each of the submaps that will be created along with the default name that has been assigned to each and the subnet whose devices it will contain You can edit this default setup as follows a To assign map names more specific than the default name click to select the submap you wish to change then click on Edit A window like the one illustrated in Figure 6 10 opens enter a new name in the text field then click OK The MAP extension will be added automatically Subnet Mapping x New Sub Map View1 Cancel Figure 6 10 Renaming a Submap b To remove a submap from the list click to select the appropriate entry in the list box then click on Delete When you remove a submap from the list the submap for that subnet is not generated and the devices in the associated subnet are not displayed in the automatically generated map hierarchy though they will still be present in the central node database Click to select the Display Subnets option if you want NetSight Element Manager to place a descriptive text box in each map it creates this text box will contain the IP designation of the related subnet This label exists as a simple text element and c
24. in SELECTED column m Options MV Any case I Partial If you select a specific column to search use this drop down list to select which of the available strings to search for Figure 4 7 List View Find Window You can perform two different kind of searches with this window you can enter any text string you wish to match fully or partially in any column using the top text box or you can search for any one of the available values in a selected column using the lower text box To search for a value in ANY column 1 In the Column to search list box make sure the All columns option is selected About List Views List Views About List Views In the Text to find in ANY column text box at the top of the window enter the string you wish to match Note that this field will not be available unless the All columns option is selected in the Column to search list box For your convenience the ten most recent search strings will be listed in a drop down menu To make your search case sensitive click to deselect the Any case option in the lower right corner of the window To match any case leave the option selected If you want your search string to be matched as a whole word click to deselect the Partial option If you want to allow a partial match leave the option selected Use the Direction options to specify whether to search Up or Down from the entry currently selected in the active List View Which
25. p Automatically in Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps To specify a subnet or subnets for your device discover script 1 To define a new subnet click New to the right of the Subnets group box or click the right mouse button anywhere in the Subnets group box and select New from the resulting menu To modify an existing subnet highlight the subnet entry that you wish to change and click Properties or click the right mouse button on the subnet entry that you wish to modify and select Properties from the resulting menu The Subnet Properties window Figure 3 6 opens Subnet Properties 24 x General Subnet Subnet pong Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Nodes 256 Cancel Help Figure 3 6 The Subnet Page of the Subnet Properties Window 2 Place the cursor in the Subnet field and type the network and subnet portions of the IP Address for the subnet that you wish to discover For example to discover the subnet containing the Class B IP Address 132 177 118 24 type 132 177 118 0 in the Subnet field 3 8 Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 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 regardless of whether or not this value correctly reflects the number of devices each of your subnets contains For
26. the minimized map icon will be highlighted If the selected node is associated with a map that is closed or is not associated with any map a message window opens indicating that no map containing the selected node could be found related maps are open To locate a node on more than one map open all maps use the Go For nodes which are present on multiple maps only one map will be selected even if all 7 to Map option to locate the node on one map then close that map and repeat as necessary List Views and Maps 4 47 List Views 4 48 List Views and Maps 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 you can view selected information about the nodes in the central node database Unlike List Views however Tree Views display not only device level status and configuration but detailed interface information as well About Tree Views Another way NetSight Element Manager allows you to see organize and work with the nodes in your database is through Tree Views Tree Views as their name implies display the contents of your central node database via a tree view control Each node included in a tree view is displayed at the root of the tree structure labeled with the appropr
27. you can also add symbol icons to your map to represent network devices you cannot or choose not to manage via NetSight Element Manager A library of predefined symbols are provided or you can define your own symbols by adding additional bitmap images Symbols even those which look just like device icons do not report status and do not provide access to management Placing a Symbol Icon To add an existing symbol to your map 1 If necessary open or activate the map to which you wish to add a symbol 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 gt Symbol from the primary window menu bar Customizing Your Map 6 27 Creating Network Maps The Select Symbol window Figure 6 21 opens Select Symbol wj By default the gt Fa r E Cancel available symbols will a ally Hep be displayed in Large Unknown Bridge Gateway Bridge Large Icon format use the Computer buttons at the top of WE i m p im the window to select a i F E z z different display Medium Small Macintosh PC i i Computer Computer format if desired m A Workstation Token Ring Ethernet PC Analyzer P Bx e Terminal Cayman 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 windo
28. 192 168 96 15 SA 192 168 96 17 20 tatus Normal E Name 57 Address 192 168 96 20 Ses DLM Status Group Sa Model 9F120 08 Enterprise Cabletron G Interfaces Ctron SMB 10 Interface 2 Figure 2 4 Sample Tree View Workspace and Associated Tree View Window Each node icon in a Tree View window is presented at the top layer in the tree hierarchy By expanding the display of each node icon you can view progressively more detailed information about the node such as polling status name IP address DLM status information model type and enterprise and the interface through which NetSight Element Manager is communicating with the node such as interface topology address index and polling information You can use a Tree View window to glean basic information about each node and its polled interface without bringing up its management window or by double clicking on a node icon you can open the management window for the selected node As with the List View windows NetSight Element Manager provides a read only All Nodes Tree View which displays every node in the database a set of predefined Tree Views based on classes interfaces and topologies is also provided The pre defined views can be edited to suit your needs or you can create entirely new views as necessary Also as with List Views an Excluded Nodes feature allows you to remove one or more
29. 3 To create an entirely new map click on 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 map you wish to link then click OK Only the maps available for submap linkage will be listed Remember any map can only be defined as the submap of one root map If you select a map which is already a submap of another map the original submap link will be broken and the new link established This change will be reflected in the Map View workspace and the invalid submap icon will be automatically removed from the original map but you will not be notified in any other way that a submap relationship has been changed 4 If you have chosen to create a new map closing the New Map View window changes the arrow cursor to a crosshair cursor click this cursor in your root map to place the submap icon If you have selected an existing map it will be opened and placed behind the active map and the arrow cursor will change to a crosshair cursor Click this cursor in your root map to place the submap icon Building Your Network Map 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 t
30. 7 place the cursor in the Name text box and type in a name for your subnet entry By default manually created subnets are assigned the name New Subnet X where X will increment as necessary to create a unique name Automatically created subnets are assigned the subnet address as their default name Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3 9 Discovering Nodes Subnet Properties 2 x General Subnet Name ERED sista Description Cancel Help Figure 3 7 The General Page of the Subnet Properties Window 5 Inthe 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 View gt Subnets window accessible from the primary window menu bar see Figure 3 20 on page 3 28 6 Enter any additional information about the subnet in the Notes text box 7 Click OK to save your subnet discovery parameters and exit the Subnet Properties window The address and name of the defined subnet displays in the Subnets group box on the Device page of the Discover Properties window 8 Repeat Steps 2 8 to define additional Subnets for your script 9 To include a defined subnet in your Discover script click on the checkbox to the left of the subnet address in the Subnets group box A check mark displays in the checkbox to indicate that the subnet discovery has been selected for inclusion in the script 10 Define y
31. Bottom 1 If necessary open or activate the map which contains the objects you wish to align Remember neither the Alignment Toolbar nor the Layout menu options will be active unless a map window is active Press and hold the Ctrl key select the objects you wish to align The last object you select will be the controlling object the object to which the other selected objects will be aligned Edit gt Select All options on the primary window menu bar however these methods do You can also select objects using the click and drag selection method or via the not allow you to select the controlling object For the most precise alignment control the ctrl click method described above is recommended Customizing Your Map Once you ve selected the objects you wish to align release the Ctrl key and click on the appropriate alignment tool as follows To align selected objects to the left edge of the controlling object click on the Align Left J button or select Layout gt Align gt Left from the primary window menu bar To align selected objects to the right edge of the controlling object click on the Align Right zll button or select Layout gt Align gt Right 6 43 Creating Network Maps To align selected objects to the top of the controlling object click on the Align Top iji button or select Layout gt Align gt Top To align selected objects to the bottom the controlling object click on the Ali
32. Comma Separated Variable CSV Format Tag Data Format To create an input file using the single line CSV format you need only string together the fields you wish to use in a single line with each value separated by a comma Spaces before and after commas are ignored If you wish to skip one or more optional fields be sure to use a comma for a placeholder or any following fields will be misread Use one line for each tool you wish to add extra lines are ignored Note that the filename cannot contain spaces If you wish the first line of your file can contain a comma separated list of the available field names if you choose not to include this line you must launch your CSV file with a special switch as described in Executing the AddTool Command page A 4 A CSV file with this descriptive line is the default file type expected by the AddTool utility The following CSV file would add the MIB Tools and Notepad utilities to the Tools menu and toolbar This sample includes the optional initial descriptive line and demonstrates in the Notepad line using commas as placeholders for the optional fields you do not wish to use Note that the line breaks shown here are a publishing limitation only be sure your file does not break the single line required for each tool entry CSV Sample File Menu text Hint text Bubble text Command Arguments Working directory Small image file Large image file MIB amp Tools Launch the MIB Tools applicatio
33. File name jl Open Files of type Executable Files exe x Cancel I Open as read only Help Figure 4 30 The Browse Executables Window 2 The Browse window defaults to the Netsight Element Manager x x bin executables directory choose an executable file from this list or change directories as necessary to locate the executable you wish to launch The executable you have selected will be displayed in the File name field at the bottom of the window 3 When you have made your selection click Open The Management Application Command field will now contain the executable file you have selected Editing Node Class Properties 4 41 List Views 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 changes or you can build an argument list using the Build window 1 In the Management Application area click on Build The Build window Figure 4 31 opens a Device IP jes Community Name Figure 4 31 The Build Window 2 To add an argument symbol from the pre defined list provided click on the down arrow located to the right of the Add button select an argument symbol from the list provided then click on Add The text description for the argument will be added to the Arguments list box the sym
34. Small image ax Hint text Tool tip text New Menu Item Command Browse Arguments Build Working Directory Browse Show Normally X I Launch at startup Cancel Help 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 bar icon The lower portion of the window allows you to assign the appropriate executable and any necessary arguments it also allows you to define certain launch parameters You can use these same fields to edit any existing entry in the toolbar or menu Tools dat file NetSight Element Manager x x data to preserve your customization be sure to back up this file See Backing Up Data Files beginning on page 2 30 for more information i Information about the configuration of the Tools menu and toolbar is stored in the Adding a Tool Entry When you add an entry to the Tools menu you must also add a corresponding icon to the Tools toolbar and vice versa To do so 1 Click on the Add button in the upper right corner of the window A new menu item with default text amp New Menu Item will be added to the Menu Items list box with an edit box around it Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2 27 Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2 28 2 Inthe edit box provided enter
35. To stop an import in progress select Stop Import A message window opens indicating that the import has been stopped Click OK to clear the message note that the partially imported map remains in place When the import is complete a message window opens noting that fact and indicating the number of nodes which have been added click OK to clear the window The new map file will be open and active Importing a root map will automatically import all associated submaps if necessary and re establish their hierarchical structure 6 22 Importing an MRM Map 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 commands When you perform a network Discover operation all discovered devices are automatically added to the central node database maintained by NetSight Element Manager and they will automatically appear in the appropriate list and tree views adding individual devices from the primary window menu bar via Insert gt Device or from the toolbar via the Insert Device P icon when no map window is active also places the information directly into the central node database and the appropriate views To move a single device from a view onto a map use the left mouse button to click on the device you wish to add and drag it into
36. 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 node s subnet as well Each subnet entry will be listed with its name description the network and subnet portions of its IP Address its subnet mask and count of the nodes in the central node database that reside on that subnet A subnet s name description and address are all defined using the Subnet Properties window Automatically created subnet entries are named with their IP address by default no default description is provided Note that the Nodes value displayed here does not have the same meaning as the Nodes value displayed in the Subnet Properties window Figure 3 6 page 3 8 that value indicates the maximum number of nodes that could be included in a subnet defined by the given subnet mask and does not indicate how many nodes on a specific subnet have been added to the central node database Modifying a Subnet Entry To create a new subnet entry or modify an existing one 1 To define a new subnet click New or click the right mouse button anywhere in the Subnets window and select New from the resulting menu To modify an existing subnet highlight the subnet entry that you wish to change and click Properties or click the right mouse button on the subnet entry that you wish to modify and select
37. a filter you select the specific attributes in each category that define the nodes you want to display and de select the attributes that define nodes you do not want to display Filter categories are linked by logical ANDs and attributes within categories are linked by logical ORs this means that in order to be displayed in a filtered view a node must match at least one selected attribute in each category You must leave at least one attribute selected in each category To specify a view filter 1 In each filter category list box click on the check box next to the specific attribute to include or exclude associated nodes from the list view You can also use the select and deselect check boxes located above each filter category list box to either select or deselect all of its specific attributes remember however that you must leave at least one attribute selected in each category in order to create your filter 2 Click on OK to set the filter parameters Once you have finished configuring all of the parameters for your list view click OK in the New List View window or List View Properties window to create the new list view or modify an existing view 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 your col
38. a new numeric value If you do choose to edit the Identifier value be sure you do not assign a value already being used by another symbol if you do the symbol you are editing will replace the symbol originally identified by that value There is no functional reason to edit this value we recommend that you do not 6 To edit the image displayed in the selected symbol s icon a Click Browse in the resulting File Open window select the bitmap file you wish to use as a basis for the symbol image then click Open The selected bitmap image will be displayed in the Images display area in the Properties window If the image is too big in either dimension to be fully displayed a message window displays indicating that the image will be cropped to fit b Click the Small Image radio button then move the resulting square selection cursor around on the image to select the portion you wish to display for a small 16 x 16 pixels symbol icon and click again to make the selection The image portion you have selected will be displayed below the Small Image radio button Move the cursor and click again to change this selection until you find the one you want c Click the Large Image radio button then move the resulting square selection cursor around to select the image portion you wish to display for a large 32 x 32 pixels symbol icon and click again to make the Customizing Your Map 6 31 Creating Network Maps 7 selection Th
39. and Restore from new which replaces all listed files with their original default versions The following sections detail how to perform each operation 2 32 Backing Up Data Files 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 Maps or your configured Maps directory and Exports or your configured Exported Files directory for the files and or file types specified in the Backup Configuration File Any files you wish to back up must be either specifically named Tools dat in the Backup Configuration File or of a type map listed in the file files must also be present in one of the five directories Options available in the Tools gt Options window the Data File Manager will automatically back up any specified files that reside in the new default directories Any files that reside in the original default directories however will no longer be backed up i Ifyou change the default Maps and or Exported Files directory via the Directories To view or edit the list of data files that will be backed up click on Edit Configuration File A text file display stored as NetSight Element Manager x x bin emanfil db showing the current list of files and file types that will be backed up Figure 2 17
40. been administratively acknowledged or closed during the previous hour If this option is deselected no such purge will take place and acknowledged and closed events will simply be overwritten in the normal course of the event cache wrap Clear normal and informational events hourly Checking this option will activate an hourly purge of all events received during the previous hour that have a severity level of Normal or Informational If this option is deselected no such purge will take place and normal and informational events will simply be overwritten in the normal course of the event cache wrap Set log size This option will allow you to change the size of the event cache from between 1000 and 10000 entries the default size of the cache is 3000 entries Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2 25 Overview of 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 selection 2 To seta new event cache size a Click to check the Set log size option Note that if this option is not selected the cache size text field will not be editable b Click in the associated text field and type in the desired cache size The range is 1000 10000 entries 3 Click Apply to set your selection and remain in the Options window or OK to set the selection and
41. but you are reluctant to 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 Hui from the toolbar or Select Insert gt Symbol from the primary window menu bar The Select Symbol window Figure 6 23 opens Select Symbol Unknown i i Use the Properties button to edit the properties of an Mein Sia existing symbol use Computer Computer the New button to z create an entirely new m one pae DNI PC Token Ring Ethemet PC Analyzer Pi C E Box ce Router Terminal Cayman Figure 6 23 Select Symbol Window 3 Select the symbol you wish to edit By default the available symbols are displayed in Large Icon format use the buttons at the top of the window to change the display if desired or use the scroll bar to view all available symbols Once you have selected your symbol icon click the Properties fal button The symbol Properties window Figure 6 24 opens 6 30 Customizing Your Map Creating Network Maps Images iC C Label Macintosh Identifier fi 04 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 Identifier field and enter
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43. changes Editing Your Map 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 check mark To unlock the map click to select the Lock option again A map s locked state will persist until it is changed by user action Managing Maps and Folders The following sections describe how to perform general housekeeping functions opening closing saving and deleting for maps and folders Opening and Closing Maps and Folders There are several ways to open an existing map 1 Select File gt Open Map from the primary window menu bar or Click on the toolbar 2 The standard Windows File Open window displays select the appropriate directory if necessary then double click the appropriate file name or click to select the file name then click OK You can also open a map by double clicking the appropriate Submap or GoTo symbol or by double clicking the map name in the Map View workspace Similarly there are a number of ways to close a map window 1 Select File gt Close Map from the primary window menu bar or Click on the window close control located in the upper right corner of each map window No matter what closing method you choose you will be prompted to save the map if it has changed since
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45. defined for the image type model class topology or enterprise you are defining You can check to see which identifiers have already been used for each image type via the Node Class Properties window see Editing Node Class Properties in Chapter 4 List Views for more information Creating an Addimage Input File You can create your AddImage input file in one of two formats multi line tag data format or single line comma separated variable CSV format Each method is described below Comma Separated Variable CSV Format To create an input file using the single line CSV format you need only string together the fields you wish to use in a single line with each value separated by a comma There are no optional parameters so be sure you have included the correct number of values Spaces before and after commas are ignored Use one line for each image you wish to add extra lines are ignored You can include different image type definitions model class etc in a single input file Note that the filename cannot contain spaces If you wish the first line of your file can contain a comma separated list of the available field names if you choose not to include this line you must launch your CSV file with a special switch as described in Executing the AddImage Command page A 8 A CSV file with this descriptive line is the default file type expected by the AddImage utility The following CSV file would add one image of each type Clas
46. devices will display any configured MIB II sysName value Note that changing a node 5 name via its Properties window changes only the information in NetSight Element Manager s central node database no name changes are set at the device If you wish to leave the MIB II sysName displayed and assign an additional label use the Label field described below For more information on configuring node properties including setting both Name and Label values see Editing Device Properties page 4 29 Label Displays a user set alias for a node no default label is provided Logical Address Displays the IP Internet Protocol address for devices Physical Address Displays the MAC address for devices Time of Last Contact Lists the date and time of NetSight Element Manager s last successful contact with the node System Up Time The length of time the device has been operating since its last boot up displayed in a days HH MM SS format Creating and Editing List Views 4 13 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 For more information on configuring and using Distributed LAN Management functions see the DLM Status Groups chapter in the NetSight Element Manager Tools Guide included with your
47. display the Class tabbed page then click the Node Classes button Node Classes 27 x 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 1 3 6 1 4 1 15 1 Help 1 3 6 1 4 1 15 1 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 New 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 1 3 6 1 4 1 9 5 6 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 en CyberSW IQ Cabletron Sse E CSMIM Cabletron fag CSMIM Cabletron Sa SmartSwit Aj Cabletron Sa SmartSwit Aj Cabletron Si SmartSwit GY Cabletron SNMP MM Cisco Sys ate CyberSw Cabletron He SmartSwit E Cabletron SEHi Cabletron Sa SmartSwit E Cabletron ESX Switch EY Cabletron at CyberSw Cabletron 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 Si SmartSwit Yj Cabletron 1 3 6 1 4 1 326 SmartS wit Cabletron 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 Properties 32 tt a2 2 ae at tt sa at ad te Da Figure 4 27 The Node Classes Window The Node Classes window allows you to view the symbols used to represent various nodes and their functional properties you can edit these default symbol sets or create entirely new ones via the Node Class Properties window Editing Node Class Properties 4 37 List Views To edit Node Class Properties for an existing node type 1 Inthe 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 Properties from the menu that appears The Node C
48. executing at the first error so if your file contains multiple errors they will only be detected one at a time each time you run the tool If no message windows appear the tools have been added successfully S Once you have added one or more device types to the NetSight Element Manager NOTE framework they can only be removed by using the Restore from new function in the Data File Manager described in Backing Up Data Files in Chapter 2 Overview of NetSight Element Manager This will restore all configurable files to their default values Viewing the Log File Each time you run the AddTool AddImage or AddDevType utilities detailed information about the processing of the selected input file and its success or failure will be written to the NetSight Element Manager x x Log PostInst log file You can view this log file via Notepad or any other text reading application to obtain detailed information about the processing of your input files Viewing the log file can help you pin down any errors that might be preventing your input files from processing completely it can also provide a record of the additions you have made to the NetSight Element Manager framework and the date and time they were made Viewing the Log File A 13 Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage and AddDevType Viewing the Log File Symbols dmf 2 31 map files 2 31 mmp files 2 31 dat files 2 31 MAP files inadvertently deletin
49. for a single parameter for example multiple Class or Topology images separate the values with commas and enclose the entire attribute value in double quotes Spaces before and after commas are ignored If you wish to skip one or more optional fields be sure to use a comma for a placeholder or any following fields will be misread Use one line for each device type you wish to add extra lines are ignored Note that the filename cannot contain spaces If you wish the first line of your file can contain a comma separated list of the available field names if you choose not to include this line you must launch your CSV file with a special switch as described in Executing the AddDevType Command page A 12 A CSV file with this descriptive line is the default file type expected by the AddTool utility The following CSV file would create a node class called Famous_MV This sample includes the optional initial descriptive line and demonstrates using commas as placeholders for the optional fields you do not wish to use and using double quotes to enclose attributes which contain multiple values It also uses some of the image types created by the example provided in Creating an AddImage Input File page A 6 Note that the line breaks shown here are a publishing limitation only be sure your file does not break the single line required for each device type entry CSV Sample File Name Model Enterprise sysObjectID Classes Topologies Module Argu
50. icon is a link or pointer to that source file Clicking on the icon will open up the source document via the link and any edits made to the data and saved will update the original The advantage of linked information is that you can maintain a single source file and share its data via multiple links for example if you had multiple management stations running NetSight Element Manager you could create and maintain a statistics database as a document on a central file server then use a linked object in a map on each management station to reference that file Each management station could copy statistics to that file that were applicable to their own subnetwork However since a source document is only maintained in one location you must be careful that the links do not become corrupted by unintentionally deleting or renaming the source file Objects are embedded by default you must select a special option to create a linked object A separate means of linking and embedding information is to embed an Object Package into a map file A package is a special type of embedded object created via the Microsoft Object Packager that itself contains an embedded or linked document or part of that document or an MS DOS command line to be carried out from within the map file You access the package contents by double clicking on its icon just as with other embedded or linked data However packaging data has some advantages over strictly linking
51. linked object and break the link to an object making it a static map element via the Links window see Updating a Link page 6 54 Adding an Object Package 6 52 To add an Object Package to your map make sure Package is selected in the Object Type panel and then 1 Click to select Create New 2 Click OK The Microsoft Windows Packager application will initialize with a window in which to create a new package to be embedded into the map The title bar of the Package window will read Object Packager Package in XXX Map see Figure 6 34 Customizing Your Map Creating Network Maps f Object Packager Package in testmrm map ioj x File Edit Help Appearance Insert Icon View Description Picture 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 the icon and label to be used for the package The details of how to create an Object Package are provided in your Microsoft Windows User s Guide 4 Select File gt Update from the Object Packager window to save the Object Package and then select File gt Exit to close the Object Packager window 5 Anew embedded Object Package displays in your map using the specified icon and label Editing Object Data To open the map object s data in the
52. management tasks such as TFTP downloads trap table configuration or setting up MIB statistics polling or MIB downloads on an individual device or groups of devices A MAC Address Locator Tool also allows you to search one or more devices for the port through which a selected MAC address is communicating The Remote Administration Tools section page 2 12 briefly describes this powerful tool suite Among its features are 2 2 A primary window where you can navigate between the Map View List View Tree View and Log View workspaces to activate windows to monitor and manage your network such as Map windows and alarm Log View windows A central menu bar provides access to most management options A graphical interface that lets you sort rearrange and resize column displays select icons for nodes in Map View List View and Tree View displays and customize the toolbar Full featured on line assistance including Wizards for common tasks context sensitive help with a glossary and index and a status bar with hint text The on line documentation set is also launchable from the NetSight Element Manager primary window A dockable Workspace area which you can use to access and organize your List View Map View Tree View and Log View windows as shown in Figure 2 1 You can create folders within a view hierarchy to further nest the contents of your view windows Toolbars which can be docked to the primary NetSight Element Manager win
53. of the available options is described below you must select at least one property to create or save your view If you have selected the Interfaces node item the Interface Items list box will be activated use this list box to select the specific interface information you d like to display Creating and Editing Tree Views Tree Views De You can use the Select All and Unselect All buttons to either select or unselect all available Node and Interface items 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 Unlike List Views Tree Views cannot be sorted nodes will be displayed in numeric order if IP addresses are displayed at the node root or in alphabetical order if nodes are displayed by Name Changing the root display from IP address to Name or vice versa will change the order of nodes in the view By default a node is assigned its sysName if one has been configured for a Name value you can also choose to assign a different Name value via the node s Properties window See Chapter 4 List Views for more information about configuring node properties A tree view configured in this way will display the information you have selected for all nodes in the central node database using the default display font To change the node types that will be included in your view use the Filters option
54. of the ping attempt If the IP address cannot be resolved a message window appears indicating that the selected IP could not be found Locating the MAC Address for a Host Name IP Pair Once you have resolved a host name IP pair you can use the Get MAC address button to locate the device s MAC address 1 Enter an IP or host name in the appropriate field and click Update to resolve the pair Click on Get MAC address The MAC address associated with the IP Host pair will be displayed in the text box to the right of the button You cannot use an IP or host name alone to retrieve a MAC address you must first resolve the pair to activate the Get MAC address button Ifyou have a MAC address and wish to find the associated IP and or host name use the gt MAC Search feature described in Matching a MAC Address to a Host Name and IP beginning on page 3 25 Using the IP or Host Locator Tool 3 21 Discovering Nodes 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 To do so 1 Click Clear to clear the default values from the IP and Host fields 2 Inthe IP field enter the appropriate bytes of the subnet address To search an entire subnet enter the first three bytes of the subnet address To search a portion of a subnet enter the fi
55. on another network amp ds a drive gt EMAN BUILD E gt NetSight Element 5 DB_BACKUP Drives Network EE Figure 2 18 Select Backup Directory Window For best results we recommend that you store a copy of your backed up files in a directory that is not a sub directory of your NetSight Element Manager installation directory 2 Click OK As the backup proceeds you will be prompted to authorize the overwriting of any existing files If any part of the procedure fails for example if you attempt to backup a specific file that does not reside in one of the five preset directories you will be notified of the error 2 34 Backing Up Data Files 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 If even one file listed in the Backup Configuration file could not be found a message window opens noting that the backup operation failed This doesn t mean the entire operation failed it just indicates the failure to back up the missing file Restoring Files from a Backup Set before installing NetSight Element Manager version 3 0 do not restore these data files Ifyou have backed up your data files from SPECTRUM Element Manager version 2 x directly into version 3 0 The 3 0 installation process performs some necessary conversion functions on these files to make t
56. operate without NetSight Element Manager running receiving and where appropriate acting on traps issued by your networking devices or events issued by one of NetSight Element Manager s component services You can create multiple Log Views to view a single trap event database you can also define a separate set of View Filters for each Log View window The Alarm and Event handler allows you to define two types of event handling actions foreground actions which you can apply interactively to a received trap or event and background actions which provide unattended checking for a specified trap or event s occurrence and then activate the pre determined event handling response Trap and event data can be exported to HTML for report generation capability on an internal Web server and used in conjunction with the Pager alarm notification tool part of the Scheduler tool described on page 2 12 For more information about alarm and event handling see the Alarm and Event Handling User s Guide for more information about the Scheduler application see the Tools Guide The NetSight Element Manager Tool Suite NetSight Element Manager includes a number of powerful utility applications or tools which ease the task of monitoring and managing your network Among these tools are Remote Administration Tools the Scheduler and MIB Tools The NetSight Element Manager Tool Suite 2 11 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Remote Ad
57. or embedding data since you can use the command line within a package to run a batch program or start another application from directly within a map 6 48 Customizing Your Map Creating Network Maps For more information regarding Object Linking and Embedding as well as the Microsoft Object Packager refer to the Microsoft Windows User s Guide for the Windows Graphical Environment Embedding an Object in a Map File This section provides directions for creating an embedded object icon from within the map interface You can also create an embedded object by working directly in the external source application copy the data to the clipboard and paste it into the map For directions on how to work from the source application before embedding the object data in your maps refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation or to the documentation for your OLE supporting application For all directions on creating and saving a document in your source OLE application refer to the appropriate documentation 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 gt New Object from the primary window menu bar The Insert Object window Figure 6 31 opens Insert Object 2 xi ee Create New ActionByr Class ActorByr Class Cancel C Create from File Adobe Acrobat Document FN ALink Bitmap Image Cabletron Chart Control
58. original format You cannot convert a linked object via NetSight Element Manager linked objects must be converted from within their source application To convert an embedded object to a new application format Customizing Your Map 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 gt XXX Object gt Convert The Convert window Figure 6 36 opens Convert 24 x Current Type PBrush Object Type Cancel Convert to t Picture Device Independent Bitmap GC Echivate as I Display As Icon Result The selected PBrush object will not be converted Figure 6 36 Sample Convert Window 3 In the Object Type panel click to highlight the application type to which you want to temporarily or permanently convert the embedded or linked data 4 Select the Convert to radio button to specify that the object s source document be transformed into the new application type or Select Activate as to specify that the source document be opened in the new application type but retain its original format when it is updated and closed The Result message text will reflect your selection 5 Click OK to begin the conversion process The Convert window will close and if a permanent conversion was specified the old data will be overwritten into the new file format The next time you ac
59. paste the copied IP addresses into a series of Insert Device windows for addition to the central node database Only the located IP address is copied during the Copy IPs process no additional information though highlighted in the list box display is copied to the clipboard Using the IP or Host Locator Tool Discovering Nodes Matching a MAC Address to a Host Name and IP You can also use a known MAC address and subnet location to locate the associated IP address and host name To do so 1 2 Click Clear to clear the default values from the IP and Host fields In the IP field enter the appropriate bytes of the subnet address To search an entire subnet enter the first three bytes of the subnet address To search a portion of a subnet enter the first three bytes of the subnet address in the fourth byte field enter the IP at which you want the search to start If you have chosen to search only a portion of a subnet click to select the Start subnet MAC search using 4th numeric IP value shown above option A check mark displays in the selection box Because searching an entire subnet can be time consuming you can configure the Locator Tool to stop at pre defined intervals asking if you want to continue the search To activate this option click to select Prompt every XX devices and use the text field provided to enter the number of devices that will be located between prompts The default value is 10 Once the search be
60. provide the option of setting this value Directories Options The Directories page lists the default locations used by NetSight Element Manager and its components to store and retrieve files It also allows you to change the default Map and Export directories Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2 21 Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2 22 Options 27 xi Workspace Network Polling Node Directories Device Management Event Log Map files EMAN BUILD NetSight Element Manager 3 0 Maps Data files D EMAN BUILD NetSight Element Manager 3 0 dat Log files D EMAN BUILDSNetSight Element Manager 3 0 log Executable files D EMAN BUILD NetSight Element Manager 3 0 bin Exported files DEMAN BUILD NetSight Element Manager 3 0 exp Browse Cancel Apply Help 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 can set a new default location here Refer to Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps for more information on creating and saving maps The default directory is NetSight Element Manager x x Maps To specify the default Map directory 1 In the Map files text field type in the full directory path for the directory in which you want to save map files by default Be sure the directory already exists or the change will not b
61. remember the only thing you can change about this view is the font in which its information is displayed See Selecting a Display Font page 4 14 for more information Selecting Node Information to Display The main List View Properties window allows you to assign or change the name of your list view select the information that will be displayed for each node and select the order in which it will be displayed To set up or modify a list view 1 By default a new list view will be named New List View X where X will increment sequentially as necessary to provide a unique name To change this default or the original name assigned to any view highlight the text in the Name field and delete then enter a new name Creating and Editing List Views 4 11 List Views 2 2 Inthe 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 Each of the available options is described below you must select at least one column to create or save your view You can also use the Select All and Unselect All buttons to select or deselect all available column options 3 The column options you have selected display in the list view in the same order they are listed in the Columns field to change this order click to select the option you want to move and use
62. represented by small model icons with their labels to the right labeled and sorted by assigned Name sysName by default Icons are arranged in rows and sorted left to right and top to bottom List Views Sorting Nodes 2 Small Icon Detail Format View gt 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 List View in the order you have specified there For each displayed information type which includes an icon the small 16x16 pixel graphic will be displayed This is the default view format it will be applied each time NetSight Element Manager is launched Large Icon Detail Format View gt Large 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 List View in the order you have specified there For each displayed information type which includes an icon the large 32x32 pixel graphic will be displayed Any change made to the display format is applied to the currently selected view for the duration of the current NetSight Element Manager session or until another View selection is made once NetSight Element Manager is closed and re opened however all views will revert bac
63. single IP address range or a series of ranges It can also search one or more subnets and limit its discoveries to SNMP devices only or Cabletron devices only You define Device Discovery parameters using the Device page of the Discover Properties window Figure 3 4 accessed by clicking on the Device tab Discover Properties New Discover 1 General Device Schedule 1 1x m Address Ranges Starting Address Ending Address Address Mask Properties Delete H m Subnets 10 20 30 0 10 20 30 0 v 10 20 20 0 New Subnet 1 10 20 10 0 10 20 10 0 Properties Delete m Community Names New EE Te ai public Properties Delete Script Filter aLL devices x Cancel Apply Help Figure 3 4 The Device Page of the Discover Properties Window Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts Discovering Nodes 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 can be individually specified or entire subnets can be selected you can also combine subnets and specific ranges in a single script as long as the total number of addresses to be queried does not exceed 2000 If you choose you can also assign a Script Filter that will limit the discovery to SNMP
64. specific view window or from the central node database itself When you exclude a node from a specific view the node is placed into that view s individual excluded nodes list It will no longer be visible from that view but it remains in the database and will be displayed in any other view as appropriate About NetSight Element Manager 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 protected from re discovery and they can be re included in the central node database at any time Excluded nodes can also be deleted entirely The Excluded Nodes database can be viewed via the View gt Excluded Nodes menu option available via the primary NetSight Element Manager window for more information on this feature see Chapter 4 List Views Alarm and Event Handling NetSight Element Manager provides powerful alarm and event handling capabilities via the independent Alarm and Event Service The Event User Connection Service receives all incoming messages issued by devices configured to send traps to your workstation as well as system events issued by the NetSight Element Manager Network Status process or another of its component processes e g Discover or Scheduler Because it is an independent process the Event User Connection Service can
65. that interface DLM Client Direct If the selected device has been configured as a DLM Client and its assigned DLM Agent is malfunctioning the default polled interface will display a method value of DLM Client Direct indicating that NetSight Element Manager has taken over polling of the device until the DLM Agent s malfunction is corrected Again the polling method will not be editable for that interface For more information about DLM and configuring status groups see the DLM chapter in the NetSight Element Manager Tools Guide Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 4 35 List Views 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 Multi Node Properties Fix General Poll Settings Method SNMP MIB2 Interval sec E 5 9999 Retries E 0 100 Cancel Apply Help Figure 4 26 The Multi Node Properties Window To edit interface poll settings 1 Open and activate the view which contains the nodes whose interface poll settings you d like to change and use shift click or ctrl click to select the appropriate nodes Or if you re using a Map View you can click and drag to select multiple icons 2 Inthe primary window menu bar select Edit gt Properties or In the toolbar click the Properties mE icon or Right click on any one of the selected nodes and on the r
66. the Subnets window will contain an entry for the 132 177 118 0 subnet assuming that this is a Class B network with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 subnet mapping feature for more information on this feature see Generating Submaps This subnet information is used to determine the map hierarchy created via the automatic 7 Automatically in Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps When defining subnet entries using the Subnets window you use the same Subnet Properties window that is used in the Discover application when defining subnets for use in a Discover script To launch the Subnets window from the NetSight Element Manager primary window 1 Select View gt Subnets from the primary window menu bar The Subnets window Figure 3 20 opens Using the Subnets Window 3 27 Discovering Nodes Subnets L 1x Name Description Subnet Mask Nodes 134 141 4 0 134 141 6 0 134 141 12 0 134 141 14 0 134 141 41 0 134 141 52 0 134 141 60 0 134 141 67 0 134 141 68 0 134 141 72 0 134 141 106 0 134 141 106 0 255 255 255 0 172 19 59 0 P Creating and 3 28 134 141 4 0 2 255 0 134 141 6 0 255 255 255 0 Help 134 141 12 0 255 255 255 0 134 141 14 0 255 255 255 0 134 141 41 0 255 255 255 0 New 134 141 52 0 255 255 255 0 134 141 60 0 255 255 255 0 Delete 134 141 67 0 255 255 255 0 134 141 68 0 255 255 255 0 134 141 72 0 255 255 255 0 Properties 172 19 59 0 255 255 255 0 Figure 3 20 The Subnets
67. the outline by using the Color button to launch the Color Palette window see Figure 6 5 page 6 10 2 To fill the shape select the Fill option specify the Color of the fill by using the Color button to launch the Color Palette window 6 36 Customizing Your Map Creating Network Maps Using Text Customizing Your Map 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 existing line 1 2 Click once on the line to display the handles for its vertices Move the mouse cursor over a handle to activate reshaping for that vertex the cursor will display as a dual headed arrow Click on the handle and drag the vertex to a new position its neighboring vertices will remain fixed Release the mouse and move the cursor off the handle to restore the pointer To resize an existing shape 1 2 Click once on the object to display its resizing handles Move the mouse cursor over a handle to activate resizing the cursor will display as a dual headed arrow Click on the handle and drag horizontally vertically or diagonally to resize the shape Release the mouse and move the cursor off the handle to restore the pointer In addition to the labels provided with icon and symbol elements you can also add independent t
68. the text you want to appear in the Tools menu for the new entry Place an ampersand amp before the character you d like to use for the access key If you select an access key that is already in use a message window will note this when you try to enter your new item name If you choose to configure an access key it must be unique or the new Tools item cannot be added 3 Inthe Hint text field enter the text you want displayed in the status bar at the bottom left of the primary NetSight Element Manager window when the menu item is selected or the cursor is positioned over its associated toolbar icon This information is optional you can also leave the field blank 4 Inthe Tool Tip text field enter the text you want displayed in the tooltip pop up when the cursor is positioned over the associated toolbar icon This field is also optional and can be left blank 5 To select an image to use for the toolbar icon click on Select to launch the Select Image window Figure 2 15 Once there If the executable you have selected already has an icon associated with it that icon will be displayed by default you can use the icon image provided or change this default via the following steps a Click Browse and in the resulting File Open window select the bitmap file you wish to use as a basis for the toolbar icon then click Open The selected bitmap image will be displayed in the Images display area in the window If the image is too
69. to select one node 2 Select View gt Go to Map from the primary window menu bar or click the right mouse button on the selected node and select Go to Map from the resulting menu If the selected node is associated with a map which is open the correct map window will be activated and the selected node will be highlighted If the selected node is associated with a map which is open but minimized the minimized map icon will be highlighted If the selected node is associated with a map that is closed or is not associated with any map a message window opens indicating that no map containing the selected node could be found Excluded Nodes Tree Views For nodes which are present on multiple maps only one map will be selected even if all gt related maps are open To locate a node on more than one map open all maps use the Go to Map option to locate the node on one map then close that map and repeat as necessary Tree Views and Maps 5 17 Tree Views 5 18 Tree Views and Maps 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 mapping capabilities provide a powerful means for creating logical and or physical representations of your network Unlike List and Tree View
70. values see Editing Device Properties in Chapter 4 List Views Label Displays a user set alias for a node no default label is provided a Description Displays the descriptive information assigned to the node By default this field will display the sysDescr value configured at the device which typically includes the model name ofthe node and the version number of its firmware image but you can assign a new description to a node via its Properties window For more information about configuring node properties see Chapter 4 List Views HF Address Displays the IP Internet Protocol address for the device 4 Time of Last Contact Lists the date and time of NetSight Element Manager s last successful contact with the node tan System Up Time The length of time the device has been operating since its last boot up displayed in a days HH MM SS format Creating and Editing Tree Views Tree Views ee 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 displayed For more information on configuring and using Distributed LAN Management functions see the DLM Status Groups chapter in the Tools Guide Model Indicates the model name of the device along with the icon which represents that model type Classes Display
71. your Discover script 1 To define anew community name click New to the right of the Community Names group box or click the right mouse button anywhere in the Community Names group box and select New from the resulting menu To modify an existing community name highlight the community name that you wish to change and click Properties or click the right mouse button on the community name that you wish to modify and select Properties from the resulting menu The Community Name Properties window Figure 3 8 opens Community Name Properties 24 x Community Name publi Cancel Figure 3 8 The Community Name Properties Window Ifa default community name has been specified either via the Welcome Wizard or via the Network page of the Tools gt Options window and the autofill function has been activated via the Workspace page of the Tools gt Options window the Community Name properties window will contain a default community name value 2 Ifthe Community Name field contains a default name it will be highlighted If you wish to use a different community name type the new name into the field 3 Click OK to save the community name and close the window The community name you have entered will be listed in the Community Names group box Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3 11 Discovering Nodes 4 To add another community name to your script repeat steps 2 4 5 Define your remaining Discov
72. 177 118 24 a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 would identify the first two octets 132 177 as the network portion of the address the third octet 118 as the subnet portion and the final octet 24 as the host portion If your network does not contain subnets entering the appropriate network mask in this field will identify the network portion of the IP addresses in the address range For example on a Class B network containing an IP address of 132 177 118 24 a network mask of 255 255 0 0 would identify the first two octets 132 177 as the network portion of the address To set the default Address Mask 1 Click in the Address Mask text field and type in the network or subnet identifying octets which you wish to use as the mask The Polling options Figure 2 9 let you configure how NetSight Element Manager contacts nodes in your database and consequently how often their contact status is refreshed in List View Tree View or Map View windows Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2 17 Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2 18 Options 2 xi Directories Device Management Event Log Workspace Network Polling Node Node Interval sec 5 1 60 Packets fi 0 125 Cancel Apply Help 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 Yo
73. 1Tanalanies zl Unselect All r Excluded Nodes Include Include All H SmartSwitch 9000 SnickerDoodle 172 19 56 11 FDMMIM BaloneyGirl 172 19 56 16 SmartSwitch 9000 Zippy D Doodah 172 19 56 25 SmartSwitch 6000 JO Nutley 172 19 56 27 s hd F Figure 4 13 Re including Nodes Excluded from a View 3 In the Properties window Excluded Nodes list click to select the node or nodes you wish to re include in the view then click on Include or click on Include All to re include all currently excluded nodes Excluded Nodes 4 21 List Views 4 Inthe 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 4 22 Northern_Spry__1 172 19 59 50 sysName 172 19 59 45 Dutch 172 19 59 43 lightspeed ctron com 2135930 172 19 59 22 In addition to its central node database NetSight Element Manager maintains a second database called the Excluded Nodes database The Excluded Nodes database serves as a kind of temporary holding area for nodes which have been excluded from all views but not yet deleted from the database Nodes which have been placed in the Excluded Nodes database are not polled by NetSight Element Manager and are no longer displayed in any List Tree or Map View they can only be viewe
74. 2 as follows 1 To access the Symbol Properties window from the appropriate map window double click on the symbol icon or Select the symbol then select Edit gt Properties from the primary window menu bar or Select the symbol then select the Properties icon from the toolbar or Click the right mouse button on the symbol then select Properties from the resulting menu Symbol Properties 24 x Display Lox Label Denise s Mac Cancel r g a Display Label Derise sMac O Figure 6 22 Editing Symbol Properties 2 Inthe Display Label field enter the new label you wish to assign to the selected symbol icon only then click OK The new label will be displayed on the selected symbol icon Editing the Symbol Database If you wish you can also edit the properties assigned to a symbol type in the NetSight Element Manager symbol database If you choose to edit a symbol at this level however note that the changes you make cannot be easily undone and will be applied to every instance of the symbol that you place in your maps Customizing Your Map 6 29 Creating Network Maps permanently edit the symbol database you might want to create an entirely new symbol instead This new symbol will be added to the existing database but will not change any existing symbol definitions See Creating a New Symbol page 6 32 for details i Ifyou can t find a symbol in the database that suits your needs
75. 2 19 56 21 O0O0IDOEC3EA 03 18 1999 10 10 56 34 days 22 00 58 S43 9F426 02 Zippy D Doodah 172 19 56 25 000010232814 D eoa E 6H122 16 sysName 172 19 56 26 00001D6A091E 03 18 1999 10 10 55 2 Copy fat 6C105 JQ Nutley 172 19 56 27 Ni Paste E TAMM TRMM 172 19 56 33 0000B86839E8 03 18 1999 10 11 00 5 Delete MRXi22 Tigger 172 19 56 34 000010077782 03 18 1999 1011 01 3 Peceto Order ESX 1320 172 19 56 35 00001D163AC4 03 18 1999 10 11 00 fia 6H262 18 Henry 172 19 56 36 00001DD4D3BC New Device cc EMME 172 19 56 37 00001D0E4F01 03 18 19 A Properties Manage Query Status Edit Notes Status Group Properties Click the right mouse button anywhere in an active view to launch the pop up menu Go To Map Figure 4 18 Displaying the Pop up Menu The Insert Device window Figure 4 19 opens Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 4 27 List Views Insert Device 24 x Address 17213 Community name pubic Cancel Figure 4 19 The Insert Device Window 2 Inthe Address field enter the IP address assigned to the device you wish to add 3 Inthe Community Name field enter a community name that will provide at least Read access to the device you are adding For full management access use a community name that will provide superuser access or via the Tools gt Options window the autofill values you have set for IP address and community name display automatically in the appropriate f
76. 47 rings moving 6 47 Index 17 Index RMFLT LDB 2 31 rmflt mdb 2 31 S Scheduler application launching from Discover Manager 3 19 scheduling downloads 2 12 scheduling MIB recordings and SETs 2 12 Select All 4 12 Select All Nodes 6 60 Select Orphans 4 46 Services 2 3 Set log size 2 25 Shape Properties specifying 6 36 Show Splash window 2 14 Show Tooltips 2 14 Small Icon Detail Format 4 6 Small Icon Format 4 5 SNMP 7 2 Source Address naming 7 4 Status 4 12 5 9 5 11 status conditions critical red 6 5 normal green 6 5 undefined gray 6 5 unknown blue 6 5 warning yellow 6 5 Status Group 4 14 5 11 Status Groups 4 16 5 14 status propagation desktop 4 12 5 9 6 5 Submap icons cutting pasting moving deleting 6 59 submap relationships creating 6 4 submap relationships restrictions 6 4 submaps changing relationships 6 17 creating links 6 13 Subnet Discovery Parameters 3 7 Subnet Properties 3 9 3 27 Subnet Properties window Discovery 3 10 subnet search 3 22 Subnets 4 16 5 13 System Up Time 4 13 5 10 7 The All Nodes List View 4 3 Index 18 The All Nodes Tree View 5 4 The New List View Window 4 10 The New Tree View Window 5 7 Tile Bitmap 6 10 Time of Last Contact 4 13 5 10 Topologies 4 14 4 17 5 11 5 14 Topologies View 5 5 Topology 5 11 traps 6 5 U Unnamed PING device 4 29 6 25 Unselect All 4 12 W Welcome Wizard 2 15 Workspace options 2 14
77. 5 If you want any arguments deleted from the field delete them from the Argument List field or from the Arguments list box any deletion in one field will automatically be reflected in the other 6 When the argument list contains all of the arguments you need click OK The Arguments field of the Node Class page will contain the argument list you have created Information NetSight Element Manager can extract about a selected node from the central node database includes I inserts Device IP from database O inserts Device s sysOID from database N inserts Device Name from database C inserts Community Name from database H inserts the window handle value of the active window Flags accepted by executables located in NetSight Element Manager x x bin include the following chmgr32 exe Chassis Manager application for device management i lt ip address gt c lt community string gt p lt dmf or mmp file gt for SmartSwitch MultiSwitch chassis view f lt ip address gt e lt community string gt in conjunction with a dmf or mmp file allows users to select from among those files which contain the noted IP address Editing Node Class Properties 4 43 List Views 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 selecte
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79. Each match will be highlighted as it is found to find additional matches click on Find Next again or Click on Select All to immediately highlight all matches 4 9 List Views Creating and Editing List Views The Columns check list allows you AS NewlitVewT Columns to choose which attributes are displayed in the list view you can also change the order in which this information will be displayed For more information see Selecting Node Information to Display page 4 1 4 10 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 defined filter criteria allow you to select which nodes will be displayed List View display properties allow you to select which information about those nodes will be displayed To create a new list view 1 Select Window gt New List View from the primary window menu bar or Click E on the toolbar or In the List View Workspace click the right mouse button on any folder or in any blank area and select New View from the menu that appears The New List View window Figure 4 8 opens New List View Status Name P Physical Address System Up Time Status Group Model Select Classes p Enterprise MTannalnnies x Unselect All
80. Element Manager x x DATA Small image file smlLeaf bmp Large image file lrgLeaf bmp Menu text amp Notepad Hint text Launch Notepad Bubble text Notepad Command C WINNT notepad exe Small image file C images small_note bmp Large image file C images large_note bmp Executing the AddTool Command Once you have created the necessary input files you can run the AddTool utility via the Run window as follows 1 Make sure NetSight Element Manager and all of its components are shut down the AddTool utility will not run if NetSight Element Manager is running 2 Select Start gt Run from the Windows Start button then enter the following command in the Open field C NetSight Element Manager x x bin AddTool exe M D input_filename where M or m signals that the input file is in multi line tag data format ID 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 Using the AddTool Utility Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage 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 contains multiple errors they will only be detected one at a time each time you run the tool If no message windows a
81. Grid tool or select Layout gt Arrange gt Rectangle from the primary window menu bar The selected objects will be aligned in a grid shape according to preset parameters and placed in the upper left hand corner of the map window Objects remain selected after the alignment is complete you can move the grid as a whole by clicking and holding the mouse button and dragging the grid of objects to the desired map location Evenly tools described in the previous sections E You can adjust the vertical and horizontal spacing of your grid using the Align and Space Align Objects in Ring Using the Ring tool Li 1 you can arrange selected objects into a single ring If necessary open or activate the map which contains the objects you wish to align Remember neither the Alignment Toolbar nor the Layout menu options will be active unless a map window is active Press and hold the Ctrl key and select the object s you wish to align ina circle formation You can also select objects using the click and drag selection method or via the Edit gt Select All or Edit gt Select All Nodes options on the primary window menu bar displayed in your map window To prevent this from happening use fewer objects in your p Note that all selected objects will be used to form the ring which may be too large to be ring or adjust the spacing between objects as described below 3 6 46 Once you ve selected the objects you w
82. 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 the receiving device has been successfully PINGed NetSight Element Manager s PING tool allows you to use this quick and easy test of device status and or network connectivity Accessing the PING Window There are two ways to access the PING tool in NetSight Element Manager 1 Select the node you want to contact via PING in a list tree or map view 2 Choose Tools gt Ping from the primary window menu bar or Click the PING 22 icon in the toolbar The PING window Figure 7 4 opens 7 6 PING Node Management Overview 2 C AWINNT System32 PING EXE Pinging 172 19 59 246 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 172 19 59 246 bytes 32 time lt i ms TTL 254 Reply from 172 19 59 246 byt 32 time lt i ms TTL 254 Reply from 172 19 59 246 bytes 32 time lt i ms TTL 254 M3 C WINNTSystem32 PING EXE Pinging 172 19 59 241 with 32 bytes of data Request timed out Request timed out Request timed out A successful ping and one which has timed out PING Figure 7 4 The PING Window NetSight Element Manager sends a PING request to the selected device and the response if any is displayed in the PING window Node Management Overview 7 8 PING Appendix A Batch Customization via AddTool Addimage and AddDevTy
83. It also uses some of the image types created by the example provided in Creating an AddImage Input File page A 6 Tag Data Sample File Name Famous_MV odel KidMobile Enterprise Mom n Pop sysObjectID 1 3 6 1 4 1 3 3 5 Classes Roundabouter Repeater Server Topologies RoundLAN HSSI Ultra Tech Management Module c dev_manage manage exe Description a very busy LAN bus Notes Super crime fighting device Executing the AddDevType Command A 12 Once you have created the necessary input files you can run the AddDevType utility via the Run window as follows 1 Make sure NetSight Element Manager and all of its components are shut down the AddDevType utility will not run if NetSight Element Manager is running 2 Select Start gt Run from the Windows Start button then enter the following command in the Open field C Netsight Element Manager x x bin AddDevType exe M D input_filename where IM or m signals that the input file is in multi line tag data format Using the AddDevType Utility Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage and AddDevType ID 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 tool did not run successfully an error message will appear indicating the source of the problem Note that the tool stops
84. 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 you can also add additional views to each of the default folders or empty the folders and remove them entirely Adding a Folder to the Workspace As a means of organizing a collection of List Views you can add folders to the List View page of the workspace each folder you create will be contained within the base List Views folder and each can contain one or more list views as well as additional folders Note that folders are a workspace display convention only and they can only be created from within the workspace itself To create a folder 1 Display the List View page of the workspace by clicking on the E tab in the Workspace View 2 Click the right mouse button on the folder to which you want to add a new folder that folder will be highlighted as illustrated in Figure 4 2 and a menu opens To add a folder at the top level of the List View hierarchy click to select the main List gt Views folder AED About List Views List Views BS e ia a List Views E All Nodes List View 3 6 Class Views E ATM View New View E Bridges Vie New Folder E FDDI View Delete E Repeaters Propertic E Routers View E Switches View vice Vie Click the right mouse button on the appropriate folder to add a new fold
85. Properties from the resulting menu The Subnet Properties window Figure 3 7 page 3 10 opens Using the Subnets Window 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 discovery parameters and exit the Subnet Properties window The name description address and subnet mask of the defined subnet opens in the Subnets window Deleting a Subnet Entry Deleting a subnet entry will not delete that subnets nodes from NetSight Element Manager s central node database 1 Inthe Subnets window highlight the name of the subnet s to be deleted and click Delete or In the Subnets window click the right mouse button on the subnet to be deleted and select Delete from the resulting menu The selected subnet entry will be deleted from the Subnets window as well as from the Subnets group box on the Device page of the Discover Properties window see Defining and Selecting Subnets page 3 7 for more information on the Device page of the Discover Properties window that subnet will not be included in any automatic subnet mapping that takes place See Generating Submaps Automatically in Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps for more information on subnet mapping 7 If you delete a subnet entry from either the Subnets window
86. Ranges group box 6 Repeat this process to define additional address ranges for your script Each discover script can be configured to query up to 2000 IP addresses if the number of IP addresses on your network exceeds 2000 you must define and execute multiple Discover scripts 7 Define your remaining Discover script parameters as explained in the following sections or click OK to save your entries and return to the Discover Manager window Defining and Selecting Subnets Using the Subnets group box you can also select entire subnets on which to perform a Discovery When a Subnet Discovery is executed the Discover application will query every address in the specified subnet making it unnecessary to define an IP Address range that encompasses an entire subnet Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3 7 Discovering Nodes 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 or via the View gt Subnets window available from the NetSight Element Manager primary window menu bar See Using the Subnets Window page 3 27 for more information about viewing subnets subnet mapping feature for more information on this feature see Generating Submaps This subnet information is used to determine the map hierarchy created via the automatic
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88. Sight Element Manager icon the Task Bar icon representing NetSight Element Manager will change from the inactive window title bar color to the active window title bar color Creating and Editing List Views List Views e 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 NetSight Element Manager determines whether or not contact can be made if contact is successfully made the icon will turn green if not it will turn red Performing an individual node status query using the Manage gt Query Status option from the primary window menu bar or the Query Status option available from the right mouse menu will temporarily turn a node status icon blue while the status query is being made e Normal Green NetSight Element Manager is successfully communicating with the represented node and the node is operating properly on the network Green is also the default color for a map icon which is not currently associated with an IP address e Undefined Gray A gray status icon for a node indicates that polling has been disabled and the node s current status is not known Name This column displays the user defined name of the node You can assign a name for the node in the General properties page in the Device Properties window By default
89. 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 settings configured via the Polling Options tabbed page the Node Options default poll settings determine the default poll values that will be assigned to each individual node via its Properties window In most instances these default poll settings will have no bearing on how often the node is actually polled since the Node Polling settings determine the amount of time it takes NetSight Element Manager to poll every device in the database Options 29 x Directories Device Management Event Log l Workspace Network Poling Node Default Poll Settings Interval sec 15 2 Ea Retries E 0 100 Timeout sec 4 1 30 Cancel Apply Help Figure 2 10 The Node Options In general it is advisable to leave the Default Poll Settings at their initial values if you have a few specific devices you d like to poll ess frequently than the configured Polling Options values would achieve use the individual nodes Properties windows to edit these default settings The Default Poll Settings let you configure the following Interval sec The default number of seconds configured for polling an individual IP device Note that in general the polling settings for updating the status of individual IP devices will be
90. View 2 E QE Too Jr HDE Too Ill w Page Each element in the nested submap hierarchy reports its overall status to the next level up in the hierarchy as illustrated in Figure 6 above The map named Too Jr has at least one element in a critical state as indicated by the red status icon that red status is propagated up to the map named New View Too of which Too Jr is a submap That red status is further propagated up to the main Map View folder which is always the root folder for all maps and submaps Map status is displayed and propagated in the workspace whether your maps are open or closed Note that the plus and minus symbols indicate whether the selected branch is fully displayed or whether additional submaps and or folders are currently hidden from view To fully display a branch click on the plus symbol to close it click on the minus symbol 6 2 Working with Maps 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 Submap Icons Using Submap icons to link maps has two results first the map defined as the submap reports its status and that of its component parts to its defined root map and second the hierarchical arrangement that results from defined submap relationships is graphi
91. 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 devices that do not provide Ethernet Ethernet View or Token Ring Token Ring View topology support List View Display Options In addition to selecting both the nodes and the information about those nodes that will be displayed you can also select the arrangement of this information in a selected list view window These display format options apply to all views including the All Nodes List View Using the List View Toolbar About List Views The appearance of the list views you create can be changed according to which information needs to have priority in the view and how you want it displayed The List View toolbar and the associated options available via the primary window View menu will enable you to change the size and amount of information displayed in your list view by choosing one of four display options Figure 4 5 The List View Toolbar 2a Large Icon Format View gt Large Icon The nodes are represented by large model icons with labels below them labeled and sorted by assigned Name sysName by default Icons are arranged in rows and sorted left to right and top to bottom Small Icon Format View gt Small Icon The nodes are
92. _T W By default the IP Host and Get MAC Address fields display the values assigned to your workstation Change above field s to locate a different IP or host 00 60 37 6E CO CB IV Prompt every fio devices Ping found devices timeout 2 seconds I Start subnet MAC search using 4th numeric IP value shown above T Do not resolve host names during subnet search T Identify MAC addresses during subnet search Clear Paste Subnet Mac search Help GeMet addess Figure 3 15 The IP or Host Locator Window The following sections describe some common uses for this tool Note that multiple instances of the IP or Host Locator tool can be run simultaneously allowing you to perform more than one lookup task at a time Matching a Host Name to an IP Address To use the Locator Tool to locate the IP address associated with a known host name 1 Click Clear to clear the default values from the IP and Host fields 2 Inthe Host field enter the host name of the device whose IP address you wish to locate 3 If you wish to ping the device once its IP address is located click to select the Ping found devices option in the text field provided specify a timeout period in seconds If the device does not respond to the ping request within the specified timeout the ping will be considered to be unsuccessful 4 Click on Update or press Enter on the keyboard If the host name can be resolved its associated IP address will be displayed
93. a files or any other files you choose Setting up automated paging by defining individuals or groups of individuals to be paged and specifying their availability to be paged The paging feature is integrated with NetSight Element Manager alarm and event handling so that a scheduled page can be performed as part of an interactive foreground action or an unattended background action For more information about the Scheduler tool see the Tools Guide included in your documentation set 2 12 The NetSight Element Manager Tool Suite Overview of NetSight Element Manager MIB Tools The MIB Tools suite of MIB browsing and editing tools comprises e 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 long as the MIBs are imported into the MIB Tools database MIB Browser also lets you conveniently perform SETs on contacted devices e MIB Details a display of the descriptive information for management objects that you query from a node The MIB Editor which lets you manipulate your database of network vendor s MIBs An extensive MIB database is provided with MIB Tools you can input new MIBs stored in ASCII text format into this database or you can delete any unnecessary MIBs or MIB portions so that the database maintains the precise MIB information that you need to manage your nodes e The Device Manager which allows you t
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95. abel and Event information is omitted but can be selected for other views As with the other List Views the contents of the All Nodes List View can be sorted by any one or more of the available columns and its display format can be changed the nodes which are displayed and the information which is displayed about them however cannot In addition to changing the arrangement of information in the All Nodes List View the one other feature you can edit is the font used to display list view information For more information about changing fonts on this and other list views see Selecting a Display Font page 4 14 Other Default List Views In addition to the All Nodes List View a variety of other default views organized in folders by type is also provided these views can be used as is edited to better suit your needs or deleted entirely Each of these views includes a pre set filter which excludes all nodes not of the type specified by the view s name Default views provided are Class Views The default class views filter devices based on their functional class displaying only those devices which provide the noted functionality ATM the ATM View bridging the Bridges View FDDI the FDDI View repeating the Repeaters View routing the Routers View or switching the Switches View Devices which belong to more than one of these functional classes will be displayed in all appropriate views About List Views List
96. ae We HDH 1822 x Filter Categories 4 16 Figure 4 10 View Filter Window 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 application and or via the View gt Subnets option in the primary window menu bar All subnets which have been created will be displayed in this list box use this list to select the subnets whose nodes you wish to display in your list view See Chapter 3 Discovering Nodes for more information on creating and using subnet entries Status Groups Any DLM Status Groups you have created will be displayed in this list box You can choose to display only those nodes which are part of one or more selected status groups or those which are part of any defined status group Enterprises The Enterprise category allows you to filter nodes by hardware or software manufacturer The vendor codes available for filtering are Cabletron 3Com Cisco Systems Novell Silicon Graphics IBM Sun Microsystems Hewlett Packard Microsoft Xyplex Cayman Digital Compaq and Enterasys You can also choose to filter on nodes whose vendor code is unknown Creating and Editing List Views List Views Classes Lists the functional classes that NetSight Element Manager can detect Classes available for filtering include Repeater Router Gateway Ethernet FDDI B
97. agging to enclose the target objects pressing and holding the Ctrl key and select the target objects or by using the Edit gt Select All or Edit gt Select All Nodes options on the primary window menu bar Remember spacing will take place between the top and bottom selected objects for vertical spacing or between the left most and right most objects for horizontal spacing these outside objects will not be moved 3 Once you ve selected the objects you wish to space release the Ctrl key if necessary and click on the appropriate alignment tool as follows Ta pace selected objects horizontally click on the Space Horizontally button or select Layout gt Space Evenly gt Horizontally from the primary window menu bar To space selected objects vertically click on the Space Vertically button or select Layout gt Space Evenly gt Vertically 4 The spaced objects remain selected after the alignment procedure is complete you can move the group as a whole by clicking and holding the left mouse button and dragging the group of objects to the desired map location 6 44 Customizing Your Map 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 use the Make Same Size tools to reshape graphic eleme
98. ally executed script is still in progress when a scheduled discover interval expires the scheduled discover will wait the length of the interval before it attempts to launch again You can also schedule discover sessions at specific dates and or times via the Scheduler application see the Tools Guide for more information Deleting a Discover Script 1 In the Discover Manager window highlight the name of the Discover script to be deleted and click Delete or In the Discover Manager window right click on the name of the Discover script to be deleted and select Delete from the resulting menu A delete confirmation window Figure 3 14 opens Discover Manager Confirm request to delete selected item s Figure 3 14 The Script Deletion Confirmation Window 2 Click Yes to confirm the deletion The script will be removed from the Discover Manager window 3 18 Deleting a Discover Script 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 menu To use the Discover Wizard to modify an existing Discover script 1 In the Discover Manager window highlight the name of the script that you wish to modify and click Wizard or Click the right mouse button on the name of the script that you wish to modi
99. an be deleted at any time To leave this text label out click to de select the field Click to select the Insert GoTos option if you want NetSight Element Manager to include a GoTo symbol representing the root map in every submap it creates These symbols can also be added or deleted at a later time if you choose If you wish to leave these symbols out click to de select this option When your hierarchy has been configured as desired click OK to begin the submap creation process Once they have been created each of your new maps will be displayed in the primary window as illustrated in Figure 6 11 they will also be displayed in the Map View workspace By default device icons within each submap will be arranged in a grid pattern if the related options have been selected a subnet label and GoTo symbol will be displayed at the top of each map window 6 16 Building Your Network Map Creating Network Maps Fal New Sub Map View Fa New Sub Map View2 Fa New Sub Map View3 ew Root View Map1 TRMM 2 CHIPSHOT A Subnet label and GoTo symbol are added to each created submap if the Display Subnets and Insert GoTos options are selected in the Subnet Mapping window 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 can chang
100. an sign lt indicates that the information is sorted in descending order You can choose as many levels as you want for your sort and you can mix ascending and descending sorts in different columns To return the view to the default sort order select the Reset Sort Order option available on the right mouse menu Figure 4 6 below illustrates the default Logical Address sort order and the same view with a multi level sort applied Note that the multi level sort mixes ascending and descending orders in the different columns Gj All Nodes List View 264 Nodefs lel Ea By default List Views are sorted in Modi ka nnn Ee Logical IP Address order if you 57516 20 ST516 20RM 134 141 79 236 wish you can also apply a Sa 9E13215 SnickerDoodle 172 19 56 11 multi level sort selecting the gt E 9H423 28 SomeSystem 172 19 56 12 columns whose information you g4 SSR 8600 SSR 8600 172 19 56 15 FDMMIM BaloneyGitl 172 19 56 16 wish to sort by and toggling each E FDMMIM 172 19 56 21 column s sort between ascending oa 9F426 02 Zippy D Doodah 172 19 56 25 and descending order Pa 6H122 16 sysName 172 19 56 26 iag 6c105 JQ Nutley 172 19 56 27 TAMM TPMM eer eres Tigger Status 1 gt Model 2 Name 3 gt Logical Address _ ESK 1320 ia test_4_16 172 19 56 143 Tal 6H262 18 Henry Snickers 172 19 56 161 IwantU 172 19 59 200 EMME 172 19 56 134 EMME 172 19 59 166 EMME 172 19 59 214 EMME 172 19 59 235 Do
101. and select a new icon file A In the Label text field type in the descriptive text that will be displayed immediately below the icon in the map ao Click OK to exit the Change Icon window and return to the Insert Object window 5 To embed new data created via an external application into your map a Click to select Create New b Click OK The external application will initialize with a blank document window in which to enter new object data for embedding into the map c Enter in the data as desired d When you are finished entering the data update the file to save the data and exit the application e A new embedded object displays within a border on your map map file as in the process described above this data will always be embedded If you wish to create a linked object you must first create the object using its native application save it as an independent file then use the process described below and in the following section to link the object Note that you must select the link option when you first insert the object as you cannot select it once the object has been placed k You cannot create a link to an object created from within your NetSight Element Manager 6 To embed existing data that has previously been created via an external application into your map a Click to select Create from File As shown in Figure 6 33 a File field displays in which you can enter the path and name for the file who
102. ar click the New Map El icon or In the Map View workspace click the right mouse button on the selected folder and select New View from the resulting menu The New Map View window Figure 6 4 opens New Map View 24 x T Lock View m Background Color Set Color Bitmap fa We Bitmap Bitmap File Name Browse I Show Page Lines I Display Grid Grid Size feo Cancel Font Help Figure 6 4 The New Map View Window 6 8 Building Your Network Map 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 unique name the name and any other map parameters can be changed later by accessing the Map Properties window see Editing Map Properties page 6 12 for more information The following sections describe how to set map parameters Setting Basic Map Options P NetSight Element Manager allows you to set a variety of display and print options for each map or submap you create You can set these options when you first create a map or submap via the New Map View window illustrated in Figure 6 4 above or at any time after a map or submap has been created via the Map View Properties window described in Editing Map Properties page 6 12 Among the properties that you can set
103. are its background image and or color background grid settings and print options You can also select a font for icon labels and lock the map so that it cannot be altered or deleted For more information on the Lock feature see Protecting Your Maps from Editing The Lock Feature page 6 60 When you have finished setting map parameters click on OK to set your changes or on Cancel to cancel them and exit the New Map View window Selecting a Background Color or Image You can assign a color or a bitmap image to the map s background as follows 1 To choose background color for the Map window a Select the Color option note that when you select the Color option the Bitmap fields are grayed out b Click Set Color The Color window Figure 6 5 opens Building Your Network Map 6 9 Creating Network Maps Color REI Basic colors Custom colors BEB Ban ef i ip ip i ip pp Define Custom Colors gt gt a Hue feo Red fo _ Cancel Sat fo Green fo rine Ciera CoetScid timo Buo OK Cancel Add to Custom Colors Figure 6 5 Color Window Expanded with Custom Colors c Select a color to apply to the map 1 Click one of the pre defined Basic Colors from the palette or Click Define Custom Colors option to expand the window and use the cross hair and color slide bar to create a color from the color refiner box When the color has been defined as you want it click the left mouse button on t
104. at was active when the Insert GoTo Be sure to save the map to which you have added the GoTo symbol see Saving Maps page 6 62 for more information Building Your Network Map 6 19 Creating Network Maps Importing an MRM Map Setting MRM 6 20 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 maps are no longer a necessary step in converting your files from one version to another you may still find that you occasionally need to import an MRM file Each map file in NetSight Element Manager is saved in both MAP format the format read by NetSight Element Manager and in MRM format a text based human readable version If a MAP file becomes corrupted you may be able to recover your map by importing the MRM file If you inadvertently delete a MAP file the accompanying MRM file is not automatically removed and it can be re imported Or if you want to move a map file from one workspace folder to another you can achieve this by deleting the MAP file from the workspace selecting the folder you want to move the map to and importing the associated MRM file into that new folder When you import an MRM file NetSight Element Manager first checks your current central node database for information about the nodes contained in the MRM map If those n
105. ately below the field along with a button allowing you to change the icon By default the object s active icon will be determined by the creating application b Click on Change Icon The Change Icon window opens as shown in Figure 6 32 with the active icon displayed in the lower right corner c Specify the icon and label that you want to use via the Change Icon window 1 To leave the currently active icon in place select the Current radio button 2 To change the icon to the default icon associated with the object s creating application if it is different from the current icon select the Default radio button Change Icon Icon OK Cancel C Default Eee Browse From File CAWINNT system32 mspaint exe lt HR Bitmap Image Label Bitmap Image Figure 6 32 Sample Change Icon Window Customizing Your Map Creating Network Maps 3 Select the From File radio button to change the icon to one that is associated with a different application or defined by a standard Windows icon file with a ico extension The icon s associated with the selected application file or defined by the icon file displays in the scrollable list box immediately below the file path text field Click to highlight the icon of interest or use the associated text field to type in the path and name of the icon you want to use You can also click Browse and use the standard Browse window to search for
106. ately 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 devices located on a subnet and locate both the IP and hostname for a device by its MAC address Automatic Creation of the Node Database Your discovered nodes are automatically entered into NetSight Element Manager s central node database and the Discover window remains open so that you can view the list of discovered devices The database is also automatically saved after each discovery Secondary Discover and Discover Reset 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 will be listed in the discover window and automatically added to the central node database This is called a NEW Discovery The second time you run any device discover however even a device script which has not yet been run NetSight Element Manager will perform a SECONDARY Discover querying only those IP addresses which did not respond to the first discover This process allows you to use a discover script to periodically survey a subnet domain or range of IP addresses for any nodes that might have been down or simply not present during the initial discovery without the time and bandwidth cost of continually re polling for nodes which have already been successfully discovered You can force a retu
107. b These database files maintain RMON packet capture filter definitions csv htm mrf and txt Files which contain exported data map MAP map files viewable format mmp SmartSwitch 9000 Chassis Configuration files from SPECTRUM Element Manager version 2 0 dmf SmartSwitch and Matrix Chassis Configuration files mrm MRM map files import format filter Files with information for viewing filters for log view events action Files containing definitions for configured foreground actions actions that must be manually initiated in response to an event backgroundaction Files containing definitions for configured background actions actions that are executed automatically in response to specific events ae_log mdb Alarm and Events log database Classes dat Contains definitions for node classes Discovers dat Scripts used in network discovers EvtCache dat The cache which stores the most recent traps and events Exnodes dat Excluded nodes Groups dat Information on DLM status groups Intrface dat Interface information displayed in Tree Views List Views and the Node Properties window Nodes dat Node information displayed in Tree Views List Views and the Node Properties window Port dat Reserved for future use RemoteAd mdb The Remote Administration Tools database Sessions dat Definitions for Netstat NetSight Element Manager and sche
108. base Remember the excluded nodes database can be viewed via the Excluded Nodes window Figure 4 14 page 4 22 available from the View menu in the primary window menu bar Excluded nodes can also be either re included in the database or deleted entirely To Re include a Node into the Central Node Database To move an excluded node back into the central node database 1 Select View gt Excluded Nodes from the primary window menu bar to display the Excluded Nodes window 2 Inthe main portion of the window click or use shift click or ctrl click to select the nodes you d like to re include then select Include or select Include All to re include all nodes currently in the excluded nodes list A text box opens Figure 4 16 asking you to confirm the request to include the selected item s Excluded Nodes G Confirm request to include selected item s Excluded Nodes cE i Include all nodes Figure 4 16 Include Confirmation Boxes 4 24 Excluded Nodes List Views the nodes according to the information in the selected column entries are always sorted in ascending order F Remember you can also click on any column header in the Excluded Nodes list to re sort 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 display
109. be returned directly to the map window To change a link s reference to a source document so that opening the object will link to a newly specified file path or name in case the source document was moved or renamed or if you simply want to reference a different document via the link 1 Click to highlight the desired link object in the panel 2 Click on Change Source A Change Source window displays in which you can browse your directory tree to select a new file reference Customizing Your Map 6 55 Creating Network Maps 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 select a source file Click to select a file and enter it in the Source text field You can also remove a link between the object and a source document so that the object no longer opens data via an external application The object will still be pictorially represented in your map as it was prior to breaking the link and can still be resized or moved around on the map however attempting to open the object to access data will result in a message stating Warning Cannot activate a static ActiveX object To break a link 1 Click to highlight the desired link object in the panel 2 Click on Break Link The object will immediately lose its reference to a sou
110. big in either dimension to be fully displayed a message window opens indicating that the image will be cropped to fit Click the Small Image radio button then move the resulting square selection cursor around on the image to select the portion you wish to display for the toolbar icon and click again to make the selection The image portion you have selected will be displayed below the Small Image radio button Move the cursor and click again to change this selection until you find the one you want If you wish click the Large Image radio button then move the resulting square selection cursor around to select the image portion you wish to display for a large icon and click again to make the 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 This image isn t displayed anywhere except in this window but you may want to go ahead a select one for consistency If you don t select one the default image will remain in place Customizing NetSight Element Manager Overview of NetSight Element Manager Images T H Cancel Browse Large Image e 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 your new To
111. bol representing the selected data l for example will be displayed in the Argument List field and a sample of the selected argument data 198 137 240 91 will be displayed in the Example field 4 42 Editing Node Class Properties List Views Element Manager can extract from the central node database for any node against which the selected executable will be launched Using these symbols allows you to configure a Node Class that can be used for many individual devices You can also choose to enter specific argument information in the Argument List field such as a specific community name instead of C the symbol representing community name information stored in the database note however that this restricts the use of the Node Class you are configuring to nodes which match the specific argument value you have entered 7 The pre defined argument list provided lists the argument symbols for data NetSight 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 value will follow See below for a list of the flags recognized by some common NetSight Element Manager applications 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to add additional arguments as desired Note that the Build window automatically adds a space between each argument you add
112. c SNMP application Refer to your Generic SNMP User s Guide for details Device Management 7 3 Node Management Overview The Chassis Manager application will generate an event when it is used to perform an SNMP SET this event will record the MIB object and instance that was changed for tracking administrative actions on devices All SNMP SETs made through Chassis Manager will be recorded in the Alarm and Events Manager 8 cache by default You can turn off logging of device SETs by using a text editor to edit the CTRON_INI file located in the winnt or windows directory simply look for the line LogSets on and change it to LogSets off or erase the line completely You can re start this logging by re adding the line or re setting its value be sure to enter the correct case when retyping or editing the line 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 Manager allows you to view and control these databases in a variety of ways including e Examining a list of source addresses or user names that are being processed by any port on the selected device e Maintaining security on a device by locking ports from source addresses that are not currently contained in their database e Enabling you to find the port through which a
113. cally displayed in the Map View workspace For example if you have created one map called BUILDING_A and a second map called FLOOR_1 you can link those two maps into a hierarchical structure by adding a submap icon representing FLOOR_1 to BUILDING _A that submap icon will change colors to reflect the current status of FLOOR _ 1 and that submap relationship will be displayed in the tree structure shown in the Map View You can then either widen the hierarchy by creating additional maps that report their status directly back to BUILDING _A or deepen the hierarchy by creating additional maps that report their status to FLOOR_1 which in turn reports its collective status back to BUILDING _A Again all of these relationships are displayed in the Map View tree structure E BUILDING_A olx rE E E Floor_1 Floor_3 rE pr Floor_2 16 Ie Map Views E BULDING A OE Foo QE Foo_2 OE Foo_3 E CorporateMap A wide map hierarchy has many maps at the same level and fewer nested layers Fa BUILDING_A olx Po Floor_1 Ei Floor_1 olx Fa Closet_Z OF x ajame S Map Views a E BULDING_A H Floor 5 DJE Closet_Z OE Rack_3 E CorporateMap A deep map hierarchy has many nested layers Figure 6 2 Building a Map Hierarchy Working with Maps Creating Network Maps There is only one restriction to submap relationship
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115. cess the object data it will be opened in the specified application type You can also use the Convert window to change the icon to be used to represent the object in the map as detailed on page 6 49 Working with Linked and Embedded Objects You can manipulate data objects in your map just like any other map object They can be resized annotated with notes layered by moving forward or backward and so forth Customizing Your Map 6 57 Creating Network Maps 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 file pointer will be copied into the new map Cutting or deleting an embedded object including an Object Package will remove its pictorial representation from the map and strip out the application data cutting or deleting a linked object will remove the pointer to the source document although the document itself will remain at the location from which it was linked Editing Your Map 6 58 You can use the standard Cut Copy Paste Delete and Select All options on the primary window Edit menu the standard Toolbar and the map right mouse menu to perform basic map editing functions you can also use the Delete key on your keyboard and the ctrl drag and drop function for copying hold down the Ctrl key while dragging and
116. chnical Assistance Center Getting Help If you have additional questions contact the Global Technical Assistance Center using one of these methods Telephone 24 hours a day 365 days a year 603 332 9400 Fax 603 337 3075 Electronic Mail support enterasys com 1 3 Introduction 1 4 Mailing Address Enterasys Networks Inc Technical Support 35 Industrial Way Rochester NH 03867 FTP ftp cabletron com Login anonymous Password your email address Getting Help 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 devices from a Microsoft Windows workstation Its open architecture and broad feature set also make it an attractive platform for third party development of management applications NetSight Element Manager support on the Solaris platform is limited to the installation of NetSight Chassis Manager either alone or integrated with Hewlett Packard s HP OpenView Network Node Manager and only for Solaris 2 7 See your NetSight Element Manager Installation Guide for more information About NetSight Element Manager NetSight Element Manager like its predecessor SPECTRUM Element Manager is comprised of several independent but interrelated ap
117. contact interface on the selected device i e the first interface detected by NetSight Element Manager when the device is discovered or inserted and both displays and allows you to set its polling parameters You can also edit certain display properties for that interface Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 4 31 List Views 4 32 Device Properties 29 x General Device Interfaces Class Description Software Loopback 28 Host Data Port Poll Settings Aee Method SNMP MIB2 7 Interval sec fi 5 5 9999 Retries E 0 100 Cancel Help Figure 4 23 Interface Properties Interface List Box The list box at the top of the Interfaces page displays the Topology ffndex and Description of the contact interface on the selected device Poll Settings The Poll Settings box displays the polling parameters assigned to the contact interface Even though your managed device may have multiple interfaces it will only be actively polled on a single interface the first interface detected when the device is contacted See Configuring Node Interface Poll Settings page 4 34 for more information Properties Selecting the Properties button launches an additional window see Figure 4 25 page 4 34 that allows you to view display properties for the contact interface and to configure poll settings for the device See Configuring Node Interface Poll Settings page 4 34 for more informat
118. contact was successful A node icon is blue only temporarily while NetSight Element Manager determines whether contact can be made if contact is successfully made the icon will turn green if not it will turn red Performing an individual node status query using the Manage gt Query Status option from the primary window menu bar or the Query Status option available from the right mouse menu will temporarily turn a node status icon blue while the status query is being made e Normal Green NetSight Element Manager is successfully communicating with the represented node and the node is operating properly on the network e Undefined Gray Polling has been disabled and the node s current status is not known En Name This column displays the user defined name of the node You can assign a name for the node in the General properties page in the Device Properties window By default devices will display any configured MIB II sysName value You can choose to have the name displayed at the root of the tree see Selecting Node Information to Display page 5 8 for more information Changing a nodes name via its Properties window changes only the information in the central node database no name changes are set at the device If you wish to leave the MIB II sysName displayed and assign an additional label use the Label field described below For more information on configuring node properties including setting both Name and Label
119. create multiple List Views to view portions of your node database The read only All Nodes List View displays every viewable node in your database and a set of pre defined List Views displays various subsets of that database you can customize this feature by editing a pre defined view and or creating an entirely new one to display node information in the way that works best for you Each List View also provides an Excluded Nodes feature which allows you to remove one or more nodes from a view without removing them from the database or changing the parameters of the view s filter 2 6 About NetSight Element Manager Overview of NetSight Element Manager Tree Views 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 on a List View icon within the tree opens its associated List View window The List View workspace also provides organizational structure to your List Views The tree starts at the top level All Nodes List View and branches into more specifically defined List Views You can also nest List View icons within folders to further stratify the tree hierarchy Detailed Node Information NetSight Element Manager can display the following information for each node Status Model Name Label descriptive alias Logical IP or IPX Address Physical MAC Addr
120. d you can also specify a Working Directory The working directory value sets the location of any secondary files that might be needed by the executable if those files are not located in the same directory as the executable itself To specify a working directory you can either click in the Working Directory text box and type in the path of the appropriate directory or you can use the Browse button as follows 1 Click on the Browse button next to the Working Directory field A standard Browse for Folder window opens 2 Select the appropriate directory and click OK The Working Directory field will now contain the directory you have selected Changing General Node Class Properties 4 44 The other page available in the Node Class Properties window is the General Properties page Figure 4 32 This page contains fields which allow you to enter or edit a name and description for your node class as well as any notes you might wish to add These changes will be applied to all nodes of the selected class Editing Node Class Properties List Views Node Class Properties SmartSwitch 2200 with 48 10 Meg ports with 1 optional VHSIM slot Redundant power supplies 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 Inthe Descripti
121. d 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 your changes The selected font style will be applied to all icon and symbol labels in the map Note that the settings in this window only affect the text used in the icon and symbol labels which are applied automatically to select a font for any added text use the Text tool described in Using Text page 6 37 Editing Map Properties 6 12 You can change any and all of the above settings including the name of a map or submap via the Map View Properties window which is essentially a duplicate of the New Map View window described in the previous section To change the properties of an existing map 1 From the primary window menu bar with the focus set to the appropriate open map select View gt Properties or In the Map View workspace click the right mouse button on the map whose properties you wish to view then select Properties from the resulting menu Building Your Network Map 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 anywhere on the map background The Map View Properties window Figure 6 7 opens Map View Pr
122. d via the Excluded Nodes window To access the Excluded Nodes window 1 Select View gt Excluded Nodes from the primary window menu bar The Excluded Nodes window Figure 4 14 opens Excluded Nodes 13 Node s BE Frugal Adventure 172 19 59 71 Tsunami 172 19 59 76 Help FRX Can Fish 172 19 59 100 cheesy poofs 172 19 59 127 that s not funny 172 19 54 161 Delete All Fred Can t Fish still 172 19 59 54 Delicious_2B 172 19 59 63 Include EMME du jour 172 19 59 67 Delete Include All Figure 4 14 The Excluded Nodes Window The Excluded Nodes window allows you to both view and sort the list of nodes which have been excluded from all views from this window excluded nodes can be returned to the central node database and re displayed in all appropriate views or removed from NetSight Element Manager entirely The excluded nodes list can also be sorted by clicking on the column heads note that only limited information about excluded nodes is displayed Excluded Nodes 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 displayed in any of its views but they won t be discovered by the Discover application either If your discover scripts pick up devices you do not wish to monitor you can simply excl
123. deletion The selected nodes will be removed from the central node database entirely To delete a single node or group of nodes from the Excluded Nodes window 1 Select View gt Excluded Nodes from the primary window menu bar to display the Excluded Nodes window 2 Inthe main portion of the window click or use shift click or ctrl click to select the nodes you d like to re include then select Delete or select Delete All to permanently remove all nodes currently in the excluded nodes list A text box opens asking you to confirm the request to delete the selected item s the nodes according to the information in the selected column click again to reverse the Remember you can also click on any column header in the Excluded Nodes list to re sort 7 sort order 3 Click Yes to confirm The node or nodes will be permanently deleted from the database 4 Click Close to close the excluded nodes window Adding Network Elements to the Node Database When you perform a network Discover operation all discovered devices are automatically added to the central node database and they will automatically appear in the appropriate list views However you can also add individual devices to the central node database via the Insert gt Device options available on the primary window menu bar or via the Insert Device re icon on the toolbar As with discover nodes individually added to the central node database are automatically displayed in a
124. devices only or Cabletron devices only Defining IP Address Ranges To set the IP address range or ranges for your Device Discovery 1 To define a new IP address range click New to the right of the Address Ranges group box or click the right mouse button anywhere in the Address Ranges group box and select New from the resulting menu To modify an existing IP address range highlight the IP Address range that you wish to change and click Properties or click the right mouse button on the IP address range that you wish to modify and select Properties from the resulting menu The Address Range Properties window Figure 3 5 opens Address Range Properties 24 x Starting Address 172 19 Ending Address 172 19 Cancel Address Mask 255 255 255 0 Help Figure 3 5 The Address Range Properties Window When you are defining a new address range the Starting Address Ending Address and Address Mask fields will contain the autofill values you configured via the Welcome Wizard or via the Network page in the Tools gt Options window provided the autofill function has been enabled via the Workspace page of the Tools gt Options window See Network Options in Chapter 2 for more information about configuring these defaults Place the cursor in the Starting Address field and enter the address at which your Discover script should begin Place the cursor in the Ending Address field using the Tab key or the mouse
125. document set Model Indicates the model name of the device along with the icon which represents that model type Classes Displays the functional classes supported by the selected node Router Bridge Switch ATM etc represented by the appropriate class icon s Enterprise Displays the enterprise or vendor Cabletron Enterasys etc which manufactured the selected node Topologies Displays the topology or topologies supported by the node Events Indicates whether or not the Alarm and Event log has received traps and or events related to the node Selecting a Display Font 4 14 The Font Window allows you to select the font style and size for any displayed text You can change the font setting for any list view including the otherwise uneditable All Nodes List View 1 Click on Font from the appropriate New List View or List View Properties window The Font window Figure 4 9 opens Creating and Editing List Views List Views Font AES Font style Regular 2 _ oe T Playbill p A Cancel Roman Bold Italic Script Small Fonts f T Symbol xI fa Sample AaBbYyZz MS Serif Script Westem ad 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 determine which of th
126. dow or undocked as floating tool palettes as shown in Figure 2 1 Toolbars are automatically activated when a related view is active you can also choose which toolbars you want to display via the View gt Toolbars menu option About NetSight Element Manager Overview of NetSight Element Manager Toolbars can be undocked to become floating Tools tool palettes either inside or outside the main window or be docked to a different place y a 18 ECT 2 _ _ a NetSight Element Manager File Edit View Insert Manage Tools Window Help ale e o ale lyimke 2 A ela al alala 2e Wl eel Bolka E AEE ace x List Views iJ All Nodes Tree View 16 Node s All Nodes List Vi eG CenVew List Views a ey H Device Views All Nodes List View isp pe H Q Enterprise Views Class Views i i Device Views j oO Status Normal H 0 Topology Views C view 7 i i di E Enterprise Views ofa Name 6G306 06 The Workspace can E Cabletron Devices Vie HD Address 10 20 30 3 Ga Topology Vi 5 DLM Status Group also be undocked ia iain BE Model 6606 06 and placed either I Tea Enterprise Enterasys inside or outside the ye Interfaces a SRS EHost Data Port Interface 13 main winaow Topology Software Li 7 Ae i oO Status Normal Views can be minimized BY Addess 10 20 3023 but must remain in the EF Interface Number 13 main window area Poll Method SNMP lv m e Poll I
127. dow menu bar or select the Manage Node FA toolbar button or 7 1 Node Management Overview 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 Start menu select Programs gt Enterasys Networks gt NetSight Element Manager gt Device Manager or Chassis Manager 2 Enter the desired IP address and community name and click OK The Device View opens Once a Device View window is launched it will operate as described in the device specific User s Guides A Brief Overview of Device Management After you launch device management the appropriate Chassis View or Device View window as illustrated in Figure 7 1 opens This window is the color coded graphical interface that provides you with immediate feedback on device configuration and status and lets you access further device management windows For devices which NetSight Element Manager specifically supports a description of the device along with its IP address displays in the Module or Chassis View window title Menus at the top of the front panel display or available from the interface display itself allow you to manage the device at various physical levels device board or port and functions FDDI repeater or bridge and provide access to a variety of utilities I
128. ds the selected node or sub node heading two levels if the first and second levels have not already been expanded If there is only one level left to expand this button will work the same as the Expand One Level button 5 5 Tree Views s Expand All View gt Expand All Expands the entire tree view so that every level of information is displayed for every node Expand One Level of fp fer m Collapse All Expand Two Levels ollapse Two Levels Expand All Collapse One Level Figure 5 5 The Tree View Toolbar Collapse One Level View gt Collapse Collapses the selected node or sub node heading one level if it has not already been collapsed Collapse Two Levels Collapses the selected node or sub node heading two levels if the first and second levels have not already been collapsed If there is only one level left to collapse this button will work the same as the Collapse One Level button Collapse All View gt Collapse All Collapses all displayed levels of information so that only the list of nodes by Name or Address is visible along with their model icons Using the Keyboard 5 6 Once you have displayed and activated a tree view you can also navigate with the arrow keys and the SPACE BAR e The UP and DOWN arrow keys allow you to move one item at a time through a displayed branch of data e The RIGHT arrow will expand a collapsed category and move the cursor to the first i
129. duler connections 2 31 Overview of NetSight Element Manager 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 MIB database def and trapdef Trap definition files To access the Data File Manager 1 Exit any current management sessions NetSight Element Manager must be closed for the backup utility to operate Select the Data File Manager icon in your NetSight Element Manager program group The Data File Manager window opens as illustrated in Figure 2 16 Data File Manager 24 x This utility will save or restore configuration files Press EDIT CONFIGURATION FILE to edit the configuration file Press BACKUP to backup current configuration files Press RESTORE FROM SAVED to restore a previous configuration Press RESTORE FROM NEW to return files to unused condition Backup Restore from saved Restore from new Exit Help Figure 2 16 Accessing the Data File Manager Window The Data File Manager window provides access to each of the Data File Manager functions Edit Configuration File which allows you to select the files and or file types that will be backed up Backup which performs the backup action Restore from saved which replaces the current set of files with a previously backed up version
130. e Object Notes window You can also add an Object Note to a device via the Properties window Figure 6 29 Entering an Object Note via the Properties Window 4 Click Apply to save your changes if applicable then click OK to close the Properties window When an annotated object is duplicated either in the same map or in other maps the gt notes will be duplicated along with the object When copying and pasting an object of any kind you may want to delete or edit the notes associated with that object to avoid confusion Using the Paste Special No IPs option to duplicate device icons will remove any attached notes along with the other descriptive information Customizing Your Map 6 41 Creating Network Maps Adding Notes to Multiple Nodes Pe 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 to multiple selected nodes 1 Open and activate the view which contains the nodes to which you d like to add a shared note and use shift click or ctrl click to select the appropriate nodes Or if you re using a Map View you can click and drag to select multiple icons 2 Inthe primary window menu bar select Edit gt Properties or In the toolbar click Properties mE icon or Right click on the selected device then select Properties fr
131. e accepted or Click Browse A standard Microsoft Browse window opens Use the directory tree to select the directory folder which you would like to use as the default If you change the default map location map files stored there will still be automatically backed up with the Data File Manager however if you also have map files in the original directory or in any other directory those will not be automatically backed up If you store map files in more than one directory be sure to back them up manually Data files This read only field indicates the directory where NetSight Element Manager stores its workspace configuration information including information about the nodes in the List Views and Tree Views The default directory is NetSight Element Manager x x Data Customizing NetSight Element Manager 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 NetSight Element Manager x x Log Executable files This read only field indicates the directory whereNetSight Element Manager stores its executable files and dynamic link libraries DLLs The default directory is NetSight Element Manager x x Bin Exported files This field displays the default directory to be used in any export action taken from within NetSight Eleme
132. e an immediate status poll at any time by selecting Manage gt Query Status from the primary window menu bar or Query Status from the right mouse menu To change the poll settings for an individual node 1 Inthe Method text box use the down arrow to display a list of selectable polling options None Ping SNMP MIB I or SNMP MIB II Drag down to select the desired option and release 2 In the Interval text box enter the amount of time in seconds you want NetSight Element Manager to wait between polls to the interface The valid range is 5 to 9999 seconds 3 Inthe Retries field enter the number of unsuccessful polls that must occur before NetSight Element Manager changes the node status to critical and logs an event The valid range is 0 to 100 4 Click Apply if available to save your changes and leave the Properties window open or click OK to save your changes and close the window Three additional values may appear in the Method field although they are not selectable options DLM Agent If the selected device has been configured to be a DLM Agent the default polled interface will display a Method value of DLM Agent and the polling method will not be editable for that interface DLM Client If the selected device has been configured as a DLM Client and its assigned DLM Agent is functioning correctly the default polled interface will display a Method value of DLM Client and the polling method will not be editable for
133. e contact status of each polled device will only be updated once the last known contact status is maintained during the time it takes to refresh the database You can alter these database settings via the Interface Properties window if you wish but they will take effect only if the polling interval that you define for the interface is longer than the duration it takes to poll the node database Longer poll cycles can be beneficial for non critical nodes or nodes for which regular polling would require significant bandwidth cost for example those on the other side of a T1 link By setting a higher polling interval than the node database refresh period you can reduce the amount of SNMP traffic generated by your NetSight Element Manager station and any associated bandwidth costs 4 34 Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 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 application uses its own polling mechanism independent of the node database polling in the NetSight Element Manager platform Refer to the appropriate device specific User s Guide for more information on using Chassis Manager refer to Adjusting Default Settings in Chapter 2 for more information on configuring the default Chassis Manager poll settings You can also issu
134. e 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 Click OK to save your new symbol definition If you have changed the symbol label or image the new properties will be displayed in the Select Symbol window Creating a New Symbol If you can t find an existing symbol that meets your needs and you are reluctant to edit the existing symbol database you can create your own new symbol as follows 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 gt Symbol from the primary window menu bar The Select Symbol window Figure 6 23 page 6 30 opens 3 Click the New ian button or right click on any existing symbol and select New from the resulting menu The New Symbol window Figure 6 25 opens Note that this window is virtually identical to the symbol Properties window described in the previous section New Images Label Defaut Icon Label Identifier jo 4 6 32 Figure 6 25 New Symbol Window To assign a label for your new symbol click in the Label field and enter the desired text Customizing Your Map Creating Network Maps 5 To assign a numeric identifier to your new symbol click in the Identifier field
135. e nodes stored in the central node database will be displayed in your list view You can filter nodes based on specific Subnet Status Group Enterprise Class and or Topology attributes With the exception of the All Nodes List View the default views provided by NetSight Element Manager were created with the use of filters For example the Cabletron Devices View filters out all devices except Cabletron and Enterasys devices Remember you can edit any of the default views except the All Nodes List view the default views can also serve as models to help you create your own custom views To open the View Filter window 1 Click on Filter from the New List View or List View Properties window The View Filter window Figure 4 10 opens Creating and Editing List Views 4 15 List Views The check boxes above the filter categories allow you to either select or hee d oa yee de select all of the specific ix View Filter 172 19 59 0 Cancel K K a S oO oN Fa m x a dak 5 x attributes listed You must 134 141 60 0 7 134 141 67 0 MNo Status Group Help leave at least one attribute ia iit gt selected in each category FE Enterprises VIE Unknown v Vic3 3Com AA Disan Sustems zl Classes M K Topologies y a AY Unknown Y Unknown BH Repeater Vth Other 75 Router Mist Regular 1822 AES Generic Rrid
136. e portion you wish to display for a large 32 x 32 pixels symbol icon and click again to make the 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 Your new symbol will be displayed in the Select Symbol window Using Connections To symbolically represent a network connection you can create a link between any two symbols or node icons This link appears as a dynamic line between the two selected symbols and or node icons that will redraw itself automatically when one or the other connected object is moved To draw a connection between two nodes or symbols 1 If necessary open or activate the map to which you wish to add a connection Note that none of the toolbar or menu drawing options will be available unless at least one map is open and active Customizing Your Map 6 33 Creating Network Maps 2 Click the Connection tool ay from the toolbar see Figure 6 20 page 6 27 or Select Draw gt 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 toa symbol This symbol will change to a crosshair when the mouse is positioned over an object node icon or symbol which can support a connection Position the crosshair over the first of the two elements you wish t
137. e submap relationships by moving a submap icon from one map to another via drag and drop or cut and paste by placing a submap icon in a new map or by deleting a submap icon altogether you can also change the name assigned to a submap without breaking any existing submap links Just remember the one restriction applied to submap relationships no map can be a submap to more than one root map and if you try this the submap relationship will be changed without warning All changes will be reflected in the Map View workspace Building Your Network Map 6 17 Creating Network Maps If you use the Cut command to remove a submap icon only the icon will be removed and no confirmation is required If you use the Delete command the icon will be removed and a prompt window opens asking if you wish to remove the view as well Click Yes to remove both the submap icon and the map view it represents click No to remove the icon only If you accidentally select Yes don t forget you can still recover your map view by importing its associated MRM file which will not be removed with the MAP version See Importing an MRM Map page 6 20 for more information 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 included in the overall status of the map of whic
138. e sure to specify their names using the correct case To specify multiple topology images separate the values with commas for a file in CSV format enclose the entire attribute value in double quotes For more information on creating new model enterprise class and topology images see Using the AddImage Utility page A 5 for more information on how to view existing images see Editing Node Class Properties in Chapter 4 List Views Management Module Use this parameter to specify the application that will be launched for your new node class when any one of the Manage options is selected If the executable you specify is located with the executables in the NetSight Element Manager x x bin directory you need only specify the executable name If it is located in another directory be sure to specify the full path Management Arguments You can use this optional parameter to specify any arguments or options that should be passed to the specified command You should specify any necessary switches in the format required by the application you want to add if required or allowed you can also add a specific argument string or one or more of several available substitutions I inserts the IP address of the selected node C inserts Community Name associated with the selected node 0 if a node is selected inserts its sysOID N if a node is selected inserts its assigned name Note that for a device this will be either the sysName value se
139. e text box as illustrated in Figure 6 3 and the existing name will be highlighted S ie ie 5 Qa Map Views lemn New Folder 1 oO E New View Newy Newy QE New View Too a QE Too Jr Figure 6 3 Changing a Folder Name 2 Place the cursor anywhere in the name and edit as desired or simply begin typing to replace the highlighted text entirely 3 Press Enter to set your change Adding a New Map You can create a new map file via the primary window File gt New Map menu option via the New Map toolbar button a or via the menu available by clicking the right mouse button within the Map View workspace To add a map file to an existing folder Building Your Network Map 6 7 Creating Network Maps 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 options You can also create a new map when you add a Submap or GoTo icon see Adding a gt Submap page 6 13 or Adding a GoTo Symbol page 6 18 To create a new map 1 Inthe Map View window select the folder into which you wish to add the new map If you want to add the new map to the top level of the Map View hierarchy select the main Map Views folder or highlight any existing map 2 Inthe primary window menu bar select File gt New Map or In the toolb
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141. eceived are uniquely identified and stored in this file The file is a wrap around buffer which overwrites the earliest entries with each new incoming trap or event Refer to your Alarm and Event Handling User s Guide included in your documentation set for more information about the event cache and other aspects of alarm and event handling 2 24 Customizing NetSight Element Manager Overview of NetSight Element Manager Options 24 x Workspace Network Polling Node l Directories Device Management Event Log IV Clear deleted events hourly T Clear acknowledged and closed events hourly T Clear normal and informational events hourly IV Set log size ooo 1000 10000 Cancel Apply Help 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 Log options you select or de select by clicking in the associated checkbox The fourth option Set log size allows you to control the overall size of the cache Clear deleted events hourly Checking this option will activate an hourly purge of all events marked as deleted If this option is deselected events marked as deleted will simply be overwritten as the cache wraps at their position Clear acknowledged and closed events hourly Checking this option will activate an hourly purge of all events that have
142. ed Subnet search click to select the Identify MAC addresses during search option Though time consuming this subnet search gives you complete IP host and MAC resolution for all devices in the subnet or subnet portion you have specified 8 Click Subnet to start the search The Locator window will expand see Figure 3 16 to display a list box containing the results of the search A Stop Searching button will also appear just above the list box click this button at 3 22 Using the IP or Host Locator Tool 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 2 1P or Host Locator x IE ip isa fiat fee fs Bull IP 134 141 68 49 Host PC2_TW Change above field s to locate a different IP or host Get MAG address 00 60 97 6E CO CB I Prompt every 0 devices Ping found devices timeout 2 seconds I Start subnet MAC search using 4th numeric IP value shown above If hav ue a fi T Do not resolve host names during subnet search selecte G T Identify MAC addresses during subnet search Pr omp t op tion Update Clear Paste MAC search Help a message Finding devices in subnet 134 141 68 0 Current device 134 141 68 32 Click here to window like Stop searching stop a search this one opens aE in progress at at the defined missedie
143. ed as appropriate in all list and tree views and can be re added to map views as desired To Delete a Node from the Database You can also choose to remove nodes entirely from the NetSight Element Manager database either directly from the Node Delete window bypassing the excluded nodes database or from the Excluded Nodes database itself Nodes which have been entirely removed are not protected from re discover and will be automatically re added to the database if they are discovered Deletion from the database cannot be undone except by re discovering or re inserting the nodes you want To delete a single node or group of nodes directly from a view 1 Open or activate any view including a map view which contains the nodes you wish to delete and click or use shift click or ctrl click to select the appropriate node entries 2 Select Edit gt Delete from the primary window menu bar or Select the Delete key on your keyboard or Select the Delete x 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 17 opens with the node s you have selected for deletion highlighted in the central window Excluded Nodes 4 25 List Views Node Delete x Delete From C Active View C AllViews Database Figure 4 17 The Node Delete Window 3 Click to select the Database option then click OK to confirm the
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149. el of retries you will be given the Hee VA option to create a PING device Timeout 4 Interfaces 0 Retry 2 Figure 6 18 Device Timeout Windows If you click Yes the Device Properties window opens and you can add an Unnamed PING device to your map If you click No no new device will be added reflects the actual device being monitored see Editing Device Properties in Chapter 4 You can change the icon assigned to an Unnamed PING Device so that it more accurately List Views for details If the device you are adding is already part of the database a message window displays after you close the Properties window indicating that the selected node already exists Click OK and a crosshair cursor displays allowing you to place the icon there is no restriction on placing duplicate copies of the same icon in a single map or on multiple maps Adding Network Elements to your Map 6 25 Creating Network Maps Device Properties 24 x General Device Interfaces Class Name BaloneyG irl 3 Description Click on the tabs Cabletron FDDI Enet Bdg F w Rev 4 06 08 z to display the four different pages l available in the Notes Device Properties window Cancel Help 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 wi
150. eld Update Indicates whether the appearance of the object in the map will be automatically or manually updated to reflect changes to the source document if a link is selected this will also be indicated by the Automatic or Manual Update radio buttons at the bottom of the window Remember the Update state of a link determines how it appears in the map and does not correspond to the version of the source document that is accessed via the linked object Opening the source document through the link will always open its last saved version To determine whether the object s appearance will be updated automatically or manually 1 Click to highlight the desired link object in the panel 2 Click on the appropriate radio button option at the bottom of the window Automatic or Manual If you select Automatic the appearance of the link object in the map will be updated each time the source document is updated and saved If you select Manual you determine when to update the appearance of the link by clicking on Update Now Each time this button is clicked the object s appearance will be revised to reflect the latest saved version of the source document To open the source document for a link so that you can edit its data 1 Click to highlight the desired link object in the panel 2 Click on Open Source The source document will open in the application that created it When you close the source application window you will
151. elp specific to the Device View Help gt Chassis Manager Help or Help gt Help Topics Getting Help Introduction Accessing On line Documentation Documentation Feedback All of the online help windows use the standard Microsoft Windows help facility If you are unfamiliar with this feature of Windows you can select Help gt How to Use Help from the primary NetSight Element Manager window The complete suite of documents available for NetSight Element Manager can be accessed via a menu option from the primary window menu bar Help gt Online Documents If you chose to install the documentation when you installed NetSight Element Manager selecting this option will launch Adobe s Acrobat Reader and a menu file which provides links to all other available documents Ifyou have not yet installed the documentation the Online Documents option will not be able to access the menu file In order to activate this option you must run the setup exe again to install the documentation component See your Installation Guide for details Send your questions comments and suggestions regarding NetSight documentation to NetSight Technical Communications via the following e mail address Netsight_docs enterasys com Getting Technical Support Online Services on the World Wide Web To locate product specific information refer to the Enterasys Web page at the following address http www enterasys com Global Te
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153. eneral Device and Schedule which allow you to specify all desired parameters Accessing the Discover Properties Window To create a new Discover script 1 Click New or Click the right mouse button on an existing script name or in the central area of the window and choose New from the resulting menu The Discover Properties window Figure 3 2 opens 3 2 Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 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 menu The Discover Properties window also illustrated in Figure 3 2 opens Discover Properties New Discover 1 Discover Properties 172 19 56 172 19 56 1 172 19 56 255 255 255 0 0 172 19 56 0 172 19 56 1172 19 59 0 172 19 59 0 192 168 111 0192 168 111 0 Figure 3 2 The Discover Properties Window Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3 3 Discovering Nodes 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 discovery and define the time interval at which your discovery will take place Setting General Discover Properties 3 4
154. ent Manager Polling Options 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 address entry field The IP Address Autofill option allows you to specify the network or subnet identifying octets in dotted decimal IP format you wish to be entered by default in any required IP Address field again you can change the IP address on a case by case basis To set the default IP Address Autofill prefix 1 Click in the IP Address text field and type in the network or subnet identifying octets in dotted decimal IP format which you wish to use as a prefix Address Mask An address mask is used to determine whether a given destination IP address in this case that of managed devices exists on the same network or subnetwork as a given source IP address in this case that of yourNetSight Element Manager workstation The Address Mask field lets you set a default value which will be used when NetSight Element Manager polls for IP devices during a Network Discovery The appropriate address mask depends upon your network configuration If your network contains subnets entering the appropriate subnet mask in this field will identify the network subnet and host portions of the IP addresses in the address range For example on a Class B network containing an IP address of 132
155. enu which appears when you click on the selected device with the right mouse button Select the Properties option to launch the appropriate Device Properties window as displayed above selecting the List View Tree View or Map Properties option will launch the Properties window for the appropriate view For more information on tree views see Chapter 5 Tree Views for more information on maps see Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps Use the appropriate tabbed pages to configure the following display properties Note that if you are editing the properties for a device which has already been added to the node database you may use the Apply button to set any changes you make in any tabbed page without closing the window The Apply button does not appear in the Properties window for newly added devices Clicking OK will both save the changes and close the window General Properties The General Properties tab is displayed by default both when a device is individually added to the database and when the Device Properties window is launched see Figure 4 21 page 4 29 Use this window to configure the following properties Name By default this field will display the MIB II sysName assigned to the device if one has been assigned note however that editing this name does not edit the sysName value set at the device The value set in this field will be displayed in the Name column in all list views which contain one and will also be used t
156. ep through the Discover process see Starting the Discover Wizard on page 3 19 The following sections describe the use of the Discover Manager window to create modify and execute Discover scripts Accessing the Discover Manager Window To access the Discover Manager window from the NetSight Element Manager primary window 1 Select Tools gt Discover Manager from the primary window menu bar or Click the Discover Manager button I on the NetSight Element Manager Standard toolbar The Discover Manager window Figure 3 1 opens Discovering Nodes gt x fi Discover Manager 10 20 30 Subnet Accounting Subnet 0 10 20 40 Subnet Sales Subnet 0 ddi i E i In cheduler Reset i 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 which you create new scripts and modify execute and delete existing scripts from this window you can also choose to run the Discover Wizard and launch the Scheduler application For more information about the Scheduler application see the Tools Guide Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts Discover scripts are created and modified using the Discover Properties window Figure 3 2 When you are creating a new Discover script this window will supply three tabbed pages G
157. er beneath that selection in the hierarchy Figure 4 2 Adding a New Folder to the List View Workspace 3 Inthe 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 Folder X where X represents a sequential index you can rename your folders as follows 1 Click once to highlight the folder whose name you wish to change then after a brief pause click again The folder name will be enclosed in an editable text box as illustrated in Figure 4 3 and the existing name will be highlighted amp B e a List Views cen New Folder Ee All Nodes List View H E Class Views Device View Sq Enterprise ar Figure 4 3 Changing a Folder Name 2 Click again to place the cursor anywhere in the name and edit as desired or simply begin typing to replace the highlighted text entirely 3 Press Enter to set your change The All Nodes List View About List Views The All Nodes List 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 List View hierarchy as displayed in the List View workspace and cannot be edited or deleted by design it displays information about every node in the central node database 4 3 List Views H All Nodes List Vie
158. er if you are annotating a map object window p Pressing Enter in a Notes window for a map object saves your changes and closes the 4 If you have copied text to the clipboard from another location and wish to place it in the object note right click to access the text editing menu and drag down to Paste You can also use this menu to Copy text to the clipboard for pasting to another location When you have finished entering text click OK to save your changes and close the Object Note window To add or edit an object note to a device via the Properties window 1 Open and or activate the list tree or map view which contains the device you wish to annotate and click on the device icon to select it In the primary window menu bar select Edit gt Properties or In the toolbar click the Properties icon or Right click on the selected device then select Properties from the resulting menu Customizing Your Map 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 21x Device Properties General Device Interfaces Class Name j 253 49R Description Cabletron Systems Inc 2E253 49R Rev 5 01 04 01 05 01 16 34 ofc a Notes Notes added here for devices will also appear in th
159. er individual maps are closed or open giving you a bird s eye view of your network status at all times As with the other workspaces you can create folders in which to nest groups of Map icons double clicking on a Map icon will open the associated Map window Figure 2 5 illustrates a sample Map View workspace and an associated Map window 2 jf e e Q a Map Views E Subnet 68 Map QE Subnet 72 Map E Subnet 96 Map Wiring Closet Il A OF Subnet 98 Map Fay Subnet 98 Map Figure 2 5 Sample Map View Workspace and Map Window About NetSight Element Manager 2 9 Overview of 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 access and organize the Log View windows which provide the foundation of alarm and event management Individual Log View windows appear as icons within the Log View tree hierarchy you can create folders in which to nest individual Log View icons and double clicking on a Log View icon will open the associated Log View window For more on alarm and event management refer to Alarm and Event Handling page 2 11 Log Views All Events and Traps Subnet 68 Events Traps Traps View EBB All Events and Traps 2666 Events lel Es Normal Critical Normal Informat
160. er script parameters as explained in the following sections or click OK to save your entries and return to the Discover Manager window Selecting a Script Filter If you would like to further refine a device discovery script you can add one of two Script Filters one which restricts the discovery to Cabletron devices and one which restricts it to devices which respond to an SNMP query 1 Click on the Script Filters drop down menu the three available filters will be displayed as illustrated in Figure 3 9 Script Filter ALL devices ALL devices SNMP only devices Cabletron only devices Figure 3 9 Script Filter Options 2 Click to select the appropriate filter All Devices the script will discover and add to the central node database all devices in the specified subnet s or IP address range s that respond to either an SNMP or a PING query This is the default value SNMP only devices the script will discover and add to the central node database only those devices in the specified subnet s or IP address range s that respond to an SNMP query Selecting this filter eliminates the discovery of Ping devices Cabletron only devices the script will discover and add to the central node database only those devices in the specified subnet s or IP address range s that respond to an SNMP query and are identified as Cabletron devices Selecting this filter eliminates the discovery of third party devices
161. erview explains several features of device management including an introduction to the Device View windows creating a source address definition file and a brief introduction to the Microsoft PING application e Appendix A Batch Customization via AddTool AddImage and AddDevType Using the AddTool AddImage and AddDevType tools to expand the capabilities of NetSight Element Manager Other manuals in your documentation set including the device specific User s Guides Tools Guide Remote Administration Tools User s Guide Alarm and Event Handling Guide and RMON User s Guide contain specific information about the various applications included in your NetSight Element Manager platform A set of installation instructions a Getting Started guide and a README TXT file are also provided Getting Help This section describes two different methods of getting help for questions or concerns you may have while using NetSight Element Manager Using On line Help You can use the Help buttons in the NetSight Element Manager windows to obtain information specific to the currently active window When you click on a Help button a window opens which contains information that will assist you in the use of the windows and their associated command and menu options If a Help button is grayed out on line help has not yet been implemented for the associated window From the Help menu accessed from the Device View menu bar you can access on line H
162. es on a regular basis The Scheduler will do that automatically see the Scheduler chapter in the Tools Guide for more information This section describes how you can also perform this function manually with the Data File Manager The Data File Manager is preset to backup specified files and file types in five directories located in the NetSight Element Manager x x directory Data Bin Filters and its automatically created subdirectories Maps or your configured Maps directory and Export or your configured Exported Files directory An editable configuration file determines the specific files and file types that will be backed up you can edit this file to add additional files or file types but they must reside in one of the five directories specified above Backing Up Data Files Overview of NetSight Element Manager Options available in the Tools gt Options window the Data File Manager will F Ifyou change the default Maps and or Exported Files directory via the Directories automatically back up any specified files that reside in the new default directories Any files that reside in the original default directories however will no longer be backed up 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 Backing Up Data Files rmflt mdb and rmflt ld
163. ess Time of Last Contact System Up Time Status Group DLM Distributed LAN Management information Classes functional class supported by the node e g router switch ATM etc Enterprise vendor Topologies supported by the node e g token ring FDDI Ethernet etc and Events whether a trap or event concerning the node has been detected You can create List Views which select nodes to be displayed based on one or more of these parameters including subnet enterprise class topology and status group Customizable Node Properties Each node icon has its own Properties window which you can use to provide additional descriptive notes for reference assign a label change the community name and the interval retry parameters to be used for polling and choose icons to represent the node s topology model and enterprise The Tree View workspace provides access to and allows you to configure a different look at the nodes in your database the Tree Views Tree Views display summary information about nodes and their interfaces within a tree hierarchy using a standard Microsoft Windows tree view control Figure 2 4 illustrates a sample Tree View workspace and an associated Tree View window About NetSight Element Manager 2 7 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Bie p Tree Views All Nodes Tree View Classes View heat beet All Nodes Tree View 63 Node s Mi Ea PERR R F 192 168 96 14 SA
164. esulting menu drag down to Properties Configure the settings as described in the previous section keeping in mind that only poll settings which are onger than the database poll cycle will have an effect on how often the selected nodes status is updated Note too that you cannot select a polling method via the Multi Node Properties window this field will display the currently set polling method if all selected nodes are using the same method or Mixed if the selected nodes do not use the same method 4 36 Adding Network Elements to the Node Database List Views You can also add an Object Note to multiple nodes see Adding Notes to Multiple Nodes gt in Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps for more information 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 column format This information can be sorted in forward or reverse order by column as in your list views by clicking on the column heading you want the nodes sorted by To access the Node Classes window 1 Open the appropriate device Properties window by selecting the node in any view and selecting Edit gt Properties from the primary window menu bar clicking the Properties eE icon or selecting Properties from the right mouse menu 2 Click the Class tab to
165. evels of access i e read only read write and super user to the device s information Community names and their level of access must be configured at each device Generally the default community names for a device are set at public for all levels of access If you have adequate privileges there are several ways you can edit a device s community name via Local Management as described in your local management documentation via any MIB utility like NetSight Element Manager s MIB Tools suite that allows you to perform SNMP GETs and SETs or via the Community Names component of the Remote Administration Tools Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2 15 Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2 16 NOTE Options 2x Directories Device Management Event Log Workspace Network Poling Node Community Name public Local Host Name pe2_tw IP Address 134 141 68 49 Based on the IP Address of your host you are on a Class B network type which has a network mask of 255 255 0 0 Lae fi7213 Address Mask 255 255 0 0 Cancel Apply Help 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 inserted as documented in Chapter 4 List Views or discovered as documented in Chapter 3 Discovering Nodes You can also change t
166. ever direction you choose you will be given the opportunity to start over when the top or bottom of the list is reached Click on Find Next to begin the search Each match will be highlighted as it is found to find additional matches click on Find Next again or Click on Select All to immediately highlight all matches If the selected value is not found a message window will notify you of the failure To search for a value in a SELECTED column 1 In the Column to search list box click to select the column whose values you wish to search You can restrict your search to any one of the following columns as long as it is displayed in the active List View Logical Address Model Name Physical Address Status Group System UpTime and Time of Last Contact Click on the arrow to the right of the Available values in SELECTED column field to select the value you wish to search for All values which appear in the selected column will be available for your search these are the only values that can be used for this kind of search Note that this field will not be available if the All columns option is selected in the Column to search list box Use the Direction options to specify whether to search Up or Down from the entry currently selected in the active List View Whichever direction you choose you will be given the opportunity to start over when the top or bottom of the list is reached Click on Find Next to begin the search
167. example a Class B network typically defines the third byte of the IP address as the subnet identifier and the fourth byte as the host identifier In this kind of network each subnet as defined by each possible value of the third byte can contain a maximum of 256 nodes on it the number of possible values for the fourth byte However if you incorrectly identify the subnet mask for such a network as 255 255 0 0 the discover application interprets this to mean that each subnet has 65 536 IP addresses 256 possible values of the third byte times 256 possible values for the fourth byte Since each discover script is limited to querying a maximum of 2000 addresses this kind of incorrect mask setting would prevent you from completing your script By default the Subnet Mask will be set to 255 255 255 0 limiting the size of the subnet to a maximum of 256 devices The Nodes field just below the Subnet Mask field indicates the number of nodes the Discover application understands your defined subnet to contain it will update once you have saved your subnet changes closed the Subnet Properties window and re opened it The Nodes field in the Subnet Properties window is not the same as the nodes value displayed in the View gt Subnets window see Figure 3 20 page 3 28 that value indicates the actual number of nodes in the central node database that reside on the defined subnet 4 Onthe General page of the Subnet Properties window Figure 3
168. exit the Options window Once you apply any change the appropriate changes are immediately made to the event cache e g all normal and informational events will be deleted and from that point the cache will be updated hourly as configured Note that each time you make and set a change in the Event Log Options window you will restart the hourly purge cycle based on the time of configuration Customizing the Toolbar pe 2 26 NetSight Element Manager provides access to a number of tool applications via its Tools menu and accompanying Tools toolbar You can customize this access by adding items to or removing items from both the menu and toolbar or editing their tool tip hint text and or icon image This process is described below You can also do some batch customization of the Tools menu and toolbar outside of the NetSight Element Managerplatform see Appendix A Batch Customization via AddTool AddImage and AddDeyvType for more information To access the customize window 1 Select Tools gt Customize from the primary window menu bar The Customize window Figure 2 14 opens Customizing NetSight Element Manager Overview of NetSight Element Manager Customize 2 xi Tools Menu Add Items Host amp IP Locator amp Ping MIB amp Tools amp AMON r Toolbar Scheduler S amp martSwitch Chassis Setup Large image AY Select R amp emote Administration E amp vent Database Archive Utility X Ma
169. ext boxes to your map 1 If necessary open or activate the map to which you wish to add text Note that none of the toolbar or menu drawing options will be available unless at least one map is open and active Select the Text tool A from the toolbar see Figure 6 20 page 6 27 or Select Draw gt Text from the primary window menu bar Move the cursor back into the map window and note that it has changed from an arrow to an l bar Position the cursor where you want to begin typing and click the mouse button A text box opens in the map Enter text into the text box as desired The text box will automatically extend to the right as you type but note that you cannot add a carriage return 6 37 Creating Network Maps 5 To move the text box click and hold the mouse button and drag the cursor to the appropriate location Note that you can move this text element any time just like any other map element 6 When you have finished typing click anywhere outside the text box The default selections for font type color and size will be used for each new text element to change the style or font of the text in the selected text element 1 Double click on the text or Select the text then select Edit gt Properties from the primary window menu bar or Select the text then select the Properties z icon from the toolbar or Right click on the text then select Properties from the resulting menu The Font Propert
170. f NetSight Element Manager can only communicate with a device via standard MIB I or MIB II objects it will have no device specific management available In this case a generic window opens Figure 7 1 shows three management windows both a Module View and a Chassis View window for the SmartSwitch and a generic Chassis View window for use with an SNMP device which is not specifically supported by NetSight Element Manager Device Management Node Management Overview Ei 9F426 134 141 52 196 Bk Device PortStatus FDDI Utilities Help Sna sms sure sma _sraze_ arses arses srs EE con of con UpTime 11 day s 05 49 00 meee o Port Status Default kl MAC 00 00 1D 44 0A 5C Boot Prom 01 02 00 Fimware 01 10 14 Time 16 05 21 Date 03 14 2000 E SmartSwitch Chassis View 6000 File Chassis View Options Help BH122 08 6E122 26 PA m fd ie ro a PA m i Z H d a Chassis Information maa ChassisType 6C105 saa Location sysLocation OFF 7 pE sl pl p BEEBEED 3481313131313 9 a sl 3l sl 9 a gl MAC N A Boot Prom 01 03 03 Firmware 04 00 08 9 a 3l 3l sl olele 313 Q 313 ABBHEABE o ol o FEI ABBE gl gl Time 22 26 40 Date 03 14 2000 ajas le 2 2 8 2 8 3 4 4 5 8 5 gt 9 gl 3 3
171. fresh rate established via Node polling you could set an individual poll rate for that device to be 3600 seconds via the Device Properties Customizing NetSight Element Manager 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 hourly poll to that individual node However you cannot configure polling so that contact status with an individual node is refreshed more frequently than the refresh rate established by the Node database polling settings Even if you configured one of your 100 managed nodes to be polled every 10 seconds for contact status it would still be subject to the refresh rate of the entire node database In actuality its contact status would only be updated once during the 50 seconds it takes to fully poll the node database constantly appraised of its contact status Because the Chassis Manager application uses its own polling mechanism independent of the node database polling in NetSight Element Manager you can determine the status of the node by using the Contact Status symbol in Chassis Manager 5 Logical View window Refer to your individual device specific User s Guides for more information on using Chassis Manager refer to the Device Management Options section following for more information on setting the Cha
172. fy and choose Wizard from the resulting menu Follow the directions in the Wizard to create or modify a discover script Launching the Scheduler Application Once you have created your Discover scripts you can use the Scheduler application to automatically execute selected scripts at scheduled times and dates To launch the Scheduler application from the Discover Manager window 1 Click Scheduler or Click the right mouse button anywhere in the Discover Manager window and choose Scheduler from the resulting menu For more information about using the Scheduler application consult the Tools Guide included with your documentation Using the IP or Host Locator Tool The IP or Host Locator Tool serves as an adjunct to the Discover functionality Its primary function is to resolve host names to IP addresses and vice versa it can also resolve host names to IP addresses for an entire subnet locate the MAC address associated with a matched host name IP pair and locate both the host name and IP address for a given MAC address To launch the IP or Host Locator Tool 1 Select Tools gt Host IP Locator from the primary window menu bar Starting the Discover Wizard 3 19 Discovering Nodes 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 IP or Host Locator ME E iE P fa fes fas Eull IP 134 141 68 49 Host PC2
173. g 6 59 MRM files 2 31 A About List Views 4 1 Adding a Device 4 27 Address 5 10 5 12 Address Mask 2 17 address mask 3 7 Address Range Properties window Discovery 3 6 Alarm Threshold 4 34 aligning map elements 6 42 argument substitutions 4 43 Arguments field 4 40 Autofill Community Name 2 15 Autofill IP address 2 14 automatic insertion when importing maps 6 22 Automatic link updates 6 55 B Backup Configuration file 2 31 Backup Utility performing a backup 2 34 restoring a backup 2 35 bitmap images 6 9 as map backgrounds 6 10 provided 6 11 Building an Argument List 4 42 Buttons 1 2 C central node database 3 29 Changing Management Application Information 4 40 Chassis Manager 2 19 2 24 4 35 Choosing a Command Executable File 4 41 Class Properties 4 32 Classes 4 14 4 17 5 11 5 14 Classes View 5 5 Clear acknowledged and closed events hourly 2 25 Clear deleted events hourly 2 25 Clear normal and informational events hourly 2 25 Community Name 2 15 Community Name Properties window Discover 3 11 configuration files restoring 2 35 Confirm Shutdown 2 15 connections editing 6 34 Convert window 6 57 copy discovered IP addresses 3 24 paste into database 3 24 ctron ini 7 5 Custom Colors 6 10 D data file backup 2 31 Data File Manager window 2 32 Default Poll Settings individual node 2 20 Delete Submap icons 6 59 Delete Orphans 4 46 deleting a device 6 58 Deleting a submap icon 6 18 Descr
174. g an MRM Map 6 21 Creating Network Maps 3 Use the Look in field to select the appropriate directory then select the file you wish to import in the list box The selected file opens in the File name text box click on Open to import the file The Import Progress window Figure 6 15 opens CorporateMap Total objects to discover 13 Objects discovered 6 i o Figure 6 15 MRM Import Progress Indicator If you import an MRM map which has the same name as an existing map one of two things will happen if the existing map is open you will be notified that a map of the same name exists and is open and asked if you want to activate it if the existing map is not open you will be notified that a map of the same name exists and asked if you wish to overwrite it You will not have the option of overwriting an open map If you have selected the automatic insertion option a mini discovery will be performed to contact any devices not already present in the central node database This is the process that can take some time a message window will be displayed while the discovery is in progress If you have selected the manual insertion option for each device not located in the central node database you will be prompted with the standard Insert Device window Use this window to confirm the IP address and community name to be used in the discover process or click Cancel to remove the noted device from the import
175. gins a Stop Searching button will also appear allowing you to stop gt the search at any time 5 Click MAC search and enter the MAC address whose IP and host name you wish to find in the window which appears see Figure 3 18 Enter MAC address to find x wcp fo fr fr fa for hh hh hh hh shh Cancel Paste Figure 3 18 MAC Search Window 6 Click OK to start the search The Locator window will expand see Figure 3 19 and a Stop Searching button displays just above the list box click this button at 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 Using the IP or Host Locator Tool 3 25 Discovering Nodes 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 window opens when the search is complete indicating that the selected address could not be found you can also paste found IPs directly into the central node database via the Edit gt Paste You can use the Copy IP buttons to paste any located IP addresses to any text document p command See page 3 24 for more information IP or Host Locator Oix fe fiat fe fe a When the MAC address is fou
176. gn Bottom button or select Layout gt Align gt Bottom 4 The aligned objects remain selected after the alignment procedure is complete you can move the group as a whole by clicking and holding the left mouse button and dragging the group of objects to the desired map location To de select the objects click anywhere in the map background Note that these tools align only the selected edge to control the spaces between objects use the Space Evenly options described below Space Evenly Horizontally or Vertically You can also use the layout tools to evenly space selected objects between the left most and right most selected objects Space Evenly gt Horizontally or between the top and bottom selected objects Space Evenly gt Vertically When you use this feature the outside objects left and right or top and bottom don t move so make sure there s enough room between the two outside objects to arrange the remaining selected objects Note too that these tools only control the space between objects and will not arrange the objects in a straight line for that you will need to use the Align Top Bottom Left or Right tools described above 1 If necessary open or activate the map which contains the objects you wish to space Remember neither the Alignment Toolbar nor the Layout menu options will be active unless a map window is active 2 Select the objects you wish to space by clicking the mouse button and dr
177. h the GoTo symbol is a part and will not be propagated up the map hierarchy Relationships formed by GoTo symbols are also not displayed in the Map View tree hierarchy 1 If necessary open or activate the map to which you wish to add a GoTo symbol 2 Inthe primary window menu bar select Insert gt GoTo Map or In the toolbar click the Insert GoTo Map icon The Insert Map GoTo window Figure 6 12 opens Insert Goto Map Figure 6 12 The Insert Map GoTo Window If no other maps have yet been created inserting a GoTo symbol will launch the New Map gt View window directly 6 18 Building Your Network Map 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 map you wish to link then click OK Only the maps available for GoTo linkage will be listed 4 If you have chosen to create a new map closing the New Map View window changes the arrow cursor to a crosshair cursor click this cursor in your root map to place the submap icon If you have selected an existing map it will be opened and placed behind the active map and the arrow cursor will change to a crosshair cursor Click this cursor in your root map to place the GoTo icon process was initiated You can only place a GoTo symbol in the root map th
178. he Add to Custom Colors button to create a new entry in the Custom Colors palate then click the left mouse button to select the custom color you wish to use for the map background d Click OK to return to the New Map View window 2 To add a bitmapped image background to the map a Select the Bitmap option b Specify the bitmap file name and path in the appropriate text box or use the Browse button to select the file from the appropriate directory c If you want to tile the bitmap so that it is repeated as many times as necessary to cover the map background select the Tile Bitmap option 6 10 Building Your Network Map Creating Network Maps bitmap images you can use for map backgrounds The file called images exe is located in the NetSight Element Manager Bin directory double clicking on this file will extract the bitmap images i NetSight Element Manager includes a self extracting ZIP file that contains a variety of 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 the map 2 Inthe Grid Size field define the size of each grid square by typing in a pixel value When you open the Map window a grid will display in the map background To turn off the grid return to the Map View Properties window and click
179. he Licensed Software is virus free Copyright 2000 2001 2002 by Enterasys Networks All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Order Number 9032722 05 August 2002 Enterasys Networks Inc P O Box 5005 Rochester NH 03866 5005 Enterasys NetSight XPedition and Matrix E7 are trademarks of Enterasys Networks Windows Windows NT Windows XP Microsoft Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows for Workgroups are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Solaris Sun Sun Microsystems are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM BRIM DNI FNB INA Integrated Network Architecture LANVIEW LANVIEW Secure Multi Media Access Center Mini MMAC and TRMM are registered trademarks and Bridge Router Interface Modules BRIM A100 CRBRIM W E CRXMIM CXRMIM Desktop Network Interface Distributed LAN Monitoring Distributed Network Server DLM DNSMIM E1000 E2000 E3000 EFDMIM EMM E6 EMME EPIM EPIM 3PS EPIM A EPIM C EPIM F1 EPIM F2 EPIM F3 EPIM T EPIM T1 EPIM X ESXMIM ETSMIM ETWMIM FDCMIM 04 FDCMIM 08 FDMMIM FDMMIM 04 Flexible Network Bus FOMIM FORMIM HubSTACK IRBM IRM IRM 2 iii IRM 3 Media Interface Module MicroMMAC MIM MMAC MMAC 3 MMAC 3FNB MMAC 5 MMAC S5FNB MMAC 8 MMAC 8FNB MMAC M8FNB MMAC Plus MRX MRXI MRXI 24 MultiChannel NB20E NB25E NB30 NB35 NBR 220 420 620 RMIM SecureFast Switch SecureFas
180. he associated map You can only place a Submap symbol in the root map that was active when the Insert Submap process was initiated Generating Submaps Automatically If you prefer NetSight Element Manager can create a map hierarchy for you automatically using the both the subnets you have defined via the Discover Manager and those which have been automatically defined when you added devices to your central node database For more information on using subnets as part of a discover see Defining and Selecting Subnets in Chapter 3 Discovering Nodes For more information on viewing the subnets that are currently defined see Using the Subnets Window also in Chapter 3 Once you have added your network devices to the central node database you can automatically create a map hierarchy as follows 1 Select File gt New gt Subnet Mapping from the primary window menu bar Note that this menu option is always available even when no map windows are open or active The Subnet Mapping window Figure 6 9 opens Subnet Mapping 1x Boot Map Name New Root ViewMapl Browsen Subnets New Sub Map View map 172 19 53 Edit New Sub Map View2 map 172 19 56 a New Sub Map View3 map 134 141 New Sub Map View4 map 134 141 Delete IV Display Subnets gt M Inset Gotos MS eee ee Figure 6 9 The Subnet Mapping Window Building Your Network Map 6 15 Creating Network Maps In the Root Map Name field
181. he community name NetSight Element Manager uses to communicate with a device via the Device Properties windows also documented in Chapter 4 List Views For full device management you should select a community name which provides super user access The community name set in the Network Options window serves as the default value entered in any field which requires a community name however you can always enter a specific community name on a case by case basis in any of the windows that require one To check whether a device is active on the network and consequently to turn the device icon green on Map Views List Views and Tree Views NetSight Element Manager issues polls for device interface information This type of poll does not require community name access to the device since it is merely a check of network health If you cannot access a devices management windows even though its icon appears green on the map check that the community name you are using to access the device still has valid read read write or super user access To set the default community name 1 Click in the Community Name text field and type in a community name which will be used as NetSight Element Manager s default value See your local management documentation or the Remote Administration Tools User s Guide included with your documentation for more information on community names Customizing NetSight Element Manager Overview of NetSight Elem
182. hem compatible with framework changes If you attempt to use version 2 x data files that have not undergone this conversion process will produce unexpected behavior As soon as you have installed version 3 0 and verified that your files are working correctly we recommend that you do another backup of your 3 0 data files In the main Data File Manager window click on Restore from saved A window opens prompting you to specify the directory path from which to copy the archived files back into their original locations This will be the same directory path you chose in the steps described above Click OK Two pop ups open in quick succession one to indicate the files are being backed up and a second to indicate the procedure was successful You will be given the opportunity to cancel the operation if you are overwriting an existing file or if the procedure fails you will be notified of the error Click OK to exit the final prompt window Restoring Default Files To restore your configuration files to their original condition without re installing 1 Backing Up Data Files Click on Restore from new A message appears reminding you that this operation will destroy some or all of your data files and reset much of your configuration to default values Click OK Two pop ups open in quick succession one to indicate that the files are being restored and a second to indicate the procedure was successful You will be given the opportuni
183. iate list views Ifa map window was active when you selected the menu or toolbar option for adding a Editing Device Properties The Device Properties window Figure 4 21 provides four tabbed pages which allow you to change and or configure certain display and polling properties associated with the device Device Properties 2x General Device Interfaces Class Name Henry Click on the tabs Description Cabletron 6H262 18 Rev 03 05 00 02 01 99 20 33 ofc R to display the four different pages f available in the Notes Device Properties window Figure 4 21 The Device Properties Window The Device Properties window appears automatically each time a device is manually added to the node database or specifically to a map window To access the properties window for a device which as already been added to the database or to a map window 1 Open and or activate the list tree or map view which contains the device whose display properties you wish to edit and click on the device icon to select it 2 Inthe primary window menu bar select Edit gt Properties or Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 4 29 List Views In the toolbar click the Properties mE icon or Right click on the selected device and on the resulting menu select Properties Ifyou access the Properties window from within a List Tree or Map View you will note that there are two properties related options available on the m
184. iate node icon and the node s IP address or name Clicking on the expand box beside each node icon displays the first level of available information device level status model and name information Clicking on any displayed sub folders topologies classes or interfaces supplies additional information about the selected node As with List Views you can choose the information about each node that you wish to display and the font used to display it you can also choose which nodes you wish to display in a view by configuring a filter which selects or omits nodes based on the characteristics you choose Specific nodes can also be excluded from individual Tree Views while remaining present in the central node database Tree Views like List Views provide enormous flexibility in the display of your central node database without altering its contents NetSight Element Manager provides you with several default tree views including a read only view called the All Nodes Tree View which always displays the entire contents of your central node database Each Tree View can be accessed and where appropriate edited via the Tree View Workspace The workspace also allows you to create new tree views and organize your views via folders 5 1 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 Click on thi
185. ields You can keep these defaults or replace them as necessary 7 Ifyou have configured and activated the Autofill options either via the Welcome Wizard 4 Click OK to start the insertion process If the device is successfully contacted the Device Properties window Figure 4 21 opens Use the pages in this window to change or configure the device s display properties as described in the following sections then click on OK If the device cannot be contacted the Insert Device window will expand to display the Timeout and Retry counters and a message window opens as illustrated in Figure 4 20 Insert Device 24 x Address 172 19 99 100 Ge Community name public If the selected device does not respond within the defined number of retries you will be given the option to create a PING device Timeout 3 Interfaces 0 Retry 2 Insert Device Figure 4 20 Device Timeout Windows 4 28 Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 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 device closing the Properties window will change the arrow pointer into a crosshair cursor You can click this cursor in any open map window to add the appropriate device icon to the map adding a device to a map automatically adds it to the central node database and it displays on all appropr
186. ier Interface e Other 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 When you create a filter you select the specific attributes in each category that define the nodes you want to display and de select the attributes that define nodes you do not want to display Filter categories are linked by logical ANDs and attributes within categories are linked by logical ORs this means that in order to be displayed in a filtered view a node must match at least one selected attribute in each category You must leave at least one attribute selected in each category To specify a view filter 1 In each filter category list box click on the check box next to the specific attribute to include or exclude associated nodes from the tree view You can also use the select and deselect check boxes located above each filter category list box to either select or deselect all of its specific attributes remember however that you must leave at least one attribute selected in each category in order to create your filter 2 Click on OK to set the filter parameters Once you have finished configuring all of the parameters for your tree view click OK in the New Tree View window or Tree View Properties window to create the new tree view or modify an existing view 5 15 Tree Views Excluded Nodes
187. ies Device Management Event Log Workspace Network Polling Node M Show Tooltips I Autofill IP address fields I Autofill Community Name fields I Confirm Shutdown Cancel Apply Help Figure 2 7 The Options Window with Workspace Options Selected Workspace Options 2 14 The Workspace options displayed by default as illustrated in Figure 2 7 control various settings for the NetSight Element Manager interface You select or deselect each option by clicking the associated checkbox A checked box indicates that the associated option is selected a blank box indicates that option is deselected Show Splash window at startup The Splash window is an identifying screen that will briefly appear when you initialize NetSight Element Manager Selecting this option will cause the screen to be displayed deselecting it will suppress the screen Show Tooltips Tooltips are small pop up windows that provide user assistance by identifying controls such as toolbar buttons Selecting Show Tooltips will cause these to be displayed when the mouse cursor is dragged over a toolbar icon deselecting the option will suppress them You may want to leave this option selected until you are comfortable visually identifying all the toolbar options by their icons Autofill IP address fields When this option is selected the dotted decimal IP address octets set via the Network options or via the Welcome Wizard will be automatically en
188. ies window Figure 6 27 opens MS Serif T Playbill Roman Script Small Fonts T Symbol x Effects Sample I Strikeout T Underline AaBbYyZz Color m Black X Script Westem z Figure 6 27 Font Properties 2 Using the Font list box click to highlight one of your installed system fonts to apply to the string 3 Using the Font Style list box select a style to apply to the text string Regular Italic Bold or Bold Italic 6 38 Customizing Your Map 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 As you edit the font properties you can see the results in the Sample display When you have finished click OK to apply changes and exit the Font Properties window Note that changes made in this window apply to the entire text string you cannot apply text effects to individual words or characters Adding Object Notes You can annotate any object in your Map whether it be a node icon geometric shape symbol text block connection or even an embedded or linked object described in Using Object Linking and Embedding OLE beginning on page 6 47 with object notes you can also add object notes to nodes which appear in a List or Tree View Object notes are
189. in the IP address fields if you have selected the Ping option a message window will indicate the success or failure of the ping attempt If the host name cannot be resolved a message window appears indicating that the selected host name could not be found 3 20 Using the IP or Host Locator Tool Discovering Nodes the keyboard and pasted via Edit gt Paste into the Insert Device window for addition to F Once located IP addresses can be copied using the right mouse edit menu or Ctrl C on the central node database For more information about inserting devices individually see Chapter 4 List Views 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 2 Click Clear to clear the default values from the IP and Host fields Enter the IP address of the device whose host name you wish to locate in the IP or Full IP field If you wish to ping the device once its host name is located click to select the Ping found devices option in the text field provided specify a timeout period in seconds If the device does not respond to the ping request within the specified timeout the ping will be considered to be unsuccessful Click on Update or press Enter on the keyboard If the IP address can be resolved its associated host name will be displayed in the Host field if you have selected the Ping option a message window will indicate the success or failure
190. indow status line when the mouse pointer is held over the associated Toolbar icon or Tools menu pick A 1 Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage and AddDevType 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 Toolbar button or Tools menu item is selected Note that you must specify a file which exists or the AddTool operation will fail you should also specify the full path to the executable Arguments You can use this optional parameter to specify any arguments or options that should be passed to the specified command You should specify any necessary switches in the format required by the application you want to add if required or allowed you can also add a specific argument string or one or more of several available substitutions I inserts the IP address of the selected node C inserts Community Name associated with the selected node Note that if you use the IP address or community name argument substitutions the associated Toolbar icon and Tools menu option will only be activated when a node is selected in a list tree or map view O if a node is selected inserts its sysOJD N if a node is selected inserts its assigned name Note that for a device this will be either the sysName value set at the device or the Name value set via the node s Pro
191. ion Class Properties The Class tabbed page Figure displays the Model and Enterprise types assigned to the selected device along with the large 32x32 pixel and small 16x16 pixel icons associated with these types The specific model name of the selected device is also displayed From this page you can launch the Node Classes window Figure 4 27 page 4 37 which allows you to select a different node class and via the Node Class Properties window Figure 4 28 page 4 38 view and change specific parameters assigned to the selected class You can also use the Node Class Properties window to select the management application that will be launched when the icon is double clicked Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 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 Device Properties Click on the Node Classes button to display the Node Classes window which displays the properties associated with each node class and which allows you to access the Node Class Properties window See page 4 37 for more information Figure 4 24 Class Properties Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 4 33 List Views Configuring Node Interface Poll Settings You can configure the parameters which control how NetSight Element Manager polls the contac
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194. iption 4 30 4 45 5 10 device configuration 7 2 device icons default label 6 26 Device Management 7 1 Device Management options 2 23 Device Properties 4 31 Device Properties configuring 6 25 devices and servers moving onto maps 6 23 Directories options 2 21 Discover application 3 1 3 27 Discover Interval 3 13 Discover Manager 3 1 Discover Manager window 3 14 Discover Manager window accessing 3 1 Index 15 Index Discover Process 3 16 Discover Properties Device 3 5 General 3 4 Discover Properties window accessing 3 2 Discover Scripts deleting 3 18 Discover scripts 3 1 3 2 3 19 Discover Scripts creating and modifying 3 2 Discover Scripts executing 3 14 Discover Wizard 3 1 starting 3 19 Discovery Parameters IP Address Ranges 3 5 Subnets 3 7 Display As Icon 6 50 DLM Agent 4 35 DLM Client 4 35 DLM Client Direct 4 35 E embedded object 6 48 embedded objects converting 6 56 updating 6 53 ENETADDR DEF 7 4 Enterprise 4 14 5 11 Enterprises 4 16 5 14 event cache 2 24 setting the cache size 2 25 Event Log options 2 24 Events 4 14 executable EXE files 4 40 F File name 4 41 Find 4 6 Find in List Views 4 7 Flags accepted by executables 4 43 folders status display 6 6 Font Window 4 14 5 12 fonts configuring for map icons 6 11 configuring for text elements 6 38 G General Node Class Properties 4 44 Index 16 General Properties 4 30 Get MAC address 3 21 Getting Help 1 2 Using On line He
195. is open and active 7 The instructions provided in this chapter frequently reference menu and toolbar options Adding a Folder As a means of organizing a series of maps you can add a folder to the Map View page of the workspace each folder you create will be contained within the base Map View folder and each can contain one or more maps submaps and additional folders Each will also 6 6 Building Your Network Map 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 clicking on the E tab in the Workspace View 2 Click the right mouse button on the folder to which you want to add a new folder that folder will be highlighted as illustrated in Figure 6 3 and a menu opens To add a folder at the top level of the Map View hierarchy click to select the main Map gt Views folder 3 Inthe 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 Folder X where X represents a sequential index you can rename your folders as follows 1 Highlight the folder whose name you wish to change then after a brief pause click again The folder name will be enclosed in an editabl
196. ish to align release the Ctrl key and click the Ring tool lt 2 or select Layout gt Arrange gt Ring from the primary window menu bar The arrow cursor will turn into a crosshair cursor Customizing Your Map 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 6 30 opens Ring Spacing 2 x Ring spacing pixels fed aa Figure 6 30 The Ring Spacing Window 5 Ifthe default spacing parameter does not produce the desired results adjust the spacing by entering a new pixel value in the Ring Spacing window and clicking Change The spacing will be adjusted and the Ring Spacing window will remain available for additional changes When you are satisfied with the appearance of your ring click on Quit to close the Ring Spacing window Ring objects remain selected after the ring is formed if you wish you can click on any element in the ring and drag the ring to a new location You can also move a ring using the right mouse menu as follows 1 Make sure all objects in the ring or all objects you want to include in the ring are selected if they re not use the mouse to select them 2 Right click the mouse button on any of the selected elements and select Move Create Ring from the resulting menu
197. ist view and select Edit gt Delete Orphans from the menu bar 2 The standard Node Delete window opens Select the appropriate deletion option and click OK For more information on the options for deleting and excluding nodes see Excluding Nodes from an Individual View page 4 18 and Excluding Nodes from the Central Node Database page 4 22 For more information on maps see Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps maps open when using these options NetSight Element Manager only recognizes a node To more accurately select and or delete orphans from list views you should have your 7 as being located on a map when the appropriate map is open 4 46 List Views and Maps 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 and click to select one node The Go to Map options will not be available when multiple nodes are selected 2 Select View gt Go to Map from the primary window menu bar or click the right mouse button on the selected node and select Go to Map from the resulting menu If the selected node is associated with a map which is open the correct map window will be activated and the selected node will be highlighted If the selected node is associated with a map which is open but minimized
198. ists the functional classes that NetSight Element Manager can detect Classes available for filtering include e Repeater e Router e Generic Bridge e Router Gateway Ethernet Token Ring Bridge e Switch Ethernet FDDI Bridge Ethernet WAN Bridge e PBX e Multi Topology Bridge FDDI Concentrator Terminal Server e Server ATM Nodes which support more than one functional class will be displayed in any view for which one of its classes is selected You can also choose to filter on nodes whose functional class is unknown Topologies Lists the topologies that NetSight Element Manager will recognize Topologies listed include e Regular 1822 HDH 1822 e Local Talk e RFC 877 X 25 Ethernet CSMACD ISO 8802 3 ISO 8802 6 MAN e ISO 88022 LLC e 3 Mbit Ethernet StarLAN Token Bus e Token Ring e HyperChannel FDDI e LapB TI T 3 e El e Basic ISDN e Primary ISDN e PPP e Serial Line IP e CLNP IP e XNS IP 5 14 Creating and Editing Tree Views Tree Views Creating the Filter Creating and Editing Tree Views Software Loopback e Ultra Tech e SMDS e Proteon 80Mbit e Proteon 10Mbit e ATM e AALS over ATM e RS 232 e Parallel Port e Arcnet e Arcnet Plus e SMDS DXI e SONET e SONET Path e SONET VT e SDLC e V35 e Frame Relay Frame Relay Service e HIPPI HSSI e X 25 e Proprietary Multiplexing e X25PLE e M10X25 Proprietary Virtual Internal e Generic Modem e Proprietary PPP Serial e SMDS Intercarr
199. it is alive on the network i e has a green contact status To change the poll rate 1 Click in the Poll Rate text field and type in the interval to be used when Chassis Manager polls a device for its contact status The range is from 5 to 9999 seconds the default is 30 seconds Retries The Retries field determines the number of polls that the Chassis Manager or SmartSwitch Matrix Chassis View will issue to a device after the first failed poll before declaring a lost contact state To change the Retries setting 1 Click in the Retries text field and type in the number of polls which must fail after the initial poll failure before Chassis Manager declares that contact is unavailable The range is from 0 to 10 retries the default is 2 retries or in the winnt directory for Windows NT to specify the interval between retry polls from Chassis Manager or the SmartSwitch Chassis View Alter the BackgroundTrysInterval X line where X is the number of seconds between retry polls The default setting is 15 seconds 7 You can also edit the ctron ini file located in the windows directory for Windows 2000 Event Log Options The Event Log options Figure 2 13 allow you to set the size of the alarm and event service s event cache which stores trap and event information The event cache is a memory mapped data file that is activated when NetSight Element Manager s alarm and event service initializes All traps and events that are r
200. it was opened You will also be prompted to save all open maps any time you exit NetSight Element Manager see Saving Maps below for some important information about saving maps Since folders are a Map View display convention only all controls related to folders are accessed from within the Map View workspace To open or close a folder click once on the plus or minus sign located to the left of the folder name or double click on the folder icon Managing Maps and Folders 6 61 Creating Network Maps Saving Maps 2 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 allows you to recover corrupted or accidentally deleted MAP files or allows you to move a map from one folder to another see Importing an MRM Map page 6 20 for more information Both versions of each map file are stored by default in the directory you defined via the Tools gt Options gt Directories settings however the MRM files will not be listed when you select an Open Map option as the MAP files are the ones viewed in NetSight Element Manager To save a map file 1 Click on the Save Map button on the toolbar or Select File gt Save Map or File gt Save Map As from the primary window menu bar Note that with either of these procedures only the cur
201. k to the default Small Icon Detail format The List View toolbar also contains the Find icon Find This feature allows you to search for a specific node in a List View by any of its associated information see Searching a List View page 4 7 for more information on this feature By default List Views displayed in the Small Icon Detail and Large Icon Detail formats described above are sorted in Logical IP Address order However these views can also be re sorted by the information in one or more columns Text fields are sorted alphabetically numeric fields are sorted numerically and mixed fields are sorted alpha numerically Enterprise Classes and Topology values are sorted numerically by assigned identifiers rather than alphabetically by group name If Status is selected as a sort column the sort will update automatically as necessary Sorting is accomplished by clicking on the column heading button for the information you wish to sort by Clicking on the same column heading more than once alternately sorts the selected information in ascending and descending order clicking on more than one column heading creates a multi level sort The current sort order is indicated by a number About List Views List Views lt 3 EMME and a greater than or less than sign displayed in the selected column settings a greater than sign gt indicates that the information in the associated column is sorted in ascending order a less th
202. l Addlmage 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 classes Your new Node Class can use existing Model Class Topology and Enterprise attribute types or any new ones you have defined via the AddImage utility NetSight Element Manager provides pre defined node classes for all of the devices it supports but if you wish you can use the AddDevType tool to add any additional ones you might need The AddDevType tool performs the same function as creating a new node class via the Node Class Properties window as described in Editing Node Class Properties in Chapter 4 List Views For more information about creating new image types for use in a new Node Class see gt Using the AddImage Utility on page A 5 As with AddTool and AddImage to use the AddDevType utility you must prepare an input file in one of two formats comma separated variable CSV or tag data format which contains the following information for each image you wish to add Name Use this parameter to specify the name that will be assigned to your node class Model This field specifies the Model type which applies to the device defined by your new node class You must select a Model image which has already been defined and you must be sure to specify the name of the model image using the correc
203. lass Properties window Figure 4 28 opens Keep in mind that changes made in the Node Class Properties window will apply to all nodes of the selected class not just the specific node whose properties you are modifying If you wish to launch a specific application for a specific device you can configure that by customizing the Tools menu and its accompanying toolbar see Customizing the Toolbar in Chapter 2 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Node Class Properties 1 3 6 1 4 1 52 3 9 3 4 82 penere Be pae a ee Figure 4 28 The Node Class Properties Window 4 38 Editing Node Class Properties List Views To create a new node class entry 1 Inthe 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 identical to the Node Class Properties window displayed in Figure 4 28 except for the title and the fact that the General tabbed page is displayed first by default Use the procedures outlined below to edit or create a node class via the AddDevType utility see Appendix A Batch Customization via AddTool You can also create new node classes outside of the NetSight Element Manager platform AddImage and AddDevType for more information Selecting a New Model Class Enterprise or Topology Symbol NetSight Element Manager provides a default
204. le Size Regular fa MS Serif T Playbill Roman Script i Small Fonts T Symbol x i Sample AaBbYyZz Script Westem d Figure 5 7 Font Window 5 12 Creating and Editing Tree Views 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 nodes stored in the central node database will be displayed in your tree view You can filter nodes based on specific Subnet Status Group Enterprise Class and or Topology attributes To open the View Filter window 1 Click on Filter from the New Tree View or Tree View Properties window The View Filter window Figure 5 8 will be displayed The check boxes above View Filter PTX the filter categories allow you to either select or A M Status Groups a K de select all of the specific VIVA Sales Z Cancel 134 141 60 0 Satellite HR ema attributes listed You must v 4 134 141 67 0 testing Help leave at least one attribute IAAL EDN xl Aa Statue Greun xj Hb selected in each category Pa aa to logically eliminate a Enterprises s 4 K S MY Unknown a category from the filter AH Cabletron select all of its attributes ii
205. le management application Managing Maps and Folders 6 63 Creating Network Maps 6 64 Managing Maps and Folders 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 the PING tool Device Management NetSight Element Manager provides extensive device management capabilities through its Device Manager and Chassis Manager applications This management capability is described in detail in the device specific User s Guides included with your documentation this section provides some brief introductory information Launching Device Management The primary interface NetSight Element Manager provides for device management is the Device View also called the Chassis View This view serves as a single point of access to all other device specific management functions and provides a graphical view of the device you are managing the hub in which it is contained and the status of its individual interfaces There are several ways you can launch a Device View window 1 In any map list or tree view double click on the icon representing the device you wish to manage or 1 In any map list or tree view select the device you wish to manage 2 Select Manage gt Node from the primary win
206. lected node information is through the use of Excluded Nodes There are two levels of node exclusion exclusion from an individual view and exclusion from all views Excluding Nodes from an Individual View 4 18 Excluding a node from an individual List Tree or Map View removes that node from the selected view only the node s information is still stored in the central node database and it will be displayed as appropriate in other views For a map view excluding a node from the current or active view simply removes the icon from the map no record of that node s former place on the map is maintained For a List View or Tree View however excluding a node from the active view places it on a special excluded nodes list associated with the selected view This list is displayed in the view s Properties window as Excluded Nodes 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 List View Properties New List View 1 You may re include individual nodes groups Time of Last Contact of selected CiSystem Up Time nodes or the entire list by using these buttons Model a Include Sa SmartSwitch 9000 SnickerDoodle 172 19 56 11 D GFDMMIM BaloneyGirl 172 19 56 16 Zippy D Doodah JO Nutley Nodes excluded from the
207. lename cannot contain spaces If you choose to use the tag data format for your input files you must launch the AddImage utility with a special switch as described in Executing the AddImage Command page A 8 The following tag data formatted file would add one image of each type Class Topology Model and Enterprise Tag Data Sample File Image type class Image name Roundabouter Small image file c small_icons round16 bmp Large image file c big_icons round32 bmp Image id 711 Image type topology Image name RoundLAN Small image file c small_icons LAN16 bmp Large image file c big_icons LAN32 bmp Image id 712 Image type model Image name KidMobile Small image file c small_icons carl16 bmp Large image file c small_icons car32 bmp Image id 713 Using the Addimage Utility A 7 Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage and AddDevType Image type enterpris Image name Mom n Pop Small image file c small_icons folks16 bmp Large image file c small_icons folks32 bmp Image id 714 Although the sample input file shown here assigns a different Image ID value to each new image images of different types can share Image IDs For example each image added by this input file could have been assigned the same Image ID as long as that ID value was not being used by another image of the same type Executing the Addimage Command A 8
208. ll appropriate List Views 4 26 Adding Network Elements to the Node Database 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 View or Tree View open and active in the primary window If a map view is active an inserted device must be placed in the map before it is added to the database if no view is open the insert device options will not be available For more information on maps see Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps To add a new device to the node database 1 Inthe primary window menu bar select Insert gt Device or In the toolbar click the Insert Device El icon or Anywhere within an active view right click and select New Device from the resulting menu E All Nodes List View 264 Node s x Status Model Names Logical Address Physical Address Time of Last Contact Sistem Up Time Bris E5 57516 20 57T516 20RM 134 141 79 236 0000838C8DE0 03 18 1999 10 09 04 0 days 17 55 13 3 9613215 SnickeDoode 172 19 56 11 000010187928 NotAvalable DA oa 9H423 28 SomeSystem 172 19 56 12 000010372946 03 18 1999 10 10 55 13 days 18 24 39 g4 SSR 8600 SSR 8600 172 19 56 15 00001DA2F36F 03 18 1999 10 10 55 22 days 18 07 08 FDMMIM BaloneyGirl 172 19 56 16 000010102086 Not Available E FDMMIM 17
209. ll turn into an undefined question mark icon but remain in place Note that re including nodes from the Excluded Nodes database restores them to all appropriate List and Tree Views but does not restore them to maps 7 If you exclude or delete a node from the central node database its icon will automatically Undefined Gray Polling has been disabled This gray status does not propagate to the map Working with Maps 6 5 Creating Network Maps 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 If you wish to organize your maps in folders it s important to know in advance which folders to create since you must add new maps from within a selected folder to create that relationship and maps cannot easily be moved from one folder to another You may also want to decide whether to arrange your networking devices by their physical location by their logical grouping or by some combination of the two version read by NetSight Element Manager The MRM file is a text version that can be re imported into NetSight Element Manager if the MAP file is corrupted or lost You can move a map from one folder to another by taking advantage of these duplicate files simply delete the MAP file click to select the folder you want the map stored in in
210. lp 1 2 graphical objects in maps 6 26 graphical properties editing 6 35 H Help Button 1 2 Hint text 2 3 ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol 7 6 importing maps re discovering devices 6 20 selecting a position in the hierarchy 6 21 Insert Object window 6 49 Interface List Box 4 32 Interface Number 5 12 Interfaces 4 31 5 11 Interfaces View 5 5 Interval 4 35 IP Address Autofill 2 17 IP address ranges Discovering 3 5 IP addresses pasting into database 3 24 L Label 4 13 5 10 Large Icon Detail Format 4 6 Large Icon Format 4 5 Launching Device Management 7 1 layering map elements 6 43 Line Properties specifying 6 36 linked object 6 48 updating a link 6 54 linked objects 6 51 6 52 changing the source document 6 55 opening the source document 6 55 removing the link to the source document 6 56 updating 6 53 Links window 6 54 locking maps 6 60 Logical Address 4 13 LogSets 7 4 Index M MAC address locating 3 19 MAC search 3 25 manual insertion when importing maps 6 22 Manual link updates 6 55 Map View 6 2 maps adding a bitmap background 6 10 adding connections 6 33 adding new 6 7 position in Map View hierarchy 6 8 adding non manageable graphical objects 6 26 adding shapes and lines 6 34 adding symbols 6 27 and Discover 6 23 and folders relationships 6 2 6 6 and Goto symbols relationships 6 4 and submaps relationship restrictions 6 4 and submaps relationships 6 3 changing 6 17 arrangi
211. ltering its contents NetSight Element Manager provides you with several default list views including a read only view called the All Nodes List View which always displays the entire contents of your central node database Each List View can be accessed and where appropriate edited via the List View Workspace the workspace also allows you to create new list views and organize your views via folders The List View Workspace Using the List View workspace you can access and edit existing views create new ones and organize your views by arranging them in a hierarchy of folders List Views Click on this tab to bring the List View Workspace into view a ajea New View Sy List Views New Folder EE All Nodes List View Delete 2 Class Views Properties E ATM View f Bridges View z E FDDI View Indicates the folder E Repeaters View erates Beate contains one or more list E Routers View EBY views Click on the folder E Switches View Honrelicniag On ine appropriate folder above or view below H 0 Device Views E Enterprise Views f Cabletron Devices Topology Views f Ethernet View E Token Ring View to expand and view the contents of the folder evs Yrew New Folder Delete Properties Indicates the folder is expanded and all the contents are displayed gt Figure 4 1 Getting Around the List View Workspace The default views provided with
212. mage you wish to add Image Type Use this parameter to specify which type of image you wish to add Model Class Topology or Enterprise Each image can be assigned only a single type but you can create a file which contains definitions for more than one type Image Name Use this parameter to specify the name that will be assigned to your image Note that the case of this name is significant an image named superzippy will not be found in a device type definition see Using the AddDevType Utility page A 9 that references an image named SuperZippy Using the Addimage Utility A 5 Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage and AddDevType 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 appropriate Select Symbol window in a List View or Tree View etc Be sure to specify the path to the bitmap image Large Image File Use this field to specify the large 32x32 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 appropriate Select Symbol window in a List View or Tree View etc Be sure to specify the path to the bitmap image Image Identifier Use this field to assign a unique numeric identifier for your image This identifier must be unique among the identifiers already
213. map hierarchy you have created among your maps via a standard indented tree structure maps can be grouped in Folders folders can contain Maps and or additional folders and each map can contain one or more Submaps The relationships between maps and folders are defined when the maps and folders are created and they cannot easily be changed For example if you want to group certain maps within a folder you must first create the folder then be sure to create the maps from within that folder The relationships between maps and submaps are more flexible you can link two existing maps via a submap icon or create a new submap when you add a submap icon you can also change map submap relationships simply by moving or removing a submap icon Creating submap relationships will move maps from folder to folder when necessary breaking those relationships places the former submaps at the root of the workspace hierarchy All of these changes will be reflected in the Map View workspace Click on the Map View tab to display the Map View page in the Workspace yn Map status is propagated up the Map View tree via the status icons the status of a submap is included in the overall status of the root map all map status conditions are included in the status of the root Map Views folder Figure 6 1 The Map Vie 33 Map Views ERREEN H E New Folder 1 H New View Newy Newy QE New View Too DJE New Map
214. ments Working directory Description Notes Famous_MV KidMobile Mom n Pop 1 3 6 1 4 1 3 3 5 Roundabouter Repeater Server RoundLAN HSSI Ultra Tech c dev_manage manage exe a very busy LAN bus Super crime fighting device Using the AddDevType Utility A 11 Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage and AddDevType 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 a space on either side To specify multiple values for a single parameter for example multiple Class or Topology images separate the values with commas Because each line of data is tagged with its function you 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 the filename cannot contain spaces If you choose to use the tag data format for your input files you must launch the AddDevType utility with a special switch as described in Executing the AddDevType Command page A 12 The following tag data formatted file would create a node class called Famous_MV This sample demonstrates that optional fields you do not wish to use need not appear in the tool entry it also demonstrates how to assign multiple values to a single attribute
215. ministration 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 rather than requiring local terminal access to each device Among these tasks are Configuring TFTP and BOOTP sessions with a selected device or device group Adding workstation IP addresses to the trap table s of a selected device or device group Searching a group of devices for the port through which a specified MAC address is communicating Performing MIB SETs using a template of MIB objects and values on one or more devices Performing MIB GETs using a template of MIB objects from one or more devices for statistics and trend analysis Performing a soft reboot on selected devices Changing access community names on selected devices For more information about these tools see the Remote Administration Tools User s Guide included in your documentation set Scheduler Tool The Scheduler tool allows you to schedule certain administrative actions so that they can be performed while your workstation is unattended These actions include Performing discovery sessions using scripts defined using the Discover application Launching selected programs including TFTP downloads MIB statistics recordings and MIB loads via the Remote Administration Tools application Backing up files NetSight Element Manager dat
216. mple List View workspace and an associated List View window Workspace amp B B List Views E All Nodes List View E Class Views Device Views Enterprise Views fF Cabletron Devices Vie Topology Views fy All Nodes List View 368 Node s iof x Model Name LogicalAddress Physical Address Time of Last Contact _ System E5x 1320 172 19 56 138 00001D18D0F3 03 16 1999 10 47 03 32 days e IRM SNMP sysName Not Available 172 19 56 139 00001D034F10 03 16 1999 09 22 31 0 days 1 F F CSMIM unknown 172 19 56 140 00802D005E48 03 16 1999 10 47 03 17 days D EMME test_3_16 172 19 56 143 00001D08874F 03 16 1999 10 47 03 3 days 2 pe Cayman SWD_GATOR_GB192190014 172 19 56 144 000089014C06 03 16 1999 10 47 08 6 days O4 fe TRMM fafafg 172 19 56 150 000068088356 03 16 1999 10 47 08 12 days fia 6E123 50 sysName 172 19 56 151 00001D646BAC 03 16 1999 10 47 13 O days 0 oa 9E423 36 sysName 172 19 56 152 000010269434 03 16 1999 10 47 08 4 days 0 MAXI sysName Not Available 172 19 56 157 000010029079 03 16 1999 10 43 44 7 days 0 cry EMME EMME 172 19 56 161 00001D103403 03 16 1999 10 43 44 O days 1 3 EMM E6 EMM E6 172 19 56 167 00001D194C52 03 16 1999 10 47 08 6 days 2 3 EMM E6 172 19 56 172 00001D117B9C 03 16 1999 10 47 08 7 k LIZ Figure 2 3 Sample List View Workspace and Window List View features include Multiple List Views You can
217. n s descriptive information This feature allows you to repeat a pattern of device icons on multiple maps and still allows you the freedom of assigning the appropriate IP address and any other descriptive information you need for each subsequent map To use the Paste Special option 1 Create open or activate the appropriate map window s if necessary 2 Use the left mouse button and the Ctrl key or click and drag to select the icon or icons whose arrangement you wish to repeat 6 59 Creating Network Maps 3 Select Edit gt Copy from the primary window menu bar the Copy button Bal 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 gt Paste Special No IPs from the primary window menu bar 5 Place the No IP Paste cursor in the location to which you wish to paste the icon group and click the mouse button to paste Note that the bounding box surrounding the cursor indicates the size of the icon group you have copied The icons display on the map in their original arrangement but will be labeled N C not connected 6 To define each icon double click the undefined symbol the standard Insert Device window Figure 6 17 page 6 24 opens Proceed as described in Adding a Device Directly to a Map beginning on page 6 23 If necessary the icon will update automatically to reflect the appropriate node type
218. n MIB Tools MIBMGR EXE ip I comm C D NetSight Element Manager x x DATA smlLeaf bmp lrgLeaf bmp amp Notepad Launch Notepad Notepad C WINNT notepad exe C images small_note bmp C images large_note bmp 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 a space on either side Because each line of data is tagged with its function you Using the AddTool Utility A 3 Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage and AddDevType 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 the filename cannot contain spaces If you choose to use the tag data format for your input files you must launch the AddTool utility with a special switch as described in Executing the AddTool Command page A 4 The following tag data formatted file would add the MIB Tools and Notepad utilities to the Tools menu and toolbar it also demonstrates that optional fields you do not wish to use need not appear in the tool entry Tag Data Sample File Menu text MIB amp Tools Hint text Launch the MIB Tools application Bubble text MIB Tools Command MIBMGR EXE Arguments ip I comm C Working directory D NetSight
219. n 3Com ARR Cisen Sustems Classes u a Topologies ad a 4 Unknown VY Unknown a BH Repeater th Other 53 Router vis Regular 1822 AES Generic Rridoe HoH HDH 1822 E Figure 5 8 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 application and or via the View gt Subnets option in the primary window menu bar All subnets which have been created will be displayed in this list box use this list to select the subnets whose nodes you wish to display in your tree view Creating and Editing Tree Views 5 13 Tree Views entries p See Chapter 3 Discovering Nodes for more information on creating and using subnet Status Groups Any DLM Status Groups you have created will be displayed in this list box You can choose to display only those nodes which are part of one or more selected status groups or those which are part of any defined status group Enterprises The Enterprise category allows you to filter nodes by hardware or software manufacturer The vendor codes available for filtering are Cabletron 3Com Cisco Systems Novell Silicon Graphics IBM Sun Microsystems Hewlett Packard Microsoft Xyplex Cayman Digital Compaq and Enterasys You can also choose to filter on nodes whose vendor code is unknown Classes L
220. n ini file by adding the following line under the heading SpectrumElementManager2 SrcAddrFileName lt pathname gt lt ENETADDR DEF gt where lt pathname gt is the path to the data directory in NetSight Element Manager by default NetSight Element Manager x x bin 3 Save and close the ctron ini file 4 Exit and re start NetSight Element Manager so that the changes to ctron ini will take effect 6 You need not close then re open NetSight Element Manager after making edits to the NOTE ENETADDR DEF file it s only necessary after editing the ctron ini file Once you have configured this file any Source Address window like the one illustrated in Figure 7 3 will include the text name you have assigned to a MAC address as well as the MAC address itself Source Address Naming 7 5 Node Management Overview E Source Addresses 10 20 33 10 Port 7 24 x 00 E0 63 7F DA EC Station A Device Aging Time seconds Help Cancel Figure 7 3 Sample Source Addresses Window by the Analyzer for all source addresses Simply copy the existing file into the NetSight If you have Network Analyzer software you can use the ENETADDR DEF file generated 7 Element Manager data directory by default NetSight Element Manager x x bin Ifyou are upgrading from a previous version your existing ENETADDR DEF file will automatically be saved and restored to the bin directory PING A PING Packet INternet
221. nality e Print spooling to the Microsoft Windows Print Manager for record keeping purposes Printable information includes maps device lists alarm statistics and other statistical information including RMON data The Print Preview option is available to let you view the material as it would appear on the page before it is actually spooled to the system printer e OLE functionality to embed and link data with management Map files The following sections provide an overview of some key NetSight Element Manager functions Network Discovery 2 4 The Discover application provides several key features among these are Discover Script Capability By creating Discover scripts you can store the parameters of a discovery from one management session to the next so that you can repeat a configured discovery session at any time Subnet Discovery The Discover application is capable of searching based on a subnet address rather than requiring that a range of IP addresses be specified although you can enter a range if desired You can also configure multiple subnets or IP address ranges to be discovered within the same script Scheduled Discovery By linking Discover scripts with the Scheduler application you can automate the Discover application so that it will run unattended at periodic intervals About NetSight Element Manager Overview of NetSight Element Manager IP or Host Locator An additional tool linked to but run separ
222. ncluding Status Name Address Model and Enterprise and includes information about the functional Classes supported by the node Interfaces View The Interfaces view displays the same basic set of node information Status Name Address Model and Enterprise and includes detailed information about the Interface through which NetSight Element Manager is communicating with each node Topologies View In addition to the basic node information Status Name Address Model and Enterprise the Topologies view displays the name and icon associated with each topology supported by the selected node Navigating a Tree View There are several means you can use to navigate through a Tree View and display or hide the information provided about each node The basic control mechanism is simple click on an expand box to display any associated sub branches of information click on a collapse box to close the sub branch display In addition to using the mouse in the Tree View workspace display however you can also use the Tree View toolbar illustrated in Figure 5 5 page 5 6 the View menu and the arrow keys on your keyboard Using the Toolbar and the View Menu About Tree Views To navigate a tree view via the toolbar or View menu choose the appropriate button or menu option Expand One Level View gt Expand Expands the selected node or sub node heading one level if it has not already been expanded e Expand Two Levels Expan
223. nd a message window displays its associated IP address and host name the information will also appear in the list box If the MAC address could not be found a message window like this one will be displayed when the search is complete Figure 3 19 Find MAC Address Search 3 26 Using the IP or Host Locator Tool 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 gt Subnets from the NetSight Element Manager primary window menu bar Any subnet entries that appear in the Subnets window will also appear in the Subnets group box on the Device page of the Discover Properties window and vice versa see Defining and Selecting Subnets page 3 7 The Subnets window will list subnet entries for any subnet on which an IP or Subnet Discovery has been previously performed For example if you have previously performed an IP Discovery using the IP Address range of 132 177 118 0 gt 132 177 118 100 the Subnets window will contain an entry for the 132 177 118 0 subnet assuming that this is a Class B network with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 If you have manually added a device to a view or a map a subnet entry will be listed for that device s subnet as well For example if you manually add a device with an IP address of 132 177 118 24 to any of your views or maps
224. ndow for more detailed see Editing Device Properties in Chapter 4 List Views Customizing Your Map In addition to the manageable nodes described in the sections above your maps can also contain a variety of non manageable graphical objects that can help you create a better visual display of your network configuration Alignment and layering tools are also provided that allow you to organize and align map objects with the click of a mouse button Drawing layering and alignment tools are available either from the toolbar see Figure 6 20 or from the Draw and Layout menus on the primary window menu bar 6 26 Customizing Your Map Creating Network Maps Map Tools include the Add Submap and Add GoTo buttons as well as the layering tool buttons By default drawing Fil tool buttons are displayed vertically on the right side of the primary window Pointer Tool Line Tool Rectangle Tool Rounded Rectangle Ellipse Tool Text Tool By default alignment tool buttons are displayed at the bottom of the primary window Symbol Tool Connection Tool 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 Object Note to any object Using Non manageable Symbols In addition to the device icons described in the previous sections
225. ng 6 6 changing the name 6 12 changing the names 6 17 color background 6 10 deleting 6 62 inadvertent deletion with submap icon 6 18 layering items 6 43 locking 6 60 opening and closing 6 61 placing device icons 6 25 print options 6 11 printing 6 11 saving 2 22 6 61 setting a grid 6 11 setting display and print options 6 9 status hierarchy 6 3 status reporting 6 1 Method 4 35 Model 4 14 5 11 Module View window 7 2 N Name 4 13 4 30 4 45 5 10 Network options 2 15 Node Class page 4 40 node database polling 2 18 Node options 2 20 Notes 4 30 4 45 5 11 5 12 O Object 6 48 converting an object s application type 6 56 embedding into a map 6 49 Object Linking and Embedding OLE 6 47 object notes 6 39 Object Notes adding to map elements 6 27 Object Package 6 48 embedding into a map 6 52 Object Packager updating objects 6 53 Object Type 6 49 6 55 OLE 6 47 OLE objects static 6 56 Online Documents 1 2 1 3 Options window 2 13 Device Management 2 23 Event Log 2 24 Network 2 15 Node 2 20 Polling 2 17 Workspace 2 14 P Paste Special No IPs 6 59 Physical Address 4 13 Ping 3 20 PING Packet INternet Groper 7 6 pixels 6 47 Poll Interval 5 12 Poll Method 5 12 Poll Retries 5 12 Poll Settings 4 32 polling node database 2 19 Polling options 2 17 Print 2 4 Print Preview 2 4 6 11 Properties 4 32 R reshaping graphical objects 6 37 resolving host names to IP addresses 3 19 Retries 4 35 Ring Spacing 6
226. nodes from a view without removing them from the database or changing the parameters of the view s filter 2 8 About NetSight Element Manager 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 grouping devices by location rather than function and using a variety of graphical tools including bitmap backgrounds and drawn objects to represent connections and other pertinent information about the physical structure of your network Maps also support Microsoft s OLE Object Linking and Embedding which can be used to link or embed data created via other applications into a map document NetSight Element Manager s map feature allows you to create a three dimensional representation of your network by allowing you to show not only relationships between devices but relationships between groups of devices Individual Map Views can be linked to other Map Views to create a hierarchical structure which is graphically represented in the Map View workspace again via the Microsoft standard tree control The overall status of each individual map is also displayed in the workspace for related maps each map s status includes the status of any submaps with which it is associated These status reports are propagated up the hierarchy wheth
227. nt Manager or one of its component applications like RMON regardless of the export file type csv txt htm etc The default directory is NetSight Element Manager x x Export backed up with the Data File Manager however if you also have exported files in the original directory or in any other directory those will not be automatically backed up If you store exported data files in more than one directory be sure to back them up manually p Ifyou change the default export file location files stored there will still be automatically Device Management Options The Device Management options Figure 2 12 let you configure the poll settings to be used by the Chassis Manager and SmartSwitch Matrix chassis management applications Options 24 x Workspace Network Polling Node Directories Device Management Event Log Chassis Manager Settings Poll rate sec jao 5 9999 Retries 2 0 10 Cancel Apply Help Figure 2 12 The Device Management Options Window Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2 23 Overview of 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 Poll Rate The interval in seconds at which the Chassis Manager or SmartSwitch Matrix Chassis View will poll a device to check whether
228. nterval 15 Poll Retries 3 E All Events Hlm Ea T All Nodes L Ol x For Help press F1 Ce al 134 141 1 41 Ui XL Hint text displays here when you move the cursor over any toolbar button Icons representing various services are displaye here when those services are active node polling service Scheduler not shown alarm and event service and discover Text displays also indicate key positions which can affect navigation Figure 2 1 The Primary NetSight Element Manager Window with Docked and Undocked Workspace and Toolbars Drag and drop functionality for copy or link operations so that it s easy to transfer data from one management window to the next within the same application e g from a List View to a Map View or between applications e g from a NetSight Element Manager List View to a device group in Remote Administration Tools About NetSight Element Manager 2 3 Overview of NetSight Element Manager e Right mouse button functionality for quick access to commonly used menu commands as shown in Figure 2 2 Workspace ae E Clicking the right mouse button in E E E E NetSight Element Manager windows or workspaces or on elements in those windows will often bring up a menu with commonly used management New View selections New Folder Delete a Oo E CorporateMap E Topology Views Properties Figure 2 2 Sample Right Mouse Functio
229. nts in relation to one another You can resize lines rectangles and ovals text blocks are also technically resized but neither the font nor the text s position in the text block are affected To change the font use the Font Properties window described on page 6 37 You cannot resize node icons or symbols nor can icons or symbols serve as the controlling object for graphic element resizing 1 If necessary open or activate the map which contains the objects you wish to align Remember neither the Alignment Toolbar nor the Layout menu options will be active unless a map window is active Press and hold the Ctrl key and select the object s you wish to resize The last object you select will be the controlling object the object whose width height or overall size will be applied to the other selected objects Edit gt Select All or Edit gt Select All Nodes options on the primary window menu bar 7 You can also select objects using the click and drag selection method or via the however these methods do not allow you to select the controlling object For the most precise sizing control the ctrl click method described above is recommended Customizing Your Map Once you ve selected the objects you wish to align release the Ctrl key and click on the appropriate sizing tool as follows To make the selected objects the same width as the controlling object click on the Make Same Width fej button or select Lay
230. o connect click the mouse and release 4 Click in any blank map area to add segments or vertices to your connection One additional line segment will be added each time you click the mouse in a blank map area 5 To complete the connection move the cursor to the second of the two elements you wish to connect and click the mouse button again Once the connection is complete the cursor will regain its arrow state to add additional connections you must select the Connection tool again Once you have added your connection you can move either one of the two connected symbols and the connection will be re drawn as appropriate You can also add multiple connection lines to a single symbol and all will be maintained and re drawn as necessary You can also edit the size type and color properties of the connection line just as you would edit a regular line see page 6 35 for more information on accessing the Line Properties window and editing line properties Using Lines and Shapes The Line Rectangle Round Rectangle and Ellipse tools allow you to add customizable shapes to your map 1 If necessary open or activate the map to which you wish to add a graphic element Note that none of the toolbar or menu drawing options will be available unless at least one map is open and active 2 Select the appropriate tool from the toolbar see Figure 6 20 page 6 27 or Select the appropriate option from the Draw menu in the primary wind
231. o label device icons in Map View windows Description By default this field will display the MIB II system description sysDescr assigned to the device note however that editing this description does not edit the sysDescr value set at the device Notes Adding text to the Notes field performs the same function as adding an object note to a device icon or to a list view item and in fact text added to an object note will be displayed here and vice versa For more information about adding an object note see Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps 4 30 Adding Network Elements to the Node Database List Views Device Properties The Device Properties tabbed page Figure 4 22 allows you to edit the following properties Device 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 which contains this field Note that this is not the label that will be assigned to a device icon displayed in a Map View There is no default value Address The IP address assigned to the device This field is not editable Community Name The community name used to contact the device This will default to the community name used by the discover script or the community name entered in the Add Device window you can edit this field if necessary to change your level of access to the device Interfaces The Interfaces tabbed page Figure 4 23 displays the
232. o maintain a database of node IP addresses that you frequently contact and displays summary information about these nodes e A Preferences option which lets you view and change configuration settings for the MIB Tools suite Customizing NetSight Element Manager There are a number of ways you can adjust NetSight Element Manager s settings to customize its operation in the way that works best in your management environment These are detailed in the following sections platform see Appendix A Batch Customization via AddTool AddImage and You can also do some batch customization outside of the NetSight Element Manager 7 AddDevType for more information Adjusting Default Settings The Options window controls the default settings for NetSight Element Manager and some of its components These settings control the operation of many basic features and functions in NetSight Element Manager and they are referenced throughout the document set You may want to adjust these settings so that they better suit your specific network management needs The Options window accessed by selecting Tools gt Options from the primary window menu bar has seven tabbed pages each of which controls a set of related functions in NetSight Element Manager Each tabbed page and the options it controls is discussed in the following sections Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2 13 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Options 27 x Director
233. odah 8H02 16 Sys Name Zippy D Doodah ESXMIM sysName sysName sysName sysName Zippy D Doodah sysName 4 Frugal Adventure Frugal Adventure FN100 4 Frugal Adventure m k x e i ial a fal fal a fal z z se sysName IP discovery 69 IP addresses of 254 remaining Figure 3 12 Network Discover Window 134 141 52 200 134 141 52 201 134 141 52 202 134 141 52 203 134 141 52 205 134 141 52 206 134 141 52 207 134 141 652 211 134 141 52 215 134 141 52 216 134 141 52 221 134 141 52 222 134 141 52 223 134 141 562 224 134 141 52 226 134 141 52 227 134 141 52 235 134 141 562 236 134 141 52 237 134 141 652 239 134 141 52 241 134 141 52 247 A discover proceeds in a single phase each IP address in the defined address ranges and or subnets is queried in turn as each response is received information about the responding device including status model name and IP address appears in the Discover window A footer message at the bottom of the window indicates the total number of IP addresses which will be queried during the discover session and the number of IP addresses which remain to be contacted When the Discover process is complete all discovered devices which match the configured criteria are automatically added to NetSight Element Manager s central node database A progress indicator shows the status of this automatic integration the Discover window also remains open after the disc
234. odes have already been added to the node database the appropriate icons are automatically added to the imported map If those nodes are not yet in the database NetSight Element Manager will try to re discover them either individually or as a group depending on the import option you have selected Ifyou will be importing MRM files which contain many devices not currently present in your central node database the import process can take a while to complete as NetSight Element Manager attempts to re discover each device To reduce the amount of time it takes to import a map try adjusting your polling and retry settings via the Node page in the Tools gt Options window available from the primary window menu bar If you import an MRM file which contains a device that is currently in the Excluded Nodes database the icon will be imported as a gray question mark Double clicking on this icon will initiate the normal add device process however before the device is added to the map you will be notified that it is in the Excluded Nodes list and asked if you want to include it If you say no the icon will remain gray if you say yes the icon will be displayed normally and the device will be re added to the central node database If you import a root map its associated submaps will be imported automatically and all hierarchical relationships will be restored Import Options The Importing MRM Maps Options window allows you to determine how Ne
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236. olbars see Figure 6 20 page 6 27 and the Layout menu on the primary window menu bar these options will only be active when a map window is active Customizing Your Map 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 gt Layer menu on the primary window menu bar The layering position of a single object is determined relative only to other contiguous objects not to all objects in the map 1 If necessary open or activate the map which contains the elements you wish to layer then click on the element you wish to move Note that you can change the layer for only one element at a time Select one of the following toolbar or menu options To move the object to the forefront or top layer select the Tal toolbar button or Layout gt Layer gt Send to Front on the primary window menu bar To move the object to the background select the Tal toolbar button or Layout gt Layer gt Send to Back on the primary window menu bar To move the object forward one layer select the Tal toolbar button or Layout gt Layer gt Step Forward on the primary window menu bar To move the object back one layer select the al toolbar button or Layout gt Layer gt Step Backward on the primary window menu bar Align Left Right Top or
237. ols menu selection The executable path and file name cannot be entered directly into the Command field you must select it via the Browse window 7 Use the Arguments field to add any arguments that can be accepted by your chosen executable and that you want added by default each time the icon or menu pick is selected appropriate argument string for more details on how to use this window see Building an Clicking on the Build button will launch a Build window that may help you construct the p Argument List in Chapter 4 List Views Note that if you select an argument symbol that will extract information from the NetSight Element Manager database for example i to insert an IP address or c to insert a community name the menu item and tool bar icon for your application will only become available when a device is selected in a List Tree or Map View this will guarantee that the appropriate argument information can be obtained Ifyou select a specific value for a build argument or if you do not specify any build arguments your Tools menu item and its accompanying icon will always be available 8 If you wish you may also specify a Working Directory for your tool Use the Browse button to the right of the Working Directory field to locate the appropriate directory The directory name cannot be entered directly into the field you must select it via the Browse window Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2 29 Overview of NetSigh
238. om is UNPINGABLE 134 141 68 49 pe2_tw ctron com pinged successfully 134 141 68 50 kyle ctron com is UNPINGABLE 134 141 68 51 oakes ctron com is UNPINGABLE 134 141 68 52 feggie ctron com is UNPINGABLE 134 141 68 53 denisemac ctron com is UNPINGABLE 134 141 68 54 dfrye ctron com is UNPINGABLE 134 141 68 55 tw2 ctron com is UNPINGABLE 134 141 68 56 jacunski ctron com is UNPINGABLE 134 141 68 57 kaybee ctron com is UNPINGABLE 134 141 68 58 jzidek ctron com is UNPINGABLE 134 141 68 59 squash ctron com pinged successfully 134 141 68 60 dragonfly ctron com pinged successfully v 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 3 24 Click Select All to select all discovered IP addresses or click and drag with your mouse to select a contiguous portion of the discovered address list or Click Copy Unnamed IPs Copy Pinged IPs or Copy Unpingable IPs to select specific groups of IPs Note that these buttons only activate when IPs of the noted kind are displayed in the list box Click Copy IPs to copy the selected IP addresses to the clipboard Use any Paste command as usual to copy the contents of the clipboard into a text or other document or use Edit gt Paste from the primary window menu bar to sequentially
239. om the resulting menu 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 the Properties window for each individual selected node Notes added via the Multi Node Properties window will overwrite any existing notes on the selected nodes without warning Once you have added a note to multiple nodes it will be displayed in each individual node s Properties and Object Note windows you cannot display it in the Multi Node Properties window however unless the same group of nodes or a subset of them is selected You can also change the poll settings for multiple nodes see Editing Poll Settings for Multiple Nodes in Chapter 4 List Views for more information Changing the Layout of Map Objects 6 42 NetSight Element Manager provides a variety of layout tools that allow you to arrange node icons symbols and all other map elements with the click of a mouse You can layer objects align a group of selected objects by left edge right edge top or bottom re size objects to match the controlling object s height width or both space selected objects evenly either horizontally or vertically arrange selected objects in a grid pattern or even create a ring of objects Each of these features is described below The Layout Tools are available both via the Map and Alignment To
240. on field enter a description for the node class 3 If there are any notes regarding the node class you wish to keep in the Properties window type them into the Notes field 4 Click OK to save your changes and exit the window Editing Node Class Properties 4 45 List Views 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 locate the map on which a node has been placed need not be active NetSight Element Manager will not be able to locate a nodes map if Both the Orphan and Go to Map functions require your map files to be open though they 7 that map is closed and any nodes located on closed maps will be marked as orphans Selecting and Deleting Orphans Nodes that are displayed in a list view but not placed on a currently open map are recognized by NetSight Element Manager as orphan nodes By using the Select Orphans or Delete Orphans options from the Edit menu you can highlight these orphan devices in your list view and if you choose delete them To select orphan devices 1 Activate the desired list view and select Edit gt Select Orphans from primary window menu bar Any nodes that are not located on an open map will be highlighted in the list view To delete orphans 1 Activate the desired l
241. operties 24 x T Lock View m Background Color Sec C Bitmap o Tie Bitmap Bitmap File Name Browse I Show Page Lines I Display Grid Grid Size 50 Cancel Eont Help Figure 6 7 The Map Properties Window Follow the steps outlined in the previous sections to change any of the properties of the selected map Adding a Submap To create a nested hierarchy of maps as displayed in the Map View workspace you must add Submap icons to existing maps You can create a submap by creating an entirely new map or by linking an existing map you can also generate submaps automatically see Generating Submaps Automatically page 6 15 Any changes you make to the nested hierarchy will be reflected in the Map View display Submap icons both report the status of and provide a means for opening or activating their associated maps To add a submap manually Building Your Network Map 6 13 Creating Network Maps 6 14 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 gt Sub Map or In the toolbar click the Insert Sub Map E icon The Insert SubMap window Figure 6 8 displays Insert Sub Map Maps C ateMa Rack 3 j Create New Cancel Help Figure 6 8 The Insert SubMap Window Ifno other maps have yet been created inserting a submap will launch the New Map View window directly
242. or from the Subnets group box Using the Subnets Window 3 29 Discovering Nodes 3 30 Using the Subnets Window 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 information about all discovered or manually inserted devices in one place its central node database This information can be viewed in a wide variety of customizable ways via List Views Tree Views and Maps About List Views One of the ways NetSight Element Manager allows you to see organize and work with the nodes in your database is through List Views List Views as their name implies display the contents of your central node database in a collection of lists These lists can be configured in a variety of ways you can choose the information about each node that you wish to display the order in which that information will be displayed and the font used to display it you can also choose which nodes you wish to display in a list by configuring a filter which selects or omits nodes based on the characteristics you choose Specific nodes can also be excluded from individual List Views while remaining present in the central node database List Views provide enormous flexibility in the display of your central node database without a
243. our remaining Discover script parameters as explained in the following sections or click OK to save your entries and return to the Discover Manager window You can combine one or more IP address ranges with one or more subnets in a single device discover script as long as the total number of addresses to be queried in a single script does not exceed 2000 3 10 Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 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 you wish to discover When a script with more than one assigned community name is executed the Discover application will query each address in the specified address range s and or subnet s using the first community name listed in the Community Names group box If a node responds the other community names are not used to query that node If there is no response to the first query the address is queried again using the second listed community name This process is repeated until a response is returned or until all listed community names have been used to query the address If no response is elicited from an address after using all community names assigned to the script the Discover application gives up on that address and moves on to the next one To select a community name for use in
244. out gt Make Same Size gt Width from the primary window menu bar To make the selected objects the same height as the controlling object click on the Make Same Height D button or select Layout gt Make Same Size gt Height To make the selected objects the same size both width and height as the controlling object click on the Make Same Size lE button or select Layout gt Make Same Size gt Both The resized objects remain selected after the alignment procedure is complete you can move the group as a whole by clicking and holding the mouse button and dragging the group of objects to the desired map location To de select the objects click in the map background 6 45 Creating Network Maps 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 Remember neither the Alignment Toolbar nor the Layout menu options will be active unless a map window is active Press and hold the Ctrl key and select the object s you wish to align in a grid formation You can also select objects using the click and drag selection method or via the Edit gt Select All or Edit gt Select All Nodes options on the primary window menu bar Once you ve selected the objects you wish to align release the Ctrl key and click on the
245. over is complete allowing you to view the list of discovered nodes The Discover Process Discovering Nodes NEW and SECONDARY Discovers 2 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 will be listed in the discover window and automatically added to the central node database This is called a NEW Discovery The second time you run any device discover however even a device script which has not yet been run NetSight Element Manager will perform a SECONDARY Discover querying only those IP addresses which did not respond to the first discover When a NEW Discovery is performed new information which may be discovered about an IP address will not overwrite the information about that address which is currently in the central node database For example if an IP address previously assigned to an EMME is moved to a SmartSwitch 6000 the discover application does not record this change in the database Stopping a Discover in Progress 1 Select File gt Exit from the Network Discover window s menu bar or Click the close button in the upper right corner of the Network Discover window A message window like the one illustrated in Figure 3 13 opens NetDiscover x N Network discovery is still active Do you want to save discovery results
246. overridden by the Node options configured in the Polling page The interval set in this field will only take precedence if it is Jonger than the duration required to poll the entire node database as configured via the Polling Options page Customizing NetSight Element Manager Overview of NetSight Element Manager NOTE 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 device polling is in effect this will determine the default number of times after a failed poll that NetSight Element Manager will re poll a device before declaring it in a Critical contact unavailable state To change the default Retries setting 1 Click in the Retries text field and type in the number of polls which will be issued to an individual device before declaring a contact unavailable status The range is from 0 to 100 retries the default is 3 retries Timeout sec This field determines the default duration between retry polls to an individual device To change the Timeout value 1 Click in the Timeout sec text field and type in the duration in seconds between re polls after the initial poll failure The range is from 1 to 90 seconds the default is 4 seconds This Timeout value can only be configured here for all nodes individual Node Properties windows do not
247. ow menu bar 3 Move the cursor back into the map window and note that it has changed from an arrow to a crosshair Position the crosshair where you want to begin drawing 6 34 Customizing Your Map 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 additional objects of the same shape without having to re select the tool If you are creating a line click the mouse button once to place the beginning line point then move the cursor in the direction you wish to draw your line Each time you single click on the mouse button a line segment is completed at the end of each line segment you can either change directions and draw an additional attached line segment or double click to complete the line Note that once your line is complete the crosshair cursor is returned to its pointer state to draw additional lines re select the line tool Once you ve created an object you can edit its graphical properties such as fill line type and color via the appropriate Properties window To access the Properties window 1 Customizing Your Map Double click on the object or Select the object and then select Edit gt Properties from the primary window menu bar or Select the object then select the Proper
248. p to your desktop via the minimized NetSight Element Manager icon the Task Bar icon representing NetSight Element Manager will change from the inactive window title bar color to the active window title bar color F If any node in your central node database is in a Critical or Warning state this status Unknown Blue NetSight Element Manager has not yet been able to contact at least one element in the associated map and has not yet determined whether or not that contact will be successful A node or map icon is blue only temporarily while NetSight Element Manager determines whether or not contact can be made if contact is successfully made the icon will turn green if not it will turn red Performing an individual node status query using the Manage gt Query Status option from the primary window menu bar or the Query Status option available from the right mouse menu temporarily turns a node icon blue while the status query is being made Normal Green No elements in the map are reporting warning or critical conditions a map with no elements will also report this status NetSight Element Manager is successfully communicating with the represented node and the node is operating properly on the network Green is also the default color for an undefined icon represented by a question mark one with which no IP address is currently associated be removed from any open maps if it appears on any closed maps its node specific icon wi
249. pe 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 device type and the ability to define and add an icon representing a new Model Class Enterprise or Topology value are available external to the NetSight Element Manager framework via three executables AddTool AddDevType and AddImage These programs process input from standard text files and allow for quick batch customization of these functions The use of each tool is described in detail in the following sections Using the AddTool Utility The AddTool utility allows you to add Tools menu options and Toolbar icons to the NetSight Element Manager framework as described in Customizing the Toolbar in Chapter 2 Overview of NetSight Element Manager To do so you must prepare an input file in one of two formats comma separated variable CSV or tag data format which contains the following information for each tool you wish to add Menu Text This parameter defines the text that will appear in the Tools menu you can add an ampersand amp in front of the character you wish to use as the keyboard mnemonic for your new tool option Note that you cannot duplicate any mnemonics already in use on the Tools menu Hint Text This parameter defines the text description that will appear in the primary w
250. perties window H inserts the parent window identifier inserts a single percent sign gle p g Working Directory Use this optional parameter to specify the location of any secondary files that might be needed by the executable if those files are not located in the same directory as the executable itself If you choose not to specify a working directory the directory in which the executable resides will be used by default Small Image File You can use this optional field to specify the small 16x16 pixel bitmap image file that will be used to represent your tool on the Toolbar icon Be sure to specify the path to the bitmap image If you choose not to specify an image file the default icon associated with the application will be used Using the AddTool Utility Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage 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 not to specify an image file the default image associated with the application will be used Note that the large image file is not displayed anywhere in the NetSight Element Manager framework Creating an Add Tool Input File You can create your Add Tool input file in one of two formats multi line tag data format or single line comma separated variable CSV format Each method is described below
251. plications e The Network Status application is responsible for polling nodes in the central database It provides you with feedback regarding the status of devices on your network through the central NetSight Element Manager user interface via the List Views Tree Views and Maps Node status is propagated right up through these views and onto your desktop via NetSight Element Manager s minimized icon Key features of this user interface are highlighted in the Management and Monitoring Workspace beginning on page 2 5 e The Event Manager application is responsible for alarm and event management It receives traps from network nodes and events from other NetSight Element Manager processes maintains the Log Views in which you view received events and carries out Overview of 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 unattended data back ups and network discovery sessions that will launch automatically at a scheduled time and date With the Scheduler you can also configure and activate groups of pager calendars so that network technicians can be automatically paged in response to network alarms or events The Scheduler is highlighted in Scheduler Tool beginning on page 2 12 The Remote Administration Tools suite let you easily perform
252. ppear the tools have been added successfully Once you have added tools via the AddTool utility they can only be removed via the Tools gt Customize window available from within the framework See Customizing the Toolbar in Chapter 2 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Using the Addilmage Utility NetSight Element Manager classifies devices according to what is called a Node Class Each defined Node Class specifies four kinds of attributes that describe the device Model the model type of the device such as CSX200 or 6H123 50 Class the functional classes supported by the device such as Switch Repeater etc Topology topologies supported by the device such as FDDI Token Ring or Ethernet CSMACD and Enterprise the manufacturer of the device NetSight Element Manager provides many pre defined model class topology and enterprise definitions but if you wish you can use the AddImage tool to add any additional ones you might need The AddImage tool performs the same function as creating a new image via the Node Class Properties window as described in Editing Node Class Properties in Chapter 4 List Views For more information about creating an entirely new node class see Using the gt AddDevType Utility page A 9 As with AddTool to use the AddImage utility you must prepare an input file in one of two formats comma separated variable CSV or tag data format which contains the following information for each i
253. rce document and the link will be removed from the Links window Converting an Object 6 56 More recent Microsoft Windows applications those that support the OLE2 version may allow you to convert an embedded object from one similar application type to another This is useful if you intend to be sharing data between machines in one form or another For example you might copy a map with an embedded spreadsheet from one machine and then install a copy of that map onto a second machine that uses a different spreadsheet application than the original machine By using conversion the second machine could open the embedded object in its native spreadsheet format There are two options for converting an embedded object e You can permanently convert object data from its original source format to that of another supporting application When the conversion is complete the object will open into the new document format the original document format will be overwritten and will no longer be available e You can choose to emulate the object data via a new supporting application Emulation means that the data will be temporarily treated as if it had been converted but when the source file is closed it will retain the data structure of the original creating application This is useful if for example you have several management stations that run different applications but share a common link to a source document which you want to maintain in its
254. re you define an interval that allows enough time for each session to complete The default value of 0 zero indicates that manual execution of the script is required 2 Define any remaining Discover script parameters or click OK to save your interval and return to the Discover Manager window Note that scheduled discovers behave a little differently than manually executed discovers see The Discover Process page 3 16 for more information Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3 13 Discovering Nodes Discover Properties New Discover 1 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 executed at any time 1 In the Discover Manager window click to highlight the name of the Discover script to be executed and click Execute or In the Discover Manager window click the right mouse button on the name of the desired Discover script to reveal the Discover Manager menu and select Execute 3 14 Executing Discover Scripts Discovering Nodes fi Discover Manager Description Interval New Discover 1 0 10 20 39 Subnet Accounting Subnet 0 10 20 33 Subnet Sales Subnet 0 You can t execute a discover script while a Net Discover window is still open either because there is a discover still in progress
255. rent active map will be saved To ensure that all changes to all maps are saved you must activate each map in turn and save it via one of the options above or use the Save All Maps function 1 Click on the Save All Maps button Gil on the toolbar or Select File gt Save All Maps from the primary window menu bar As a safety precaution you will always be prompted if you attempt to close a map or exit NetSight Element Manager without saving your changes If you attempt to save a locked map you will be offered the option of saving a copy of the locked map You must assign this copy a unique name or the save will not take place Deleting Maps and Folders 6 62 You can delete both maps and folders via the Map View workspace with three restrictions you cannot delete a locked map you cannot delete any map which is serving as the root map for one or more submaps and you cannot delete a folder which contains one or more maps 1 Inthe Map View workspace click the right mouse button on the map or folder you wish to delete 2 Select Delete from the resulting menu Managing Maps and Folders Creating Network Maps The selected map or folder will be deleted without further confirmation Note that deleting a map deletes only the MAP version of the map file the MRM version remains intact in the assigned directory and can be re imported at any time To remove lingering MRM files use the Windows Explorer or any other Windows fi
256. ridge Multi Topology Bridge Server Router Ethernet Token Ring Bridge Ethernet WAN Bridge FDDI Concentrator ATM Generic Bridge Switch PBX Terminal Server Nodes which support more than one functional class will be displayed in any view for which one of its classes is selected You can also choose to filter on nodes whose functional class is unknown Topologies Lists the topologies that NetSight Element Manager will recognize include e Regular 1822 e HDH 1822 e RFC 877 X 25 Ethernet CSMACD ISO 8802 6 MAN StarLAN HyperChannel T1 Basic ISDN Serial Line IP Software Loopback Proteon 80Mbit AALS over ATM Arcnet SONET SDLC Frame Relay Service X 25 M10X25 Proprietary PPP Serial Creating and Editing List Views ISO 88022 LLC Token Bus FDDI T 3 Primary ISDN CLNP IP Ultra Tech Proteon 10Mbit RS 232 Arcnet Plus SONET Path V 35 HIPPI Proprietary Multiplexing Proprietary Virtual Internal SMDS Intercarrier Interface Topologies listed Local Talk ISO 8802 3 3 Mbit Ethernet Token Ring Lap B El PPP XNS IP SMDS ATM Parallel Port SMDS DXI SONET VT Frame Relay HSSI X25PLE Generic Modem Other List Views Creating the Filter a 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 When you create
257. rn to NEW Discovery mode by clicking the Reset button in the Discover Manager window deleting any node from the central database will also reset the device script counters to NEW Discovery mode Discover Wizard A Wizard is provided to walk you through each step of configuring and performing a discovery The Discover application is covered in Chapter 3 Discovering Nodes Management and Monitoring Workspace NetSight Element Manager provides four work areas that allow you to choose how to view information about the devices in your central node database the List View Tree View Map View and Log View Each provides a slightly different and user configurable look at the central node database each comes with default views to get you started and each provides you with the ability to create one or more views specifically designed to display the node information you need to successfully manage your network The following sections highlight each of these workspaces and provide sample illustrations of the workspaces and the windows available from them About NetSight Element Manager 2 5 Overview of 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 nodes and the information about each node you wish to display Figure 2 3 illustrates a sa
258. roperties available for selection are Status Indicates the status of NetSight Element Manager s contact with the node Status conditions and their corresponding colors are described beginning on page 5 9 Creating and Editing Tree Views 5 11 Tree Views EH Address Displays the IP address assigned to the node and the MAC address of the contact interface EH Interface Number Display the ifIndex value assigned to the contact interface l Poll Method Indicates the type of polling currently being used to contact the node E Poll Interval The configured interval between interface polls in seconds E Poll Retries The number of polls that must fail before NetSight Element Manager declares communication with the interface has failed ie Notes Displays the text of any notes you have assigned to the interface These notes can also be edited via the General tab in the Interface Properties window For more information on Notes see Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps for more information on the node properties window see Chapter 4 List Views Selecting a Display Font The Font Window allows you to change the appearance of your tree view by allowing you to select the font style and size for any displayed text You can change the font setting for any tree view including the All Nodes Tree View 1 Click on Font from the appropriate New Tree View or Tree View Properties window The Font window Figure 5 7 will be displayed Font sty
259. rst three bytes of the subnet address in the fourth byte field enter the IP at which you want the search to start 3 If you have chosen to search only a portion of a subnet click to select the Start subnet MAC search using 4th numeric IP value shown above option A check mark opens in the selection box 4 Because searching an entire subnet can be time consuming you can configure the Locator Tool to stop at pre defined intervals asking if you want to continue the search To activate this option click to select Prompt every XX devices and use the text field provided to enter the number of devices that will be located between prompts The default value is 10 Once the search begins a Stop Searching button will also appear allowing you to stop gt the search at any time 5 If you wish to ping each found device once it is located select the Ping found devices option in the text field provided specify a timeout period in seconds If a device does not respond to the ping request within the specified timeout the ping will be considered to be unsuccessful 6 For the quickest Subnet search click to select the Do not resolve host names during subnet search option This kind of search will locate only IP addresses and ping them if you have selected that option no host name or MAC resolution will take place Note that selecting this option inactivates the Identify MAC address option described in the next step 7 For the most detail
260. s Map Views are not populated automatically you can create as many maps as you need and add and arrange node icons in any way you like Maps can also be nested via a submap hierarchy which can be displayed at a glance via the Map View page in the workspace You can add device icons directly to your maps or simply drag them in from any existing view you can also add a variety of symbols to your map and take advantage of Microsoft s Object Linking and Embedding OLE technology to add objects created by other applications Working with Maps NetSight Element Manager creates and maintains maps without assigning any default hierarchical structure to them each map is created and maintained as an independent file If you wish however you can define relationships among any number of independent maps by establishing links between them These links set up a sequence of status reporting that results in a de facto hierarchical structure defined by the direction in which maps report their status to other linked maps NetSight Element Manager allows you to create a nested hierarchy of maps via the use of submap icons In this nested hierarchy which can be adjusted and changed as needed each map reports its status and the status of its subparts to all related maps Creating Network 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 sub
261. s Topology Model and Enterprise This sample includes the optional initial descriptive line Note that the line breaks shown here are a publishing limitation only be sure your file does not break the single line required for each image entry CSV Sample File Image type Image name Small image file Large image file Image id Using the Addimage Utility Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage and AddDevType Da Tag Data Format 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 carl6 bmp c small_icons car32 bmp 713 nterprise Mom n Pop c small_icons folks16 bmp c small_icons folks32 bmp 714 Although the sample input file shown here assigns a different Image ID value to each new image images of different types can share Image IDs For example each image added by this input file could have been assigned the same Image ID as long as that ID value was not being used by another image of the same type 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 a space on either side The end of each entry is signaled by a separator line containing three dots any additional blank lines between entries are ignored Note that the fi
262. s 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 try to add a second submap icon representing the same FLOOR_1 map the submap relationship will change for example adding FLOOR_1 as a submap of BUILDING _B removes its submap relationship with BUILDING _A This change will occur without warning but is also reflected in the workspace When creating submap relationships place the appropriate submap icon in the appropriate map You can use a submap icon to link two existing maps or create a new map when you place the submap icon Similarly changing an established hierarchy can be accomplished by moving or removing the appropriate submap icons You can even create a new map and place it at the top of your hierarchy just by adding the appropriate submap icons You can also create submaps based on subnets automatically see Generating Submaps Automatically page 6 15 for details About GoTo Symbols Using GoTo symbols to link maps allows you to create a more free form relationship among maps one that can also be linked and unlinked at will Placing a GoTo symbol into a map provides a quick and easy means of accessing the map represented by the symbol and allows you to link maps outside of the status reporting hierarchy GoTo symbols report the status of the maps they represent but this sta
263. s 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 the same map the submap link will change without warning and the workspace display will update accordingly See About Submap Icons page 6 3 and About GoTo Symbols page 6 4 for more information You should use care when removing a submap link entirely If you remove a submap icon with a Cut command only the icon and the link it represents will be removed the actual map file remains intact and can be pasted into another map as a Go To link if you wish However if you use a Delete command or the Delete key on your keyboard to remove a submap icon a prompt window opens asking if you wish to remove the view If you select Yes the MAP file represented by the submap icon will be deleted as will the submap icon itself If you select No only the submap icon and the link will be removed Ifyou inadvertently remove a MAP file along with its submap icon by selecting Yes in the prompt window don t worry The associated MRM file will still be in place and can be re imported See Importing an MRM Map page 6 20 for more information Third when a map window is the current active window the Edit menu contains an additional non standard selection Paste Special No IPs You can use this option to copy and paste single icons or a group of icons without including each ico
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265. s tab to bring the Tree View Workspace into T view a e New View New Folder Delete Tree Views All Nodes Tree View Classes View A 6 DLM Views Status Group Status Group B Interfaces View Remote Views Satellite Office Views Topologies View Praperte Indicates the folder is expanded and all the contents are displayed These menus are available by clicking the right mouse button on the appropriate folder above or view below Indicates the folder contains one or more tree views Click on the folder to expand and view the contents of the folder Newiview New Folder Delete Properties Figure 5 1 Getting Around the Tree View Workspace The default tree views provided with NetSight Element Manager are placed in the root Tree Views folder All of these default views except the read only All Nodes Tree View can be edited or deleted you can also add additional views and or folders Adding a Folder to the Workspace As a means of organizing a collection of Tree Views you can add a folder to the Tree View page of the workspace each folder you create will be contained within the root Tree Views folder and each can contain one or more tree views as well as additional folders Note that folders are a workspace display convention only and they can only be created from within the workspace itself To create a folder 1 Display the Tree View page of the workspace b
266. s the functional classes supported by the selected node Router Bridge Switch ATM etc represented by the appropriate class icon s Enterprise Displays the enterprise or vendor that manufactured the selected node Topologies Displays the topology or topologies supported by the node Interfaces Displays the interfaces branch of information for the selected node which includes a variety of information about the interface through which NetSight Element Manager is communicating with the selected node The specific interface information that can be selected for display via the Interface Items list box is described in the following section e Notes Displays the text of any notes you have assigned to the node For more information on Notes see Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps Interface Properties Options If you have selected the Interfaces node property for display you can choose to display a variety of data specific to the interface through which NetSight Element Manager is communicating with each displayed node Simply choosing the Interface Node Item displays a description of the contact interface which serves as the label for the folder which contains the selectable Interface Items Also displayed automatically is the first item in the interfaces branch contained in the folder Topology Displays the network topology supported by the contact interface along with an icon representing that topology Additional interface p
267. scripts that will discover IP devices by address range or subnetwork range The IP or Host Locator tool which resolves IP addresses to host names and vice versa is also described here e Chapter 4 List Views covers the List View workspace and List View windows NetSight Element Manager stores all node information in a central database List Views provide you with a variety of user configurable views into that database including a wide selection of status and descriptive information about each node This chapter also provides information on manually adding nodes to the node database editing a node s displayed properties and individual polling intervals and launching device management 1 1 Introduction e 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 information about the interface through which NetSight Element Manager is communicating with each node e Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps provides detailed instructions on how to use the Map View workspace and how to create and link individual map files You can use maps to represent your network configuration via symbols and icons This chapter also describes the use of Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding OLE with map files e Chapter 7 Node Management Ov
268. se data you want to embed you can also use the Browse button to scan your directory tree for the file Customizing Your Map 6 51 Creating Network Maps Insert Object 24 x C t Create New File Bitmap Image Cancel Create from File C Link Objects test bmp Browse T Link Bitmap Image Inserts the contents of the file as an object into F A your document so that you may activate it using laka the program which created it It will be displayed as an icon Change Icon 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 object in your map Creating an Object Link gt If you wish to create a linked object you must first create the object using its native application save it as an independent file then use the process described above to select the independent file as an object Once you have selected the file you want to link you must be sure to select the Link option in the Insert Object window Figure 6 33 before closing the window If you do not select the Link option when first placing the object the object will be embedded and you cannot change an embedded object to a linked object once it has been placed You can view information about your linked objects change the source file for a
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270. simply additional descriptions that are associated with the selected element they have no other function You can add an Object Note to any element in a map or other view via the Edit gt Notes option on the primary window menu bar via the Edit Notes 41 icon on the toolbar or via the Edit Notes option available on the right mouse Map or View menu for device icons you can also enter a note via the General tabbed page in the Properties window see Chapter 4 List Views for more information on configuring device properties You can also add notes to multiple nodes via the Multi Node Properties window see gt Adding Notes to Multiple Nodes page 6 42 To add or edit an object note to any element 1 If necessary open or activate the map or view which contains the object you wish to annotate then click to select the object 2 Inthe primary window menu bar select Edit gt Notes or In the toolbar click Edit Notes E icon or Right click on the selected element on the resulting menu drag down to Edit Notes and release The Object Notes window Figure 6 28 opens Customizing Your Map 6 39 Creating Network Maps 6 40 Notes Add your object note description here 3 Figure 6 28 Object Notes Window 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 Ent
271. source address is communicating e Defining an ageing time after which a non communicating source address will be removed from the source address database Each of these features is discussed more thoroughly in the individual device specific User s Guides in addition however NetSight Element Manager also provides a global source address function called Source Address Naming With source address naming you can create a text file which will add names to correspond to the source addresses that appear in any device or port specific Source Addresses window To add source address names to the addresses appearing in the Source Addresses window 1 Create a text file named ENETADDR DEF in NetSight Element Manager s data directory NetSight Element Manager x x bin The ENETADDR DEF file should have the following format for each listed device lt MAC address gt lt logical name gt optional comment for example 00001d027f18 Bill s PC 486 66 ACME Super PC Source Address Naming Node Management Overview For this function to work your ENETADDR DEF file must be saved in a text only format Figure 7 2 displays a sample ENETADDR DEF file z Enetaddr def Notepad Ioj x File Edit Search Help 66 66 6c 61 66 ab Nicole s PC G6266 66 66 6c 66 66 af Simone lab 66 66 6c 63 e8 77 JQ workstation SparcII 60 66 6c 62 16 ea Zippy 66 66 6c 67 ac 61 The Big Dadoo Figure 7 2 Sample ENETADDR DEF File 2 Edit the ctro
272. source application that created it or to launch the contents of a packaged object so that you can edit or update the object data if necessary 1 Double click within the object s border or Single click to select the object then choose Edit gt Package Object gt Activate Contents from the primary window menu bar If an object has been opened from the map so that the source application is active you will notice that the object will be shaded in the map to indicate its active or opened state Before you update an object s data remember If the object is embedded updates to its data are written directly within the map file If the object is linked updates of its data will be written to the source document and reflected in all links that access the source document If the object is Packaged the form in which the data is updated will depend on whether it was linked or embedded within the Package Customizing Your Map 6 53 Creating Network Maps Updating a Link 6 54 You can use the Links window to see a list of all linked objects in any map and e 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 e Open the source document of any linked object e Change the linked object to reference a new source document e Remove the link to the source document so that the object becomes a static item in your map
273. ssis Manager poll settings You can also issue an immediate status poll at any time via the Query Status options described above 7 Ifyou have a mission critical node you can keep Chassis Manager running to be Use the following fields to establish the refresh rate of polling for all nodes in your node database Interval sec The amount of time that elapses between groups of poll packets The number of intervals required to complete a poll cycle will depend on how many devices are in your node database and how many are being polled during each interval To set the Interval value 1 Click in the Interval text field and type in the number of seconds you want NetSight Element Manager to wait between each set of polling packets The range is from 1 to 60 seconds the default is 5 seconds Packets The number of poll packets that will be sent to devices eligible for polling during each polling interval To set the Packets number of polled devices value 1 Click in the Packets text field and type in the number of IP devices you want polled during each poll Interval The range is from 1 to 25 poll of all nodes in your database divide the number of nodes in your database by the To determine the amount of time it will take NetSight Element Manager to complete one p Packets value and multiply by the Interval sec value Customizing NetSight Element Manager 2 19 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Node Options 2 20
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275. symbol to represent each of the various model type class enterprise and topology properties that are associated with each node If you choose you can change this symbol by selecting a different symbol from the default set or by creating an entirely new symbol You can also edit the properties of that is change the graphic associated with any of the symbols provided To select a new symbol click on the Select button in the appropriate property area of the window a Select Symbol window opens displaying the default set of symbols available for the selected property Each property Model Class Enterprise and Topology supports a different default symbol set as illustrated in Figure 4 29 following page The process for selecting editing and creating symbols is described in detail in Editing Symbol Properties found in Chapter 6 Creating Network Maps Keep in mind that changes made in the Node Class Properties window will apply to all nodes of the selected class not just the specific node whose properties you are modifying Ifyou wish to launch a specific application for a specific device you can configure that by customizing the Tools menu and its accompanying toolbar see Customizing the Toolbar in Chapter 2 Overview of NetSight Element Manager Editing Node Class Properties 4 39 List Views Select Symbol a Unknown Bridge Medium Small Macintosh PC Computer Computer Saja 3s DNI PC Workstation T
276. t Packet Switching SFS SFPS SPECTRUM Element Manager SPECTRUM for Open Systems SPIM A SPIM C SPIM F1 SPIM F2 SPIM T SPIM T1 TPMIM TPMIM 22 TPMIM T1 TPRMIM TPRMIM 36 TPT T TRBMIM TRMM 2 TRMMIM and TRXI are trademarks of Cabletron Systems Inc AppleTalk Apple Macintosh and TokenTalk are registered trademarks and Apple Remote Access and EtherTalk are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc SmartBoost is a trademark of American Power Conversion ST is a registered trademark and C is a trademark of AT amp T Banyan and VINES are registered trademarks of Banyan Systems Inc cisco ciscoSystems and AGS are registered trademarks and cBus cisco Router CRM IGS and MGS are trademarks of cisco Systems Inc GatorBox is a registered trademark and GatorMail GatorMIM GatorPrint GatorShare GatorStar GatorStar GX M and XGator are trademarks of Cayman Systems Inc CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe Incorporated X Window System is a trademark of Consortium Inc CTERM DECnet and ULTRIX are registered trademarks and DEC DEC C DECnet DOS DECstation VAX DOCUMENT VMA and VT are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation Fore Systems ForeRunner and ForeRunner ASX 100 are trademarks of Fore Systems Inc PC TCP is a registered trademark of FTP Software Inc HP OpenView is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Inc AIX IBM OS 2 NetView and PS 2 are registered trademarks and AT Micro Chann
277. t Element Manager 9 Inthe 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 automatically with NetSight Element Manager 11 Click OK to add your new option Editing a Tool Entry You can also edit any of the configured values for a Tool entry either one you have added or one of the default entries provided to do so 1 Open the Customize window by selecting Tools gt Customize from the primary NetSight Element Manager window 2 Inthe Menu Items list box click to select the item you wish to edit The remaining window fields will fill with the values set for the selected item 3 Edit the existing values as desired see the previous section for details 4 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Customize window Removing a Tool Entry You can also delete any existing Tool entry as follows 1 Open the Customize window by selecting Tools gt Customize from the primary NetSight Element Manager window 2 Inthe Menu Items list box click to select the item you wish to remove then click on Delete The selected item and its associated parameters will be removed from the window 3 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Customize window Backing Up Data Files 2 30 We strongly recommend that you back up your NetSight Element Manager fil
278. t at the device or the Name value set via the node s Properties window H inserts the parent window identifier inserts a single percent sign gle p g Working Directory Use this optional parameter to specify the location of any secondary files that might be needed by the executable if those files are not located in the same directory as the executable itself If you choose not to specify a working directory the directory in which the executable resides will be used by default Description Use this optional parameter to provide a description of the device represented by your new node class This description will be displayed by default in the Properties window for devices represented by your new node class Using the AddDevType Utility Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage 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 AddDevtType Input File You can create your AddDevType input file in one of two formats multi line tag data format or single line comma separated variable CSV format Each method is described below Comma Separated Variable CSV Format To create an input file using the single line CSV format you need only string together the fields you wish to use in a single line with each value separated by a comma To specify multiple values
279. t case Enterprise This field specifies the Enterprise type which applies to the device defined by your new node class You must select an Enterprise image which has already been defined and you must be sure to specify the name of the enterprise image using the correct case sysObjectID Use this parameter to specify the unique sysOID value that has been assigned to the device defined by your new node class This value must be unique if you try to define a node class based on a sysOJD that is already in use an error message will be displayed and the utility will stop processing the file If you define a sysOID which does not begin with 1 3 6 1 4 1 or one which contains an unrecognized enterprise index a warning message will appear but processing will continue Classes This field specifies the Class type or types which apply to the device defined by your new node class You must select Class images which have already been defined and you must be sure to specify their names using the correct case To specify multiple class images separate the values with commas for a file in CSV format enclose the entire attribute value in double quotes Using the AddDevType Utility A 9 Batch Customization via AddTool Addlmage and AddDevType A 10 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 b
280. t interface on a selected node via the Poll Settings options in the Interfaces tabbed page in the Properties window Figure 4 23 page 4 32 The Properties button in the Interfaces tabbed page launches the Interface Properties window Figure 4 25 with an identical Poll Settings area Poll Settings information can be configured in either location with the same effect Interface Properties 12 xi General Interface Address 134 141 60 41 Interface 1 3 Token Ring MAC address 00008848358D Poll Settings Method SNMP MIB2 Interval sec fi 5 5 9999 Retries E 0 100 Cancel Help Figure 4 25 The Interface Properties Window For each node in the database NetSight Element Manager polls a single interface for multiple interface devices the interface associated with the first valid MAC address detected via the highest successful polling method Ping SNMP MIB I or SNMP MIB II By default the same poll settings are used for all nodes in the database as determined by the settings in the Polling Options page in the Tools gt Options window and each node s status is updated once during the time it takes to poll the entire database For example if you have 500 nodes in your database and your node polling is set at an interval of 10 seconds with 5 nodes polled per cycle it will take 1000 seconds 100 poll cycles x 10 seconds or about 16 5 minutes to poll the entire database During that time th
281. tSight Element Manager will handle the re discovery of nodes in your MRM maps that are not present in your current central node database 1 In the primary window menu bar select File gt MRM Maps gt Options the Importing MRM Maps Options window Figure 6 13 opens Importing an MRM Map Creating Network Maps Importing MRM Maps Options 21x Automatically insert devices C Manually insert devices Cancel 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 node select Manually Insert Devices 3 Click OK The configured option will be used for all MRM imports until a new option is selected Importing a Map 1 In the Map View window select the folder into which you wish to import the map If you want to import the map to the top level of the Map View hierarchy select the main Map Views folder or highlight any existing map 2 From the primary window menu bar select File gt MRM Maps gt Import MRM Map The Import MRM window Figure 6 14 opens Import MRM 29 x Look in Maps El c EF 3 Corporate ap mrm 3 New Map View 1 mrm 2 New Map View 2 mrm Filename fo Files of type Human readable map files mrm z Cancel Figure 6 14 The Import MRM Window Importin
282. tem in the expanded branch Within the branch the UP and DOWN arrow keys will select the displayed items In an expanded display the LEFT arrow will move the cursor back to the heading of the current branch of information The LEFT arrow will also collapse an expanded branch e The SPACE BAR can be used for changing the highlighted selection within the portion of a Tree View that can be seen in the window but will not continuously scroll through a Tree View the way UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW will About Tree Views 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 filter criteria allow you to select which nodes will be displayed Tree View display properties allow you to select which information about those nodes will be displayed To create a new tree view 1 Select Window gt New Tree View from the primary window menu bar or Click fe on the toolbar or In the Tree View Workspace click the right mouse button on any folder or in any blank area and select New View from the menu that appears The New Tree View window Figure 5 6 opens New Tree View The Node Items check list allows you 1 1x to choose which Node Items Interface Items Cancel E e te
283. tered in any field that requires an IP address Customizing NetSight Element Manager Overview of NetSight Element Manager Network Options 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 Confirm Shutdown By default when you shut down NetSight Element Manager via the File gt Exit menu option the Exit toolbar icon or the Close Xx button in the main application window a message window opens asking you to confirm your action with a Yes exit or No remain open Deselecting this option will cause the confirmation window to be suppressed and the application will immediately shut down leaving it selected will cause the confirmation window to be displayed The Network options Figure 2 8 allow you to set the default Community Name IP Address prefix and Address Mask that will be used when you attempt to add entries into the node database either manually or through a discovery When you initialize NetSight Element Manager for the first time a Welcome Wizard will guide you through setting up the product The information entered through the Welcome Wizard appears and can be edited here Community Name The Community Name is a basic security mechanism implemented in SNMP It acts as both a local and remote password for IP devices and provides different l
284. the workspace and import the associated MRM file Deleting MAP files from the workspace does not remove the associated MRM file F Each map file is saved in two versions a MAP file and a MRM file The MAP file is the Map folder relationships will also change as necessary to reflect submap relationships if you make a map from one folder a submap of a map in another folder the submap will move from its original folder to the one containing its root map If you break that submap relationship however the former submap moves to the root of the tree hierarchy not back into its original folder In addition to a nested hierarchy of maps and submaps you may also want to add a few GoTo symbols note however that while these symbols display the status of the maps they represent this status is not propagated to the map which contains the GoTo symbol You can create new folders only from within the Map View workspace you can add new submaps and GoTo symbols from the Insert menu or the toolbar and you can add new maps from the File menu or from within the Map View workspace You can also generate submaps automatically Each of these processes is described in the following sections which may not be available if no maps are open If you don t find a menu option where you expect it to be or if the toolbar option you want to use is not active check to make sure the Map View page of the workspace is displayed and that at least one map file
285. the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change its position as necessary Repeat to order all selected options as desired A list view configured in this way will display the information you have selected for all nodes in the central node database using the default display font To change the node types that will be included in your view use the Filters option described in Selecting the Nodes to Display Using Filters page 4 15 to change the display font use the Font option described in Selecting a Display Font page 4 14 For more information about the view specific Excluded Nodes list displayed at the bottom of the List View Properties window see Excluding Nodes from an Individual View page 4 18 Node Information Options 4 12 List views can include up to 13 columns of information about the nodes they display Information available for display includes Status Indicates the status of NetSight Element Manager s contact with the node The possible states are e Critical Red The node is in critical condition it is no longer in contact with NetSight Element Manager e Warning Yellow The status icon turns yellow to indicate that NetSight Element Manager has received a trap from the represented node the icon will remain yellow until the trap is acknowledged If any node in your central node database is in a Critical or Warning state this status condition will be propagated right up to your desktop via the minimized Net
286. the NetSight Element Manager map interface there is no apparent difference between a linked or embedded object each appears on your map as an icon or picture within a border from which you can access the object data The difference between an embedded or a linked object is in how its data is stored and updated with respect to the map data Whether you choose to link or embed an object will generally depend on the circumstances in which people are going to access and use its information An object that is embedded accesses data that was created via an external application but inserted within the map file data the map becomes a container for the embedded data which does not exist as an independent file The benefit of embedding data is that when it is updated and saved it is done within the confines of the map file data For instance you could embed voice annotations created via Microsoft Sound Recorder to describe each subnetwork map used by a single management station and update them as necessary to reflect changes to your network However since the data is constrained to the map in which the object is embedded it cannot be edited by its native application outside of the map file or shared like linked data and the size of the map file will increase correspondingly to the amount of embedded information An object that has been linked references data created from a source document that was created and saved external to the map The object
287. the appropriate map window to move more than one device use shift click or ctrl click to select all of the nodes you want to move However you can also add a new device directly to a map and automatically to the node database and all appropriate views this process is described in the following sections Adding a Device Directly to a Map 1 Open or activate as appropriate the map window to which you wish to add a new device 2 Inthe primary window menu bar select Insert gt Device or In the toolbar click the Insert Device wl icon or Anywhere within the selected map window even on an existing icon if you want click the right mouse button to display the Map menu as illustrated in Figure 6 16 Click again to select New Device Adding Network Elements to your Map 6 23 Creating Network Maps Fa New View Too lolx Cool Water 6 24 WAARGH x CA MacGyver moe Dork Head goCtron go as Properties TEA a Paste pelete Zippy Movesereate tima Unde ove Bonsai New Device Map Properties New Server Cut Manage Copy Guen Status Baste EditNotes Delete Status Group Properties Move Create Ring Unde Move Note that the contents of the Map New Device f p ie ae menu will change depending upon Manage whether you accessed it from a Properties blank map area or from a node icon Query Status Edit Notes Status Group Properties
288. tid Test 172 19 59 222 Brighto 172 19 59 67 172 19 56 37 172 19 56 74 172 19 56 121 172 19 59 40 172 19 59 205 Figure 4 6 Sorting Nodes Searching a List View About List Views Using the Find feature you can search a List View for any value displayed in its columns The Find window will search the contents of the active List View for a text string with options for searching a partial string and for case sensitivity or for a specific value displayed in a selected column type You can also search upwards or downwards from your current position and choose to continue the search when the top or bottom of the displayed view is reached List Views To access the Find window 1 Open or activate the List View that you wish to search 2 Select Edit gt Find from the primary window menu bar or Click ry on the List View toolbar The List View Find window Figure 4 7 opens The status bar displays the type of search currently in effect Use this text box to enter a string you wish to match in any available List View column You can specify a case sensitive search or allow for a partial match of the string ALL columns wil be searched Text to find in ANY column Select All Column to search Close Logical Address Help Model odel Name Physical Address Direction Status Group C System Up Time Up Time of Last Contact Down m Available values
289. ties 8 icon from the toolbar or Right click on the object then select Properties from the resulting menu The appropriate Properties window as illustrated in Figure 6 26 opens 6 35 Creating Network Maps Shape Properties x m Outline OK Width fl Color Color Cancel Fil Mv Fil Color Color __Heb m Sample Line Properties 27 x Dotted C Dashed Cancel m Width 1 Pixel C Other 2 Pixels H Use the Line Properties r Color window to change the Coo look of both inesand 1T connections peer Figure 6 26 Line and Shape Properties To specify Line Properties 1 Select the Line Type by clicking the mouse button on the appropriate option Solid Dotted or Dashed 2 Ifyou selected a Solid line you can specify its Line Width in pixels Dotted and dashed lines are fixed at 1 pixel 3 Select the Line Color by clicking on Color to bring up the Color Palette window selecting a pre defined Basic Color or a defined Custom Color see Figure 6 5 page 6 10 and clicking OK to return to the Line Properties window 4 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 To specify Shape Properties 1 Specify the Width of the shape s outline by typing in a pixel value specify the Color of
290. ting the AddImage Command cccccscseesceeeceseeeeeeseeseeneeeaeenees Appendix A 8 Using the AddDevType Utility 0 0 0 cccesecseceseesecesceseeeeeseeeeceeeeseenseeseenaes Appendix A 9 Creating an AddDevType Input File eee eeseeseceeceteeeeeeteeeeeeeeenes Appendix A 11 Comma Separated Variable CSV Format cccccsceeseseeeeeees Appendix A 11 Tag Data Format issicvcvsicesedaietitanentaticatianteatateeates Appendix A 12 Executing the AddDevType Command ccccceceeseeeeeeeceteeereeeeeneeees Appendix A 12 Viewing the Log Pile aii csdncdeiinnmnisien anniv alan Appendix A 13 xi Contents xii Chapter 1 Introduction Using this guide getting help Using This Guide This manual contains general information regarding NetSight Element Manager including e Chapter 1 Introduction which introduces the product provides an outline of this book s structure describes how to access and use the on line documentation and tells you how to get assistance while using the product e Chapter 2 Overview of NetSight Element Manager provides a more in depth look at some of the application s features and enhancements and describes some general functions of the software platform such as configuring options backing up data files customizing the toolbar and printing e Chapter 3 Discovering Nodes provides details on how to use the Discover application to discover nodes on your network It describes how to build
291. to deselect the Display Grid option Setting Print Options for the Map NetSight Element Manager lets you print map window information to any printer configured for your system If you would like to know how to place map items so they will fall within a page s print area you can choose to have the pagination appear in your map window To do so 1 Click the Show Page Lines option When you open the Map window dashed yellow and red lines display to indicate the pagination for the map Each area bounded by dashed lines represents the printable area of a single page You can also use the File gt Print Preview option from the primary window menu bar to preview how the map information displays on the printed page Refer to About NetSight Element Manager in Chapter 2 Overview of NetSight Element Manager for more information on the Print Preview option Setting the Icon Label Font You can use the Font button to select the font type and size that will be used to label your map elements 1 Click Font The standard Microsoft Font window Figure 6 6 opens Building Your Network Map 6 11 Creating Network Maps Font RAEI Font style Size Regular fe MS Serif T Playbill Roman Script e Small Fonts T Symbol Ez Effects Sample I Strikeout ee T Underline apres Color i Black X Script Westem x Figure 6 6 The Font Window 2 Select the desired font style size effect an
292. tus is not included in the overall status of the map in which the GoTo symbol has been placed The relationships defined by GoTo symbols are not displayed in the Map View tree structure there is no limit to the number of GoTo symbols you can add representing a single map Map and Device Status Conditions 6 4 Each entity in a nested hierarchy submap map or folder reports its overall status and the status of its subparts to the next layer up in the tree structure as indicated by the color of the status icon located to the left of each map or folder entry in the Map View GoTo symbols also report the overall status of the maps they represent but the status reported by a GoTo symbol is not part of the overall status of the map in which it is placed and will not be propagated up the tree hierarchy Working with Maps 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 contact with NetSight Element Manager Warning Yellow At least one element in the represented map is reporting a warning condition A node icon turns yellow to indicate that NetSight Element Manager has received a trap from the represented node and remains yellow until the trap is acknowledged condition will be propagated right u
293. ty to cancel the operation if you are overwriting an existing file or if the procedure fails you will be notified of the error Click OK to exit the final prompt window 2 35 Overview of NetSight Element Manager 2 36 Backing Up Data Files 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 Manager application allows you to locate devices on a network You can perform a Discover process within a specified range of IP Internet Protocol addresses on an entire subnet or on a combination of the two The Discover application automatically explores the defined network segment creates a list of discovered devices and assigns an icon to each of them The discovered nodes are then automatically integrated into NetSight Element Manager s central node database and consequently displayed as appropriate in any List or Tree Views see Chapter 4 List Views and Chapter 5 Tree Views for more information The Discover application operates using scripts which are created and saved within the application allowing them to be run repeatedly if desired You can create a new Discover script by using either the Discover Manager window Figure 3 1 or the Discover Wizard which will lead you step by st
294. u configure node polling by setting the interval for a polling cycle and the number of nodes that will be polled during that interval In essence you use the node polling options to limit the amount of network traffic that NetSight Element Manager generates as it polls devices for their status The above figure shows the defaults for NetSight Element Manager a 5 second polling cycle with 10 poll packets issued within that cycle With a database of 100 managed nodes this means that it will take 50 seconds to poll the entire node database and fully refresh the contact status of nodes in the List Views Tree Views and Map Views since there will be 10 iterations of the 5 second polling cycle to determine the contact status with all 100 nodes The status of polled nodes is maintained as is between polling cycles If a node goes down during a polling cycle its icon will remain Green Up until NetSight Element Manager re polls it and determines the loss of contact For an immediate update of a specific nodes status highlight the device then select Manage gt Query Status from the primary window menu bar or Query Status from the right mouse menu You can configure polling for an individual node so that it is polled less frequently than the refresh time required to poll the entire node database For example if one of your 100 managed IP nodes was at the far end of a T1 link and you would like that node to be polled hourly rather than at the re
295. ude them from all views and leave them in the Excluded Nodes database indefinitely maintaining a record of their presence on your network without the bandwidth cost of continuous polling Nodes in the Excluded Nodes database can also be re added to the central node database at any time should the need arise For more information about the Discover application see Chapter 3 Discovering Nodes To Exclude a Node from the Central Node Database To exclude a node from the central node database and add it to the Excluded Nodes database 1 Open or activate any view including a map view which contains the nodes you wish to exclude and click or use shift click or ctrl click to select the appropriate node entries 2 Select Edit gt Delete from the primary window menu bar or Select the Delete key on your keyboard or Select the Delete x 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 15 opens with the node s you have selected for deletion highlighted in the central window Excluded Nodes 4 23 List Views Node Delete Delete From l C Active View All Views C Database 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 data
296. ver No E Figure 3 13 Cancel Discover Confirmation Window 2 Click Yes to stop the discover and add any discovered nodes to the database click No to stop the discover without adding any partial results to the database or click on Cancel to continue the discover Restarting a Completed Discover You can also re start a completed discover from the Discover window note that this will launch the selected script in SECONDARY discover mode unless the discover counter has been reset 1 In the Network Discover window select File gt Rediscover The original discover script will be re launched in SECONDARY discover mode The Discover Process 3 17 Discovering Nodes 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 intervals behaves a little differently than a manually executed script Once a scheduled discover is complete the Network Discover window will close automatically you need not close it manually as with a normally executed script In fact the Network Discover window for a scheduled discover is minimized by default so it is only visible if you choose to view it If you have left a manually executed discover window open a scheduled discover will close this window for you so that it can execute And if a manu
297. w 264 Node s lolx oa 9E13215 Si 9H423 28 e 55R 8600 FDMMIM E FOMMIM oa 9F426 02 fig 6H122 16 fat 6C105 TRMM MRXi 22 ESX 1320 fig 6H262 18 4 EMME Name Logical Address Physical Address Time of Last Contact System Up Time Ente STS16 20RM 134 141 793 236 O000838C8DE0 03 18 1999 10 09 04 0 days 17 55 13 SnickerDoodle 172 19 56 11 000010187928 Not Available SomeSystem 172 19 56 12 00001D372946 03 18 1999 10 10 55 13 days 18 24 39 SSR 8600 172 19 56 15 00001DA2F36F 03 18 1999 10 10 55 22 days 18 07 08 BaloneyGirl 172 19 56 16 00001D102D86 Not Available 172 19 56 21 00001DOEC3E4 03 18 1999 10 10 56 34 days 22 00 58 Zippy D Doodah 172 19 56 25 00001D232814 Not Available sysName 172 19 56 26 00001D64091E 03 18 1999 10 10 55 2 days 18 24 02 JO Nutley 172 19 56 27 Not Available TRMM 172 19 56 33 0000886839E8 03 18 1999 10 11 00 5 days 20 21 58 Tigger 172 19 56 34 000010077782 03 18 1999 10 11 01 34 days 22 00 42 172 19 56 35 00001D1634C4 03 18 1999 10 11 00 34 days 22 00 18 Henry 172 19 56 36 00001DD4D3BC Not Available 172 19 56 37 00001D0E4F01 03 18 1999 10 11 00 9 days 04 53 21 5 E EEE EEE EERE 4 Y N 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 and Status Group L
298. w s properties window Excluded Nodes list When excluding a node from the All Nodes list and tree views note that the Active View selection is not available excluding a node from either of these views automatically excludes it from all views See Excluding Nodes from the Central Node Database page 4 22 for more information Excluded Nodes 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 view and select List View Properties or Tree View Properties from the resulting menu or With the appropriate list view open and active select View gt Properties from the primary window menu bar or In the List View Workspace area click the right mouse button on the name or icon associated with the view you wish to edit and select Properties from the resulting menu The appropriate Properties window as illustrated in Figure 4 13 opens List View Properties Name New List View 1 Mal Columns Cancel Status a Move Up AName _Moveup_ Font Mabel Move Down Eiter Logical Address Physical Address Help v Status Group Model Time of Last Contact System Up Time Sel t All Classes Sda Enterprise
299. w see Figure 6 21 to change the display if desired or use the scroll bar to view all available symbols Once you have selected your symbol icon click OK 4 Move the cursor back into the map window and note that it has changed from an arrow to a crosshair Position the crosshair where you want to place the symbol then click to place the symbol in your map The symbol will be displayed with its default label To change the label see Editing Individual Symbol Properties page 6 29 These symbols do not report node status nor provide access to node management Editing Symbol Properties If you wish you can edit symbol properties on two levels you can edit the properties of an individual symbol you have placed on a map assigning it a unique label you can also edit the symbol database either by changing the way a symbol is defined or displayed or by creating an entirely new symbol When you edit the symbol database you are changing the basic information NetSight AN Element Manager uses to define and display symbols These changes cannot easily be undone if you choose to do this exercise appropriate caution 6 28 Customizing Your Map 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 window Figure 6 2
300. y clicking on the tab in the Workspace View 2 Click the right mouse button on the folder to which you want to add a new folder that folder will be highlighted as illustrated in Figure 5 2 and a menu displays 5 2 About Tree Views Tree Views To add a folder at the top level of the Tree View hierarchy click to select the main Tree gt Views folder 2 ED lt q Tree Views All Nodes Tree View Classes View cS DLM Views New View Status Gre New Folder Status Gre Delete Interfaces Vier Propertie H Remote Views Sate fice Views w say Click the right mouse button on the appropriate folder to add a new folder beneath that selection in the hierarchy Figure 5 2 Adding a New Folder to the Tree View Workspace 3 Inthe 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 Folder X where X represents a sequential index you can rename your folders as follows 1 Click once to highlight the folder whose name you wish to change then after a brief pause click again The folder name will be enclosed in an editable text box as illustrated in Figure 5 3 and the existing name will be highlighted Bie 8 jE G Tree Views All Nodes Tree View Classes View DLM Views Status Group A Status Group B Interfaces View sima Sq Remo
301. y includes seven of the 14 descriptive Node Properties available including Status Name Address DLM Status Group Model Enterprise and Interfaces and most of the available Interface information including Topology Status Address Interface Number Poll Method Poll Interval and Poll Retries Label Description Time of Last Contact System Up Time Classes Topologies and Notes node properties and Description and Notes interface properties information is omitted but can be selected for other views Neither the nodes which are displayed nor the information which is displayed about them can be changed for this view all of these features however are editable in the other default views and in any new views you create The one feature you can edit in the All Nodes Tree View is the font used to display tree view information For more information about changing fonts on this and other tree views see Selecting a Display Font page 5 12 About Tree Views 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 nodes These default views can be used as is edited to better suit your needs or deleted entirely Default views provided are Classes View The default Classes view displays basic node information i

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