AlliedView™-EMS 3.10
(Full Installation)
DEVICE MANAGER USER’S GUIDE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................................ 6
2 STARTING DEVICE MANAGER.....................................................................................................
2.1 STARTING FROM THE COMMAND LINE.............................................................................................
2.1.1 Command Syntax..................................................................................
2.1.2 Target Host............................................................................................
2.1.3 SNMP Version......................................................................................
2.1.4 Get Community................................................................................... 10
2.1.5 Set Community ...................................................................................
2.1.6 Trap Community.................................................................................
2.1.7 Titlebar String......................................................................................
2.1.8 User Account Name ...........................................................................
2.1.9 Security Level.......................................................................................
2.1.10 Authentication Protocol...................................................................
2.1.11 Authentication Password ................................................................. 12
2.1.12 Privacy Protocol ................................................................................
2.1.13 Privacy Password...............................................................................
2.1.14 Trap Version ......................................................................................
2.1.15 Parameter File ...................................................................................
2.2 STARTING FROM A NETWORK MANAGEMENT APPLICATION ........................................................
2.2.1 Starting From Castle Rock SNMPc...................................................
2.2.2 Starting From HP OpenView Network Node Manager .................
2.2.3 Starting From IBM Tivoli NetView ...................................................
2.2.4 Starting From Ipswitch WhatsUp .....................................................
3 MAIN WINDOW ............................................................................................................................
3.1 INITIAL WINDOW ...........................................................................................................................
3.2 PANEL WINDOW ............................................................................................................................
3.2.1 System Name.......................................................................................
3.2.2 System Location ..................................................................................
3.2.3 System Contact ...................................................................................
3.2.4 System Description .............................................................................
3.2.5 Status Bar.............................................................................................
4 BASIC OPERATIONS ....................................................................................................................
4.1 CLICK ..............................................................................................................................................
4.2 OK, CANCEL AND SET BUTTONS...................................................................................................
4.3 POP-UP MENUS...............................................................................................................................
4.4 RESIZING WINDOWS ......................................................................................................................
4.5 RESIZING TABLES............................................................................................................................
5 COMMON MENUS.........................................................................................................................
5.1 FILE .................................................................................................................................................
5.1.1 Open......................................................................................................
5.1.2 Reopen ..................................................................................................
5.1.3 Close .....................................................................................................
5.1.4 Property................................................................................................ 41
5.1.5 Exit ........................................................................................................
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5.2.1 Toolbar ................................................................................................. 42
5.2.2 Status Bar.............................................................................................
5.2.3 System Info...........................................................................................
5.2.4 Threshold..............................................................................................
5.2.5 Current Log..........................................................................................
5.2.6 Snapshot ...............................................................................................
5.2.7 Refresh ..................................................................................................
5.3 OPTION...........................................................................................................................................
5.3.1 Screen Tab ...........................................................................................
5.3.2 External Command Tab .....................................................................
5.3.3 User Action Tab ..................................................................................
5.3.4 Other Tab.............................................................................................
5.4 TOOL...............................................................................................................................................
5.4.1 TELNET................................................................................................
5.4.2 WEB Browser ......................................................................................
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5.4.4 VLAN Manager ....................................................................................
5.4.5 QoS Manager .......................................................................................
5.5 USER MENU.....................................................................................................................................
5.5.1 Create Your Own Menu Item ............................................................
5.5.2 Edit ........................................................................................................
5.5.3 Common...............................................................................................
5.5.4 Target ...................................................................................................
5.6 HELP ...............................................................................................................................................
5.6.1 Index......................................................................................................
5.6.2 ATI on-line............................................................................................
5.6.3 License Registration ............................................................................
5.6.4 About ....................................................................................................
6 MIB VARIABLE WINDOW............................................................................................................
6.1 TABLE TAB......................................................................................................................................
6.1.1 Transpose Button ................................................................................
6.2 PLOT CHART TAB...........................................................................................................................
6.2.1 Graph ....................................................................................................
6.2.2 MIB Variable Table..............................................................................
6.2.3 Select All Button .................................................................................
6.2.4 Clear Button ........................................................................................
6.2.5 Reverse Button ....................................................................................
6.3 BAR CHART TAB............................................................................................................................. 74
6.3.1 Chart .....................................................................................................
6.3.2 MIB Variable Table..............................................................................
6.3.3 Select All Button .................................................................................
6.3.4 Clear Button ........................................................................................
6.3.5 Reverse Button ....................................................................................
6.4 EDIT TAB.........................................................................................................................................
6.4.1 Checkbox Column...............................................................................
6.4.2 MIB Variable Column..........................................................................
6.4.3 MIB Value Column ..............................................................................
6.4.4 Select All Button .................................................................................
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6.4.6 Reverse Button ....................................................................................
6.4.7 Get MIB Value Button ........................................................................
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6.4.8 Set MIB Value Button ......................................................................... 79
6.4.9 Threshold Button ................................................................................
6.5 OPTIONS TAB .................................................................................................................................
6.5.1 Polling Interval.....................................................................................
6.5.2 Display Data Type of Chart................................................................
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6.5.3 Regist Menu.......................................................................................... 82
6.5.4 Save Polling Data.................................................................................
6.5.5 Start Snapshot .....................................................................................
6.5.6 Default Button .....................................................................................
7 RMON...............................................................................................................................................
7.1 RMON-SPECIFIC BUTTONS ............................................................................................................
7.2 STATISTICS .....................................................................................................................................
7.2.1 Data Group Buttons............................................................................
7.2.2 Management Information Area .........................................................
7.2.3 Entry Tab..............................................................................................
7.2.4 Table Tab .............................................................................................
7.2.5 Plot Chart Tab .....................................................................................
7.2.6 Pie Chart Tab.......................................................................................
7.2.7 Options Tab .........................................................................................
7.2.8 Close ...................................................................................................
7.3 HISTORY CONTROL TABLE...........................................................................................................101
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7.3.2 Management Information Area ....................................................... 103
7.3.3 Entry Tab............................................................................................ 104
7.3.4 Table Tab ........................................................................................... 107
7.3.5 Plot Chart Tab ................................................................................... 109
7.3.6 Pie Chart Tab..................................................................................... 110
7.3.7 Options Tab ....................................................................................... 111
7.3.8 Close ................................................................................................... 116
7.4 ALARM TABLE ...............................................................................................................................117
7.4.1 Alarm Table Tab ............................................................................... 117
7.4.2 Event Table of Alarm........................................................................ 119
7.4.3 Add Button......................................................................................... 119
7.4.4 Edit Button......................................................................................... 122
7.4.5 Remove Button.................................................................................. 123
7.4.6 Close ................................................................................................... 123
7.5 EVENT TABLE................................................................................................................................124
7.5.1 Event Table Tab................................................................................. 124
7.5.2 Select Button ..................................................................................... 125
7.5.3 Add Button......................................................................................... 125
7.5.4 Edit Button......................................................................................... 126
7.5.5 Remove Button.................................................................................. 126
7.5.6 Close ................................................................................................... 126
7.6 EVENT LOG ...................................................................................................................................127
7.6.1 Log List of All Events ........................................................................ 127
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7.6.2 Event Log Entry ................................................................................. 128
7.6.3 Remove All Button............................................................................ 128
7.6.4 Remove Button.................................................................................. 128
7.6.5 Display All Button.............................................................................. 129
7.6.6 Refresh Button................................................................................... 129
7.6.7 Close ................................................................................................... 129
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1 Overview
Device Manager is a device management application that lets you manage
Allied Telesis' hubs, switches and routers using Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP). You can perform various operations on the devices from an
intuitive graphical user interface. Since Device Manager is written in Java, it
runs on multiple platforms, including Windows, Solaris and HP-UX, and
provides a common look and feel on all supported platforms.
Device Manager can be used with an integrated network management platform
such as HP OpenView or as a standalone application.
This User's Guide describes the functions and operations common to all
managed devices. For device-specific operations, please refer to the ATI Device
Management Guide.
Topics:
• Starting Device Manager
• Main Window
• Basic Operations
• Common Menus
• MIB Variable Window
• RMON
1 Overview
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2 Starting Device Manager
Device Manager can be started in two ways, from the command line or from a
network management application.
When started, Device Manager identifies the target device after you enter its IP
address. Device Manager will then display the main panel of that device.
Note - In Windows environments, Device Manager can also be launched from the
Start menu or from the Run command in the File menu.
Topics:
• Starting From the Command Line
• Starting From a Network Management Application
2 Starting Device Manager
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2.1 Starting From the Command Line
The command line interface is the most basic way to start Device Manager.
Topics:
• Command Syntax
• Target Host
• SNMP Version
• Get Community
• Set Community
• Trap Community
• Titlebar String
• User Account Name
• Security Level
• Authentication Protocol
• Authentication Password
• Privacy Protocol
• Privacy Password
• Trap Version
• Parameter File
2.1.1 Command Syntax
To start Device Manager from the command line, use the following syntax.
devicemanager [options]
You can specify the following options:
TargetHost
Target host's IP address or DNS host name.
SnmpVersion
SNMP version to be used.
GetCommunity
SNMP Get community string. This is used when retrieving MIB values.
SetCommunity
SNMP Set community string. This is used when modifying MIB values.
TrapCommunity
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SNMP Trap community string. This is used when receiving Traps from
agents.
DisplayName
Titlebar string.
UserName
User account name to be used for accessing the MIB. This is required
when using SNMPv3.
SecLevel
Security level that is configured for the User Name. This is required when
using SNMPv3.
AuthProtocol
Authentication protocol that is configured for the User Name. This is
required when using SNMPv3.
AuthPassword
Authentication password that is configured for the User Name. This is
required when using SNMPv3.
PrivProtocol
Privacy protocol that is configured for the User Name. This is required
when using SNMPv3.
PrivPassword
Privacy password that is configured for the User Name. This is required
when using SNMPv3.
TrapVersion
SNMP Trap version to be used.
2.1.2 Target Host
The target host can be specified by entering the IP address of the device or its
host name.
Examples:
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123
devicemanager -TargetHost dvcmgrhub
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2.1.3 SNMP Version
The Device Manager can use SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3. You may specify
a value of 1, 2 or 3. If the SNMP Version is not specified, the default value of 1
(SNMPv1) will be used.
Examples:
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 1
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 2
2.1.4 Get Community
Get Community is an SNMP community string used to get MIB values from the
agent. You must specify the same community string as the one configured on
the target host. If the string is not specified, the default community string
"public" is used.
Examples:
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -GetCommunity getdvcmgr
devicemanager -TargetHost dvcmgrhub -GetCommunity getdvcmgr
2.1.5 Set Community
Set Community is an SNMP community string used to change the values of the
agent's MIB variables. You must specify the same community string as the one
configured on the target host. If the string is not specified, default community
string "private" is used.
Examples:
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SetCommunity setdvcmgr
devicemanager -TargetHost dvcmgrhub -SetCommunity setdvcmgr
2.1.6 Trap Community
Trap Community is an SNMP community string used to receive traps from the
agent. You must specify the same community string as the one configured on
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the target host. If the string is not specified, the default community string
"public" is used. If the Trap Community is explicitly defined, the trap will be
enabled automatically.
Example:
devicemanager -TargetHost dvcmgrhub -TrapCommunity trapdvcmgr
2.1.7 Titlebar String
You can specify a string to display on the titlebar.
Example:
devicemanager -TargetHost dvcmgrhub -DisplayName dvcmgr
2.1.8 User Account Name
If you specified 3 (SNMPv3) for the SNMP Version, you must also specify a User
Account Name that is already configured on the target host.
Examples:
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView -SecLevel noAuthNoPriv
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView1 -SecLevel authNoPriv -AuthProtocol SHA
-AuthPassword PASS1233
2.1.9 Security Level
If you specified 3 (SNMPv3) for the SNMP Version, you must also specify a
Security Level that is configured for the User Account Name on the target host.
The available Security Levels are noAuthNoPriv, authNoPriv, and authPriv.
Examples:
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView -SecLevel noAuthNoPriv
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
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-UserName AlliedView1 -SecLevel authNoPriv
-AuthProtocol SHA -AuthPassword PASS1233
2.1.10 Authentication Protocol
If you specified 3 (SNMPv3) for the SNMP Version, and your Security Level is
authNoPriv or authPriv, you must specify an Authentication Protocol that is
configured for the User Account Name on the target host. The available
Authentication Protocols are MD5 and SHA.
Examples:
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView -SecLevel authNoPriv
-AuthProtocol MD5 -AuthPassword PASS1234
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView1 -SecLevel authNoPriv
-AuthProtocol SHA -AuthPassword PASS1233
2.1.11 Authentication Password
If you specified 3 (SNMPv3) for the SNMP Version, and your Security Level is
authNoPriv or authPriv, you must specify an Authentication Password that is
configured for the User Account Name on the target host.
Examples:
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView -SecLevel authNoPriv
-AuthProtocol MD5 -AuthPassword PASS1234
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView1 -SecLevel authNoPriv
-AuthProtocol SHA -AuthPassword PASS1233
2.1.12 Privacy Protocol
If you specified 3 (SNMPv3) for the SNMP Version, and your Security Level is
authPriv, you must specify a Privacy Protocol that is configured for the User
Account Name on the target host. The available Privacy Protocol is DES.
Examples:
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devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView -SecLevel authPriv
-AuthProtocol MD5 -AuthPassword PASS1234
-PrivProtocol DES -PrivPassword PASS5678
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView1 -SecLevel authPriv
-AuthProtocol SHA -AuthPassword PASS1236
-PrivProtocol DES -PrivPassword PASS5675
2.1.13 Privacy Password
If you specified 3 (SNMPv3) for the SNMP Version, and your Security Level is
authPriv, you must specify a Privacy Password that is configured for the User
Account Name on the target host.
Examples:
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView -SecLevel authPriv
-AuthProtocol MD5 -AuthPassword PASS1234
-PrivProtocol DES -PrivPassword PASS5678
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView1 -SecLevel authPriv
-AuthProtocol SHA -AuthPassword PASS1236
-PrivProtocol DES -PrivPassword PASS5675
2.1.14 Trap Version
The Device Manager can use SNMP v1, v2c, v3 traps or all versions of SNMP
traps. You may specify a value of 1, 2, 3, or 4. If the SNMP Trap Version is not
specified, the default value of 1 (v1) will be used. If the Trap Version is explicitly
defined, the trap will be enabled automatically.
Examples:
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -TrapVersion 2
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 2 -TrapVersion 4
If you specified 3 (v3) for the SNMP Trap Version, the SNMP Version that must
be specified is SNMPv3 also with additional SNMPv3 parameters. You can also
combined SNMPv3 parameters with any trap versions.
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Examples:
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView -SecLevel noAuthNoPriv -TrapVersion 3
devicemanager -TargetHost 172.16.99.123 -SnmpVersion 3
-UserName AlliedView1 -SecLevel authNoPriv -AuthProtocol SHA
-AuthPassword PASS1233 -TrapVersion 1
2.1.15 Parameter File
Option parameters can be written in a file and can be used by Device Manager
to access the device. The parameter file is a plain text file which contains a
name-value pair on each line.
Example:
devicemanager -TargetHost H3600 @para1.txt
where para1.txt is:
-SetCommunity set
-GetCommunity get
-Displayname TEST
2 Starting Device Manager
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2.2 Starting From a Network Management Application
Device Manager can be started from an integrated network management
application.
Topics:
• Starting From Castle Rock SNMPc
• Starting From HP OpenView Network Node Manager
• Starting From IBM Tivoli NetView
• Starting From Ipswitch WhatsUp
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2.2.1 Starting From Castle Rock SNMPc
To start Device Manager from SNMPc, double-click on a node icon on the map
window. If the node is supported by Device Manager, the main panel of the node
is displayed.
Note that Device Manager and SNMPc run independently of each other, so
exiting SNMPc has no effect on Device Manager. Device Manager continues to
run even after SNMPc stops running. To exit Device Manager, select Exit from
its File menu.
Starting from SNMPc
Note - SNMPv3: In order to start Device Manager in SNMPv3 mode, the node's
Read/Write Access Mode attribute should be set to SNMP V3 No-Auth, SNMP V3 AuthMD5, SNMP V3 Auth-SHA, SNMP V3 Priv Auth-MD5, or SNMP V3 Priv Auth-SHA, depending
on the SNMPv3 settings configured on the target device.
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2.2.2 Starting From HP OpenView Network Node Manager
To start Device Manager from HP OpenView, select a node on the map window,
then select AlliedView-EMS > Device Manager from the Tools menu.
Note that Device Manager and HP OpenView run independently of each other,
so exiting HP OpenView has no effect on Device Manager. Device Manager
continues to run even after HP OpenView stops running. To exit Device
Manager, select Exit from its File menu.
Starting from HP OpenView
Note - The configuration of HP OpenView changes during the installation of
AlliedView-EMS to incorporate Device Manager and AMIGO in its menu.
Note - For the AT-AR255E running firmware v1.0.2, HP OpenView sets the host
name to “RIP2-ROUTERS.MCAST.NET”. Device Manager, when started within
HP OpenView, uses this host name and connects to any RIP2 router present in
the network. As a result, Device Manager may not load the AT-AR255E device
panel and may instead load another device’s image. To prevent this from
happening, create one entry in the local hosts file for each AT-AR255E running
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firmware v1.0.2 in the network. Use the LAN IP address of the device and a
host name that is unique within the network.
Note - HP-UX : When manually adding an AT-AR255E running firmware v1.0.2
to the network map in HP OpenView, use the device’s host name, as specified in
the local hosts file, for the Hostname field in the IP Map dialog. Using the
device’s IP address instead of its host name will reset the Hostname field to
“RIP2-ROUTERS.MCAST.NET” causing Device Manager to connect to any
RIP2 router present in the network when started within HP OpenView.
Note - HP OpenView can only start Device Manager in SNMPv1 mode.
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2.2.3 Starting From IBM Tivoli NetView
To start Device Manager from Tivoli NetView, select the device that you want
to connect to then choose Tools > AlliedView-EMS to start Device Manager.
Note that Device Manager and Tivoli NetView run independently of each other,
so exiting Tivoli NetView has no effect on Device Manager. Device Manager
continues to run even after Tivoli NetView stops running. To exit Device
Manager, select Exit from its File menu.
Starting from Tivoli NetView
Note - The configuration of Tivoli Netview changes during the installation of
AlliedView-EMS to incorporate Device Manager and AMIGO in its menu.
Note - Tivoli NetView can only start Device Manager in SNMPv1 mode.
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2.2.4 Starting From Ipswitch WhatsUp
To start Device Manager from Ipswitch WhatsUp, right click on the device you
want to connect to then choose AlliedView-EMS Device Manager.
Note that Device Manager and Ipswitch WhatsUp run independently of each
other, so exiting Ipswitch WhatsUp has no effect on Device Manager. Device
Manager continues to run even after Ipswitch WhatsUp stops running. To exit
Device Manager, select Exit from its File menu.
Starting from WhatsUp
Note - Ipswitch WhatsUp can only start Device Manager in SNMPv1 mode.
2 Starting Device Manager
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3 Main Window
When started, Device Manager displays one of the following windows,
depending on how it is started.
Topics:
• Initial Window
• Panel Window
3 Main Window
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3.1 Initial Window
If the target host is not specified, or specified SNMP settings don't match those
configured on the host, the following window appears.
Initial Window
To specify a target host from this window, select File > Open. When Device
Manager can identify the host, the panel window displaying the product front
panel will appear.
3 Main Window
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3.2 Panel Window
When the target host is specified and Device Manager can identify the host
model, the following window appears.
Panel window
The menu bar includes items specific to the product model, in addition to the
menu items common to all models.
Some elements such as network ports also act as menus. When you click on a
port, a pull-down menu appears. Select these menu items in the same way as
from the menu bar, where they can also be selected.
Refer to the ATI Device Management Guide for device-specific menu items.
In the panel window, the lower half of the window displays information about
the target agent, showing values of the MIB-II system group variables. If you
change the size of the window, it will open at the new size the next time it is
used.
Topics:
• System Name
• System Location
• System Contact
• System Description
• Status Bar
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3.2.1 System Name
Usually, the System Name is set to a unique descriptive name for identifying the
device. This refers to the MIB object sysName.
Note - SNMPv3: Depending on the READ VIEW access settings of the user name,
there is a possibility that the System Name will not be displayed.
3.2.2 System Location
Usually, the System Location is set to indicate where the device is installed. This
refers to the MIB object sysLocation.
Note - SNMPv3: Depending on the READ VIEW access settings of the user name,
there is a possibility that the System Location will not be displayed.
3.2.3 System Contact
The System Contact is set to indicate the name or phone number of the
contact person for the device. This refers to the MIB object sysContact.
Note - SNMPv3: Depending on the READ VIEW access settings of the user name,
there is a possibility that the System Contact will not be displayed.
3.2.4 System Description
Usually, the System Description is set to to indicate some information about
the device such as model name, software release and version. This refers to the
MIB object sysDescr.
Note - SNMPv3: Depending on the READ VIEW access settings of the user name,
there is a possibility that the System Description will not be displayed.
3.2.5 Status Bar
The status bar is the area at the bottom of the panel window where a brief
description of a highlighted menu option or toolbar button is displayed. The
depressed rectangular area at the right end of the status bar shows the
connection state of Device Manager.
3 Main Window
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4 Basic Operations
This chapter describes the basic operations within Device Manager windows.
Topics:
• Click
• OK, Cancel and Set Buttons
• Pop-up Menus
• Resizing Windows
• Resizing Tables
4 Basic Operations
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4.1 Click
Device Manager uses both the left and right mouse buttons. To operate items
on the menu bar, you can use both the left and right mouse buttons. To click on
the icons on the toolbar, use the left mouse button. To open the menus for the
device images displayed in the main Device Manager window, use the right
mouse button, then you can use either the left or right mouse button to select
an item in the menu that you have opened.
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4.2 OK, Cancel and Set Buttons
Dialog boxes have buttons to commit or discard changes made in the dialog box.
Clicking the OK button confirms and commits the changes made and closes the
dialog box. If the dialog box has tabs, the OK button commits changes in all the
tabs.
Note - Some configuration options are effective only after restarting Device
Manager.
Clicking the Cancel button discards the changes made in the dialog box and
closes the dialog box.
Clicking the Set button commits changes immediately without closing the
dialog box.
Note - Clicking the Cancel button after the Set button cannot undo any changes.
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4.3 Pop-up Menus
Some elements such as network ports also act as menus. When you right click
on a port, a pull-down menu appears. Select these menu items in the same way
as from the menu bar, where they can also be selected.
Port
Right clicking on a port displays the menu items specific to the device.
RS-232 Terminal Port
Right clicking on an RS-232 port displays the menu items which allow you
to select how to log in to the device's management interface. Depending
on the device type, Telnet or WEB Browser (HTTP) can be selected.
Reset Button
Right clicking on a reset button displays a menu item that allows you to
reset the device.
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4.4 Resizing Windows
To resize a window, follow the procedures specific to the platform you use. The
new window size is stored when exiting Device Manager, and restored when
Device Manager is restarted. You can also resize the image or fix the display of
the image using the Options window. In the main Device Manager window, click
Option > Option to open the Options window then check the "Image size fixed"
option.
Fixed image size
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4.5 Resizing Tables
Device Manager displays information in tables. It is possible to resize table
boundaries or field/column boundaries by dragging the borders. To do this,
position your pointer on a table border. When the pointer has transfomed into
arrows, left click on the border and drag it to the right or to the left, depending
on whether you want to increase or decrease the table or field/column.
Example 1: Adjusting the MIB Variable column. To do this, position your pointer
on the column border. When the pointer has transfomed into arrows, left click
on the border and drag it to the left while holding the left mouse button to
display the other columns.
Ex 1: Before adjustment
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Example 2: Adjusting the boundary between graph and table. To do this, position
your pointer on the border between the graph and the table. When the pointer
has transfomed into arrows, left click on the border and drag it to the left while
holding the left mouse button to increase the table width.
Ex 2: Before adjustment
Ex 2: After adjustment
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Example 3: Adjusting the table boundary. To do this, position your pointer on the
right table border. When the pointer has transfomed into arrows, left click on
the border and drag it to the right while holding the left mouse button to
increase the table width.
Ex 3: Before adjustment
Ex 3: After adjustment
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5 Common Menus
This chapter describes the menu items common to all Allied Telesis managed
devices.
Topics:
• File
• View
• Option
• Tool
• User Menu
• Help
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5.1 File
The File menu lets you start and stop managing a device, check the properties
of the target host, or exit Device Manager.
Topics:
• Open
• Reopen
• Close
• Property
• Exit
5.1.1 Open
From the Open menu item, you can specify a target host to manage. When you
select File > Open, the following dialog box appears. To connect to the device,
fill in parameters in the dialog box, then click OK.
Note - This option is not available if Device Manager is already connected to a
target host.
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Select Target Host dialog box
Target host
The host name or the IP address of the target host. To see the
description of the host, fill in host name or IP address and click Confirm.
To connect to the host, click OK.
Note - If "v3" is the selected SNMP version and the specified user account
has no READ VIEW access to the System Description OID but has READ
VIEW access to the System Object ID, clicking on the confirm button will
display the message, "Unable to retrieve system description."
SNMP Options
Version
This drop down list allows you to select the SNMP version to use in
managing the target device.
Note - Before choosing "v2c" or "v3", make sure that the target device
you are connecting to supports SNMP v2c and/or SNMP v3 respectively.
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Settings
If the Version is set to "v1" or "v2c", this button opens the SNMP v1/v2c
Settings window. Otherwise, if the Version is set to "v3", this button
opens the SNMP v3 Settings window.
SNMP v1/v2c Settings dialog box
Community name
The community strings to use in performing SNMP operations on the
target host. There are three types of community strings for the SNMP.
Be sure to specify strings which match the ones configured on the target
host.
By default, the following strings are used:
for the Get operation
public
for the Set operation
private
SNMP v3 Settings dialog box
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User Account Name
This is the SNMPv3 User Account to be used for accessing the MIB of the
target device. Make sure to specify a User Account that has already been
configured on the target device.
Security Level
This is the Security Level for the User Account Name that you have
specified. Make sure to set the Security Level to be the same as what is
configured on the target device.
These are the available Security Levels:
No Auth / No Priv
This Security Level uses no authentication and no privacy.
Auth / No Priv
This Security Level uses authentication without privacy.
Auth / Priv
This Security Level uses authentication and privacy.
Authentication Protocol
If the Security Level is "Auth / No Priv" or "Auth / Priv", you need to
specify an Authentication Protocol. Make sure to set the Authentication
Protocol to be the same as what is configured on the target device.
These are the available Authentication Protocols:
MD5
Use HMAC-MD5-96 protocol
SHA
Use HMAC-SHA-96 protocol
Authentication Password
If the Security Level is "Auth / No Priv" or "Auth / Priv", you need to
specify an Authentication Password. Make sure to set the Authentication
Password to be the same as what is configured on the target device.
Privacy Protocol
If the Security Level is "Auth / Priv", you need to specify a Privacy
Protocol. This is the available Privacy Protocol:
DES
Use Data Encryption Standard
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Privacy Password
If the Security Level is "Auth / Priv", you need to specify a Privacy
Password. Make sure to set the Privacy Password to be the same as what
is configured on the target device.
Trap Options
Version
This drop down list allows you to select the SNMP trap version to be used
in receiving traps.
Note - Device Manager will only accept "v3" trap version if SNMP version
in the SNMP Options panel is also set to "v3".
Note - Device Manager will only be able to process and display SNMP v3
traps received from the currently connected device.
Enable 'Trap' operation
To receive traps from a target host's SNMP agent, check this box.
Note - If SNMPc, HP OpenView or Tivoli NetView is running, Device
Manager will not receive any traps. This is because the traps are being
intercepted by the network management application and will never reach
Device Manager.
v1/v2c Trap Community Name
Specify the community string that will be used for receiving SNMP v1 or
v2c traps. The default string is "public".
Polling Options
Settings
This button opens the Polling Options dialog box, in which you can
change the polling interval and retry parameters.
Polling Options dialog box
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Polling Interval
Device Manager sends a GetRequest to the SNMP agent at predefined
polling intervals to ensure that it is still connected to the device. If a
shorter or longer interval is required adjust the value in the Polling
Interval field accordingly.
The minimum interval is 5 seconds and the maximum is 3600 seconds (1
hour). The default is 30 seconds.
Retry
Configures the SNMP timeout and the number of retries.
Timeout
The number of seconds Device Manager waits before it determines
that the device is not responding. The default is 5 seconds.
Retry times
The number of times Device Manager sends SNMP messages to the
agent before giving up. The default is 2 retries.
Enable periodic device polling
To regularly check the hardware configuration of hot-swappable devices,
check this box. When this is checked, Device Manager checks the
hardware configuration at every polling interval. The Panel window shows
any hardware configuration changes it finds.
If the target device is not hot-swappable, or if you do not expect any
hardware configuration changes, do not check this box. Polling the
hardware configuration may reduce performance.
Note - Device Manager always checks the latest hardware configuration of
the target device when initiating connection. To check the configuration
on demand after the session is established, select View > Refresh.
Current status
Indicates whether or not Device Manager is currently connected to a
target device and whether or not Trap operations are currently enabled.
5.1.2 Reopen
This command can be used to reconnect to a recently accessed device.
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5.1.3 Close
Closes the SNMP session with the device and closes the Panel window. To
connect to another device, select File > Open.
5.1.4 Property
Change parameters for communicating with the device. The dialog box is
identical to the Select Target Host dialog box used to open a connection. For
information on the settings that can be modified or viewed from this dialog box,
see section 5.1.1
.
5.1.5 Exit
Terminates connection to the target device and closes the Device Manager
application.
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5.2 View
Using the View menu, you can determine whether or not to display the Device
Manager toolbar and status bar, view and set thresholds on MIB variables, and
view the log.
Topics:
• Toolbar
• Status Bar
• System Info
• Threshold
• Current Log
• Snapshot
• Refresh
View menu
5.2.1 Toolbar
Toggles display of the toolbar. The toolbar is the area holding command icons
just below the menu bar. When checked, the toolbar is displayed.
5.2.2 Status Bar
Toggles display of the status bar. The status bar is the area at the bottom of the
Device Manager window. When checked, the status bar is displayed.
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5.2.3 System Info
Toggles display of system information, namely, System Name, System Location,
System Contact, and System Description.
5.2.4 Threshold
Displays a list of the configured thresholds. You can also create new thresholds
or change the existing thresholds.
The table has the following fields:
• Status - Indicates the status of the MIB variable that Device Manager is
monitoring.
• MIB Variable - Name of the MIB variable that Device Manager is
monitoring.
• Current Value - Current value of the variable.
• Max Value - Highest value of the variable after Device Manager starts
monitoring.
• Min Value - Lowest value of the variable after Device Manager starts
monitoring.
• Average Value - Average value of the variable (per second) after Device
Manager starts monitoring.
• Condition - Threshold configured on the variable. If the variable's value
exceeds the threshold, an action is executed. You can configure the type
of action to execute in the User Action tab of the Option menu.
Note - Current, Max, Min and Average values are zero before the first polling.
After the first polling, they all have the same value. Once the threshold is
reached, the corresponding row is highlighted with a red background. Note that
thresholds can only be set for MIB variables of type GAUGE, INTEGER,
COUNTER, GAUGE32, INTEGER32, COUNTER32, or COUNTER64.
Display Threshold
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Add button (Green 'plus' icon)
Adds a new threshold definition.
Remove button (Blue 'X' icon)
Removes the selected threshold.
Edit button ('note and pen' icon)
Edits the selected threshold.
5.2.5 Current Log
Displays the event log. It records events such as Device Manager start up,
reception of traps, or threshold events.
Display Current Log
Save As ('Floppy disk' icon)
Saves the log as a text file. Specify a filename in the Save As dialog box.
Each log entry is saved as one line. Each field in an entry is delimited by a
TAB character.
Clear ('note and eraser' icon)
Clears the log.
Note - If SNMPc, HP OpenView, or Tivoli NetView is running, Device
Manager will not receive any traps. This is because the traps are being
intercepted by the network management application and will never reach
Device Manager.
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5.2.6 Snapshot
Clicking this option in the View menu opens the Start Snapshot window. Use
this window to create an image of the device, as well as tables or charts
representing device information, in HTML format.
Note - If you open the Start Snapshot from the View menu in the main window,
you can only create an image of the main panel.
Start Snapshot
File name
Use the 'Browse' button to select the directory or folder where you want
to save the image and to specify the name of the HTML file. When you
click OK, three files will be created in the directory or folder you've
selected: a PNG file, an XML file, and an HTML file. To display the device
image and associated information, use a web browser to open the HTML
file.
Select
Choose the information that you want to save in the HTML file.
Note - Depending on the selections that you make, the following PNG files
will be created:
Selection PNG File
Main Panel snapshot_m#.png
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Plot chart snapshot_p#.png
Bar Chart snapshot_b#.png
Pie Chart snapshot_i#.png
Table Data No .png file is created for table data.
Reload
Mark this option if you want to update the HTML file at a regular interval.
Foreground Color
This enables you to specify the color of the foreground of the HTML file
as displayed on the web browser, including the text and table borders.
Click the "Color selection" button to open the Foreground Color
Selection window where you can choose the foreground color.
Background Color
This enables you to specify the color of the background of the HTML file
as displayed on the web browser. Click the "Color selection" button to
open the Background Color Selection window where you can choose the
background color.
Selection PNG File
5.2.7 Refresh
Redisplay the Panel window with the latest device information. Use this menu
when the target host is replaced with another device or if the hardware
configuration of the target host changes.
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5.3 Option
In the Option menu, general preferences for Device Manager can be changed.
Although Device Manager works well with the default configuration, you can
customize some aspects of its behavior.
This menu has only one submenu, 'Option'. Selecting Option > Option opens
the Options dialog box, which has four tabs.
Topics:
• Screen Tab
• External Command Tab
• User Action Tab
• Other Tab
5.3.1 Screen Tab
Controls the appearance of Device Manager.
Screen tab
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Look & feel
Changes how Device Manager windows are displayed. Your options are
Windows, CDE/Motif, and Metal. To put this change into effect, click OK.
Language
Changes the language. English and Japanese are available. If you change
this setting, you must restart Device Manager to put the change into
effect.
Note - This feature is not supported in this version of Device Manager.
Toolbar type
Changes the appearance of the toolbar. Choose one of 'Text Only',
'Image Only' or 'Image and Text'. To put this change into effect, click OK.
Display type
Changes the display style for stackable devices. To put this change into
effect, click OK.
Stack Type
Displays all stacked devices in one window.
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Tab Type
Displays each stacked device in a separate tab.
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Resize window when the number of stack changes
When checked, Device Manager resizes the Panel window according to
the number of stacked devices. If this is not checked, the size of Panel
window does not change even if Device Manager detects a change in the
stack configuration.
Image size fixed
When this option is selected, the size of the image in the main Device
Manager window will not change even if the window size is increased.
Link-down as error
When this option is selected, inactive ports are displayed as red ports in
the main Device Manager window, indicating that links to those ports are
down. Disabled ports are displayed as black ports.
Note - The Link-down as error option is not applicable to the following
devices:
•
AT-AR240E
•
AT-AR250E
•
AT-AR255E
•
AT-RG213FX
•
AT-RG213TX
5.3.2 External Command Tab
Configures application commands used to directly access the device's
management interface. You can specify a telnet client and a web browser to use.
The web browser specified here is also used to view the online user's manual.
TELNET command
Specifies a command line to start the Telnet client. On Windows,
"C:\Program Files\Windows NT\hypertrm.exe /t" may be used. On UNIX,
use "dtterm -e telnet". Make sure that the command is correct by
manually executing the command line. To select a command from the
file list dialog box, click Browse.
WEB browser
Specifies the command or file used to start your web browser.
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External Command tab
5.3.3 User Action Tab
In the User Action tab, you can specify the action to take when an event occurs.
There are three types of events: an SNMP command timeout, a threshold event,
and the reception of a trap.
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User Action tab
You can choose an action for each event type. There are two types of actions.
Popup message
Device Manager displays a popup window when an event occurs.
Command
Device Manager executes a predefined command line when an event
occurs. You can use the following special arguments in the command line.
They are automatically passed by Device Manager.
For all event types
$TARGETHOST
The host name of the device. If Device Manager cannot get the
host name using the address, the IP address is used instead.
$TARGETIPADDR
The IP address of the device.
For threshold events
$MIBNAME
The name of the MIB variable which Device Manager calls.
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$CURRENT
Current value of the variable.
$MAXVALUE
Highest value of the variable during the monitoring period.
$MINVALUE
Lowest value of the variable during the monitoring period.
$AVERAGE
Average value of the variable during the monitoring period.
$MAXLIMIT
Threshold value configured for the variable.
For trap events
$TRAPHOST
The host name of the device which sent the trap.
$TRAPIPADDR
The IP address of the device which sent the trap.
$GENERICTRAP
The generic trap number.
$SPECIFICTRAP
The specific trap number.
$ENTERPRISEOID
The trap's enterprise OID.
$ENTERPRISENAME
The name of the Trap MIB object. If Device Manager cannot get an
object name, $ENTERPRISEOID is used instead.
$TIMETICKS
The trap's TIMETICKS.
$VAROIDn
The OID of the n
th
MIB object sent with the trap, where n is a
number in the range 1 to 9.
$VARNAMEn
The name of the n
th
MIB object sent with the trap, where n is a
number in the range 1 to 9. If Device Manager cannot get a name,
$VAROIDn is used instead.
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$VALUEn
The value of the n
th
MIB object sent with the trap, where n is a
number in the range 1 to 9.
5.3.4 Other Tab
In the Other tab, you can configure how MIB variables are displayed and the
character encoding system to use in sending and receiving SNMP data. Note
that changes made here apply to windows which are opened after the change is
applied. Windows which are already open are not affected by the changes.
Other tab
MIB variable name display type
Choose the display type of the variable name from "Convert", "MIB
variable" and "Both". When you change the setting, sample text is
displayed in the "Sample" textbox.
"Convert" option displays a MIB variable name in English.
Examples:
System Description
System Contact
System Name
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System Location
"MIB variable" option displays a MIB variable name in its original form.
Examples:
sysDescr.0
sysContact.0
sysName.0
sysLocation.0
"Both" option displays a MIB variable name in both English and its
original form.
Examples:
System Description (sysDescr.0)
System Contact (sysContact.0)
System Name (sysName.0)
System Location (sysLocation.0)
Omit Display
In the Edit tab of dialog boxes, where MIB variables can be edited,
"Stack#.Port#" is appended at the end of the MIB variable name. If you
want to omit this suffix, check this box.
The X-axis display name of the chart and graph is displayed with the number
When checked, item names on the graph/chart's x-axis are displayed as
numbers instead of variable names. This option may be useful when you
view a lot of variables on a screen.
Encoding
Specifies the character encoding system to use in sending and receiving
SNMP data.
SNMP receive data encoding
Specifies the character encoding of the data received from the device.
Your options are None, Auto detect, Shift JIS, JIS, and EUC.
Note - In some cases, Device Manager may not be able to recognize the
SNMP data encoding format received when "Auto detect" is selected. If
this occurs, you will need to specify the appropriate SNMP data encoding
format.
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SNMP send data encoding
Specifies the character encoding of the data sent by the device. Your
options are None, Shift JIS, JIS, and EUC.
Note - It is advisable to set the encoding option to the default value.
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5.4 Tool
From the Tool menu, you can launch external applications such as Telnet, your
WEB browser, the MIB browser AMIGO, or VLAN Manager.
Topics:
• TELNET
• WEB Browser
• MIB Browser
• VLAN Manager
• QoS Manager
Tool menu
5.4.1 TELNET
Starts the Telnet application specified in the External Command tab of the
Options dialog box (Option > Option > External Command). This menu item
simply starts the Telnet application with no argument (target host) specified.
Note - To Telnet directly to the target device, click the RS-232 port in the Panel
window and then select Telnet, or select the Telnet command from the Agent
menu.
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5.4.2 WEB Browser
Starts the web browser specified in the External Command tab of the Options
dialog box (Option > Option > External Command). This menu item simply
starts the web browser with no argument (URL) specified.
Note - To connect directly to the target device via HTTP, click the RS-232 port
in the Panel window and then select WEB Browser, or select the WEB Browser
command from the Agent menu.
5.4.3 MIB Browser
Starts the MIB browser (AMIGO) application that comes with Device Manager.
Refer to the AMIGO User's Guide for more details.
5.4.4 VLAN Manager
Starts the VLAN Manager application that comes with Device Manager. Refer
to the VLAN Manager User's Guide for more details.
5.4.5 QoS Manager
Starts the QoS Manager application that comes with Device Manager. Refer to
the QoS Manager User's Guide for more details.
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5.5 User Menu
In the User Menu, you can create, edit and execute user-defined menu items.
This function may be useful if there are a small number of Device Manager
windows that you use more often than all others (common GUI windows).
Usually, you need to perform several steps to open a window. By creating your
own menu item, you can open the windows by a single action. You can also add
frequently used commands or applications to the User Menu.
Topics:
• Create Your Own Menu Item
• Edit
• Common
• Target
User Menu
5.5.1 Create Your Own Menu Item
To create a user-defined menu item, select User > Edit, or open the Options tab
of the common GUI window. In the Options tab, click on the 'Regist menu'
button. The Regist Menu Item window will appear. This window will allow you
to add the currently opened common GUI window to the User Menu. After
adding the common GUI window, you can open it by selecting it from the User
Menu.
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User-defined menu items can be classified as either 'Common' or 'Targetspecific'. Menu items in the 'Common' group are always available, regardless of
the target host. Menu items in the 'Target' group are only accessible when you
connect to the same target host as the one you were connected to when
creating the menu item.
5.5.2 Edit
Add, delete and edit user-defined menu items.
User Menu Registration
Add
Adds a new menu item to the selected group (Common Menu or Target
Menu).
Remove
Deletes a selected menu item.
Edit
Changes a selected menu item.
User-defined menu items can be created to perform one of the following
actions.
MIB display
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Displays MIB variables of your choice in the common GUI window.
Note - It takes times to get values for many variables. To improve
performance, you can limit the number of variables to be displayed to
about 10. You can further improve performance by increasing the polling
interval when the volume of the data is high.
MIB set
MIB display
Sets a value for the MIB variable. Specify a variable and a value to set.
You must specify the variable with an instance number. For example,
'sysDescr.0' or rptrMonitorPortEntry.1.8' are valid examples. If you
specify a variable without an instance such as 'sysDescr', the set operation
cannot be performed.
Note - The MIB set operation changes the data structure in the device's
SNMP agent. Take care when using this function.
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MIB set
External command
Executes the specified command line.
External command
5.5.3 Common
The Common submenu contains the user-defined menu items which are
accessible regardless of the target device.
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5.5.4 Target
The Target submenu contains the user-defined menu items which are accessible
only when connected to the specific target device.
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5.6 Help
From the Help menu, you can view the online user's manual, license
information and version information for Device Manager.
Note - To view the online user's manual, you must first specify the web browser
with which to view it in the External Command tab of the Options dialog box.
Topics:
• Index
• ATI on-line
• License Registration
• About
Help menu
5.6.1 Index
Displays the main page of the online user's manual.
5.6.2 ATI on-line
Opens the Allied Telesis home page with the configured web browser.
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5.6.3 License Registration
Device Manager can be evaluated for a limited period without a license. If you
want to use Device Manager after that period, you must obtain a license.
Contact your authorized Allied Telesis distributor or reseller.
In the License Registration menu, you can view, add and remove license
information stored in Device Manager.
When you buy a license, you are supplied with a license sheet with your License
Key printed on it. Enter this to register your license.
To register your license, follow these steps.
1. Start Device Manager.
2. Select Help > License Registration.
3. Click the 'Add' button (green +).
Click 'Add' button
4. Enter the License Key written on your license sheet, then click OK.
Input License Key
5. Device Manager displays the registered license information.
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5.6.4 About
Displays version and copyright information for Device Manager.
5 Common Menus
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6 MIB Variable Window
When you select a menu item to view information from the SNMP agent, a MIB
variable window with tabs appears. In this window, you can view MIB variables
in several different styles, set a threshold on variables for monitoring, change
the value of the variables and change options.
The window has some common components regardless of the information
displayed. This section describes operations which are common for all such MIB
variable windows.
The MIB variable windows have several tabs, each of which displays variables in
different styles, such as tables, plot charts, and bar charts. You can quickly
change the view by clicking a tab.
Additionally, the MIB variable windows have a tab which is used to change the
values of the MIB objects, and a tab to configure options.
Note - To change MIB variables, you must have configured the community string
for the SNMP 'Set' operation both in Device Manager and on the device.
Note - The type of variables displayed determines which kind of tabs are
displayed and which are not. For example, chart tabs are not displayed when
you are only viewing string variables.
Note - SNMPv3: There are times that the MIB Variable Window will only display
one row with the value column displayed as blank. This happens when the user
does not refresh the Panel Window after removing the read permission on the
MIB Group.
Note - SNMPv3: Depending on the user's view access security settings, the values
of some MIB objects may not be displayed.
Topics:
• Table Tab
• Plot Chart Tab
• Bar Chart Tab
• Edit Tab
• Options Tab
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MIB Variable Window
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6.1 Table Tab
In the Table tab, MIB variables are displayed in a table. This is the default tab
opened by a menu item. Values in the table are updated at each polling interval.
Note - The type of variables displayed determines which kind of tabs are
displayed and which are not. For example, chart tabs are not displayed when
you are only viewing string variables.
Note - SNMPv3: Depending on the READ VIEW access settings of the User
Account Name used, there is a possibility that Device Manager may not be able
to access some MIB values. When this happens, the table will display a blank cell
for those MIB values.
Topic:
• Transpose Button
Table tab
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6.1.1 Transpose Button
: flips rows and columns.
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6.2 Plot Chart Tab
In the Plot Chart tab, variables are displayed as a graph. To the right of the
graph is a table of the numeric variables which can be displayed in the graph.
Variables selected in the table are plotted on the graph.
The scale of the vertical axis is automatically adjusted according to the values of
the variables. The graph is updated at each polling interval.
Note - The polling interval can be changed in the Options tab.
When you resize the window, the graph is resized accordingly.
Topics:
• Graph
• MIB Variable Table
• Select All Button
• Clear Button
• Reverse Button
Plot Chart tab
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The components of the Plot Chart tab are discussed below.
6.2.1 Graph
The left half of the window contains the graph showing the values of the
selected variables. The vertical (Y) axis shows the values and the horizontal (X)
axis shows time. New values are plotted when Device Manager gets them, at
the predefined polling interval.
The scale of the X-axis is automatically adjusted according to the number of
values plotted. The X-axis can display a maximum of the latest 20 values. The
rightmost point is the most recent.
Each variable is plotted in a different color and shape. A list of the variables on
the graph and their shapes and colors is displayed between the graph and the
variable table.
By placing the mouse cursor on the plotted dot on the graph, you can see the
exact values (coordinates) of the variable. For example, when you move the
cursor onto the 10th point on the X-axis which has a value of 100, the numbers
"(10,100)" are displayed.
6.2.2 MIB Variable Table
The right half of the window is the table of variables suitable for graph display.
Each entry has a checkbox. Only checked variables are plotted on the graph.
Assume that you selected four variables to display. If one of the variables has
very large values, for instance 1000000, and the other variables have low values,
for instance approximately 100, the vertical axis is automatically scaled to
accomodate the largest variable. In this situation, you can see only the largest
variable because the scale of the vertical axis is too large for other three smaller
variables. To see smaller variables, uncheck the largest variable temporarily.
Note - SNMPv3: Depending on the READ VIEW access settings of the User
Account Name used, there is a possibility that some MIB variables will not be
displayed in this table.
6.2.3 Select All Button
: checks all variables. Clicking this button causes all variables to be plotted on
the graph.
6.2.4 Clear Button
: unchecks all variables.
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6.2.5 Reverse Button
: flips the states of all checkboxes, that is, unchecks all variables currently
selected and checks all variables currently not selected.
Note - Displaying many variables at the same time imposes a load on system
resources. If you encounter delay or reduced system performance, reduce the
number of variables displayed, or increase the polling interval. To reduce the
number of variables, uncheck some variables in the MIB variable table. To
increase the polling interval, click the Options tab and change the Polling
Interval.
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6.3 Bar Chart Tab
The Bar Chart tab displays variables as a bar chart. To the right of the graph is a
table of the numeric variables which can be displayed in the chart. Only
variables selected in the table are displayed in the chart.
The scale of the vertical axis is automatically adjusted according to values of the
variables displayed. The chart is updated at the polling interval.
Note - The polling interval can be changed in the Options tab.
When you resize the window, the chart is resized accordingly.
Topics:
• Chart
• MIB Variable Table
• Select All Button
• Clear Button
• Reverse Button
Bar Chart tab
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The components of the Bar Chart tab are discussed below.
6.3.1 Chart
In the left half of the window is the chart showing the values of the selected
variables. The vertical (Y) axis shows the values and the horizontal (X) axis
shows the variable name or number. You can select whether to display the
name or the number in Option > Option > Other.
Each variable is shown with a different color. The colors of the variables are
displayed between the chart and the variable table.
By placing the cursor on a bar, you can see the exact value of the variable.
6.3.2 MIB Variable Table
The right half of the window is the table of variables suitable for graph display.
Each entry has a checkbox. Only checked variables are shown on the chart.
Assume that you selected four variables to display. If one of the variables has a
very large value, for instance 1000000, and the other variables have much lower
values, for instance around 100, the vertical axis is automatically scaled to
accommodate the largest variable. In this situation, you can see the largest
variable only because the scale of the vertical axis is very large. To see the
smaller variables, uncheck the largest variable temporarily.
Note - SNMPv3: Depending on the READ VIEW access settings of the User
Account Name used, there is a possibility that some MIB variables will not be
displayed in this table.
6.3.3 Select All Button
: checks all variables. Clicking this button causes all variables to be plotted on
the chart.
6.3.4 Clear Button
: unchecks all variables.
6.3.5 Reverse Button
: flips the states of all checkboxes, that is, unchecks all variables currently
selected and checks all variables currently not selected.
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Note - Displaying many variables at the same time imposes a load on system
resources. If you encounter delay or reduced system performance, reduce the
number of variables displayed, or increase the polling interval. To reduce the
number of variables, uncheck some variables in the MIB variable table. To
increase the polling interval, click the Options tab and change the Polling
Interval.
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6.4 Edit Tab
In the Edit tab, you can change the value of any variable with read-write access.
All variables are displayed in a table. For variables which can be changed, a
checkbox is displayed in the first column. To change a value, input or select a
new value in the MIB Value column, check the variable, then click the Set MIB
Value button.
Topics:
• Checkbox Column
• MIB Variable Column
• MIB Value Column
• Select All Button
• Clear Button
• Reverse Button
• Get MIB Value Button
• Set MIB Value Button
• Threshold Button
Edit tab
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In the Edit tab, variables are shown in a table. The table has the following
columns (fields) for each entry.
6.4.1 Checkbox Column
The first (leftmost) column shows whether or not the variable can be changed
(i.e. the variable supports the SNMP Set operation). If a checkbox is displayed in
the column, the variable's value can be changed.
When you change several variables, set the new values in the Value column and
then check all corresponding boxes. Device Manager sends new values for
selected variables in a batch.
6.4.2 MIB Variable Column
MIB variable names are displayed.
6.4.3 MIB Value Column
The value of the variable is displayed. If the variable has write access (and a
checkbox is displayed in the first column), this field is editable. To change the
MIB value, change the value and check the box and then click the Set MIB Value
button. If the variable takes a value from a fixed set of options, this field works
as a pull down listbox. For such a variable, clicking this field shows the listbox.
The value in this field is the one at the time when this tab is opened. The value
in this column is not updated automatically. If you want to see the latest value,
use the Get MIB Value button or switch to the Table tab.
Note - SNMPv3: Depending on the READ VIEW access settings of the User
Account Name used, there is a possibility that Device Manager may not be able
to access some MIB values. When this happens, the table will display a blank cell
for those MIB values.
6.4.4 Select All Button
: checks all variables that can be changed.
6.4.5 Clear Button
: unchecks all variables that can be changed.
6.4.6 Reverse Button
: Flips the states of all checkboxes, that is, unchecks all variables currently
checked, and checks all variables currently not checked.
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6.4.7 Get MIB Value Button
: Updates the MIB Value fields of the selected variables. To select a variable,
click the MIB Variable field of the target variable.
6.4.8 Set MIB Value Button
: Changes the values of the checked variables, using the SNMP Set operation.
The values in the MIB Value fields are sent to the SNMP agent on the device.
Note - SNMPv3: Depending on the WRITE VIEW access settings of the User
Account Name used, there is a possibility that Device Manager may not be able
to set some MIB values. When this happens, a "No access error." value will be
displayed on the affected MIB Value cells.
Note - SNMPv3: If the User Account Name does not have READ VIEW but has
WRITE VIEW access for a MIB variable, you may still set the value of that
variable. However, the new value will not be displayed on the affected MIB
Variable cells.
Note - SNMPv3: Device Manager still allows the user to set values for the
following parameters even if the user has No Write access to these:
• System Name
• System Contact
• System Location
The write attempt will eventually fail and the value, "No access error" will be
displayed on the value column for the said parameters. Additionally, the new
values set will be displayed on the Panel Window, but once the user refreshes
the display, the values on the Panel Window will be reset to the original values
set on the device.
6.4.9 Threshold Button
: Set a threshold on the selected variable. The threshold is used to monitor
the variable's value. If the threshold is exceeded, the action configured on the
Options menu is executed. To select a variable, click the MIB Variable field of
the target variable. When you click the Threshold button, the Edit Threshold
Item dialog box appears.
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Edit Threshold Item dialog box
The MIB Variable field shows the selected variable name.
To set a threshold, enter a threshold value in the Value field, then click OK.
Note that this specifies a rising threshold which triggers an event when the
variable's value increases to exceed the threshold, i.e. crosses the threshold
from below.
When the threshold is reached, a pop-up message is displayed or a predefined
command is executed. You can select which action is executed in the Option >
Option > User Action tab.
Note - Thresholds can only be used for variables of type GAUGE, INTEGER,
COUNTER, GAUGE32, INTEGER32, COUNTER32, or COUNTER64.
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6.5 Options Tab
In the Options tab, preferences specific to the MIB variable windows can be
changed.
Topics:
• Polling Interval
• Display Data Type of Chart
• Regist Menu
• Save Polling Data
• Start Snapshot
• Default Button
Options tab
6.5.1 Polling Interval
Specifies the polling interval. The valid range is 5 seconds to 3600 seconds (1
hour). However, a short polling interval may reduce system performance. Care
must be taken to set an appropriate value for your system.
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6.5.2 Display Data Type of Chart
Specifies how to display data on graphs or charts. Select one of the following
two options.
Absolute
Displays a value as it is.
Relative
Displays a change in the value per second. This is (Current value Previous value) / Polling Interval.
Note - The change here takes effect the next time the data is polled.
6.5.3 Regist Menu
Add this window to the User Menu. If you want to view the current window
repeatedly, do the following.
1. Click "Regist menu".
2. On "Regist Menu Item" dialog box, select one of "Common Menu" or
"Target Menu". Common Menu is always accessible regardless of the
target device. Target Menu can be accessed only when connected to the
same specific device type.
3. Optionally, change the MenuItem Name. This string is displayed as the
menu item name.
4. Click OK.
6.5.4 Save Polling Data
Save the collected data to a file. When you click this button, the Polling Data
Save dialog box appears and lets you specify the name of the file and the file
format. To start saving data, click OK in the Save Polling Data dialog box. The
Save polling data button changes to "Saving polled data". To close the file and
stop saving data, click this button again.
The file format can be selected from the following options:
CSV Format
Save data in comma-separated values (CSV) format.
TAB Format
Save data in Tab-separated values (TSV) format.
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Save polling data
6.5.5 Start Snapshot
Clicking this button opens the Start Snapshot window. Use this window to save
the information displayed in the front panel, as well as tables or charts
representing device information. Use the 'Browse' button to select the
directory or folder where you want to save the image.
Note - You can generate an image of the main panel, table data, or charts. The
type of image or device information that you can generate depends on which
menu you opened the Start Snapshot window from. For more information on
the file types created in the Start Snapshot window, see section 5.2.6
.
Start snapshot
Below is a snapshot from the MIB Variable window, with the main panel and
table data both marked in the Start Snapshot window:
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MIB Variables snapshot
6.5.6 Default Button
: Reset all options to default settings.
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7 RMON
The RMON (Remote network MONitoring) facility collects management
information from remote monitoring agents. Monitoring agents are
implemented as dedicated hardware devices or are built into networking
devices like switches.
With Device Manager, you can view management information retrieved from
built-in RMON agents on the Allied Telesis switches that support RMON. You
can also configure RMON agents to selectively collect information or set
thresholds on variables to monitor their value.
Note - The RMON menu is displayed only if the target device supports the
RMON MIB.
Note - Device Manager supports the following RMON groups only: Statistics,
History, Alarm and Event.
Topics:
• RMON-specific Buttons
• Statistics
• History Control Table
• Alarm Table
• Event Table
• Event Log
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7.1 RMON-specific Buttons
The RMON window is slightly different from the MIB variable windows. The
RMON window has several tabs and each tab has the following tool buttons in
addition to the buttons in the MIB variable windows.
Absolute Value
Displays collected data as they are.
Per Sample
Per Second
Start Polling
Stop Polling
Refresh
Displays the difference between the last two sampled values. The value is
rounded.
Displays the difference between the last two sampled values per second.
This is (Current value - Previous value) / Polling Interval. The value is
rounded.
Restarts polling.
Pauses polling. This may be useful for examining current data carefully.
Forces immediate polling and displays the latest sampled value regardless
of the regular polling timer.
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7.2 Statistics
From the Statistics menu, you can view RMON Statistics information.
Topics:
• Data Group Buttons
• Management Information Area
• Entry Tab
• Table Tab
• Plot Chart Tab
• Pie Chart Tab
• Options Tab
• Close
RMON Statistics window
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7.2.1 Data Group Buttons
In the RMON Statistics window, you can view various network statistics. Data is
grouped by the type of information. You can view each type of information by
clicking a Data Group button at the top of the window (just below the title bar).
Note - Data Group buttons change the data to be displayed. The tabs change the
view of the data, that is, how the data selected by the Data Group buttons is
displayed.
The following Data Group buttons are available.
Utilization
Shows utilization as a percentage. This is calculated by Device Manager.
Packet Size
Shows the number of packets by their octet size.
• Size Under 64 Packets (calculated by Device Manager)
• Size 64 Packets
• Size 65-127 Packets
• Size 128-255 Packets
• Size 256-511 Packets
• Size 512-1023 Packets
• Size 1024-1518 Packets
• Size Over 1518 Packets (calculated by Device Manager)
Packet Type
Shows the number of packets for each of the following categories.
• Received Packets
• Unicast Packets (calculated by the Device Manager)
• Broadcast Packets
• Multicast Packets
Error Type
Shows the number of packets categorized by error types.
• Good Packets (calculated by Device Manager)
• Error Packets (calculated by Device Manager)
• Collision Packets
• CRC Alignment Error Packets
• Undersize Packets
• Oversize Packets
• Fragment Packets
• Jabber Packets
Custom
Shows all items plus Received Bytes but without Utilization.
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Note - Items calculated by Device Manager always have the descriptive
title (not the variable name) because they have no related MIB variables.
7.2.2 Management Information Area
At the bottom of RMON Statistics window, the following information is always
displayed.
PortX: yyy Mbps
X is the port number of the selected port. yyy is the speed of the port.
Polling Interval: yyy sec
yyy is the polling interval in seconds.
In Polling / Polling Stopped
Status of polling. "In Polling" or "Polling Stopped".
Absolute Value / Per Sample / Per Second
Indicates how data is displayed.
Index
Value of etherStatsIndex of the RMON Statistics group.
Data Source
Value of etherStatsDataSource of the RMON Statistics group.
Owner
Value of etherStatsOwner of the RMON Statistics group.
Status
Value of etherStatsStatus of the RMON Statistics group.
7.2.3 Entry Tab
In the Entry tab, you can select and control the table entry displayed. Data
collected by the selected entry is shown in the Table, Plot Chart and Pie Chart
tabs. By default, the entry with the lowest index number is selected. In this tab,
you can also add, remove or edit the entries.
Topics:
• Available Control Table Entries
• Select Button
• Add Button
• Edit Button
• Remove Button
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RMON Statistics Entry tab
7.2.3.1 Available Control Table Entries
This table shows all control table entries configured on the target RMON agent.
Data displayed in the RMON Statistics window is collected using the selected
control table entry. Here you can create a new entry, or change or delete an
existing entry. By default, the topmost entry is automatically selected.
The control table is not automatically updated. If you want to see the latest
information, click the Refresh button.
The table has the following columns.
Index
The index number used to identify this entry.
Data Source
The index of the RMON interface which collects statistics for the entry.
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Status
The status of the control entry.
Owner
The owner (creator) of the control entry.
7.2.3.2 Select Button
: changes the control entry displayed in the Statistics window. To change an
entry displayed, select the entry in the table, then click the Select button. Data
collected for the selected entry is displayed on other tabs thereafter.
Note - When you edit the current entry, or when you add an entry with the same
index number after removing the current entry, make sure to select the entry
again. Otherwise, the changes will not take effect on the other tabs.
7.2.3.3 Add Button
: adds a new entry to the RMON Statistics control table. When you click this
button, the Add Control Table Entry dialog box appears. Enter the Index, the
Data Source and the Owner, then click OK to create an entry.
Add Control Table Entry dialog box
7.2.3.4 Edit Button
: changes the selected entry. To edit the entry, select an entry on the table
then click the Edit button. The Modify Control Table Entry dialog box appears.
Change the required parameters, then click OK. You can also open the dialog
box by double-clicking the desired entry.
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7.2.3.5 Remove Button
: removes the selected entry from the table. Be careful in using this button
because the entry is deleted without any confirmation.
7.2.4 Table Tab
In the RMON Statistics Table tab, network statistics are shown in the table
format. The data is updated at the polling interval.
Topics:
• Sort
• Reset Table Button
RMON Statistics Table tab
7.2.4.1 Sort
To sort table items, click a column title. When you click the column title, table
items are sorted by the column in ascending order. One more click sorts the
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items in descending order. To restore the original order, click the Reset Table
button.
7.2.4.2 Reset Table Button
: Reorders table items after using sorting function.
7.2.5 Plot Chart Tab
In the Plot Chart tab, network statistics are shown in the time-scaled plotting
graph. Data is updated at the polling interval. The horizontal axis contains a
maximum of the 40 latest values.
Topics:
• Popup Display
RMON Statistics Plot Chart tab
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7.2.5.1 Popup Display
You can see the exact value of a plotted dot by moving the mouse cursor onto
the dot. The values are displayed in the form "(x, y)". where x indicates the time
elapsed after the RMON window is opened and y indicates the value of the data.
Below the graph's horizontal axis, time is displayed. Note that the times shown
there are only for your reference. They are not synchronized with the polling
interval plotted dots.
7.2.6 Pie Chart Tab
In the Pie Chart tab, network statistics are shown in a pie chart. This chart is
useful for checking the proportions of the various packet counts. The data is
updated at the polling interval.
Note - The pie chart is not displayed when all data has the value zero.
Topics:
• Popup Display
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RMON Statistics 3-D Pie Chart tab
7.2.6.1 Popup Display
When you move the mouse cursor onto a section of the pie chart, the value of
the data for the selected area is displayed.
7.2.7 Options Tab
In the Options tab, you can customize the display options or edit the statistics
data.
Topics:
• Polling Interval
• Display Data Type of Chart
• Regist Menu
• Save Polling Data
• Start Snapshot
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RMON Options tab (Statistics)
7.2.7.1 Polling Interval
You can change the polling interval here.
7.2.7.2 Display Data Type of Chart
Specifies how to display data on the graph or chart. You can select one from the
following options.
Absolute Value
Displays a value as it is.
Per Sample
Displays the change in the value between the two pollings. This is Current
value - Previous value.
Per Second
Displays the change in the value per second. This is (Current value Previous value) / Polling Interval.
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Note - Calculated values are rounded. For example, Number of Error packets is
usually very small so that calculated value is likely to be zero.
7.2.7.3 Regist Menu
Add this window to the user-defined menu (User Menu).
7.2.7.4 Save Polling Data
This button opens the Polling Data Save dialog box used to save collected data
to a file. Specify the name and format of the file in which the data is saved.
Select a file format from the options below. To start saving the data, click OK.
When you start saving data, the button's label changes to "Saving polled data".
To close the file and stop saving the data, click the "Saving polled data" button.
CSV Format
Save the data in comma-separated values (CSV) format.
TAB Format
Save the data in Tab-separated values (TSV) format.
Note - Only the values of the collected RMON variables are saved. Values Device
Manager calculates from these collected values are not saved.
7.2.7.5 Start Snapshot
Clicking this button opens the Start Snapshot window. Use this window to
create an image of the graph and tables in the RMON tab panel in HTML
format. Use the 'Browse' button to select the directory or folder where you
want to save the image.
Note - You can generate an image of the main panel, table data, or charts. The
type of image or device information that you can generate depends on which
menu you opened the Start Snapshot window from. For more information on
the file types created in the Start Snapshot window, see section
5.2.6
.
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Start snapshot
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Below is a snapshot from the RMON Statistics window, with the main panel and
table data marked in the Start Snapshot window:
RMON Statistics snapshot
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7.2.8 Close
Closes the RMON Statistics window.
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