Cisco Systems OL-9118-03 manual Launching the Discovery Dialog, Discovery Dialog Menu

Page 6

Chapter 4 Getting Started

Discovering Your Network

Launching the Discovery Dialog

To launch the Discovery dialog box and begin the Discovery process, choose Network > Network Discovery from the MWTM main menu. The MWTM displays the Discovery dialog box.

Figure 4-1 Discovery Dialog with Seed Settings Displayed

You use the Discovery dialog box to load and configure seed nodes, and use those seed nodes to discover the objects in your network.

If you start the MWTM client and the MWTM database is empty (including the very first time you start the MWTM client), the MWTM automatically opens the Discovery dialog box so you can run Discovery and populate the database.

The Discovery dialog box contains:

Discovery Dialog Menu, page 4-6

Discovery Dialog Tabs, page 4-7

Discovery Dialog Menu

The menu on the Discovery dialog box contains:

 

 

 

 

Menu Command

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

File > Load Seeds

Opens the Load File Dialog: Seed File List, enabling you to load a

 

 

 

 

(Ctrl-L)

seed file into the MWTM:

 

 

 

 

 

Enter the name of the seed file, and click OK to load it.

 

 

 

 

 

Click Cancel to return to the Seed Settings tab without loading

 

 

 

 

 

a seed file.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

File > Save Seeds

Opens the Save File Dialog: Seed File List, which you use to save

 

 

 

 

(Ctrl-S)

changes you have made to the selected seed file.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

File > Save As

Opens the Save File Dialog: Seed File List, which you use to save

 

 

 

 

 

changes you have made to the selected seed file with a new name,

 

 

 

 

 

or overwrite an existing seed file.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-6

 

 

 

OL-9118-03

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image 6
Contents Getting Started Starting the Mwtm ServerStarting the Mwtm Client Becoming the Root User Server OnlySetting the Display Variable for Solaris or Linux Clients Before Starting the Mwtm ClientStarting the Mwtm Client on Solaris or Linux Starting the Mwtm Client on Windows Access the NodeDiscovering Your Network Discovery OverviewRelated Topics Discovery Dialog Menu Menu Command DescriptionLaunching the Discovery Dialog Discovery Dialog Menu, Discovery Dialog Tabs,Loading Seed Nodes and Seed Files Discovery Dialog TabsTab Description Loading a Seed Node Loading a Seed FileField or Button Description Saving a Seed File Save File Dialog Seed File List contains Creating a New Seed File Configuration Table, Changing an Existing Seed FileCreating and Changing Seed Files Using a Text Editor Running DiscoveryDiscovery Settings, Discovered Nodes, Discovery Overview, Polling a Node,Discovery Settings Nonrecursive discoveryDiscover Network button changes to Stop Discovery Discovered Nodes Discovery Tab After Discovery, with Discovered NodesColumn or Button Description Column or Button Description Gateway Mated Pairs, page E-7 Command Reference, page B-1 Verifying DiscoveryDisplaying the Mwtm Main Window Element DescriptionMwtm Main Window Navigational Features Mwtm Client Navigation Tree Mwtm Client Content Area Displaying Summary ListsSummary Statistics Window Column Description Appendix E, Status DefinitionsRight-Click Menu for the Summary Lists Displaying Alarms Active Alarms WindowColumn Right-Click Menu for All Alarms Right-Click Menu for a Specific AlarmUsing the Mwtm Main Menu Menu Command Description Purgedb command see mwtm purgedb, page B-41 Menu Command Description Go Back List of Windows Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Accessing the Mwtm through a Web Browser GUI Features Web Interface Client InterfaceGUI Features Loading and Saving Mwtm Files Launched From Choose Window LaunchedRoute Table File, See DisplayingPreferences Menu, 13-12Using the Windows Start Menu Changing the Default Mwtm Server NameLaunching the Mwtm Client Exiting the Mwtm Client