System Group

2-2 Modifying the System Group Administrative Fields

The System Group window displays the following fields:
Object ID
Displays the unique identifier of the device being managed. This value is
allocated within the SMI enterprises subtree (1.3.6.1.4.1).
Uptime
Displays the amount of time that the device has been running since the network
management portion of the system was last initialized. This is converted from
hundredths of a second (as stored in the device MIB) into a more useful days,
HH:MM:SS format.
Contact
Displays a text field which you can use to enter the name and/or telephone
number of the person responsible for the device.
Name
Displays a text field which you can use to assign a name for the device.
Location
Displays a text field which you can use to describe the node’s physical location.
Services
Displays the level of OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) services supported by
the device, examples of which are given in Figure2-2.
Figure2-2 . Exampl es of OS I Service Layers
Modifying the System Group Administrative Fields
If your device’s firmware supports MIB II, you can modify the Contact, Name,
and Location fields.
1. To modify the Contact field:
a. Click the I-bar cursor ( ) to the right of the Contact field. The Contact
text box opens, Figure 2-3.
Applications Layer……………………..e.g. mail relays
Physical Layer……………………………….e.g. repeaters
Datalink/Subnetwork Layer………………e.g. bridges
Internet Layer…………………………..e.g. IP gateways
End-to-end Layer…………………………….e.g. IP hosts