HP Netsight manual Launching Device Management

Chapter 7

Node Management Overview

Device management overview; using Source Address Naming; using the PING tool

This chapter provides a brief overview of some of the management capabilities provided by NetSight Element Manager, including device management, source address naming, and the use of the PING tool.

Device Management

NetSight Element Manager provides extensive device management capabilities through its Device Manager and Chassis Manager applications. This management capability is described in detail in the device-specific User’s Guides included with your documentation; this section provides some brief introductory information.

Launching Device Management

The primary interface NetSight Element Manager provides for device management is the Device View (also called the Chassis View). This view serves as a single point of access to all other device-specific management functions, and provides a graphical view of the device you are managing, the hub in which it is contained, and the status of its individual interfaces. There are several ways you can launch a Device View window:

1.In any map, list, or tree view, double-click on the icon representing the device you wish to manage.

or

1.In any map, list, or tree view, select the device you wish to manage.

2.Select Manage—>Nodefrom the primary window menu bar, or select the

Manage Node toolbar button. or

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