HP Netsight manual Using the AddImage Utility, Image Type, Image Name

Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType

3. Click OK to launch the utility.

If the tool did not run successfully, an error message will appear, indicating the source of the problem. Note that the tool stops executing at the first error, so if your file contains multiple errors, they will only be detected one at a time, each time you run the tool If no message windows appear, the tools have been added successfully.

NOTE

Once you have added tools via the AddTool utility, they can only be removed via the Tools—>Customizewindow available from within the framework. See Customizing the Toolbar in Chapter 2, Overview of NetSight Element Manager.

Using the AddImage Utility

NetSight Element Manager classifies devices according to what is called a Node Class. Each defined Node Class specifies four kinds of attributes that describe the device: Model (the model type of the device, such as CSX200 or 6H123-50), Class (the functional classes supported by the device, such as Switch, Repeater, etc.), Topology (topologies supported by the device, such as FDDI, Token Ring, or Ethernet CSMACD), and Enterprise (the manufacturer of the device). NetSight Element Manager provides many pre-defined model, class, topology, and enterprise definitions, but if you wish you can use the AddImage tool to add any additional ones you might need. The AddImage tool performs the same function as creating a new image via the Node Class Properties window (as described in Editing Node Class Properties in Chapter 4, List Views).

For more information about creating an entirely new node class, see Using the

TIP AddDevType Utility, page A-9.

As with AddTool, to use the AddImage utility you must prepare an input file in one of two formats — comma-separated variable (CSV), or tag/data format — which contains the following information for each image you wish to add:

Image Type

Use this parameter to specify which type of image you wish to add: Model, Class, Topology, or Enterprise. Each image can be assigned only a single type, but you can create a file which contains definitions for more than one type.

Image Name

Use this parameter to specify the name that will be assigned to your image. Note that the case of this name is significant; an image named “superzippy” will not be found in a device type definition (see Using the AddDevType Utility, page A-9) that references an image named “SuperZippy.”

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