HP Netsight manual Node Options, Default Poll Settings

Overview of NetSight Element Manager

Node Options

The Node options (shown in Figure 2-10) let you configure the default contact poll settings that will be established when IP devices are added to the node database.

Default Poll Settings

Unlike the poll settings configured via the Polling Options tabbed page, the Node Options default poll settings determine the default poll values that will be assigned to each individual node via its Properties window. In most instances, these default poll settings will have no bearing on how often the node is actually polled, since the Node Polling settings determine the amount of time it takes NetSight Element Manager to poll every device in the database.

Figure 2-10. The Node Options

In general, it is advisable to leave the Default Poll Settings at their initial values; if you have a few specific devices you’d like to poll less frequently than the configured Polling Options values would achieve, use the individual nodes’ Properties windows to edit these default settings.

The Default Poll Settings let you configure the following:

Interval (sec)

The default number of seconds configured for polling an individual IP device. Note that in general, the polling settings for updating the status of individual IP devices will be overridden by the Node options configured in the Polling page. The interval set in this field will only take precedence if it is longer than the duration required to poll the entire node database (as configured via the Polling Options page).

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