HP Netsight manual Overview of NetSight Element Manager

Overview of NetSight Element Manager

•Subnet.dat — Subnet definitions

•Tools.dat — Information on items in the Tools menu

•Wrkspace.dat — Configuration of window placement and other appearance properties within the primary NetSight Element Manager window.

•CSMIBDS.MDB — MIB database.

•*.def and*.trapdef — Trap definition files.

To access the Data File Manager:

1.Exit any current management sessions. NetSight Element Manager must be closed for the backup utility to operate.

2.Select the Data File Manager icon in your NetSight Element Manager program group. The Data File Manager window opens, as illustrated in Figure 2-16.

Figure 2-16. Accessing the Data File Manager Window

The Data File Manager window provides access to each of the Data File Manager functions: Edit Configuration File, which allows you to select the files and/or file types that will be backed up; Backup, which performs the backup action; Restore from saved, which replaces the current set of files with a previously-backed-up version; and Restore from new, which replaces all listed files with their original default versions.

The following sections detail how to perform each operation.

2-32 Backing Up Data Files