HP Netsight Name, Label, Logical Address, Physical Address, Time of Last Contact, System Up Time

List Views

•Unknown (Blue) - A blue status icon indicates that NetSight Element Manager has not yet been able to contact the represented node, and has not yet determined whether or not that contact will be successful. A node icon is blue only temporarily, while NetSight Element Manager determines whether or not contact can be made: if contact is successfully made, the icon will turn green; if not, it will turn red. Performing an individual node status query (using the Manage—>Query Status option from the primary window menu bar, or the Query Status option available from the right-mouse menu) will temporarily turn a node status icon blue, while the status query is being made.

•Normal (Green) - NetSight Element Manager is successfully communicating with the represented node, and the node is operating properly on the network. Green is also the default color for a map icon which is not currently associated with an IP address.

•Undefined (Gray) - A gray status icon for a node indicates that polling has been disabled, and the node’s current status is not known.

Name

This column displays the user-defined name of the node. You can assign a name for the node in the General properties page in the Device Properties window. By default, devices will display any configured MIB II sysName value.

NOTE

Note that changing a node’s name via its Properties window changes only the information in NetSight Element Manager’s central node database; no name changes are set at the device. If you wish to leave the MIB II sysName displayed, and assign an additional label, use the Label field described below. For more information on configuring node properties — including setting both Name and Label values — see Editing Device Properties, page 4-29.

Label

Displays a user-set alias for a node; no default label is provided.

Logical Address

Displays the IP (Internet Protocol) address for devices.

Physical Address

Displays the MAC address for devices.

Time of Last Contact

Lists the date and time of NetSight Element Manager’s last successful contact with the node.

System Up Time

The length of time the device has been operating since its last boot up, displayed in a days, HH:MM:SS format.

Creating and Editing List Views 4-13