HP Network Direr Software Products Specifying Retries and Timeout Periods at the Subnet Level

Configuration 697

The Retry/Timeout Global Defaults frame allows you to configure the number of retries and timeout periods used for the various different protocols that are used for directly contacting the devices on your network. You can configure the number of retries and timeout periods for the following:

■IP Ping requests: IP ping requests are used during the IP Ping stage of Network Discovery. See “IP Ping ” on page 93 for more details of this Network Discovery stage.

■SNMP requests: 3Com Network Director uses SNMP requests for many purposes, including several stages of the discovery process, many of the monitors and operations such as Backup, Restore and Agent Update.

■HTTP/Telnet requests: HTTP and Telnet requests are used to discover, monitor and manage devices that do not have SNMP capabilities, such as NBX telephony systems.

■End station requests: End station requests are used during the End Station Type Recognition stage of Network Discovery. See “End Station Type Recognition ” on page 94 for more details of this Network Discovery stage.

Changes made in the Retry/Timeout tab of the Tools > Options dialog box have no effect on service monitors such as the IP Ping Service monitor.

You can restore the default numbers of retries and timeout periods for all request types in the Retry/Timeout tab of the Tools > Options dialog box by clicking Reset to Defaults.

Specifying Retries and Timeout Periods at the Subnet Level

If you wish to override the number of retries and timeout periods configured at the whole map level for the devices on a particular subnet, open the Retry/Timeout tab of the subnet’s Properties dialog box: