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September 2004 202-10058-01
202-10058-01
September 2004
NETGEAR
, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
Reference Manual for the
ProSafe Network
Management System
NMS100
Contents
Main
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Contents
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats
Overview
Other ProSafe NMS Features
ProSafe Network Management System
System Requirements
Device Access Modes
None (TCP Only)
ICMP (Ping)
Package Contents
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Chapter 2 Installation and Startup
Installing the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console
Installing the Air Messenger Pro Paging Software
Starting the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console
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Console Elements
The following figure and table show the main elements of the ProSafe NMS console.
Installation and Startup 2-5
Console Button Commands
Figure 2-3: Edit button bar
Figure 2-2: Main button bar
Edit Button Bar Use the Edit button bar to add the objects shown below.
Selection Tool
Event Log Tool
View Window Area
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Chapter 3 Data and Statistics
Working with the Map Database
The Map Selection Tree
Using Map View Windows
Moving Map Objects
Moving Objects at the Root Level
Moving Objects Inside Subnet Levels
Moving Objects from One Subnet to Another
Changing Object Properties
Attributes
Access Parameters
Type-Dependent Attributes
Data and Statistics 3-9
a. D = Device, L = Link, N = Ring, Bus, Network, S = Subnet, G = Goto
Table 3-2. Object Properties Attribute tab
3-10 Data and Statistics
Adding Map Objects
Table 3-3. Object Types
Viewing Device MIB Data
The MIB Selection Tree
Manage Menus
Custom Menus
Table Display Elements
Graph Display Elements
The following figure shows a sample graph display and the function of graph controls.
Graph Styles
Saving Long-term Statistics
Creating a New Report
Viewing Trend Data in a Graph Window
Limiting Saved Instances
Polling and Emailing 4-1
Chapter 4 Polling and Emailing
Setting Threshold Alarms
Table 4-1. Threshold Alarms
Setting Status Variable Polling
Configuring Automatic Alarms
Setting Manual Threshold Alarms
Polling TCP Application Services
Discovery of Four Built-in Services
TCP Service Polling
Custom TCP Service Polling
Managing Polling for the Device
Emailing or Paging the Administrator on an Event
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4-10 Polling and Emailing
Other Event Types
Table 4-2. ProSafe NMS Events
Emailing or Paging Multiple Users
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Chapter 5 Troubleshooting and Advanced Configuration
Troubleshooting Network Discovery
Duration of Network Discovery
Normal Discovery Map Layout
Failure Symptoms and Solutions
Discovery Agent Fails to Connect to the Server
Incorrect or Missing Community Names
SNMP Device Access Control List
Firewalls Block SNMP Operations
Not Enough Seeds
Broadcast Packet Losses
Limiting the Scope of Discovery
Setting Up New Filters
Stopping Discovery Auto-Layout
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Appendix A
Event Parameters
Table 5-1. Event Parameters
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Glossary
Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual.
List of Glossary Terms
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Index
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