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Table 8 Preferences dialog box items (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Section

Item

Description

 

 

 

 

 

SNMP

Retry Count

The number of times, between 0 and 5,

 

 

 

Optivity Switch Manager tries to connect to a

 

 

 

device using SNMP. (The default is 1.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timeout

The amount of time, between 3 and 10

 

 

 

seconds, Optivity Switch Manager waits

 

 

 

before trying to connect to a device again.

 

 

 

(The default is 5.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max Outstanding

The number of SNMP requests, between 20

 

 

Requests

and 250, that Optivity Switch Manager

 

 

 

maintains as open or outstanding. (The

 

 

 

default is 100.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trace

If checked, additional SNMP information is

 

 

 

written to the Optivity Switch Manager error

 

 

 

log, and can provide assistance in

 

 

 

troubleshooting.

 

 

 

Note: Selecting Trace could slightly slow

 

 

 

down performance as extra information is

 

 

 

gathered.

 

 

 

 

Restricting discovery

You can restrict the discovery process to devices on specified subnets. Use the Restrict Discovery dialog box to enter IP subnets that are available for discovery by Optivity Switch Manager. Only devices on a listed subnet are displayed in the Optivity Switch Manager contents pane.

To restrict discovery to certain subnets:

1From the Optivity Switch Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Preferences.

2Click Restrict Discovery.

The Restrict Discovery dialog box opens (Figure 12).

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