CUSTOMIZING ELITEVIEW

Add a line describing the device, using the following format:

Seq=Device_Name,Protocol,Device_Description,Device_Type,Object_ID,Device_Manager

Parameter Definitions for the [device] Section

 

Table B-3 Parameter Definitions for the [device] Section

 

 

Parameter

Description

 

 

Seq=

The sequence number of the device runs from 1 to n, where n is the total number of devices you

 

can add to a map or monitor.

 

 

Device_Name

The device name, which is used by EliteView to identify the device.

 

 

Protocol

A number representing the transport protocol used for communicating with the target device.

 

(0) SNMP/UDP/IP, (1) IP Node, (2) SNMP, (3) IPX Node

 

 

Device_Description

The name of the device that appears in the Add Object dialog box.

 

 

Device_Type

The identifier for the device, which is used by EliteView to identify the device.

 

5000-5499 – SMC device

 

1000- 2000 – third-party device

 

 

Object_ID

MIB variable “SysObjectID” of SNMP Agent.

 

 

Device_Manager

Set to DevMan if this device can be opened by the Device Manager, or NoDevMan if it cannot.

 

 

Example: Sample entry for [device] section

[device]

total=12

1=GenNode,0,SNMP Node,1000, NoDevMan

.

.

10=EZ Stack10,0,EZ Stack10,5002,1.3.6.1.4.1.202.10.2

.

.

The following information is listed in this sample:

These items are included in the Add Object dialog box.

You can monitor these device types, namely, a Generic Node (i.e., third-party SNMP device) also called an SNMP node, and SMC’s EZ Stack 10.

Both of these devices use the UDP/IP protocol.

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SMC Networks 6.20 manual Table B-3 Parameter Definitions for the device Section, Parameter Description