You can edit a device in a Network Diagram using the right-click menu option on the Drawing Board. You can edit a Connector or a Mode for both managed and not managed devices.
To edit Network Device Details:
- Select Operations > Configuration > Networks > View > Edit View.
- Click the View Name in the List table. The DRAW VIEW page is displayed.
- On the Drawing Board, right-click on the Network device and select Edit Node.
On the EDIT NETWORK DEVICE DETAILS page, edit the required fields.
Figure: Edit Network Device Details pageNote title Note: The Edit Network Device Details page is also displayed if the Add Connector option is selected from the right-click menu.
Field Description
The following table explains about the fields on Edit Network Device Details pop-up page:
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Tenant | Lists all the assigned Tenants for the logged in user. Select the Tenant from the list. | ||||||||||
Managed Devices | Refers to the Network Devices that are configured in the Network Management module. Select this option to add configured devices for a View. | ||||||||||
Un-Managed Devices | Refers to the Network Devices that are not configured in the Network Management module. Select this option to add non-configured devices for a View. | ||||||||||
Type | Displays the defined Device Types. Select a type of a Device from the list box that you want to add for a View. | ||||||||||
Description | Type in a brief description about the device. | ||||||||||
Host Name | Type in the Host name of a device. | ||||||||||
IP Address | Type in the IP Address of a device. | ||||||||||
Service Entitlement | Lists the configured Service Entitlements. Select a service entitlement option from the list box. | ||||||||||
Serial Number | Lists the configured serial numbers. Select a serial number of the device from the list. | ||||||||||
Is Monitor through NAT IP | (Optional) Specify the NAT IP address for a device. NAT IP Address refers to the public IP address for the External Server to enable Network Monitoring from this application. If selected, the field is enabled to enter the NAT IP address and it is a mandatory field. If not selected, this field is disabled and you cannot enter the NAT IP address. | ||||||||||
Configuration Item ID | Displays the associated CI identification number for a Network Device. Note: If a CI ID is not displayed, you need to create a new CI ID for the device that you are adding in the CMDB module. | ||||||||||
SNMP Version | Lists the SNMP Versions:
By default, the value is displayed as SNMP V2c. Note: SNMP V3 requires an authentication and login credentials for managing a device on the network. SNMP V3 provides important security features, such as confidentiality to prevent snooping by an unauthorized source, message integrity to avoid data tampering, and authentication to validate the source. | ||||||||||
Get Data | Click this button to retrieve data of a device.
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Authentication Type | If the SNMP Version is selected as SNMP V3. Displays the following list of Authentication Types:
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SNMP Community String | This field is displayed after you select SNMPVersion as SNMP V1 or SNMP V2c options. By default, it displays the value as Public. Type in the SNMP community string of the device, which is provided by the Network Operator. Note: This field is disabled after you select SNMPVersion as SNMP V3 option. | ||||||||||
SNMP Username | This field is displayed after you select SNMP Version as SNMP V3 option. Type in the SNMP user name. | ||||||||||
SNMP Password | This field is displayed after you select SNMPVersion as SNMP V3 option. Type in the SNMP password. | ||||||||||
Privilege Password | Specify the privilege password for the authentication. This option is enabled if the Authentication Type is specified as Auth Priv. | ||||||||||
Privilege Protocol | Lists the types of Privilege Protocol. Select the Privilege Protocol from the list. | ||||||||||
SNMP Port | Specify the SNMP port name. | ||||||||||
IOS | Lists the configured Internet Operating System (IOS) types. Select an IOS Type from the list. | ||||||||||
Criticality | Lists the options to specify the Criticality of a device: Low, Medium, and High. Select an option from the list box based on the criticality of a device. | ||||||||||
Customer | Lists the configured Customer names. Select a Customer name from the list box for which the device is installed. | ||||||||||
Vendor | Lists the configured Vendors names. Select a Vendor name from the list box. Note: These Vendor names are appended to the list each time a device from a new vendor is added during the discovery process. | ||||||||||
Location | Lists the configured Locations. Select the Location of a device. | ||||||||||
Ping Protocol | Lists the configured protocol names. Select a protocol using which you want to communicate with the device. | ||||||||||
Monitoring Source | Lists the configured Monitoring Source Types.
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Proxy | Lists the configured Proxy Servers. Select the Proxy Server from the list. | ||||||||||
Ping Timeout (ms) | Type in the Ping Time Out for the Network Device. In the specified time, the Network Device communicates the destination IP address for the Network Device to reach and record results. | ||||||||||
Ping Retry | Type in the number of times the Ping operation need to be repeated with the Network Device that you are adding. | ||||||||||
Managed By | Select the company or infrastructure, which manages the Network Services. | ||||||||||
Provided By | Select the company or infrastructure name, which provides or owns the Network Services. | ||||||||||
Active | Indicates that the Device is enabled / disabled for a View.
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Backup Device | If selected, you can specify user details, who can take the backup configuration details. Click the Clear icon to clear the specified values. Click the Select Device icon to specify the backup devices. See Screen Shot and Details. The following table describes the fields on the Select Backup Device pop-up page:
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Reference ID | Specify the unique reference identification number for the device. Note: If the reference ID is not configured, the unique identification number of the device is displayed in device details. | ||||||||||
SOP | Lists the configured Standard Operating Procedures. Select a SOP from the list. | ||||||||||
Mail To | Type in the e-mail address of the people to whom the alert / notification mails about the device status need to be sent in “To” list. Alert Mail: The alert e-mail is sent whenever a device is Down or whenever a device has crossed the Threshold. Notification Mail: The notification e-mail is sent whenever a device status changes to Up from Down and also when the device utilization is below the specified Threshold. | ||||||||||
Mail CC | Type in the e-mail address of the people to whom the alert/ notification e-mails about the device status need to be sent in “CC” list. | ||||||||||
Remarks | Type in any notes or comments about the network device. | ||||||||||
Backup Configuration User Details | Allows you to specify user details to whom the backup configuration privilege is given. | ||||||||||
User Name | Type in the user name. | ||||||||||
Password | Type in the password. | ||||||||||
Enable Password | Type in the alternate password. | ||||||||||
Protocol | Displays the protocol using which the user can take the backup. By default, SSH value is displayed in the Protocol field. | ||||||||||
Port | Displays the configured port number for the selected protocol. If you select SSH option from the Protocol list, by default, the value 22 is displayed in the Port field. | ||||||||||
Command | A Customer can configure commands to get configuration backup by overriding the default command. |
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Based on the configurations on the selected Service Entitlement, configuration sections are displayed. For more information about the configuration section, see Configuring Master Settings. |
References
For more information on Configuration Item ID details, see SummitAI Service Management Help.
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