Device View features

This view uses a table format to provide access to information about the monitored devices. It also is used to manage which devices are assigned to which device groups, a function that cannot be performed in a Map View.

The File > Client Preferences > Device View Settings > Total Devices Shown setting defines the maximum number of devices that can be listed in the Device View at any one time (500, by default). You can select the Highlight Priority Alarms setting to have devices with active Critical, Error, and Failure alarms highlighted in red in the Device View (disabled, by default).

In addition to managing the devices in the device groups, the Device View has the following features:

• The device list provides information about each device in the device group selected in the Device Groups view.
  • You can click the Configure Columns icon to define which columns appear in the view.
  • You can click a column title to sort the list in ascending or descending order based on the information in that column.
  • A Search field and Clear button allow you to filter the device list to display only the devices that include your typed text.

  • You can select a device, or devices, to filter the Active Alarms view to show only the alarms for selected devices.

    Note: When a NetBotz Appliance is selected, the Active Alarms view will display its alarms, including all alarms associated with the devices it monitors.

  • You can double-click a device to log on to its web interface, if it has one, or use the right-click Launch to Device option for a device.

    Note: By default, the web interface of devices requiring basic authentication is displayed as a view using the internal web browser. You can use the Launch in External Browser icon in that view to log on to the web interface in an external browser.

• Right-click options, and icon buttons at the top of the view, perform the following functions:
  • Initiate a device discovery process used to add SNMP devices, Modbus devices, or NetBotz Appliances to be monitored by the Data Center Expert server (Add Devices option or the green + icon).

  • Delete devices that you no longer want the Data Center Expert server to monitor (Delete Devices option or the x icon).

    Note: This option is disabled for a device that has a NetBotz Appliance as its parent device.

  • Generate a report or graph for the historical values of the sensors at selected devices (Generate Sensor History Report option or Generate Custom Sensor History Report icon).
  • Access the Alarm History view to review historical alarm data for any selected devices (Show Alarm History option).

  • Define the port and protocol settings, and the username and password to be used by the Data Center Expert server to communicate with monitored devices (Device Launch Settings option).

    Note: For monitored APC SNMP and Modbus devices, the default username and password "apc" is provided by default.

  • Control the outlets at a selected APC Rack PDU device (Outlet Control option).
  • Log on to the web interface at a selected device, if it has one (Launch to Device option).

  • Log on to the Advanced View interface at a selected NetBotz Appliance (Launch Advanced View option).

    Note: This option is enabled by Advanced View Settings, a Client Preferences option in the File menu.

  • Remove selected devices from a shared device group, without causing the Data Center Expert server to stop monitoring those devices (Remove Device from Group option).

  • Request that the Data Center Expert server immediately scan selected devices for sensor values, without waiting until the server would normally scan those devices (Request Device Scan option).

    Note: This option is enabled by Advanced View Settings, a Client Preferences option in the File menu.

  • View all the values being reported by the sensors at selected devices (View Device Sensors option).
  • Select the appropriate device type for a third party device, or more accurately define an SNMP device (Change Device Type option).

  • Create thresholds for a selected device, or set of devices. See Threshold Alarm Configuration view for more information.

  • Configure selected APC SNMP devices to use the same values for shared settings (APC SNMP Device Configuration option).

    Note: An APC SNMP Device Configuration option is also in the Device menu. For information about these options, see APC SNMP Device Configuration.

  • Access an option to lock or unlock rack doors using the Rack Access Control option for a main NetBotz Appliance, or any of its associated Rack Access Pod 170 devices.

    Note: The Rack Access Control option is available only when a Rack Access Pod 170 is connected to the selected NetBotz Appliance.

  • Access a specific configuration option for a selected NetBotz Appliance or camera pod (NetBotz Appliance Configuration options).

    Note: A NetBotz Appliance Configuration option is also in the Device menu. For information about these options, see NetBotz Appliance Configuration.

  • Access the Surveillance perspective with a selected camera highlighted in the Thumbnails view (Show in Surveillance Perspective option).

    Show in Surveillance Perspective is only available when a camera is selected; when multiple cameras are selected, only the camera closest to the top of the Devices View is highlighted in the Thumbnails view.
  • Disable or re-enable notifications for any SNMP or Modbus device, or device group (Enter/Exit Maintenance Mode options).
  • Create a custom property, or edit the value of an existing property, for the selected devices or sensors (Add Custom Property option).
  • Access the Custom Properties Editor view to add, modify, or remove custom properties for selected devices or sensors (Open Custom Properties Editor option).

  • Create a virtual sensor for a selected device, or set of devices (Create Virtual Sensor option). See Virtual Sensors view for more information.