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Issue Group Settings

Owned by Viktoryia Varapayeva (Deactivated)
Aug 22, 2022
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The Issue Group Settings page (Settings icon > Issue Analysis > Issue Group Settings) shows the relationships between issues, device groups, and interface groups. Group settings for Issue reporting or Issue suppression can be organized in three ways: By Issue, By Device Groups, and/or By Interface Groups. These three groups are represented in the side tabs under Settings icon > Issue Analysis > Issue Group Settings.

  • By Issue: Issue reporting is organized into functional categories such as Configuration, Devices, Routing, and Security. Individual Issues can be singled out within each category in the Group Settings for Issue panel.
    You may need to maximize the Settings window to get a full view of the Group Settings for Issue panel for individual Issue settings.

  • By Device Groups: Issue reporting is organized into the defined Device Groups in the NetMRI system. By default, all issue types are associated with all device groups. Suppression of issues within specific groups has some utility here; Many Issue types do not appear on certain device types and do not need to be suppressed.

    Nested device groups will inherit all of the Issue processing settings of their parent. Each nested device group can override its Issue Group settings locally. You may need to pay attention to Issue settings for device groups with a highly specific focus, such as suppressing Cisco-specific Issues that are inherited by a device group dedicated to Juniper routers.

  • By Interface Groups: Issue reporting is organized per network interface group. As with Device Groups, Issue suppression can be a granular and time-consuming activity.

To determine groups associated with an issue, complete the following:

  1. Click the by Issue side tab.

  2. In the Issues panel, expand the tree and choose the issue of interest. Associated groups are listed in the Group Settings for Issue table.

  3. To edit a group's settings for that issue: Click Edit for the group.

To determine the issues associated with a group, complete the following:

  1. Click the by Device Groups or by Interface Groups side tab as appropriate.

  2. In the left panel, click the group name. Associated issues are listed in the Issue Settings for Group table.

  3. To edit an issue's settings for that group, click Edit for the issue.