The Device Viewer
- Viktoryia Varapayeva (Deactivated)
All devices discovered by NetMRI can be inspected using the Device Viewer, including LAN switches, routers of any type, security infrastructure, servers, and virtual devices hosted by selected Cisco and Juniper systems.
When NetMRI successfully accesses a network device by SNMP, the top portion of the main Device Viewer panel shows the following information:
Network View:Â Listed at the end of the header identifying the device.
Device Type: As detected by the appliance.
O/S Version: The network operating system as reported by the device.
Up Time: Time since the device was last booted.
Last Communication: Date and time that NetMRI last communicated with the device, by any protocol.
Vendor and Model: The vendor and product name/model of the device.
SNMP Status: Indicates the state of local SNMP collection for this device. Enabled = NetMRI collects SNMP data from the device. For more information, see Defining Group Data Collection Settings.
MAC Address: The MAC ID of the device.
Discovery Blackout: Shows whether the device is currently in a discovery blackout. The three possible values that appear here are N/A which indicates that no blackout is scheduled for the current device, In Effect indicates that the device is currently in a discovery blackout period, and Scheduled indicates that a discovery blackout is scheduled for the current device but is not currently in a blackout, and operations may be performed on it.
Change Blackout: Shows whether the device is currently in a change blackout. The three possible values that appear here are N/A which indicates that no blackout is scheduled for the current device, In Effect indicates that the device is currently in a change blackout period, and Scheduled indicates that a change blackout is scheduled for the current device but is not currently in a change blackout, and operations may be performed on it.