Network Management Context Reference
This chapter covers contexts, variables, functions, events and actions related to network management.
The Network Management plugin controls two system contexts: Network Management and Discovery. They are described in the corresponding articles below. Also, it adds actions, variables, functions and events to other (already existing) contexts, as described in this article.
Administration
The Network Management plugin uses Administration context as a source for SNMP and Syslog events.
Events
Name | Description | Details |
syslog | Syslog Event | This event is generated when a Syslog message is received. See Syslog Events Monitoring and Consolidation for details. |
trap | SNMP Trap | This event is generated when an SNMP notification (Trap or Inform) is received. See Receiving SNMP Traps and Informs for details. |
Network Host Device Contexts
The Network Management plugin exploits Network Host devices as a primary source of monitoring data and facilitates them with specific variables and actions.
Variables
The following variables are added to contexts representing network host devices:
Name | Description | Details |
processList | Process List | Stores statistics for processes running on the host (if this information is available via SNMP). |
vmCPU | Virtual Machine CPU Information | Stores statistics for CPU usage by guest virtual machines running on the host (if VMware ESX server was found there; see VMware Server Monitoring). |
vmHBA | Virtual Machine HDD Information | Stores statistics for HDD usage by guest virtual machines running on the host (if VMware ESX server was found there; see VMware Server Monitoring). |
printerStates | Printer States | For SNMP-enabled printers stores states configuration as described in Printer Monitoring chapter. |
Actions
Name | Description | Details |
setupNetworkMonitoringProfile | Setup Monitoring Profile | Provides a wizard to configure monitoring tools for the device. When a tool is created it adds an action that helps user to invoke itself for this device. |
rediscoverServices | Rediscover Services | Rediscovers services available on the device. |
Root
The Network Management plugin adds several actions facilitating different administration tasks to the Root Context.
Actions
Name | Description | Details |
setupMonitoring | Setup Monitoring | Starts a wizard that helps to setup monitoring by specifying monitoring tools and a device (by selecting an existing or creating a new one). See the Setup Monitoring section for details. |
servicesStatus | Services Status | Shows statuses for all registered services. |
sendSnmpTrap | Send SNMP Trap | Provides an action to send an SNMP notification as described in Sending SNMP Traps and Informs. |
sendSyslogMessage | Send Syslog Message | Provides an action to send Syslog messages as described in Syslog Messages Sending section. |
executeWakeOnLAN | Wake-on-LAN | Provides an action to send Wake-on-LAN message. See Wake-on-LAN section. |
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