NETWORK attributes

Use the Network Detail attributes to monitor discovered nodes characteristics within a managed network.

The NETWORK attributes are available for the SNMP Data Provider.


Address The Internet network node address of a node within a managed network. A valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 32 characters.

Description The description of the node characteristics as defined by a network administrator or device manufacturer. This attribute value corresponds to the RFC 1213 System Group sysDescr MIB variable specification. A valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 256 characters.

Location The node location information as defined by a network administrator. This attribute value corresponds to the RFC 1213 System Group sysDescr MIB variable specification. A valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 128 characters.

Name The host name of the network node. If the address of a router cannot be resolved through DNS, then the dotted decimal IP address is shown. A valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 128 characters.

SNMP Enabled Indicates whether or not an SNMP agent is active on this network node. A valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of four characters.

Status The current operating status of the network node. A valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of eight characters. The possible statuses are provided in the following table.

Status

Description

On-line

The node has been contacted and is operational.

Inactive

The node is not operational and it is not responding to requests.

Type The network node type, as defined by the Internet standard RFC 1213 System group sysServices MIB variable specification. A valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 64 characters.