Main Monitor Window

Use this topic to learn more about the DPA - Remote main monitor window options, controls and fields.

Options

The Options menu item lets you control the polling interval, SNMP timeout, scale of graphical presentations, and the font size of displayed information. Note that with the exception of font size, the options affect only the displays in the current monitor window. Font size adjustments affect all displays in all windows that have been opened by the DPA - Remote Control Panel.

Option

Description

Poll Interval The time, in seconds, between updates of the displayed information. The default is 1 second. The same poll interval is used for all DPA - Remote monitoring functions and displays for this device.

SNMP Timeout The time, in seconds, to wait for an SNMP response, before assuming that the device is not present, or not ready. The default is 3 seconds. This setting applies to all display frames for the current device monitor window, but not to monitor windows opened for other devices.

Graph Scale Adjusts the scale of graphical presentations so that the graphs show 0%-10%, 0%-30%, 0%-50% or 0%-100%. Each graph type (network/port/processor & memory utilization) may be set individually. These settings apply to display frames for the current device monitor window, but not to monitor windows opened for other devices.

Font Size Adjusts the font size of displayed information. The setting of this option affects all frames in all monitor windows that have been opened from the DPA - Remote Control Panel.

Fields and Controls

Field	Description
Device Name	The name of the device, if defined (see the set device command in the Command Reference Guide for information on defining device names).
Node	The node name or IP address of the device.
Device Description	Describes the device. The description may include the firmware version of the device.
Select Network Interface(s) for Monitoring	Each button represents a different network interface. Multiple network interfaces may be selected at the same time. Choose a network interface button to monitor that interface. When an interface is selected, a network interface monitor frame appears. To close the frame, choose the network interface button once more. The color of a network interface button shows the status of the interface. green - Indicates the interface is up. white - Indicates the interface is down. yellow - Indicates the interface is in a test mode. See Network Interface Monitor Fields and Graphs for more information.
Select Port(s) for Monitoring	Each button represents a port on the selected device. More than one port may be selected at the same time. Choose a port button to monitor that port. When a port is selected, a port monitor frame appears. To close the frame, choose the port button once more. green - Indicates that activity is detected on the port. white - Indicates the port is up. gray - indicates the port is down. yellow - Indicates the port is in maintenance mode. See Port Monitor Fields and Graphs for more information.
Processor Utilization (PortServer TS 8/16 Only)	The Processor Utilization graph shows the current CPU utilization as a percentage. 100% indicates completely busy; 0% indicates completely idle. The graph is updated from the right, at the interval defined in Options > Poll Interval.
Memory Utilization (PortServer TS 8/16 Only)	The Memory Utilization graph shows the current CPU utilization as a percentage. 100% indicates all available memory is being used. The graph is updated from the right, at the interval defined in Options > Poll Interval.

Option	Description
Poll Interval	The time, in seconds, between updates of the displayed information. The default is 1 second. The same poll interval is used for all DPA - Remote monitoring functions and displays for this device.
SNMP Timeout	The time, in seconds, to wait for an SNMP response, before assuming that the device is not present, or not ready. The default is 3 seconds. This setting applies to all display frames for the current device monitor window, but not to monitor windows opened for other devices.
Graph Scale	Adjusts the scale of graphical presentations so that the graphs show 0%-10%, 0%-30%, 0%-50% or 0%-100%. Each graph type (network/port/processor & memory utilization) may be set individually. These settings apply to display frames for the current device monitor window, but not to monitor windows opened for other devices.
Font Size	Adjusts the font size of displayed information. The setting of this option affects all frames in all monitor windows that have been opened from the DPA - Remote Control Panel.