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The Inventory Manager
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An individual device can belong to multiple device groups. For example, a device could simultaneously
be a member of Building 1, Marketing, and Edge Switches. Using device groups, you can monitor and
maintain devices by group membership, instead of individually. All devices become members of a
device group when they are added to the EPICenter database, either through Add Devices or as a part
of the Discovery process. By default, devices are added to the device group “Default,” if you do not
specify otherwise. A device may then be copied or moved to another device group, as appropriate.
Inventory Manager Functions
There are multiple ways to invoke the functions provided by the Inventory Manager:
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Using the menus at the top of the main applet frame—specifically the Inventory menu
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Using the function buttons shown directly below the EPICenter menus
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Using commands from a pop-up menu that appears when you right-click on a device or device
group entry in the Component Tree
For simplicity, most of the instructions in this chapter only specify a one method of invoking a function
(usually the function button).
Inventory Manager Function Buttons
The buttons at the top of the main Inventory Manager applet provide the following functions:
These functions may also be accessed through the Inventory menu, and the Delete, Modify, and Sync
functions may be accessed from the pop-up menu accessed by right-clicking a component in the
Component Tree.
The Inventory Menu
EPICenter provides a set of menus at the top of the main applet frame. Most of these are standard
across all the EPICenter applets, and are described in
“EPICenter Menus” on page 32 . However, the
Inventory Manager provides an additional menu, Inventory , that contains commands unique to the
Inventory Manager. The Inventory menu contains the following items:
Table 6: Inventory Manager Function Buttons
Discover Finds network devices by IP address or range of addresses. See “Discovering Network
Devices” on page 61 .
Add Adds individual devices and device groups to the database. See “Adding Devices and
Device Groups” on page 68 .
Delete Removes a device or device group from the database. See “Deleting Devices and Device
Groups from the Database” on page 79 .
Modify Changes the members of a device group, or update a device’s contact parameters in the
database. See
“Modifying Devices and Device Groups” on page 73 .
Sync Updates the EPICenter database with current device configuration and status information.
See
“Updating Device Information—The Sync Operation” on page 80 .
Default Creates default access parameters for network devices. See “Configuring Default Access
Parameters” on page 82 .