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Inventory Manager Functions
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Pop-Up Menus
You can select a device group or a device in the Component Tree, then right-click to display a pop-up
menu that contains commands relevant to the selected device or device group.
See “Right-Click Pop-Up Menus” on page 38 for basic information about using pop-up menus.
The contents of a pop-up menu depends on the type of item you have selected in the Component Tree.
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If you select the top-level Device Groups item, the pop-up menu provides the following commands:
Delete, Modify, Sync, and Properties.
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If you select a specific device group, the pop-up menu provides the commands: Delete, Modify,
Sync, Macros, and Properties
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If you select a device, all the commands shown in Table 8 are available.
Table 7: The Inventory Menu
Menu Item Description
Discover Discover network devices by IP address. This performs the same function as the
Discover button. See
“Discovering Network Devices” on page 61 .
Add Add devices or device groups to the EPICenter Inventory database. This performs
the same function as the Add button. See
“Adding Devices and Device Groups” on
page 68 .
Delete Remove devices or device groups from the EPICenter Inventory database. This
performs the same function as the Delete button. See
“Deleting Devices and Device
Groups from the Database” on page 79 .
Modify Make changes to a device configuration or change the membership of a device
group. This performs the same function as the Modify button. See
“Modifying
Devices and Device Groups” on page 73 .
Sync Update configuration and status information.
Device Update configuration and status information for one of more devices, except for
contact information. This performs the same function as the Sync button. See
“Updating Device Information—The Sync Operation” on page 80
FDB Update the MAC address database for the device. This command is available only
when a device is selected in the Component Tree. This performs the same function
as the Sync>FDB command in the pop-up menu for a selected device.
Defaults Set defaults for login and SNMP access for devices added to the EPICenter
Inventory database. This performs the same function as the Default button. See
“Configuring Default Access Parameters” on page 82
Take Offline/
Bring Online Set a selected device to an offline state, or return a device to an online state. This
command is available only when a device is selected in the Component Tree. These
perform the same functions as the Take Offline and Bring Online commands in the
pop-up menu for a selected device.
Enable FDB Polling/
Disable FDB Polling Enables or disables FDB Polling for the selected device. Only available if the device
supports FDB polling. MAC Polling must be enabled through the MAC Polling Server
Properties in the Admin applet.
Table 8: Pop-Up Menu Commands
Delete Same as the Delete button or the Delete command from the Inventory menu. See
“Deleting Devices and Device Groups from the Database” on page 79 .
Modify Same as the Modify button or the Modify command from the Inventory menu. See
“Modifying Devices and Device Groups” on page 73 .