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Adding Devices and Device Groups
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4 To place the new device in the list of devices to be added to the EPICenter Inventory database, click
the
New button at the center of the page. The device specifications are added to the list.
To remove a device specification from the list, select the entry for the device and click the Remove
button.
5 Click Add to initiate the Add process.
A message window appears showing the progress of the add request. The Inventory Manager makes
a set of SNMP requests to retrieve data from the device that is needed by various EPICenter applets.
If the device is an Extreme switch, it also creates a set of SmartTraps rules that tell the switch what
status and configuration changes are of interest to EPICenter.
If the device cannot be added, the window shows an error status. When the add request is complete,
click
OK to continue.
Creating a Device Group
Device groups are sets of managed network devices that have something in common, and that can be
managed as a group. For example, devices might be grouped by physical location (Building 1, Building
2, first floor, second floor), or by management characteristics (devices that use a specific SNMP
community string, for example).
All devices automatically 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. A device may then be
copied or moved to another device group as appropriate.
To create a new device group, follow these steps:
1 Click the Add button at the top of the Inventory Manager main window.
Select the appropriate tab to display the Device Groups window, as shown in Figure 27 .
SNMP V3 Privacy Password If the device is using SNMP version 3, select SNMP V3 Privacy Password. If
the device is using CBC DES Privacy, enter the privacy password. The default is
no password (an empty string).
SNMP V3 Authentication
Protocol The SNMP V3 authentication protocol. Select No Authentication, MD5
Authentication, or SHA Authentication. The default is
MD5 Authentication .
SNMP V3 Authentication
Password If the device is using SNMP V3 Authentication, enter the authentication
password. The default password is
initialmd5 .