Chapter 6: Common Tasks with SolarWinds UDT
xxxx.xxxx.xxxx or xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx or xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.
4. Enter the desired term for the search.
This example uses IP address ’10.199.0.3’ as the target device.
In general, specific matches are required sought unless wildcards are used
in the search term. This means that if you search for laptop and there is a
machine named laptop01, you will not find it unless you search for laptop01
or laptop* (or other valid wildcard search).
5. Press Enter or click the search
button to begin the search.
The search results are displayed in a scrollable, tabular view. For each
item, the following information is displayed in columns:
l
Match Item
l
Match Type
In this example, searching on subnet ’10.199.*’, we get a list of one item and
the software automatically navigates to the Device Tracker Endpoint Details
for ’10.199.0.3’, showing us:
Node Port Node Name
Connection Duration
Connection Type
A1
Core-4500 24 days, 8 hours, 5 minutes Endpoint IP Address
(Router)
Core-4500 24 days, 8 hours, 5 minutes Endpoint IP Address
Notes:
l
Search returns a separate row each for active and inactive
connections.
l
If you cannot find a device, but know that it is connected, search
using the MAC address to find the port that points to a physical
location. MAC addresses are stored without formating.; you can
successfully search for a MAC address with format
xxxx.xxxx.xxxx or xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx or xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.
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