Vunetrix Manual: Devices

Vunetrix Manual: Devices

The Enterprise Console has a tab-like interface. Using the tabs you can navigate through various pages with information about your monitored objects, such as your network's status, monitoring results, etc., as well as access maps, reports, and settings.

Enterprise Console Menu Tabs Bar

There is documentation available for the following tabs:

Devices Menu Tab

The Devices tab will be your starting point for everyday use. The page is split into two parts. On the left hand side, it shows the tree-like device view which lists all configured Vunetrix core servers with their probes, groups, devices, and the sensors on the devices, in a hierarchical order. Next to each object you see an overview of the number of sensors, grouped by their current status.

The first child node of the tree is called Favorite Devices and Sensors. It contains all devices and sensors that are marked as favorites. In order to add an object to the favorites list, right-click on it and select the Add to Favorites entry from the context menu. For details, please see Priority and Favorites section.

Note: For more information about the hierarchical order of the different objects in the device tree, please see Object Hierarchy section.

On the right side you see details about the object selected on the left. The information is spread over several tabs.

Enterprise Console Sub-Tabs underneath Devices Tab

Edit Objects in the Device Tree

Using the Edit menu (or the object's context menu) you can access different important functions of the items you have currently selected in the device tree on the left hand side, such as

Add devices or sensors to the favorites list (or remove them from the list)
Sort all sub nodes of an object alphabetically
Move objects up and down in the tree
Check now
Pause monitoring
Access tools
and many more

For details about the available options, please see Windows Menu Structure.

Select Multiple Items in Device Tree

In the device tree shown on the left, you can select one or more objects, even from different Vunetrix core servers. Hold down the Ctrl key to select more objects simultaneously. Usually, you will select more than one item in order to view combined graphs, or to apply a command from the Windows Menu (for example, Check Now or Pause) to several objects.

When selecting multiple items, the sub-tabs on the right side will show data for all selected items at a glace. For example, when selecting two sensors, you will see their tables next to each other. Graphs will actually be shown combined! This is a great way to instantly show one chart containing the graphs of all selected objects. Each sensor channel will then be shown as one line. This aggregated view works for all kind of objects. Note: The tab Live Graph will show data for sensors only.

Note: Underneath each graph a legend is shown. Hover an entry in the legend to display the according line in the graph above in bold.

Aggregated Graph View in Enterprise Console

Note: You may need to enlarge the Enterprise Console's window in order to see all tables and graphs.

Devices—Overview

The Overview tab shows general information about the selected object. Depending on the object selected, different information is displayed.

For servers, probes, and groups the table shows information in the Name section only, such as priority and parent objects. On the right side, a geographical Map is shown, if enabled in your Vunetrix configuration as well as in the Enterprise Console's View menu. For detailed information about geographical maps, please see Geo Maps section.
For devices, the Overview tab shows device details and summary graphs for different time spans, as well as a list of all sensors on this device.
For sensors, the Overview tab shows sensor details, current status, and the last value of all sensor channels, as well as sensor graphs for different time spans. You can also edit channel settings in this tab by clicking on a channel's gear icon (for details, please see section Sensor Channels Settings).

Devices—Live Graph, 2 days, 30 days, 365 days

These tabs are only available if the Large Single Graph (Ctrl+L) view is enabled in the Windows Menu (View). For Small Multiple Graphs view please see Devices—Graph section below.

Select one of the tabs to display an object's monitoring results as Live Graph (content available for sensors only), or for different time spans in more or less detail (2 days, 30 days, 365 days). In every tab, you will see graphs as well as data tables.

While viewing a sensor graph you can hide single sensor channels individually. Simply remove the check mark symbol in front of a channel name underneath the graph, and the according channel's line will disappear. You can also Show all or Hide all channels by clicking on the buttons besides the channel names. The graph view will be reset immediately.

Note: The days mentioned here are the default setting. You can change the detail of the different graphs any time in Vunetrix's web interface under System Administration—User Interface.

Note: Underneath each graph a legend is shown. Hover an entry in the legend to display the according line in the graph above in bold.

Devices—Graph

This tab is only available if the Small Multiple Graphs (Ctrl+S) view is enabled in the Windows Menu (View). For Large Single Graphs view please see above. This will show an overview with single graphs and data tables for live data, 2 days, 30 days, and 365 days. It might be necessary to enlarge the window in order to display all graphs. Note: The days mentioned here are the default setting. You can change the detail of the different graphs any time in Vunetrix's web interface under System Administration—User Interface.

Note: Underneath each graph a legend is shown. Hover an entry in the legend to display the according line in the graph above in bold.

Devices—Historic Data

The Historic Data tab is available for sensors only (not for probes, groups, or devices). When calling the historic data reports via this tab, there is no sensor selection available, because you have already determined which sensor you would like to create a report for.

Historic Data Tab of a Ping Sensor

Depending on the File Format option you choose, the results will be shown:

HTML web page: Open a new window, showing the historic data report
XML file: A new browser window will open, showing the historic data report as XML file.
CSV file: A new browser window will open, showing the historic data report as CSV file.

When you click on one of these items, a new window or tab of the external browser configured in the Enterprise Console's Options will open and Vunetrix will automatically login and redirect you to the respective web page. If your browser displays a certificate warning, please find more information in the SSL Certificate Warning section.

View and functionality are the same as in the web interface. For details about the available Historic Data report options please see Historic Data Reports section of the Ajax Web Interface documentation.

Devices—Log

Click on the Log tab to show a table list with all log information on this object. This is a subset of the entries available via the Logs menu tab.

In the list, one hundred entries are shown at a time. Use the arrow symbols above the list to show other items. You can jump to the beginning of the list, or browse through it hundred by hundred. If the list has more than one entry, you can also sort the items by the contents of a certain column. To sort, simply click once or twice on the header of the column you want to sort by.

Devices—Settings

In the Settings tab the currently selected object's settings are loaded from the web interface and displayed. View and functionality are the same as in the web interface. For every type of object and for every sensor, different options are available. For detailed information, please see the following sections (depending on the selected object) in the Ajax Web Interface documentation:

Devices—Settings—Multi-Edit

If you select several objects on the left side, the Settings tab will switch into multi-edit mode. Using multi-edit, you can set a check mark for one or more settings. All changes will be applied to all selected objects. The multi-edit dialog displays settings which are common among the selected objects only.

If you select sensors only on the left side, the Settings tab will display a new tab row with a Channel Settings tab. Using this tab you can multi-edit the settings of any channels which are common among the selected sensors, as long as the channels have the same name. Set a check mark for one or more channel settings. All changes will be applied to all selected sensors.

Note: You cannot use multi-edit for objects on different Vunetrix core servers.

Devices—Notifications

In the Notifications tab the currently selected object's settings are loaded from the web interface and displayed. View and functionality are the same as in the web interface. You can set different notification triggers.

For detailed information, please see the Sensor Notifications Settings section in the Ajax Web Interface documentation.

Note: You cannot change notification settings for multiple objects at a time. We recommend using the Inheritance of Settings for easy configuration.

Devices—Comments

In the Comments tab the currently selected object's settings are loaded from the web interface and displayed. View and functionality are the same as in the web interface.

In the Comments tab you can enter free text for each object. This can be used for documentation purposes or to leave information for other users.

Devices—History

In the History tab all changes in the settings of an object are shown with a timestamp, the Vunetrix user which conducted the change, and a message.

Drag & Drop Sorting in Device Tree

In the device tree, you can also move probes, groups, and devices simply via drag and drop. Activate it in the Windows menu Edit | Drag & Drop Sorting and then drag your objects as you like: You can move devices and groups, or add groups or devices to other groups. You can also move objects via the context menu.

Note: You cannot move objects in the following cases:

You cannot move any objects from one Vunetrix core server to another.

You cannot move sensors from one device to another. In order to clone sensors to other devices using drag&drop, please use the Ajax Web Interface. For detailed information, please see Manage Device Tree section.
You cannot move devices from one group to another.
You cannot move groups from one probe to another.
You cannot move probes from one core server to another.

Enterprise Console—Topics