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To view network events
Open the Application Client.
Click Network Events node in the tree.
The network events are displayed in an Event Viewer on the display panel.
Performing Table View Operations
All the events are displayed in the Event Viewer in a table format where each row depicts an event. Refer to Performing Table View Operations in Understanding Client Work Area for complete information.
Event details provide information on each of the properties of an event.
To view event details
Open the Event Viewer.
Perform any of the following procedures.
Click a row in the table and from View menu, choose Details.
Right-click a row in the table and choose Details.
Click a row in the table and press Alt+D.
Double-click a row in the table.
The Event dialog box is displayed. For information on each of the properties explained in this dialog box, refer to Fault Details in Appendix.
The search option comes handy when you are looking for a particular event in the list of events. This search operation is performed in the database and is not restricted only to the events that you see on the Application Client.
To search for an event
Open the Event Viewer.
Perform any of the following procedures.
From Edit menu, choose Search.
From the toolbar, click Find button.
Press Ctrl+F.
The Search dialog box is displayed.
If you need all the matching criteria to be satisfied for your search operation, select Match All of the Above Criteria.
In the first Properties field, select the property based on which you need to perform your search. For information on each of the properties, refer to Fault Details in Appendix.
In the second Conditions field, select the condition based on which you need to restrict your search.
In the Value text field, enter the exact information you are looking for. For example, if you have selected severity in the Properties combo box, then you need to specify the severity value here, e.g., critical, major, etc. If you have selected date or time related properties in Property field, then a Date/Time spin box is available wherein you need to set the date and time.
To specify additional criteria, click More and repeat steps 4 to 6. Fewer option can be used to remove the criteria that were last added.
To begin the search, click Search.
Events satisfying the configured criteria are displayed in the same view. After performing the search, if you need to view the default Event Viewer (with all events), click Show All button on the Event Viewer located at top right corner.
Events are converted to alarms (based on their significance), which are messages that require administrator's/operator's attention. From the Event Viewer, you can view the alarm that has been created for an event.
To view related alarms
Open the Event Viewer.
Click a row whereby you select an event.
Perform any of the following procedures.
From View menu, choose Alarms.
Right-click the row and choose Alarms.
Press Ctrl+L.
Alarm Viewer with only the alarms related to the selected event is displayed. For more information on alarms, refer to Fault Details in Appendix.
The Save option can be used to save the current range of events displayed in the Event Viewer. For example, if the current table in the Event Viewer displays 200 events, then this range can be saved to a file.
To save the events
Open the Event Viewer.
Perform any of the following procedures.
From Actions menu, choose Save To File.
In the toolbar, click Save.
Press Ctrl+I.
The Properties dialog box is displayed.
Enter the file name in File Name field.
Click Save File. A status message is displayed.
By default the saved file is located in <Web NMS Home>/state directory. <Web NMS HOME> is where Web NMS is installed.
Tip: To view the saved file, open a Web browser and access the URL - http://<machine_name>:9090/state [where <machine_name> is the machine's name where Web NMS Server is running].
The Export Events option can be used to save the Event Custom View data as a CSV (comma-separated values) file in the Web NMS server. Option is provided to export the entire Custom View data or only the data that is currently displayed in the Custom View.
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The customized Export Events dialog will be displayed based on the "Export Event " menu item configuration. Please refer to the configuration details in the Developer Guide. |
To export the events at server side
Open the Event Viewer.
From Actions menu, choose Export Events. The Export Data to Server dialog box is displayed.
Choose the desired option from the radio buttons Export Entire Custom View Data or Export Displayed Custom View Data.
Enter the file name in File name field.
Click Export. A status message is displayed.
The exported custom view data file will be saved in the <Web NMS Home> directory at the server side.
To export the events at client side
Open the Event Viewer.
From Actions menu, choose Export Events. The Save File dialog box is displayed.
Select the folder in which the details must be saved at the client side.
The exported custom view data file will be saved in the <Web NMS Home> directory at the client side.
To export the events using the dialog with multiple options (server or client side)
Open the Event Viewer.
From Actions menu, choose Export Events. The Export Data dialog box is displayed. The dialog will have options to export the details to Server or the Client.
The Print option can be used to print the current range of events displayed in the Event Viewer.
To print events
Open the Event Viewer.
Perform any of the following procedures.
From Actions menu, choose Print.
In the toolbar, click Print button.
Press Ctrl+P.
The current range of events in the Event Viewer is printed.
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Are you getting the message 'server printing not configured'?
This means the Web NMS Server is not configured to execute the printing operation from the Application Client. Contact your system administrator to enable the printing operation. |
Tip: You can customize the Event Viewer by adding or removing columns using the Custom View options, order the events by sorting, or by creating new custom views. After customization, use the print option to get a printed version of your customized view.
Refer to Working with Custom Views section in Understanding Client Work Area.
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