Novell SENTINEL 6.1 SP2 - 02-2010 User Manual page 191

 Clone: You can create a new object that has its configuration information pre-populated with
the settings of the currently selected object. This allows you to quickly create a large number of
similar Event Sources without having to retype in the same information over and over again.
You can clone objects between the views that is live view to scratchpad and vice versa. Cloning
an object Copies all the settings except the "Run" status. New objects created using the Clone
command will always be in the Stopped state after creation.
 Remove: You can delete a selected object from the system.
Contract: Contract the child nodes into this node. This option is only available on parent
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nodes that are currently in an expanded state.
Expand: Expand the child nodes of this node. This option is only available on parent nodes
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that are currently in a contracted state.
 Add Collector: It allows you to open an Add Collector wizard that guides you through the
process of adding a Collector to the selected Collector Manager.
 Add Connector: It allows you to open an Add Connector wizard that guides you through the
process of adding a Connector to the selected Collector.
 : It allows you to open an Add Event Source wizard that guides you through the process of
adding an event source to the selected Connector.
Open Raw Data Tap: You can view the live stream of raw data from an Event Source or
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flowing through the selected object.
Open Active View: You can open Active View window that only displays events that have
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been generated by data from or flowing through the selected object.
Zoom: You can zoom in the graphical view display on the selected object.
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 Show in Tabular/Graphical View: You can switch over to the other view (to tabular view if
on graphical view, or to graphical view if on tabular view) and automatically selects the object
that is selected in the current view. When switching to graphical view, it also zooms in on the
selected object.
 Raw Data Filter: It allows you to filter the raw data flowing through the selected node. The
raw data filter is available on Collectors, Connectors, and Event Sources. If a filter is specified
to drop data, the data to be dropped will not be passed to the parent node and, therefore, will not
be converted into events.
 Import Configuration: You can import the configuration of ESM objects.
Export Configuration: You can export the configuration of ESM objects
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Add Event Source Server : It allows you to add Event Source Server to the selected Collector
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Manager
Add Collector Manager: In Scratchpad mode, you can add a Collector Manager to the
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scratchpad by using this option. In the Live view, Collector Manager objects are created
automatically as each Collector Manager connects to the Sentinel system.
When you select multiple objects in the ESM panel and right click. The following options are
available:
Start: To start all the objects
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 Stop: To stop all the objects
Remove selected objects: To remove the selected objects along with its children
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TIP: Press "Shift" and click the object to select multiple objects.
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