Discovering A Device; Deleting A Device; Viewing And Setting Device Properties - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

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Port The name of the port (vendor-specific port names will be shown when available)
Description The description of the switch port
VLAN The VLAN assignment for the switch port
Connectivity Any user assigned mapping of clients or servers to the switch port
By selecting a device in the tree view pane, the switch port display is updated to show
its respective ports. By selecting Network in the tree view, all switch ports that have
been discovered will be shown in the switch port view. You can sort on attributes by
selecting the appropriate column.
Adding a Switch Device
To add a switch to the Deployment Database
1. Press the Add icon on the toolbar
Or, right-click Network in the tree view.
2. From the pop up menu that opens, click Add Device.
Note
When the device is available and the SNMP communities are correct, the application
reads the MIB II system information from the device and add the device to the tree
view. If the device is not available, an error message appears.

Discovering a Device

Once a device has been added to the database, all properties for that device can be
discovered. Selecting the device in the tree view and right-click it.
Click Discover Device to discover all the switch device properties and store these
values in the Deployment Database. Once the discovery process is complete, the switch
ports for that device will be seen in the port view.

Deleting a Device

A device can be deleted in two ways:
1. Press the Delete icon on the toolbar:
Or, right-click and select Delete.

Viewing and Setting Device Properties

Select and view Properties for a switch device by right-clicking its name in the tree
view. The system information for the selected device appears. This dialog will allow you
to make any necessary modifications to the SNMP read and SNMP write community
strings (passwords).
Managing Switches
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