User guide

3-1
AlliedView NMS Administration Guide (File Administration)
3. File Administration
3.1 Overview
Many administrative tasks for the AlliedView NMS are done by adding, changing, and deleting files on the server. However,
directly accessing these files should not be attempted, since a loss of AlliedView NMS functionality could result.
For this reason, the AlliedView NMS provides GUI-based functions (mainly the Discovery Configurator) that make updating
the AlliedView NMS files easy and less error-prone. Moreover, the server does not have to be restarted for the changes to take
effect. However, a few tasks will involve restarting the server. These tasks are also included in this section, and the point at
which a restart is required is highlighted.
Note: Throughout this section, <NMS_HOME> refers to the directory where the NMS was installed, with the
default as:
• Windows - c:\Program Files\Allied Telesis\AlliedView NMS
• Solaris - /opt/AlliedTelesis/AlliedViewNMS
Directory names inside configuration files use the Internet standard of forward slashes (/), whether on Windows or Solaris.
Caution: Table 3-1 only lists the tasks that are fully supported. Accessing a file on the server and
changing a value without Allied Telesis Support could result in a loss of AlliedView NMS
functionality.
TABLE 3-1 Task List for File Administration
Task Screen / Form Name (if Applicable) Section
Discovery Configurator (SE)
- Example
Form with set of Tabs for SE version
Schedule Tab
SNMP Tab
CLI Logins Tab
Network Discovery Tab
Node Discovery Tab
Other Discovery Tab
3.2
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
3.2.5
3.2.6
3.2.7
3.2.8.1
Discovery Configurator (EE) Form with set of Tabs for EE version
Basic Tab
SNMP
CLI Logins Tab
Network Discovery Tab
Node Discovery
3.3
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.4
3.3.5
3.3.6
AlliedView NMS Backup and Restore AlliedView NMS Backup
AlliedView NMS Restore
Device Backup Limit
(3.4.1)
(3.4.4)
(3.4.5)