User Manual

Timeout
Identify how long the server will wait before it
considers that an attempt to access a device has
failed ( 3000, by default).
Retry Limit
Select the number of times the server will try to
access a device, after the initial attempt failed,
before it stops trying to access that device ( 1, by
default).
Device Scan Settings option
Use this option to manage the settings the StruxureWare Central server uses for SNMPv1
and SNMPv3 communication with its monitored SNMP devices, as well as alarm settings
the server associates with those devices.
The monitored SNMP devices are listed by Hostname (or IP address), and the following
information is provided for each:
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Device Type
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Notification Policy : the notification policy the StruxureWare Central server
associates with alarms at an APC SNMP device.
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Location: the location of the device, if known.
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Protocol: SNMPv1 or SNMPv3.
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Port, Timeout, and Retries : SNMP communication settings.
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Last Scan Time: date and time when the StruxureWare Central server last scanned
a device for status information.
You can edit the Notification Policy, Port, Timeout, and Retries settings, as well as
settings not identified in the list, by selecting one or more of the listed devices and
clicking Edit Device Scan Settings. The following editable settings are not identified in
the list.
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Scan Interval (minutes)
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Priority Scanning
Note: Priority Scanning is a trap-based polling process that only occurs in response
to traps from APC SNMPv1 devices or informs from APC SNMPv3 devices at which
the StruxureWare Central server is defined as a trap receiver.
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SNMPv1: Read and Write Community names
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SNMPv3: User, Authentication Protocol, Encryption Algorithm, and
Authentication and Encryption Passwords
Note: If you select to edit SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 devices at the same time, no
Priority Scanning, SNMPv1-specific, or SNMPv3-specific settings will appear in the
"Edit Device Scan Settings" display.
"Edit Device Scan Settings" display
Use this display to edit notification policy and SNMP communication settings the
StruxureWare Central server uses with its monitored SNMP devices.
The display includes elements that are shared by SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 devices, as well
as SNMP Settings elements that are specific to each protocol.
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