User guide

8-6 ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide
The Grouping Manager
indicates a host resource.
indicates a user resource.
indicates a VLAN resource.
Devices, slots, and ports are indicated by icons that vary based on the specific device
model and port type. The icons are the same as are used in the Component Tree of the
Inventory module and other EPICenter modules. Although slots appear in the
Component Tree, they are not true resources, and cannot be children of groups within
the Grouping Manager.
VLANs may appear as children in the Component Tree. However, unlike devices and
Device Groups, VLANs will appear in this list only after they have been specifically
addedaschildrenofagroup.VLANsknowntoEPICenterbutnotusedaschildrenof
a group will not appear in this list.
Resource Details
The Resource Details display in the main panel shows the following information for the
group (orresource)that is selected in the Component Treeon the left:
•Name: the name of the Resource.
For ports, the name of the port is the Device name followed by the port number. For
example, S1 3 is the name of port 3 on the device named S1.
• Description: a descriptionof the resource (optional foruser-defined resources).
— For Device Groups, this is the description entered for the group in the Inventory
Manager.
— For devices,thisis the devicedescription (
sysDescr variable) ifpresentin the agent.
— Forports,thisistheinterfacedescription(
ifDescr variable)ifpresentintheagent.
— For VLANs, this contains the protocol and tag information.
•Type: the type of resource (Group, Device, Host, Port, User, VLAN).
Note that if you select a slot under a chassis device in the tree, the Resource Details
window displaysitasa“Slot”resource. However,a slotisnot atrue resources in thatit
cannot be added as a child of a group— its ports can be used as resources, but the slot
as an entity cannot.
•Source: the origin of the resource. The source determines what actions are allowed
relative to the resource, This can be one of the following: