User guide

4-16 ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide
Using the Inventory Manager
When you click Add, the Inventory Manager adds the devices to the database. It makes a
setofSNMPrequeststoretrievedatathatisneeded fromthedevicesbyEPICenterapplets.
If the device is an Extreme switch, it also creates a set of SmartTraps rules that tell the
switch what status and configuration changes are of interest to EPICenter.
Creating a Device Group
Device groups are sets of managed network devices that have something in common, and
that can be managed as a group. For example, devices might be grouped by physical
location (Building 1, Building 2, first floor, second floor), by department (engineering,
marketing,finance), orby anyother criteria thatmakes sensewithin the managed network
environment.
Every device belongs toone, and only one, device group.Alldevices become members of
a device group when they are added to the EPICenter database, either through Add
Devices or as a part of the Discovery process. A device may then be moved to another
device group as appropriate.
One device group may contain a maximum of 100 devices.
To create a new device group, follow these steps:
1 Click the Add button at the top of the Inventory Manager main window.
Select the appropriate tab to display the Device Groups window, as shown in
Figure 4-11.