HP Device Manager 4.6 Administrator Guide

10 Status Walkers
HPDM has two integrated tools that monitor and record the performance of the devices: Status
Walker and Status Snapshot.
NOTE: The Status Walker has been deprecated and is no longer supported by HP. It is still
provided as a tool for your use.
Status Walker
The Status Walker tool makes a list of all the IPs available and walks to them; it brings back their
status information and displays it. This status report is made in real time. The information is stored in
a database placed on the server.
NOTE: The Status Walker option is only available for Windows-based HPDM Gateways.
Creating a Status Walker
1. Display the Tools menu from the HPDM Console’s menu bar and select Status Walker. The
Status Walker dialog will appear.
2. Click Add to create a new walking schedule, or Edit to modify an existing one. The Schedule
Editor dialog box will appear.
3. Select the name of the scope to use in the Walk the Scope drop-down menu, or select Edit to
define a new scope.
Selecting Edit will display the Scope Management dialog box which enables you to add, edit or
remove scopes.
4. Click the Add button and enter a name for the new scope.
Click OK to display the Scope Editor dialog box.
Specify the IP address range in the Current Item fields, then click Add to add it to the list box on
the left. Click OK when you have finished defining scopes.
Click Close in the Scope Manager dialog box to return to the Schedule Editor. The scope(s) you
defined will be listed in the Walk the scope field ready for selection.
5. Select the Gateway to use.
6. Use the Schedule options to specify the time and frequency of the task.
7. Click OK.
The results of scheduled walking tasks will be displayed in the Walking Tasks pane at the bottom of
the Status Walker dialog box.
Selecting a Finished walking task then clicking the View button will display the status of devices
found.
Configuring the Status Walker
You can configure the Status Walker to suit your requirements as follows:
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