User's Manual

Configuration 697
The Retry/Timeout Global Defaults frame allows you to configure the
number of retries and timeout periods used for the various different
protocols that are used for directly contacting the devices on your
network. You can configure the number of retries and timeout periods
for the following:
■ IP Ping requests: IP ping requests are used during the IP Ping stage of
Network Discovery. See “
IP Ping ” on page 93 for more details of this
Network Discovery stage.
■ SNMP requests: 3Com Network Director uses SNMP requests for
many purposes, including several stages of the discovery process,
many of the monitors and operations such as Backup, Restore and
Agent Update.
■ HTTP/Telnet requests: HTTP and Telnet requests are used to discover,
monitor and manage devices that do not have SNMP capabilities, such
as NBX telephony systems.
■ End station requests: End station requests are used during the End
Station Type Recognition stage of Network Discovery. See “
End
Station Type Recognition ” on page 94 for more details of this
Network Discovery stage.
Changes made in the Retry/Timeout tab of the Tools > Options dialog box
have no effect on service monitors such as the IP Ping Service monitor.
You can restore the default numbers of retries and timeout periods for all
request types in the Retry/Timeout tab of the Tools > Options dialog box
by clicking Reset to Defaults.
Specifying Retries and Timeout Periods at the Subnet Level
If you wish to override the number of retries and timeout periods
configured at the whole map level for the devices on a particular subnet,
open the Retry/Timeout tab of the subnet’s Properties dialog box: