System information

Collecting SNMP Agent Information 347
• “Polling frequency (sec)” spinbox—allows you to set how frequently SNMP
Management Console will poll an agent for data to update the chart.
Show chart items:
• all items (scroll) option button—allows you to display all items contained in the chart.
• “Page size” spinbox—allows you to specify the number of items displayed on each
page of the chart.
• checked items only option button—allows you to select the items kept on the Chart
Items tab to be displayed.
Appearance:
• Columns option button—allows you to change the display of the chart.
• “3D” checkbox—allows the display of the chart in three-dimensional
sequential columnar format.
• “Alternate” checkbox—allows the display of the chart in alternating bar
columnar format.
• Pie option button—displays the chart in two-dimensional pie format.
• Lines option button—displays the chart in two-dimensional line format.
• “Line width” spinbox—selects the width of the chart lines in pixels.
Color of axis/labels:
• Black option button—allows you to select black as the color of the axis and labels.
• White option button—allows you to select white as the color of the axis and labels.
• “Show grid” checkbox—enables or disables the display of the grid, the regular
pattern of points on the chart which are used to determine the size and location of
chart items.
• “Grid color” dropdown—allows you to define the color of the grid.
• “Background color” dropdown—allows you to define the graph background color.
Be careful not to select the same color for both text and background, as it will
render the text unreadable.
• “Samples per page” spinbox—allows you to define the number of samples you would
like displayed on one page.
Collecting List Information
When you request agent information using the list format, SNMP Extension polls the
agent once to receive a snapshot of agent objects defined in the list request.