User`s guide

Administering Devices
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7800-A2-GB26-80
May 1999
" Procedure
To update the DCE Manager’s device database:
1. Open a Device Display window.
2. Click on the Administer menu in the Device Display window and select
Device Sync
.
On receipt of a Change Configuration Notification (CCN) trap, device
synchronization occurs automatically.
Polling Devices
By default, devices are queried periodically for operational and administrative
status, while the Device Display component is present. You can specify how
frequently a device is polled for status, as well as perform a demand poll to obtain
immediate status. The following sections discuss these options.
See Managing and Unmanaging Device Interfaces on page 3-3, which describes
how to turn polling on or off for device interfaces.
Setting a Polling Interval
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Procedure
To specify how frequently the DCE Manager queries a device for status
information:
1. Open a Device Display window.
2. Click on the Administer menu and select Set Polling Interval. A Set Poll Rate
dialog appears.
3. Use the sliding bar to set an interval. (The default is 1 minute.)
4. Click on the Apply button.