7.3.1 Configuring the interface groups and node groups to be monitored

For details about the reasons for using node groups and interface groups for polling, see 7.2.6 Creating node and interface groups in the previous section.

You can use the NNMi console or CSV files to create node groups and interface groups. For example, if node group information is located on a Microsoft Excel worksheet, save this information as a CSV file, and then use the nnmloadnodegroups.ovpl command to add the file to NNMi. Similarly, you can add interface group information to NNMi by using the nnmloadinterfacegroups.ovpl command. For details, see the reference pages for nnmloadnodegroups.ovpl and nnmloadinterfacegroups.ovpl.

To create groups of nodes and interfaces on the NNMi console, use the Configuration workspace. For details, see Creating Groups of Nodes or Interfaces in NNMi Help.

Examples:

To configure a node group for ProximiT proxy servers:

1. From Configuration, open Object Groups > Node Groups, and then click New.

2. Name the group Proxy Servers and select the Add to View Filter List check box.

3. On the Additional Filters tab, select the hostname attribute, and set the operator to like.

4. For the node's host name, enter prox*.yourdomain.com, and then click Save and Close.

   For value, enter the wildcard as prox*.example.com.

   If you had configured a device profile and device category for the ProximiT devices, you could use the Device Filters tab to access the Device Category selector and base the group on the Proxy Server category you created.

5. Click Save and Close on the group definition.

   Note

   You must configure node groups before you can reference them in your interface group configuration.

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