Classic Views allow you to view devices by device group, device organizations, and device categories. Unlike Device Maps, which show relationships between devices, Classic Views allow you to view device status and events associated with each device in a simplified, sortable grouping. Devices are grouped by the severity of event. An event is a message that is triggered when a specific condition is met. Events are color-coded, and can be one of the following: Healthy (green), Notice (blue), Minor (yellow), Major (orange), or Critical (red).
Use the following menu options to navigate the SL1 user interface:
- To view a pop-out list of menu options, click the menu icon (
). - To view a page containing all of the menu options, click the Advanced menu icon (
).
Types of Classic Views
Classic Views are similar to Device Maps in that they show devices by device groups, devices by organization, and devices by category. Unlike Device Maps, Classic Views show only the status of a device and the most recent event associated with a device. Classic Views show you the following views:
- Device Group. A device group is a user-defined group of devices. Device groups make it easy to configure and manage multiple devices. SL1 automatically updates the Device Group View as new devices are added to device groups and as new device groups are defined. SL1 also updates this view every five seconds with the latest status and event information.
- Organizational View. All devices, policies, events, tickets, and users in SL1 are associated with an organization. An organization is a group for managing elements and user accounts. An organization can be defined by geographic area, departments, types of devices, or any structure that works best for your needs. The minimum characteristics of an organization are:
- A unique name
- Users who are members of the organization
- Elements, such as devices, associated with the organization
- Device Categories. A device category is a logical categorization of devices by primary function. SL1 uses device categories to group related devices in reports and views. Device categories are paired with device classes to organize and describe discovered devices. Device class usually describes the manufacturer. Device category describes the function of the hardware. For example, a device might have a device class of "Microsoft Windows 2000 Server" and a device category of "servers". You can view device category maps in the Device Category Map page (Maps > Classic Maps > Device Maps > Categories).
Viewing Classic Views
You can view a classic view from the Classic Views section on the Classic Maps page.
To view a classic view:
- On the Classic Maps page (Maps > Classic Maps), go to the Classic Views section.
- Select a device group/organization/category from the drop-down list in the upper left of the page. You can also search and sort a device group/organization/category. Sorting and searching views are discussed later in this section. Each classic view will be displayed with the following parameters:
- Each device in the device group appears as an icon.
- Each icon is color coded, to represent the most severe event that is currently active for the device.
- Events that have occurred in the last minute create a border around the device icon and cause the border to flash once per second.
- Events that have occurred in the last five minutes create a border around the device icon and cause the border of the device icon to flash slowly.
- Events that occurred prior to the last five minutes do not create a border around the device icon. However, the device icon is still color-coded to reflect the device's event with the highest severity.
- If a device does not have an event associated with it, the event icon does not have a border. However, the device icon is still color-coded to reflect the device's status (usually green for "healthy").
- Initially, the page displays the last five minutes of device events over a time span of a few seconds. You might see the color of each icon change, and you might see the frequency at which the border flashes change. In the lower right corner, you will see the timestamp quickly cycle through the last five minutes.
- The view automatically refreshes every five seconds. In the lower right corner, you will see the timestamp update. Based on the updated information, the device icons might move and/or the border around the device icons might change.
- Each device has the following icons you can select: View events on a device(
); create a ticket about the device (
); view the Device Summary page (
); print a report about the device (
); or view the Device Properties page (
).
The Actions Menu
The menu allows you to customize how the page appears. The following entries appear in the menu:
- Show/hide device icons. Toggles on and off the display of the large, device-class icon and the condensed device icon.
- Replay events. Graphically displays the last five minutes of event activity in a few seconds. You might see the color of each icon change, and you might see the frequency at which the border flashes change. In the lower right corner, you will see the timestamp quickly cycle through the last five minutes.
- Toggle animations. Toggles on and off the flashing borders that indicate event age.
- Detach window. Opens a new window with the Device Group/Organizational/Device Category View displayed.
Searching and Sorting a Classic View
The Classic Views section include a search field in the upper right that allows you to search the currently displayed devices for a device name or a device IP.
This field is a find-while-you-type filter. As you type, the page is filtered to match the text in the Search field.
The Classic Views pages also include a Group devices by field in the upper right that allows you to sort the list of devices. You can sort by:
- Group devices by Severity. Groups devices by the severity of the device status, with highest severity first. Within each severity, orders by device name, in ascending alphabetical order.
- Group devices by Name. Groups devices by name, in ascending alphabetical order.
- Group devices by Class/Make. Groups devices by manufacturer, in ascending alphabetical order. Within each manufacturer, orders by device name, in ascending alphabetical order.
- Group devices by Sub-Class/Model. Groups devices by manufacturer and model, in ascending alphabetical order. Within each sub-class/model, orders by device name, in ascending alphabetical order.
- Group devices by Category. Groups devices by device category, in ascending alphabetical order. Within each device category, orders by device name, in ascending alphabetical order.
