Chapter 1 Overview of the NMS for iMonitor
1.6 Using the iMonitor Interface
1.6.4 Using the iMonitor Toolbars and Menu Options
The Title bar identifies the name of the application (in this case, iMonitor), the iDirect software version, and the IP address of the server to which iMonitor is connected.
Figure 16. iMonitor Title Bar
Menu Bar
The Menu bar at the top of the display provides access to a number of operations described in the sections below.
Figure 17. iMonitor Menu Bar
Toolbar
The main Toolbar (Figure 18) contains context-sensitive buttons for performing a variety of operations on the currently-selected element without using its context menu. The toolbar functions are described in Table 1.
Figure 18. iMonitor Main Toolbar
Audio Notification
Audio Notification turns on an audible alert whenever a new alarm or condition is raised.
When enabled, audio notifications only sound for newly-raised conditions by default. When a condition is acknowledged, the audio notification stops, even if the condition has not yet cleared.
To configure audio notification:
1. Select Results
Audio Notification from the main menu.2. Select any or all of the conditions under which to raise audio notifications (Figure 19).
Table 1. Main Toolbar Icons and Functions
Toolbar Icon Function
View elements in the Tree Menu hierarchy.
View Conditions.
Pause the Timeplan Graph.
Resume the Timeplan Graph.
Turn audio on or off when a new alarm or condition is presented or when a condition is cleared.
Acknowledge a condition.
Open the Find Toolbar next to the Main Toolbar
Accept changes made to the system by another user and update the iMonitor display with the latest database information.
View the version number of the NMS and system information.
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Figure 19. Enabling Audio Notification from the Results Menu 3. Select None to disable audio notifications (Figure 20).
Figure 20. Disabling Audio Notification from the Results Menu
4. To set up how often audio notifications repeat, or to specify that the notification should play only when a new condition occurs:
a. Select Results
Audio Notification
Properties from the main menu.b. Select one of the two choices in the Audio Notification Properties dialog box (Figure 21).
Figure 21. Audio Notification Properties Dialog Box
Acknowledging Conditions
If audio notification is enabled, acknowledging conditions prevents continuous audio notification, even if the condition that raised the audio notification has not cleared. When conditions are acknowledged in iMonitor:
• Audio notification stops until a new condition is raised.
• All outstanding conditions are acknowledged. Individual conditions cannot be acknowledged.
To acknowledge conditions:
1. Click the Toggle Conditions icon on the main toolbar or select View
Conditions from the main menu to open the Conditions pane.2. On the Conditions pane, select the Condition Log tab.
3. Click the Acknowledgement icon on the main toolbar. On the Condition Log tab, a check is displayed for all acknowledged conditions as shown in Figure 22.
Figure 22. Condition Log Tab with Acknowledged Conditions
NOTE: When an operator acknowledges a condition, only that operator’s view is affected. No changes are made on the NMS server or to other operator accounts.
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View Menu
Select the View menu on the main menu toolbar to display or hide toolbars, panes, status items, and workplace windows as shown in Figure 23. Alternatively, right-click in the main iMonitor pane to see the same options.
Figure 23. iMonitor View Menu
Searching iMonitor
Use the Find toolbar to search the NMS for matching elements and display the results in either the Network Tree View or the Results Window. This becomes increasingly useful as networks grows larger.
To search using the Find toolbar:
1. Select View
Find Toolbar to display the Find toolbar.2. Enter a string in the first box or click the drop-down arrow to select from earlier search strings.
3. Select an element type in the second drop-down list.
4. Select a search type in the third drop-down list.
5. Select the screen area to search in the last drop-down list.
6. Click the Binoculars icon to begin the search.
Figure Figure 24 shows the options within each search box.
Figure 24. Selecting Search Criteria on Find Toolbar Alternatively, search by clicking the Find (Binocular) button on the main toolbar.
To search using the Find button:
1. Click the Find button on the main toolbar to open the Find dialog box (Figure 25).
Figure 25. Find Dialog Box 2. Enter a new search string or select from earlier search strings.
3. Select the Device Type, Where to search, and select from the Search Criteria.
4. Click the Find Next button repeatedly to find each successive matching element.
The example below uses the Find toolbar to search for a Remote by the Name of e8350-210 in the Network Tree View.
The matching search result is highlighted in the Tree.
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Workspace Toolbar
The Workspace Toolbar provides a convenient way to organize multiple displays into a series of “virtual workspaces.” The four workspaces on the toolbar provide four times the window space without adding another monitor.
To launch the Workspace toolbar, select View
Workspace from the iMonitor main menu.Four small windows appear on the right-side of the iMonitor main tool bar. Each of these windows represents a virtual workspace.
Click a workspace window to move from the current workspace to another workspace.
Displays launched in the previous workspace are hidden and a new, blank workspace appears.
A workspace becomes active when a display is launched in that workspace. Active workspaces are represented by yellow windows in the toolbar. Only displays launched in the selected workspace are shown on the screen.
Figure 26 shows the Workspace toolbar in action. In this example, the second workspace contains one or more displays and the other workspaces are empty. Click the fifth workspace to view all displays in all workspaces.
Figure 26. The Workspace Toolbar in Action
Saving and Reloading Workspaces
A workspace can be saved and reloaded at a later time. The workspace file stores the following information about displays:
• The window pane size and position within the workspace.
• The parameters specified in the original requests.
The following workspace operations can be performed from the main menu:
• Select File
Save Workspace or File
Save Workspace As to save the contents of a workspace.• Select File
Open Workspace to reload a previously-saved workspace. The saved requests are automatically resubmitted to the appropriate servers.• Select File
Close Workspace to close a workspace.NOTE: Only Real-Time and Get Past requests are saved in workspace files. See Time Frames in iMonitor Requests on page 7.
Operational Toolbar
The Operational Toolbar (Figure 27) contains context-sensitive buttons for performing operations on the currently-selected element without using its context menu. These functions are described in Table 2.
Figure 27. iMonitor Operational Toolbar
Table 2. Operational Toolbar Icons and Functions
Toolbar Icon Function
Request a Network Condition Snapshot
Request a Network Data Snapshot
Request a SAT Traffic Graph
Request an IP Stats Graph
Request a Mesh Traffic Graph. (Not supported in iDX Release 3.3)
Request a Timeplan Slot Assignment Graph
Request Latency results
Request a SATCOM Graph
Request a Remote Status/UCP report
Request modem events
Request conditions
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Status Bar
The Status bar is located at the bottom of the iMonitor window. It displays the iMonitor user name and the server connection status. In Figure 28, the connection status is Ready and the iMonitor user name is admin.
Figure 28. iMonitor Status Bar
Connection Details on Status Bar Icon
Hover the mouse pointer over the PC icon next to the user name on the Status bar to view the IP address(es) of the NMS server(s) to which iMonitor is currently connected.
Request a SAT Long Term Bandwidth Usage report
Request a Long Term Bandwidth Usage report
Place an element under observation
Open a terminal session
Table 2. Operational Toolbar Icons and Functions (continued)
Toolbar Icon Function
Conditions Pane
Select View
Conditions to open the Conditions pane. See Chapter 2, Monitoring Conditions and Events for complete information on the tabs in this pane.Figure 29. Conditions Pane
Legend Pane
The Legend pane displays the Configuration State icons and their meanings. They are organized by type of element as shown in Figure 30. To view all Legend icons and meanings, select View
Legend.Figure 30. Legend Pane (Partial View)
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Configuration Changes Pane
Select View
Configuration Changes to see NMS database changes made by other users.Viewing Real-Time Status
Select View
Real-Time Status to see the real time status of network elements. The status of each network element is displayed to the right of the element name in the iMonitor Tree.Figure 31. iMonitor Tree with Real-Time Status
Idle and Dormant State Status
The Idle and Dormant States feature minimizes the number of TDMA slots that are allocated to remotes that have no data to transmit. When this feature is enabled, an inactive remote changes from the Active State to the Idle State and finally to the Dormant State based on timeouts configured on the iBuilder Remote QoS tab. (See the iBuilder User Guide for details.)
The Real-Time Status in the iMonitor Tree shows both the status and the state of each remote with the Idle and Dormant States feature enabled. This is illustrated in Figure 32 for remote 7350.40077.
Figure 32. Real-Time Status of Remote with Idle and Dormant States Enabled