Identifying faulty components from the Structure Browser table

Using the table mode of the Structure Browser, you can identify a faulty component in order to retrieve further details about the critical alert.

About this task

The Structure Browser has two modes: tree and table. When the Structure Browser is displayed as a widget, it can be configured to display in either tree mode or table mode. Complete these steps in table mode.

Procedure

  1. Select the faulty entity in the Hop View.
  2. In the Structure Browser table, click the Show device information button Table View Device Info button.
  3. Find a faulty interface in one of two ways.
    • Browse the table.
    • Sort the status field by clicking the column header.

    • Click the Filter On drop-down list and select the columns that you want to filter on. Type a value to filter on in the box.

  4. Click the Show interfaces button Table View Interfaces button or the Show device connectivity button Table View Connectivity button.
    Note: You can also double-click on the interface to open the Structure Browser tree in a stand-alone window and access Tools from the tree.
  5. Select a row and right-click to select Tools.
  6. Use the following items in the Tools menu to perform actions on the component.
    Show Events
    Starts the Event Viewerto display all alerts for the selected device or component.
    Find in Network View
    Starts the Network Views in a new window and displays the network topology, with the device that contains the selected component highlighted.
    Find in Network Hop View
    Starts the Network Hop View in a separate window and displays the network topology, with the device containing the selected component highlighted.
    Find in Path View
    Displays any paths to which the selected device belongs.
    Trace IP Path
    You can select a device in the Network Hop View and launch the Trace IPv4 network path window with that device already defined as the start point of a path. If you select two devices before launching the Trace IPv4 network path window from these interfaces, the end point will also be populated.
    Create a Poll Policy
    Creates a new network poll for the selected device. Only create a new poll if you are a network administrator and you are familiar with the network.
    Browse SNMP MIB Data
    Starts the SNMP MIB Browser in a separate window where you can perform SNMP queries on the selected device.
    Graph SNMP MIB Data
    Opens the MIB Grapher with a historical display of snmpInBandwidth. To define the information that is displayed, open the Graph Properties window.
    Discovery > Show Discovery Overview
    Displays discovery information about one or more selected entities, including when the entity was first discovered, last discovered, and last rebooted.
    Manage/Unmanage
    Puts the selected device or component into a managed or unmanaged state.
    Ping from this host
    Starts the generic ping tool on the local workstation and pings the currently-selected device.
    Telnet
    Starts a Telnet window from which you can log into the currently-selected workstation.
    Reports
    Lists the available reports for the device.
    Webtools
    Lists the deployed webtools.