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Perform Basic Operations

In the AlarmNotifier Device list, use the blue gear menu to perform basic operations on all of your NI GigaStor appliances, including start and stop the [assign itcm product name for the adsm variable], and synchronize monitoring.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Administration page.
2. Click Data Monitoring, Monitoring Devices in the Show Me menu.
3. Click the blue gear menu in the AlarmNotifier Device List to perform basic operations on all of your NI GigaStor appliances. To perform a basic operation, browse the list and click the edit icon , and click the blue gear menu :

   Start

   Start the Connector. While the Connector has a Running status, it sends packet digest files to its assigned monitor for management console reports.

   Stop

   Stop the Connector. While the Connector has a Stopped status, the NI GigaStor continues to write packets to disk, but the Connector does not send packet digest files to its assigned monitor. Data gaps in management console reports can be resolved by viewing the actual data on the NI GigaStor using Alarm Notification Manager.

   Synchronize Monitor Devices

   Synchronize the NI GigaStor to collect performance data based on the client networks, server subnets, and applications that are currently defined on the Console.

More information:

How Monitoring Device Synchronization Works