Configuring IP Node Monitoring › Add an IP Node

Add an IP Node

Express Setup (by default) does not find IP nodes that are further than two or three hops; therefore, if you want to monitor one of these nodes, you must add it manually.

Note: If you want to discover more IP nodes with Express Setup, you can edit dsnpref.rname.TESTEXEC($RMEXPR6), which is distributed in CC2DEXEC. For more information, see the Installation Guide.

Use descriptive and meaningful IP node names. The IP node name is used only by the IP node monitor and does not need to be the same as the IP address or IP host name. Choose IP node names that everyone recognizes. Express Setup often uses the IP address as the IP node name; however, you can rename these.

To add an IP node

1. Enter /IPNODE at the command prompt.

   The IP Node Monitor appears.

2. Press F4 (Add).

   The System Image List appears.

3. Type S beside the system image to which the node belongs.

   The IP Node General Description panel appears.

4. Complete the following fields:

   IP Node Name

   Specifies the name of the IP node that you want to add.

   IP Addr/Host Name

   Specifies the IP address to monitor.

   Monitor by Host Name

   Specifies whether to use the IP address or host name during monitoring. If you select YES, the host name is resolved to an IP address each time the IP node is monitored. Use this option if the node's IP address may change, for example, if DHCP is used, or for IPv6 hosts.

   Group Name

   Specifies the name of the monitor group.

   Note: Enter a question mark (?) to obtain a list of existing monitor groups.

   Short Description

   Briefly describes the IP node.

   Press F4 (Save).

   The IP node definition is saved.