Configure the NNMi User Interface

NNMi's default session inactivity timeout value is 18 hours. Use this attribute to change the timeout interval in days, hours, and minutes.

After this period, if no mouse movement occurs, the consoles locks and the user is prompted to sign in again.

Use this attribute to specify the initial view to be automatically displayed in the NNMi console by default.

When selecting a view from the drop-down menu list, note the following:

• Use the value None (blank) to specify that you do not want a default view automatically displayed by default.
• If the Node Group you select has been removed, NNMi uses None (blank view).

• To select a Node Group map you have created:

  • Prerequisite. Use the Node Group Map Settings configuration workspace to create a Node Group map and enter a Quick Access Map Ordering number that lists the Node Group map as the first or last map in the Quick Access Maps folder. See Configure Basic Settings for a Node Group Map for more information.

  • For the Initial View attribute:

    • If you placed the Node Group map as the first entry in the Quick Access Maps folder, select First Node Group in Quick Access Maps folder.
    • If you placed the Node Group map as the last entry in the Quick Access Maps folder, select Last Node Group in Quick Access Maps folder. 

The Default Author attribute specifies the Author attribute NNMi should use by default when you create a new instance of an object in NNMi. For example you might create a new incident configuration.

The Author attribute identifies who provided that instance of an object. The Author attribute value is also useful for filtering objects in certain views and when using the NNMi Export/Import feature.

Either keep the Default Author value of Customer or enter an Author attribute value representing you or your organization.

The Default Author value you specify then appears in the Author selection list in any appropriate form and appears by default as the Author value when you create a new instance of an object.

See Author form for important information.

Before enabling URL Redirect, verify that the NNMi management server's official Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) is set correctly and the DNS name is resolvable from any remote systems that need to access the NNMi management server. If the official FQDN does not meet these requirements, users will view errors when trying to access the NNMi console. To view the NNMi management server's official FQDN, do one of the following:

• Select Help → System Information and click the Server tab.
• Use the nnmhealth.ovpl command line tool.
• Use the nnmofficialfqdn.ovpl command line tool.

To change the official FQDN, use the nnmsetofficialfqdn.ovpl command line tool.

When URL Redirect is enabled, a user can sign into the NNMi console using any hostname (not case-sensitive) or IP address that is valid for the NNMi management server.

(NNMi Advanced's Global Network Management feature or Network Node Manager i Software Smart Plug-ins (iSPIs)) For environments configured with Single Sign-On (SSO) among multiple servers (which normally requires users to provide the official Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) that was configured during NNMi installation), this attribute enables NNMi to redirect URLs that contain the IP address or any hostname associated with the NNMi management server to the official FQDN. For more information, see the “Using Single Sign-On (SSO) with NNMi” chapter in the Network Node Manager i Software Deployment Reference (available at: https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/).

All NNMi management servers participating in Global Network Management or Single Sign-On (SSO) must have synchronized time stamps.

By default, NNMi displays menus, views, and workspaces that require an additional license. If you do not have the required license, NNMi labels these features as Unlicensed or Evaluation. Evaluation indicates the License Type is Instant-On or Temporary.

To determine which Unlicensed or Evaluation features could be displayed in your NNMi console, click here for more information.

• Access Help → Documentation Library → Release Notes and click the Licensing link.
• Access Help → System Information and click the Extension tab.
• Access Help → System Information and click the Product tab and click the View Licensing Information button.

See Purchase Network Node Manager i Smart Plug-ins and More for more information about possible  Smart Plug-ins.

To hide Unlicensed or Evaluation features from the NNMi console, clear the Show Unlicensed Features  check box. (Recommended if you do not plan to install a permanent license for these features.)

To display Unlicensed or Evaluation features in the NNMi console, select the Show Unlicensed Features  check box.

If enabled , NNMi color-codes each row of an incident view according to the incident status.

If disabled , incident views are not color-coded.