Device Family Form

[This is the Context-Sensitive Help topic for the Device Profiles: Device Profile: Device Family form.]

The Device Family attribute value indicates the family name assigned by the vendor when the device was manufactured; for example, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches.

  • NNMi monitoring behavior can be configured differently for each family.
  • Membership in a Node Group can be determined by device family.

This form is accessed from the Device Profile Form.

Device Family Definition
Attribute Description
Label

Device family name. For example, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches or HP AdvanceStack Routers.

Maximum length is 255 characters. Alpha-numeric, spaces, and underline characters are permitted.

Unique Key

The required unique identifier that is important when exporting and importing device profile information within NNMi.

The value must be unique. One possible strategy is to use the Java name space convention. For example:

com.<your_company_name>.nnm.device_profile.family.<family_label>

Maximum length is 80 characters. Alpha-numeric characters and periods are permitted. Spaces are not permitted.

Management URL

Optional. The URL to the device's management page (provided by the vendor). This page is used to provide configuration information for the device and is usually organized by device family.

Icon

Displays the icon that is associated with the Device Family.

If you are an NNMi administrator, you can customize the icon. See Customize Device Profile Icons for more information.