Custom Interface Attribute Samples

[This is the context-sensitive link for the Interface Custom Attributes Form.]

Custom Attributes provide additional information about an object instance:

• NNMi administrators can associate custom information with the Interface for their network management team's benefit.

  For example, your NNMi administrator might have added the following:

  • Name: Assignment
  • Value: WAN interface to the London office.

• External applications that have been integrated with NNMi can associate custom information with the Interface.

  For example, when Network Node Manager iSPI Performance for Metrics Software is installed, your NNMi administrator can provide additional Node or Interface information in NNM iSPI Performance for Metrics reports:

  • Name = NPS Annotation
  • Value = <text to appear in the reports>.

  See the help topic: Annotate NNM iSPI Performance for Metrics Reports.

• NNMi can associate custom information about an Interface.

  For example, if the NNMi administrator enables the Discovery and Monitoring of unnumbered interfaces, you will see this Custom Attribute associated with each unnumbered interface:

  • Name: UnnumberedNextHop

  • Value: <IP address of the neighboring device>

(NNMi Advanced - Global Network Management feature) Custom Attribute values can be replicated from a Regional Manager (NNMi management server) to the Global Manager. NNMi administrators for the Global Manager configure which Regional Custom Attributes they want (Global Manager: Configure Custom Attribute Replication). NNMi administrators can also configure Custom Attribute values that are unique to the Global Manager's environment (Customize Object Attributes).

Related Topics:

Interface Form: Custom Attributes Tab

Custom Interface Attributes Form