Data Flow Probe Details Pane

To access Select Data Flow Probe Setup > Domains and Probes pane > Domains and Probes root node > a domain > Data Flow Probes > a Data Flow Probe.
Relevant tasks How to Add Data Flow Probes to UCMDB
See also Data Flow Probe Status

Probe Details Pane

Displays the details of the selected Data Flow Probe.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z) Description
Default Tenant

Displays the default tenant for the Data Flow Probe.

Note When working in multi-tenancy mode, the best practice is for all Data Flow Probes in a probe cluster to have the same default tenant defined for them. If Data Flow Probes have different default tenants and a re-distribution of the ranges occurs, the tenant of the already discovered CIs is not changed.

Available: In multi-tenancy environments only.

Last time probe accessed UCMDB The last time that the Probe accessed the server machine.
Probe Description

The description given to the Probe when it was added to UCMDB.

Note This field is editable.

Probe IPs

The IPs of the Probe machine.

Note If the Probe machine has more than one network card, all the IP addresses are displayed.

Status

The status of the selected Probe:

  • Connected. The Probe has successfully connected to the server. (The Probe connects every few seconds.)
  • Disconnected (being restarted). The Probe gateway service is restarting. This may be because, for example, the Probe has downloaded a Content Pack Update, or detected a job that is stuck.
  • Disconnected (stopped). The Probe gateway service is stopped by the server administrator.
  • Disconnected (reason unknown). The Probe gateway service is stopped for some other reason.

Note When the Probe is suspended, (suspended) is also displayed together with the status.

Version

The version of the Probe.

Note If the version of the Probe is not compatible with the version of the UCMDB server, this is indicated. Moreover, if the incompatible Probe tries to connect to the UCMDB server, the server sends a shutdown instruction to the Probe. To ensure compatibility:

  • If the Probe version is correct but the CUP version is not aligned with the UCMDB Server CUP version, see How to Align the Data Flow Probe CUP with the UCMDB Server CUP.
  • If the Probe is an old version, you need to uninstall the Probe, and reinstall the correct version. For details, see the interactive Universal CMDB Deployment Guide.

Ranges Pane

Enables you to define network IP addresses on which a Probe must discover CIs.

Important Information
  • This pane is read-only when the Probe is associated with a probe cluster because the Probe's range is dynamically determined by the load balancing mechanism of the probe cluster.
  • For details on searching for a specific range, see the Find Probe Range by IP button in Data Flow Probe Setup Window.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z) Description
New IP Range. Opens the New IP Range dialog box, enabling you to define a new IP range for the selected Probe. For details, see New/Edit Range Dialog Box.

Delete IP Range. Select an IP range and click the button to delete a range from the list.

Note You can also delete an excluded IP range.

Edit IP Range. Opens the Edit IP Range dialog box, enabling you to edit the selected IP range for the selected Probe. For details, see New/Edit Range Dialog Box.

Note You can also edit an excluded IP range.

Export Data To File. Enables you to export the defined ranges in the following formats:

  • Excel. The table data is formatted as an .xls (Excel) file that can be displayed in a spreadsheet.

  • PDF. The table data is exported in PDF format.

  • RTF. The table data is exported in Rich Text Format.

  • CSV. The table data is formatted as a comma-separated values (CSV) text file that can be displayed in a spreadsheet.

    Note For the CSV formatted table data to display correctly, the comma (,) must be defined as the list separator. In Windows, to verify or modify the list separator value, open Regional Options from the Control Panel, and on the Numbers tab ensure that the comma is defined as the List Separator value. In Linux, you can specify the list separator in the application that opens the CSV file.

  • XML. The table data is formatted as an XML file that can be opened in a text or XML editor.

Tip To extract HTML code from the report:

  • Save the file as HTML

  • Open the file in an HTML editor

  • Copy the relevant table into the target file

Note Ranges in CIDR notation can also be exported.

Import Ranges from CSV File. Opens the Import Ranges from File dialog box, enabling you to select a CSV file from which to import a set of ranges.

Before importing ranges, verify that:

  • The imported file is a valid CSV file

    The CSV file must be built using the following names for the column headings:

    • Range. The range to import. This can be an IP range (IPv4 only) or in CIDR notation (IPv4/IPv6).

    • Excluded Ranges. The IP ranges to exclude from the imported range.

      Note The excluded range must be defined in the same format (IPv4/IPv6) as the full range.

      Important: See example below:

      • When defining an excluded IP range, always include the full range in the Ranges column as well.
      • When a range is defined in CIDR notation, the excluded ranges must be defined in the IP range format (<start_ip_address> – <end_ip_address>)
    • Description. A description of the range

    • Type. The range type: 1 = Client; 0 = Data Center

    Example

Expand All. Expands the entire hierarchical tree structure to display all of the defined IP ranges, including the excluded IP ranges.
Collapse All. Collapses the hierarchical tree structure, leaving the top-level IP ranges showing, but hiding excluded IP ranges.

Show/Hide Legend. Shows/Hides the legend for the Ranges pane.

  • . Denotes the range of IP addresses included for the selected Probe.
  • . Denotes a range of IP addresses to exclude from the defined IP range.
<Ranges grid>

The network range where the Probe discovers CIs. For details, see New/Edit Range Dialog Box.

<number> ipranges <number> ipaddresses configured. This message displays the total count of IP ranges and IP addresses configured for the probe. Example:

  • Color indicator for total count of IP ranges configured:

    • When 0 - 500 IP ranges are configured, <number> displays in green
    • When 501 - 1200 IP ranges are configured, <number> displays in yellow
    • When 1201 or more IP ranges are configured, <number>displays in red
  • Color indicator for total count of IP addresses configured:

    • When 20,000 or less IP addresses are configured on the probe, <number> displays in green

    • When 20,001 - 100,000 IP addresses are configured on the probe, <number> displays in yellow

    • When 100,001 or more IP addresses are configured, <number>displays in red