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Setting the Device Manager Properties

Device Manager communicates with the Passport Management Software using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The Device Manager Properties window allows you to configure important communication parameters such as the polling interval, timeout, and retry count. You can set these parameters before you open a device to manage. You can also access the Properties window at any other time while Device Manager is running.

To access the Properties dialog box:

  1. Choose Device > Properties.
  2. The Device Manager Properties dialog box opens.
  3. Specify parameter values by clicking the radio buttons or scrolling through the displayed values.
  4. Click Ok.

The table below describes the elements in the Properties dialog box.


Items Description
Status Interval
Interval at which statistics and status information are gathered (default is 300 seconds).
(If traps, Status Interval
If the Register for Traps box is checked, interval, in seconds, at which statistics and status information are gathered.
Hotswap Detect every
Enter a number for the number of intervals at which Device Manager will check for module hotswaps.
Enable
If checked, Device Manager will poll the switch according to the setting listed above the Enable box.
Retry Count
If Device Manager cannot transmit polling information at startup, the number of times Device Manager retransmits polling information.
Timeout
Length of each retry of each polling waiting period. When accessing the device through a slow link, you may want to increase the timeout interval and then change the Retransmission Strategy to superlinear.
Trace
If checked, you have the ability to perform trace routes.
Register for Traps
If checked, Device Manager will register a trap.
Max Traps in Log
The specified number of traps that may exist in the trap log. The default is 500.
Trap Port

Confirm row deletion
If checked, Device Manager will send a message when a system table row was deleted.


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