Event and performance management, Groups and views, Device access – H3C Technologies H3C Intelligent Management Center User Manual
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Event and performance management
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Verify that IMC system-defined trap and Syslog definitions capture all events and escalate events to
alarms for devices as defined by the requirements you have gathered.
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Verify that IMC system defined trap and Syslog filters eliminate unwanted events as needed.
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Configure user-defined trap and Syslog definitions and configure to escalate to alarms as needed
to meet requirements.
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Configure user-defined trap and Syslog filters to eliminate unwanted events.
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Create user-defined global monitors to meet stakeholder requirements for monitoring performance
and reporting.
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Customize as needed the default set of monitor indexes before adding devices to IMC so that once
devices are added the default set of monitors are applied.
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Define performance monitoring thresholds for global monitors that map to key metrics for devices as
needed or that notify operators of degraded conditions.
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Configure status and configuration polling intervals for devices to map to key metrics and service
level commitments.
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Configure email, SMS, and alarm forwarding to other management systems based on
requirements.
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Identify custom reporting requirements for faults, performance, configuration, change, security, and
asset management.
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Configure Data Export based on data export and retention requirements.
Groups and views
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Define operator groups based on stakeholder requirements for access to IMC feature and devices,
users, and services managed by IMC.
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Create device, user, and service groups based on stakeholder requirements for device access and
management requirements.
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Create custom views based on stakeholder requirements for access to devices.
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Add vendor, device series, device category, and device model information.
Device access
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Create an SNMP template for every unique SNMP configuration.
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Create a Telnet template for every unique Telnet configuration.
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Create an SSH template for every unique SSH configuration.
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Create an SOAP/HTTP template for Virtual Resource Management to manage virtual network
devices.
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Create a WMI template for Virtual Resource Management to manage virtual network devices.
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Create a PowerShell template for Virtual Resource Management to manage virtual network devices.
System configuration
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Configure the transfer mode option for configuration center for transferring software and
configuration files.
Adding devices
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Compile a list of seed IP addresses that allows you to streamline the discovery process.