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Introduction to SMON History
This chapter provides an introduction to SMON History, and contains the following sections:
•
Accessing SMON History - Instructions on accessing the SMON
History window.
•
The SMON History User Interface - A detailed description of
the SMON History user interface.
•
Managing Windows - Instructions on managing SMON History
windows.
Accessing SMON History
To access SMON History, click the
History
tab in the Avaya MultiService
SMON Manager window. SMON History opens.
The SMON History User Interface
The user interface consists of the following elements:
•
SMON Tabs - Tabs providing a method for switching between
Online SMON and SMON History.
• Menu Bar - Menus for accessing SMON History functions. For information on the full menu structure in SMON History, refer to
“SMON History Menus” on page 78.
•
SMON History Toolbar - Buttons providing shortcuts to
important functions in SMON tools.
•
Desktop - A resizeable window where SMON History windows
are displayed.
•
Info Box - A pop-up box containing information about the item
over which the cursor is placed.
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The figure below shows the user interface, with its various parts labeled.
Figure 6-1. SMON History User Interface
SMON
Tabs
Menu Bar
Toolbar
Desktop
Info Box
SMON Tabs
The SMON tabs provide a method for switching between the
Online SMON window and the SMON History window. To select a window to view, click the appropriate SMON tab. The relevant window appears.
SMON History Toolbar
The Toolbar provides shortcuts to the main SMON History functions and tools. The following table describes the buttons on the toolbar and lists the equivalent menu options.
Table 6-1. SMON History Toolbar Buttons
Button Description Menu
Opens a saved collection.
File > Open
Saves the SMON History table to a text file.
Uploads the selected collection to the management station.
Opens a port chart window for the selected port.
Refreshes the information in the
History Table.
File > Save As
View > Switch
History
View > Port Chart
View > Refresh
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Table 6-1. SMON History Toolbar Buttons (Continued)
Button Description Menu
Activates the selected history collection for the selected devices.
Deactivates the selected history collection for the selected devices.
Actions > Start
Collection
Actions > Stop
Collection
Opens context sensitive on-line help.
Help > Help On
Desktop
The application window is the Desktop. SMON History windows can be resized and minimized. Minimized windows are displayed at the bottom of the Desktop.
Info Box
Info boxes provide information about a device, collection, or point on a
Port Chart. When the cursor is placed over a device in the History Table, a port in a History Collection, or a point in a Port Chart for about
2 seconds, an Info Box opens.
Figure 6-2. Info Box
To close the Info Box, move the mouse.
When the cursor is placed over a device in the History Table, the Info
Box provides the device’s name, location, IP address, and type.
When the cursor is placed over a statistic in a History Collection, the Info
Box provides all the counters on the port for the selected interval.
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When the cursor is placed over a point in a Port Chart, the Info Box displays the counter, counter value, and time for the selected point.
To toggle the display of Info Boxes, select
View > Info Box
. The display of
Info Boxes is toggled.
Managing Windows
When using SMON History to view collections, you may have a large number of open windows. SMON History enables you to manage open windows easily.
To cascade all open windows, select
Window > Cascade
.
To bring the next window in the list to the front, select
Window > Next
.
To bring the previous window in the list to the front, select
Window >
Previous
.
To close all windows other than the Enterprise History window, select
Window > Close All
.
* Note: The Enterprise History window cannot be closed.
To bring a window in the list to the front, select Window > Window Name , where
Window Name
is the name of the window you want to view.
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