Specifying system name or IP patterns
System name matching patterns limit
the discovery of applications to selected systems in the topology of the ACM Domain
Manager. This can be important for large networks with many systems.
To specify system
name patterns:
- Click theApplication Signaturetab.
- Type a new application signature or select an existing signature from the list at the top of the tab.
- Click the Customize button located next to theSystem NameorIP Patternfield.
- The Customize System Match Pattern dialog box displays.This displays a dialog box that provides two mutually exclusive options:
- Use all system matched by pattern
- Use only selected systems
FigureCustomize System Match Pattern dialog boxillustrates the dialog box.Customize System Match Pattern dialog box
If you do not specify patterns, the default for System Name or IP Pattern is “*”. The system will discover applications on all systems added to the ACM Domain Manager’s topology. - Type the system names pattern in theSpecify System names patternfield. (The example in the figure shows the system names pattern default “*”. TheWildcards Used by Smarts Softwarecontains additional information about matching patterns and the use of wildcard characters in patterns.
- Select theUse all systems matched by patternoption.The list in the dialog box is updated with the systems that match the applied system names pattern. You cannot select individual systems from the list.
- Click theOKbutton.The system names pattern is displayed in the System Name or IP Pattern field in the Application Signature tab.