The General Tab Overview
This window can be displayed by selecting the
Properties
icon
in the menu bar, or from
Properties
when displaying the Devices view. The General tab contains specific Device
information.
To expand the
properties window,
drag and drop
the line separating the listing from the Properties tabs. This allows
you to display more device properties information.
Using the General Tab
You can access the
Event Manager from
the General tab. Notice the Event Manager opens to display logs of event
information and activity.
From this tab, you can also access
Data
Fields
. This allows you to
view
extra Metadata attributes (data fields). The attributes are set up using
Public API's, or from System Administration, as described in
Adding Device Data Fields.
You can also use this tab to
Resync out-of-snyc
devices. This designates if the current running configuration is different
than the start-up configuration. You can use the
Resync
button to bring your device's configuration
back
into sync
with the database. This is
only
displayed if you actually have some devices that are currently out-of-sync.
Task bar
These tasks can be completed within the General tab.
Icon | Task |
![]() | Categorize |
![]() | Sort Alphabetically |
![]() | Expand the listing |
![]() | Collapse the listing |
Information included within this tab,
Following are the sections of information contained within this tab.
Device Naming
This includes:
- Device Name
- Alias
- Fully Qualified Device Name (FQDN)
- Hostname
Device Location
This section of the General tab displays the device location.
- Network
- Site
SNMP
This section gives SNMP information.
- Contact
- Location
Device Properties
This includes:
- Device ID
- State
- Type
- Vendor
- Model
- Operating System
- Serial Number
- and All column headings you selected from the Devices View. See Displaying Columns for more information.
Server Information
This section details the server information.
- Name
- Type
Data Fields



