To manage NEs in equipment groups on the navigation tree

General information

On the navigation tree, you can open an NEs list form for a selected equipment group and use the form to search for NEs, to show the NEs you require on the tree, and to move NEs to other groups. The form lists all of the NEs in the selected equipment group.

An administrator can specify a threshold value in system preferences for the default number of NEs to display when a group is expanded in the tree. See the procedure to configure NFM-P system preferences in the NSP System Administrator Guide. When an equipment group contains more NEs than the threshold value, some of the NEs are not displayed in the tree. When the threshold value is less than 500, you can use the NEs list form to temporarily display additional NEs in the group, above the threshold amount, up to 500.

An equipment group can contain up to 2000 NEs. The NFM-P client displays NEs in the navigation tree up to a maximum limit of 500 NEs per group. When an equipment group contains more than 500 NEs, some of the NEs are not displayed in the tree. You can use the NEs list form to access all of the NEs in the group, or to move NEs to other groups.

Steps
 
1 

Open the NEs list form for an equipment group in the navigation tree. Right-click on the equipment group object and choose List NEs. The NEs list form opens.

When you expand an equipment group in the tree, and the number of NEs in the group equals or exceeds the threshold value set in system preferences, a message is displayed in the navigation tree under the equipment group object. You can click on the message to open the NEs list form for the equipment group.

The message remains in the tree display, even if the number of NEs in the equipment group is reduced below the system preferences threshold.

2 

Manage NEs using the NEs list form. Perform any of the following:

  1. Locate NEs in the tree or display additional NEs. Select an NE in the list and click Show on Tree. The selected NE is highlighted in the tree.

    If the selected NE was not previously displayed in the tree, it is added to the display for the equipment group and highlighted.

    Alternatively, you can use the Find icon or Find field in the navigation tree header to locate NEs in the tree or to display additional NEs; see To locate objects in the navigation tree .

    The display of additional NEs is not preserved. If the navigation tree window is closed or the root object of the tree is changed, the next display of the NEs in the group reverts to the default display.

    Up to 500 NEs (the maximum system limit) can be displayed under an equipment group in the navigation tree. If this limit is exceeded, a message is displayed.

  2. Move NEs to other groups.

    1. Select one or more NEs in the list and click Move to Group. A drop-down menu opens.

    2. Choose an equipment group in the menu. The selected NEs are moved to the selected group.

    Alternatively, you can move NEs to different groups by clicking and dragging icons on the navigation tree or topology map.

3 

Close the list form.

When the NE List form for an equipment group is opened from the navigation tree, it closes automatically when you change the view in the view selector, close the navigation tree window, or change the root object of the tree.

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