“Device” is another term for node, commonly used in the core NSP documentation set and NSP UI. Devices are also referred to as Network Elements (NEs) in the context of the managed NSP network. There is no functional difference between the terms and they are interchangeable.

Managed devices are displayed under Device Management, Managed Network Elements. The table view is similar to the one displayed by Network Inventory, and displays the following unique information:

• Reachability—displays the network reachability status of the node (reachable or unreachable).

• Management State—for classically managed nodes, the management state is typically “managed” when the node is discovered and communicating with NSP, or “unmanaged” when management has been manually disabled. The management state of MDM nodes is not set.

• NE Mode—the management mode of the node, “Classic” or “MDM”.

• Management IP—the IP address that NSP uses to communicate with the node for management.

• NE ID—the site IP address of the node that acts as a node identifier.

• Product—the type of node (for example, 7705 SAR).

• Chassis—the chassis type, which indicates the hardware variant of the node (for example, 7705 SAR-18).

• Software Version—the currently running software version of the node

• Resync Status—the status of the most recent resync attempt.

• Discovered By—the discovery rule that triggered the discovery of the node.

• Domain Controller—displays if the node is a domain controller, an external network management system that manages nodes of its own.

Figure 7-1: Managed network elements

You can select (Table row actions), for a managed node to open the NE inventory or perform management tasks, including:

• resync

• unmanage

• delete

See the NSP Device Management Guide for more information about using the Device Management view to perform node management tasks.