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Adding and Deleting Nodes Manually

Occasionally, you may want to monitor one or more nodes that do not match the parameters set by the node filters. Or you may want to delete a node or a group of nodes. NerveCenter gives you the ability to alter the node list to your own specifications.

When maintaining the node list manually, you have the following options:

• Adding a Node Manually -- You add nodes in the NerveCenter Client module. To learn how to add a node manually, refer to the instructions in Designing and Managing Behavior Models.
• Deleting a Node Manually -- You delete nodes in the NerveCenter Client module. To learn how to delete a node manually, refer to the instructions in Designing and Managing Behavior Models.
• Filter Out a Node That was Manually Deleted -- If you do not complete this step, the nodes you delete manually will be added the next time a resynchronization occurs between NerveCenter and the network management platform's database or the next time the IPSweep behavior model runs the ipsweep script. Following are instructions for filtering out a node.

 
  To filter out a node that was manually deleted:

1. Open the NerveCenter Administrator and connect to the appropriate NerveCenter Server. See Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server.
2. From the Admin menu, choose IP Filters.

   The IP Filters page is displayed.

   The IP Filters Page

   

3. From the IP Address Filters list, select the subnet address that contains the node or nodes you wish to be permanently deleted.
4. In the Exclusion List field, enter all the nodes you want permanently deleted from the node list. To exclude more than one node, separate each number with a comma without a space. To exclude a continuous range of nodes, use a hyphen to separate the minimum and maximum number.

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   Note    If you do not complete this step, the nodes you delete manually will be added the next time a resynchronization occurs between NerveCenter and the network management platform's database or the next time the IPSweep behavior model runs the ipsweep script.

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5. Select Update.
6. Select Save.

The nodes are permanently deleted from NerveCenter's database.