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Connecting
to a Server Manually
If you haven't configured the client to connect to one
or more servers at startup, or if you want to establish a connection with a
server that you don't typically use, you must establish your connection with
the server manually.
To connect to a NerveCenter server
manually:
1. 
From the Server
menu, select Connect.
The Connect to Server window
displays.
Connect to Server Window
- In the
Server Name field, type the hostname or
IP address of the machine where the NerveCenter server is running. Or
choose a hostname or IP address from the Server Name drop-down list.
The first time you connect to a
server, the drop-down list is empty. After that, it contains a list of the
machines to which you've connected, or attempted to connect, in the past. (The
list won't display the names of machines to which you're already connected.)
For information on removing an entry from the drop-down list box, see the
section Deleting a Server from the
Server List.
- Type a user name and password
in the
User
ID
and Password fields, or leave these
fields blank.
If you're running the client on
a Windows NT system and you want to connect to a NerveCenter server using the
same user name and password you used to log in to Windows NT, you can leave
these fields blank. Otherwise, you must enter a user name and password. The
user whose name you enter here must be a member of the NerveCenter Users or
NerveCenter Admins group (Windows NT) or the ncusers or ncadmins group (UNIX).
- Select the
Connect button.
If the machine to which you try
to connect is not running the NerveCenter server, you see the message The server did not respond.
When the client successfully connects to the server, all
of the buttons in the button bar become enabled, and the Aggregate Alarm
Summary window appears.
Client Connected to a Server
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The table below lists the client windows you can reach
by using the buttons in the client's toolbar.
Windows Accessible from Toolbar
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Button
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Window
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Opens the Connect to Server window. From this window, you can connect the
client to a NerveCenter server.
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Opens a Client message window containing the prompt Disconnecting from Hostname. Use
this window to confirm that you want to disconnect the client from a
NerveCenter server.
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Opens the Property Group List window. From this window, you can view the
currently defined property groups and the properties that each property group
contains.
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Opens the Node List window. From this window, you can view a list of the
nodes defined in the NerveCenter database and a brief definition of each
node.
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Opens the Poll List window. From this window, you can view a list of the
polls defined in the NerveCenter database and a brief definition of each
poll.
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Opens the Mask List window. From this window, you can view a list of the
trap masks defined in the NerveCenter database and a brief definition of each
trap mask.
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Opens the Alarm Definition List window. From this window, you can view a list
of the alarms defined in the NerveCenter database and open a definition window for each alarm.
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Opens the Severity List window. From this window, you can view a list of
the severities defined in the NerveCenter database. (A
severity has a name, a severity level, and a color associated with it.)
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Opens the Perl Subroutine List window. From this
window, you can view a list of the currently defined Perl subroutines.
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Opens the Report List window. From this window, you can view a list of reports or start a new report from among those included with
NerveCenter.
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Opens the Action Router Rule List window. From this
window, you can view a list of the current set of rules that you have defined
for the Action Router.
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Opens the Import Objects and Nodes dialog. From this
dialog, you can import behavior models from one NerveCenter to another.
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Opens the Export Objects and Nodes dialog. From this
dialog, you can export specific objects or groups of objects from one
database to another.
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Opens the Server Status dialog. This dialog provides you with a comprehensive
view of all your NerveCenter server settings.
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Opens the Alarm Summary window. This window presents
information about the current alarm instances for the active server.
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Opens the Aggregate Summary window. This window
presents information about the current alarm instances for all the servers to
which you're connected.
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