Monitoring Your Network - Monitoring Nodes - Using the NerveCenter Client - Viewing Parent Node Status -
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Viewing Parent Node Status

NerveCenter monitors parent-child relationships and uses this information for downstream alarm suppression, suppressing alarms from any nodes that are downstream from a down router. The Parents tab of the Node Definition window displays the status that is obtained from NerveCenter's SetNodeStatus Perl subroutines.

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Note    The NerveCenter downstream alarm suppression alarms must be turned on before you can monitor a node's parents. Refer to the book Designing and Managing Behavior Models for information on downstream alarm suppression.

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  To view the status of parent nodes:

1. From the Client's Admin menu, choose Node List.

   The Node List window is displayed.

   Node List Window

   

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2. Double-click the name or IP address of the node in which you're interested.

   The Node Definition window is displayed and presents the definition of the node you selected.

   Node Definition Window

   

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3. Select the Parents tab.

   The Parents page is displayed.

   Parents page in Node Definition Window

   

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4. Select Refresh to update parent status information displayed in the window.