Designing and Managing Behavior Models - Using Polls - Listing Polls -
Using Polls      Defining a Poll

Listing Polls

This section explains how to display a list of the polls currently defined in the NerveCenter database. The section also explains how to view the definition of a particular poll.

For information on creating a new poll, see Defining a Poll.

 
  To display a list of polls and then display a particular poll's definition:

1. From the client's Admin menu, choose Poll List.

   The Poll List window is displayed.

   

   This window lists all NerveCenter polls and provides a brief definition of each. For each poll, the window specifies a name and the following information:

   • Whether the poll is currently enabled
   • Whether the poll is suppressible
   • The poll's property
   • The name of the base object used to build the poll condition
2. Select a poll from the poll list.
3. Select the Open button

   NerveCenter displays the Poll Definition window.

   

   The poll defined in this figure is named AuthFail. Every thirty minutes, the poll is sent to nodes whose property group includes the property snmp, and the poll checks for an increase in the value of snmpInBadCommunityNames or snmpInBadCommunityUses. If the poll finds an increase in either of these values, it fires the trigger authFail; otherwise, it does not fire a trigger. The poll is suppressible and is currently not enabled. It must be enabled before NerveCenter will use its definition to poll any devices.