opCharts enables you to schedule NMIS outages and add multiple Nodes or Interfaces, or a combination of both, to a single outage event. You can also schedule a one-time outage or a recurring event for the required Node or Interface on the opCharts page. 

This document describes how you can schedule an

Introduction

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outage using opCharts 4

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Create Schedule outages in opCharts.

and above.

Creating a Scheduled Outage

1. To schedule an outage on the opCharts page, from the menu, click Views

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1. > Scheduled Outages. 
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1. On the Outages page that opens, click Image Added New Outage

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2. Add a Description for the outage.
3. Specify a Change ID for easy identification of the outage event.

4. You can schedule a one-time outage or a recurring event under Frequency.

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   Note: By default, NMIS collects the performance data during every outage event. You may choose to discard it by selecting the Discard Performance Data check box.

   
   

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1. Node
2. Interface

• If we select Node then we need  to choose any Property from the dropdown as shown below: 

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• Search for Node value and select required node for outage.

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1. Outage Window, specify the Start and End time for the outage.

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   Click the Common Time Formats link to know more about the time formats supported by Opmantek applications for parsing the start and end times.

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2. Under Node Selection, choose the Selector Type - the type of device this outage is being configured for - Node or Interface.
   • In case of a Node, choose the Node Property.
     • Select or enter the required Values. You can enter multiple Node Values (separated by commas) for the Property chosen.
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   • In case of an Interface, search for and select the Node. 
     • From the Property drop-down list, select the elements - Interface or Interface Regex. 
       • In case of Interface, select the required element (ex: Vlan1)
       • In case of Interface Regex, enter a valid regex pattern (

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1. • • • ex: vlan* or ^Vlan.*?$

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Note 1: We can select multiple Node values if we have same Property or add New selector to choose different Node Properties 

Note 2: We can have a combination of both Node & Elements together by adding New Selectors separately in a single Scheduled Outage.

Fill out the other Outages information then click Save and Back.

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Below are the fields and functions of the outage creation UI.

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2. Click the Add new selector button to add another Node or Interface to the same Scheduled Outage. 
3. Click Save and Back to finish scheduling the outage.

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How often the outage occurs (Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly)

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The type of device the outage is for (Node or Interface)

If selecting Interface then Search for Node & select

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For Node you can select property made from the dropdown list.

For Interface it would be Interface or Interface Regex 

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