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- To schedule an outage on the opCharts page, from the menu, click Views > Scheduled Outages.
- On the Outages page that opens, click
- Add a Description for the outage.
- Specify a Change ID for easy identification of the outage event.
You can schedule a one-time outage or a recurring event under Frequency.
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.
Under Outage Window, specify the Start and End time for the outage.
Info Click the Common Time Formats link to know more about the time formats supported by Opmantek applications for parsing the start and end times.
- Under Node/Element Selection, choose the Selector Type - the type of device this outage is being configured for - either Node or Element.
- In case of a Node, choose the Node Property to select Nodes by.
- Select or enter the required Values. You can enter multiple Node Values (separated by commas) for the Property chosen.
- Select or enter the required Values. You can enter multiple Node Values (separated by commas) for the Property chosen.
- In case of an Element, first search for and select the Nodethe Node which the element(s) are on.
- From For Element Section Type you can either select Interface or Other
- For Interface :
- From Choose how you want to search for elements on the Interface / Regex drop-down list, select the elements - select Interface or Interface Regex.
- In case of Interface, select the required element Interfaces(s) from drop-down (exexample:
Vlan1
) - In case of Interface Regex, enter a valid regex pattern (exexamples:
vlan*
or^Vlan.*?$
)
- In case of Interface, select the required element Interfaces(s) from drop-down (exexample:
- From Choose how you want to search for elements on the Interface / Regex drop-down list, select the elements - select Interface or Interface Regex.
- For Other :
- From the Match Type drop-down list, select either String or Regex
- In case of stringString, Enter enter the valid string for that selected node under the Element in Value
- In case of Regex, enter a valid regex pattern (exexamples:
vlan*
or^Vlan.*?$
)
- From the Match Type drop-down list, select either String or Regex
- For Interface :
- In case of a Node, choose the Node Property to select Nodes by.
- Click the Add new selector button to add another Node or Element to the same Scheduled Outage.
- Click Save and Back to finish scheduling the outage.
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Section | Name | Original Value | Possible Values | Description | |
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expiration | purge_outages_after | 86400 | - | past non-recurring outages |