Host Management

The PrimeAlert WebPortal provides the ability to add monitored hosts to domains and groups, and to deleted hosts from these views. This document describes how to perform these functions.

Adding a Host

Within domain or group view, there will be a text link Add A Host at the top of the table. Selecting this link will launch the Object Adder, shown below.

Figure 48 - The Object Adder

• The Label field (optional) is the description which will appear next to this object. If left blank, the label will default to what you enter for Hostname.
• Description (optional) allows you to specify a long description of the host to be monitored.
• The Hostname field is used to specify either the hostname or IP address of a host with an installed and running Agent.
• Port specifies which SNMP port the agent to be monitored is using.  PrimeAlert Agents use port 161 by default.

Once the table fields have been specified, click the Apply button to add the host. After the host adding is complete, a results page will be presented, and the host will appear in the view.

Deleting a Host

When within a domain or group view, hosts which can be deleted will have a Delete Object... entry in their Context Popup Menu (shown below). To delete a host from the current view, select Delete Object... in the popup menu for the host to be deleted.

Figure 49 - The Popup Context Menu

You will be prompted for confirmation that you wish to delete the host, after which you may choose OK or Cancel. If you choose OK, the host will be deleted from the view, and the screen will be redrawn to reflect the new contents of that domain or group.