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DeviceExpert provides tools to enable administrators perform various administrative operations. At present, two tool are available:
Database Access tool to access the in-built database of DeviceExpert to execute standard queries
sysObjectID Finder to get the sysObjectID of devices
To access the Database,
go to "Admin" tab
click "Database Console" in the "Tools" tab on the left-hand side of the UI
in the console, enter the query to be executed [only 'select' 'delete' and 'update' queries are supported]
Remember the following
when executing a query,
table names and table columns are case-sensitive
for SELECT queries, set the row limit between 1 and 500. Default row limit is 10
Warning! You are directly accessing the database at your own risk. Any update or delete operations will result in loss of data. |
When you require support for new device models in DeviceExpert, the sysObjectID of the new device is needed for supporting discovery of the device. To enable you to find the sysObjectID, DeviceExpert provides the tool sysObjectID Finder.
To find the sysObjectID,
go to "Admin" tab
click "sysObjectID Finder" in the "Tools" tab on the left-hand side of the UI
in the UI that opens, provide the Hostname/IP of the device whose sysObjectID has to be found
enter the snmp Read Community credential for the device
set a 'timeout' value and 'retry count' for the sysObjectID finding operation
click 'Find'
sysObjectID and sysDescr of the device are returned
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