Device Management

Administration > Devices

The Device Management menu configures all devices managed by Traverse. The initial page lists all the devices the user is authorized to see. Each row contains the Department, Device Name, Address, Device type, State (Active or Suspended) and Location.

• Users can search, filter, add and edit multiple devices within their own department.
• Administrators can search, filter, add and edit devices across multiple departments.
• Devices are typically added using Discovery. They can also be imported or added manually.

Search and Filter Options

Use the filter icon in the far left of the titlebar to display filter options.

• Enter a free-form Search string to filter by Device Name or Address.
• Select values by filter facet. For example, by Device Type.
• Your selected filter criteria displays just below the title bar.
• Filter settings are remembered when you leave this page and return to it.

Manage Perspectives

Use the perspective icon to select or save a filter by name.

• Click the Create New Perspective... to save the currently selected filter criteria to a new name.
• Click the filter icon to modify the perspective, then click the Save icon to resave the perspective.
• Use a selected perspective's options icon to Clone or Delete the perspective.
• Perspectives cannot be shared between users.

Add or Edit a Single Device

• Click the Create New Device icon to create a new device manually.
• Click any single row to display the Device Details dialog for an existing single device. These are the same properties as Create New Device except for the Suspended checkbox.

Edit Multiple Devices

1. Check multiple rows.
2. Click the edit icon in the page title bar.
3. Check each property you want update and enter a value.
   • These are the same properties as Create New Device except for the Suspend/Resume checkbox.
4. Click Apply.

Delete Devices

Warning: Deleting a device will remove all information about that device from the database, including all historical records. Deletions are not reversible. Suspending a device may be preferable because there is no loss of data.

1. Check multiple rows.
2. Click the delete icon.
3. Click Delete.

Suspending a Device

• Edit one or more device rows, then click the Suspended checkbox.
• When a device is suspended, polling and data collection for all tests on the device are suspended. All actions and notifications associated with the tests are not generated.
• Time is not included in total downtime reports since it is considered a planned outage.
• A 'polling disabled' icon displays in the Status column of the Manage Device page when a device is suspended.
• Tests can also be suspended.

Select Row Options

Click a device row's options icon to select:

• Manage Tests - Update existing tests for that device.
• Update Device Dependency.
• Test Baseline Management
• Create Device Template
• Create New Standard Tests
• Create New Advanced Tests