Basic properties edit tab

Basic properties

Name - Enter a name for the device. This should be a descriptive name used to identify the device in lists and notifications sent to users.
Address - Enter the network address of the device. This can be a host name or an IPv4 number.
Operating system - Select the device's system type. The operating system determines the type of monitors that can be added to this device. If you do not know what system type the device is or the system type is unavailable, select the Other/Unidentified option. For Windows performance monitors to work properly, it is essential that the system type be specified correctly.
Device type - Classifies the type of hardware device. For reference purposes only.
Description - The description field can be used to describe the device in greater detail. For example, the type of hardware or physical location.
Free text - The free text field can be used to include other information about the device and can also be included in alarm notifications.

Initial monitor deployment

This option only displays on the New device page.

Monitor deployment
- None, add empty device - Adds the device without adding any monitors.
- Automatic, add monitors after inspection - Adds an appropriate set of monitors for this device after an initial inspection of the device.

Alert and recovery settings

Inherit notification group - Sets the notification group for this node. For groups, gateways and device nodes you can override the default notification user group messages are sent to. Monitor nodes use the notification group specified by their parent device node and cannot be overridden.
Inherit alarm messages - Sets the Alarm Messages format for this node.
Inherit actions - If checked, inherited actions and inherited recovery actions are included on the Actions tab of this node.