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Whenassigninganinterfacepollertransformation,checkinganode
automaticallyassignstheselectedtransformationtoallinterfacesonthe
checkednode.Ifyoudonotwanttoapplythepollertransformationtoa
specificinterfaceonanyparentnode,click+nexttotheparentnode,and
thenuncheckthespecificinterfacestowhichthetransformationshouldnot
beassigned.
14. Ifyouwanttoseethecurrentresultsoftheselectedpollersonthe
nodesandinterfacesyouhavechecked,clickTest.
Notes:
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Agreencheckiconindicatesavalidpollertransformation,andthe
transformationresultisdisplayed.
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Ayellowwarningiconindicatesthatthepollertransformationwasnot
successfulforthereasonindicated.
15. Ifyoutestedyourpolleranditfailed,checkthefollowing:
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Isyourtransformationformulasyntacticallycorrect?Ensurethatall
bracesandparenthesesarebalanced,thattherearenounnecessary
spaces,andthatallpollersreturnthesametypeofvalues.
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Areyouusingthecorrectcommunitystringforthenodethatisbeing
polledforthetest?Formoreinformationaboutprovidingcommunity
strings,seeMonitoring
Devices
in
the
Web
Console
.
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DoesthedevicesupportthepolledMIB/OID?Refertodocumentation
suppliedbythedevicevendortoconfirmsupportedMIBsforyour
device.
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CanyouaccessthedevicefromtheOrionNetworkPerformance
Monitorserver?Pingthedevicetoseeifitrespondsorusea
SolarWindsToolsetapplicationsuchasIPNetworkBrowserto
confirmthatthedeviceisrespondingtobothICMPandSNMP
requests.
16. ClickNext.
17. IfyouwanttodisplaypollerresultsinOrionWebConsoleviews,
confirmthatYesisselected,andthen,foreachavailableview,checkthe
typesofpollerresultsresources,ifany,thatyouwanttodisplay.
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