The auto-configuration feature creates new Polling Groups, as listed in New polling groups. The VMware Smart Assurance IP Availability Manager User Guide, VMware Smart Assurance MPLS Management Suite User Guide, VMware Smart Assurance Network Protocol Manager for BGP User Guide, the VMware Smart Assurance Network Protocol Manager for OSPF User Guide, and the VMware Smart Assurance Network Protocol Manager for IS-IS User Guide provide additional information about Polling and Threshold Groups.

Table 1. New polling groups

Domain Manager

New polling group

IP Availability Manager

Available under 5620 SAM Managed Systems Polling Groups:

This group is listed at higher priority than other polling groups. You can expand the group to see the following Connectivity Polling: External Poller settings:

  • InstrumentCards parameter (under the Parameters tab) is set to true.

  • Initial Status parameter is not initialized (set to UNKNOWN).

Available under 5620 SAM Managed Systems Polling Groups:

5620 SAM Managed Systems> Settings >

  • Connectivity Polling - External Poller

IP AM/PM

All options for the IP Availability Manager plus the following:

  • Environment Polling - External Poller

MPLS Manager

Available under Forwarder Polling Groups:

5620 SAM Forwarder > Settings > Forwarder Remote Setting

Available under ForwarderEndpoint Polling Groups:

5620 SAM ForwarderEndpoints > Settings > ForwarderEndpoint Remote Setting

Available under LdpProtocolEndpoint Polling Groups:

5620 SAM LdpProtocolEndpoint > Settings > LDP Session Remote Setting

Available under VRFs Polling Groups:

5620 SAM VRFs >Settings > VRF Remote Setting

Available under LSPs Polling Groups:

5620 SAM LSPs > Settings > LSP Remote Settings

NPM Manager for BGP

Available under BGP Polling Groups:

5620 SAM BGP >Settings > BGP External Setting

NPM Manager for OSPF

Available under OSPF Polling Groups:

5620 SAM OSPF >Settings > OSPF External Setting

NPM Manager for IS-IS

Available under ISIS Polling Groups:

5620 SAM Devices >Settings > ISIS External Setting