The Environment Polling - External Poller setting serves two purposes:

  • Provides a means of testing the system-component instrumentation and analysis functionality of the IP Performance Manager.

  • Provides a means for the IP Performance Manager to import system-component status updates from an VMware Smart Assurance adapter, such as the VMware Smart Assurance Adapter for Alcatel-Lucent 5620 SAM EMS.

    Default values for the Environment Polling - External Poller setting lists the Environment Polling - External Poller setting parameters.

Table 1. Default values for the Environment Polling - External Poller setting

Parameter

Default value

Description

AnalysisMode

ENABLED,DISABLED

Default: ENABLED

Enables or disables the collection and analysis of system-component data from an external source.

InitialStatus

UP,UNKNOWN

Default: UNKNOWN

Determines the desired initial state for the stored instrumentation objects. Initial status value can be UP or UNKNOWN.

InstrumentFans

TRUE,FALSE

Default: TRUE

Determines whether stored instrumentation objects are created for fan objects.

If TRUE, stored instrumentation objects are created for fan objects. If FALSE, no stored instrumentation objects are created for fan objects.

InstrumentMemory

TRUE,FALSE

Default: TRUE

Determines whether stored instrumentation objects are created for memory objects.

If TRUE, stored instrumentation objects are created for memory objects. If FALSE, no stored instrumentation objects are created for memory objects.

InstrumentPowerSupply

TRUE,FALSE

Default: TRUE

Determines whether stored instrumentation objects are created for power supply objects.

If TRUE, stored instrumentation objects are created for power supply objects. If FALSE, no stored instrumentation objects are created for power supply objects.

InstrumentSNMP-Agents

TRUE,FALSE

Default: TRUE

Determines whether stored instrumentation objects are created for SNMP agent objects.

If TRUE, stored instrumentation objects are created for SNMP agent objects. If FALSE, no stored instrumentation objects are created for SNMP agent objects.

InstrumentTemperatur-Sensors

TRUE,FALSE

Default: TRUE

Determines whether stored instrumentation objects are created for temperature sensor objects.

If TRUE, stored instrumentation objects are created for temperature sensor objects. If FALSE, no stored instrumentation objects are created for temperature sensor objects.

InstrumentVoltage-Sensors

TRUE,FALSE

Default: TRUE

Determines whether stored instrumentation objects are created for voltage sensor objects.

If TRUE, stored instrumentation objects are created for voltage sensor objects. If FALSE, no stored instrumentation objects are created for voltage sensor objects.