Addind a new system type

[John Manwaring]

Hi,

Does anyone know how to add a new System Type to the drop-down list in Manage System Types? I'd like to add Firewall to the list.

Thanks,

John

[Rob Buxton]

It would need to use SNMP to access the device, does your Firewall allow that?

If so, then you can pull down the screen, click on "New" and then just click on the "Retireve From System" Button. This will provide a screen that requires the IP Address and you can change the community name to suit. Then just basically step through.

[John Manwaring]

Thanks Rob.

My firewall does support SNMP and I have already done what you suggest - the part that I am having problems with is further down the "New rule" screen, underneath "Assign the following properties to systems identified by the above criteria". "System type" is a drop-down list starting with "Application" and ending with "Workstation". I would like to know if it is possible to add new entries to this drop-down.

Thanks,

John

[Stephen Ryan_1]

Does anyone know the answer to this?

We are not talking about SUB-TYPES, which is what "Manage System Types" actually allows you to create. SIM seems to use the terms interchangeably.

The list of System Types reads:

- Application
- Shared Resource Domain
- Storage Device
- ...
- ...
- Unknown
- Unmanaged
- Workstation

Is this list user-modifiable?

[Ola Einar Snildalsli]

I would like to the same as the above posters. Does anybody know where I can add new system types in HPSIM?

Ola Einar Snildalsli