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I would like the update the display of nodes. Specifically, I would like to update the display of "Machine Type" in SAMS from "Red Hat Software" to "Unknown" for a node.

I would like the update the display of nodes contained in the "Node Details". Specifically, I would like to update the display of "Machine Type" in SAMS from "Red Hat Software" to "Unknown" for a node.

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taylor.crowley

You can change what is shown in the Node Details widget for a node by using Device Studio within the SolarWinds Web Console

There is an article for this here: https://solarwindscore.my.site.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Change-device-details-in-the-Device-Studio?language=en_US

Usually this would be to set custom OIDs for SNMP to poll for different fields however in your case you can also set this manually. This includes the "Machine Type" field. However, if set manully, it may not be as dynamic as you would like if you are applying the poller you make to various devices.

Device Studio allows you to edit the following:

CPU & Memory
Multi CPU & Memory
Node Details

The following documentation will also be useful to create these pollers:

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-device-studio-technologies.htm

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/core-creating-device-studio-pollers-sw2534.htm

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Solarwnd1

Can you explain what you mean here?

"Usually this would be to set custom OIDs for SNMP to poll for different fields however in your case you can also set this manually. This includes the "Machine Type" field. However, if set manully, it may not be as dynamic as you would like if you are applying the poller you make to various devices."

1. Does this apply to the SAM module?

2. Can you share the steps to change "node12" from "Red Hat Software" to "Unknown"?

3. I have 5 nodes with the issue. Does this mean creating 5 separate pollers?

The articles are not clear.

marcrobinson

Are you licensed for HCO or the NPM module? This is not included with SAM directly.

Otherwise:

1. the device studio poller would modify the value for that node period. It would show up that way in SAM, NPM, etc.

3. Not necessarily. If they are the 'same type of thing' the custom device poller could be applied to all. If they all report as Red Hat Software, I will assume one device poller will work.

2. Check out the article shown on creating a device poller. It has the steps. The second link that Taylor provided.