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RFE: Search for Interfaces

Here's another handy feature which would be nice to add.

Since we can already search based on nodes, it would also be nice to do a search on interfaces based on any of its properties. This would be particularly useful to parse infromation from a core router's interface description in addition to imported properties.

// Ian Underwood - Service Management
// Level 3 Communications

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FormerMember

Absolutely, a great idea, Ian! Being able to search on interfaces would be great! I'd like to be able to select all my ATM or all my frame interfaces.

Network_Guru

You can do this now with the filter feature. Create a custom view with a summary view of all interfaces. Then filter the view using the interface table > InterfaceTypeName = 'ppp'. Scroll down for examples and the list of interface properties.
You can see the description of interface types in the Custom Property Editor by opening the interface table. If you don't see this field listed, click on 'Add' and make sure this field is checked.

-=Cheers=-
NG

Network_Guru

OK, I just figured out what you meant by "search for nodes".
I found the custom search property... nice feature! Just added it to my Home page view.

When I detach this resource and edit the page with notepad, I see the following:

<select name="Field" align=left>
<option value="IP_Address">IP Address </option>
<option value="Caption" selected>Node Name</option>
<option value="DNS">DNS</option>
<option value="MachineType">Machine Type</option>
<option value="Vendor">Vendor</option>
<option value="Description">Description</option>
<option value="Location">Location</option>
<option value="Contact">Contact</option>
<option value="IOSImage">IOS Image</option>
<option value="IOSVersion">IOS Version</option>
---------------------------
<option value='SerialNumber'>SerialNumber</option>
<option value='Region'>Region</option>
<option value='Building'>Building</option>
<option value='Department'>Department</option>
<option value='Floor'>Floor</option>
<option value='Cabinet'>Cabinet</option>
<option value='Fax_modem_number'>Fax_modem_number</option>
<option value='Address'>Address</option>
<option value='City'>City</option>
<option value='PostalCode'>PostalCode</option>
<option value='TelephoneNumber'>TelephoneNumber</option>
<option value='ContactName'>ContactName</option>
<option value='CustomerID'>CustomerID</option>
<option value='Type'>Type</option>
<option value='Landline2'>Landline2</option>
<option value='Cellular'>Cellular</option>
<option value='Comments'>Comments</option>
<option value='Modem_number'>Modem_number</option>
</select>

Only the properties above the " ---- " line are listed in the following resource file
which generates this page:

\\Inetpub\SolarWinds\NetPerfMon\Resources\0-1-NodeLists\99-SearchNodes.Resource

They have added a <% to the end of the list in this file, and this has somehow appended the values I have checked off in the Custom Property Editor to the search list.

In any case, they would have to create a SearchInterfaces.Action.asp file in the ..\resources directory for this to work as you requested.

-=Cheers=-
NG