Okay, so why not set up a template map that you do not regularly view, keeping device monitor off. Then when you need a template you can copy that one device and rename it to the new device.
I do something similar to that...copy and paste...then I rename, change IP, and that is it. -Jason -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 2:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Device templates Yep, I do the same thing as you, with the group setup. What I would to do is add this to a device type template, so that everytime you drag over a new server (or new router, or new "something box"), that it will have all those groups pre-defined with the pre-defined alert triggers (i.e. I log on 1 missed poll, email on 2 missed polls and page on 4 missed polls), this way no one can add a device without having an alert defined, and it would also cut back on mis-types for all this info, not to mention it'll just save me time :-) Thanks, Bruce "Jason M. Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@list.ipswitch.com on 11/18/2002 02:10:52 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Device templates I do this already. This is what I do. I set up all users that will be receiving notifications via SMTP, etc. Then I have created groups called server, router, Telecom. Then I set up the users in those groups from the group setup. Once this is complete I assign alerts to each device depending on the group. Hope this helps. If not e-mail me back. -Jason -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 1:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] Device templates I don't think I can do this in WUG, but if I can please let me know, if not I suggest making it a feature for newer releases. I would like to create a new device type, and in that device type "template" I would like to define all the things that are under the properties tab. The biggest being the alerts info... by defining this information under a new device template, this would help me standardize on alerts to specific support groups depending on device type... i.e. device type=router, alert-router group...... device type=server, alert=server group.... this way I can easily add new devices based on templates and not have to worry about separately defining the multiple alerts.... If I can do this already let me know... Thanks, Bruce Webber Sr. Network Consultant Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
