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Chapter 16

Module Management



Note - This feature may or may not be available on your system, depending on your licensing agreement.

This chapter describes the following topics:

These features are available on the Details window, using the Modules tab.

Modules Status Screen

When you click the Modules tab button in the Details window, the Modules status screen (FIGURE 16-1) is displayed. This screen has two main sections:

Note - Your system may not have all of the modules that are shown in the following examples, depending on the terms of your licensing agreement.

FIGURE  16-1 Modules Status Screen in the Details Window

Under "Selected Modules with Load Status," information is segmented as shown in in TABLE 16-1.

TABLE  16-1   Columns in "Selected Modules with Load Status"
Column Name
 Description

Module Name  

Name of the module.  

Loaded  

Indicates whether the module is loaded.  

Scheduled  

Indicates whether the module is scheduled.  

Enabled  

Indicates whether the module is enabled.  

The "Available Unscheduled Modules" section of the screen contains a list of modules that are available, but are not currently loaded.

Note - If the module is a multi-instance module, a special icon is displayed next to it (for example, the File Scanning Module in FIGURE 16-1).

For information on the buttons in this screen, see the following table.

TABLE  16-2   Modules Window Buttons
Button
 Description

Unload  

Unloads the selected module.  

Load Now  

Loads any modules that are scheduled but not currently loaded.  

Edit  

Allows you to edit module parameters.  

Enable  

Enables the selected module.  

Disable  

Disables the selected module.  

Rules  

Displays the Threshold Summary window.  

Load  

Loads a module that is highlighted in the Available Unschedule Modules section of the Modules status window.  

Close  

Closes the current screen  

Help  

Opens the Help documentation.  


 

To Load a Module

  1. In the Details window, select the Modules tab.
  2. Under the Modules tab, in the Available Unscheduled Modules section of the Modules status screen, select a module and click the Load button.
  The Module Loader window is displayed (FIGURE 16-2). There are two tabs on this screen:

FIGURE  16-2 Module Loader Screen With Module Parameters Tab Active

  3. If the module being loaded is a multi-instance module, as shown in FIGURE 16-2, enter the instance name and description in the appropriate fields.
Note - Some modules do not have an editable fields on this screen, except the Module Description field. You can change the module description, but it is not recommended.
  4. Click OK to load the module now and return to the Modules status screen.
  5. To load the module at a specific time, click the Schedule Module tab.
  The Module Loader screen is displayed with the Schedule tab active (FIGURE 16-3).

FIGURE  16-3 Module Loader Screen with Schedule Tab Active

  6. Click the Advanced button.
  The Time Editor screen is displayed (FIGURE 16-4).

FIGURE  16-4 Time Editor Screen

  7. Click Insert.
  The Time screen is displayed (FIGURE 16-5).

FIGURE  16-5 Time Screen

  8. Select the time for the module to be loaded, and click Apply.
  The Time screen closes, and you are returned to the Time Editor screen.
  9. On the Time Editor screen, the time selected on the previous screen is displayed in the Time Expression field. Click Apply.
  The Time Editor screen closes, and you are returned to the Module Loader screen.
  10. On the Module Loader screen, click OK.
  The Module Loader screen closes and you are returned to the Modules status screen. After a few seconds, the module name moves from the "Available Unscheduled Modules" section to the "Selected Modules with Load Status" section of the Modules status screen. The module status in the Scheduled column is Yes.

 

To Load a Scheduled Module

  1. In the "Selected Modules with Load Status" section, highlight a module that is currently scheduled not loaded (has a No in the Loaded column and a Yes in the Scheduled column). Click the Load Now button.
  The Load Now dialog box (FIGURE 16-6) is displayed.

FIGURE  16-6 Load Now Dialog Box

  2. To load the module at the time previously selected, click Preserve Schedule. Then click OK.
  The module loads at the scheduled time. To cancel this screen, click Cancel. To display online help for this feature, click Help.
Note - To clear previous scheduling, click Clear Schedule, and click OK. the module status in the Loaded column remains No, and the status in the Scheduled column changes to No also.

 

To Unload a Module

  1. In the "Selected Modules with Load Status" section, select a module and click the Unload button.
  The Confirm Module Unload window is displayed (FIGURE 16-7).

FIGURE  16-7 Confirm Module Unload Window

  2. In the Confirm Module Unload window, click the Unload button to confirm that you want the module unloaded or the Cancel button to cancel the operation.
  Once you click the Unload button, the module moves from the "Selected Modules with Load Status" to the "Available Unscheduled Modules" section and is now unloaded.

 

To Edit Module Parameters

  1. On the Modules status screen, click Edit.
  The Module Parameter Editor screen is displayed.

FIGURE  16-8 Module Parameter Editor Screen

  2. The screen is displayed with the default tab, Module Parameters selected.
  Edit the module parameters. For some modules, the only information that can be changed on this screen is the module description.
  The Schedule tab (FIGURE 16-3) is used to load or unload a module. See "To Load a Module" for more information.
  3. When you are finished, click Cancel to close the Module Parameter Editor and return to the Modules status screen.

 

To Enable a Module

  1. Highlight a module listed in the "Selected Modules with Load Status" section of the screen.
Note - The module must have an "Disabled" status in the Enabled column.
  2. Click Enabled.
  The module status in the Enabled column changes to "Enabled." A message "Succeed in enabling module" is displayed in the lower left corner of the Modules status screen.

 

To Disable a Module

  1. Highlight a module listed in the "Selected Modules with Load Status" section of the screen.
Note - The module must have an "Enabled" status in the Enabled column.
  2. Click Disabled.
  The module status in the Enabled column changes to "Disabled." A message "Succeed in disabling module" is displayed in the lower left corner of the Modules status screen.

 

To Display Module Rules

  1. On the Module Status screen, highlight the module of interest and click Rules.
  The Threshold Summary of Module: screen is displayed, containing the name of the selected module after the colon (:). In this example, the kernel reader (simple) module is shown.

FIGURE  16-9 Threshold Summary of Module Screen

This window contains the sections listed in TABLE 16-3.

TABLE  16-3   Threshold Summary Window Fields
Table
 Description

Attribute Name  

Lists the data property.  

Rule Name  

Shows the rule name. If the rule is simple, it shows the threshold value. If the rule is complex, a "-" is listed, and these values, when selected, are listed in the Threshold list located at the bottom of the window.  

Critical  

The most severe alarm state.  

Alert  

The mid-point alarm state.  

Caution  

The least severe alarm state.  

Rule Description  

Displays a rule description for the selected attribute.  

Thresholds  

Displays threshold values for the selected attribute.  

Parameter Description  

Displays a description of the parameters shown in the Thresholds field.  



TABLE  16-4   Threshold Summary Window Buttons
Button
 Description

Close  

Closes the Threshold Summary window.  

Help  

Accesses the Help documentation.  

  2. After you view the information, click Close to return to the Module status screen.



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