Data Property Concepts

Use the Details window to view the current values for specific data properties, such as the amount of memory being used on a host. You navigate through the hierarchy (tree) view to find the appropriate data property. The lowest-level object in the host hierarchy is the monitored property. By default, information about a monitored data property is displayed in table form. For information about viewing that information in a graph, see Chapter 9, Viewing Data Properties in a Graph.

Once the data has been displayed, you can refresh the view. In addition, you can simultaneously graph up to five data properties. These actions are described in the following sections.

Standard Table Features

Sun Management Center property tables use a standard format to display information. The format includes the following elements:

• A property table label

• Column headings

• Individual table cells organized into rows and columns

Editable and Noneditable Cells

Sun Management Center tables contain two types of cells: editable and noneditable.

• Information in an editable cell can be changed. This type of cell has a white background with black text.

  If you edit information in the cell and you provide an invalid value, an error window appears. Click OK to close the error window. Then, re-enter an appropriate value in the table cell.

• Information in a noneditable cell is display-only. This type of cell has a colored background with black text. The default background color for noneditable cells is light gray.

Cell Editors

Editable cells have one of the following types of cell editors:

• Text Cell Editor

  The text cell editor is invoked if the cell is a string type. Once the cell is selected, the text cursor is activated at the end of the text string. If there is no text, the cursor is aligned left in the cell. To save the information in the cell, press Return.

• Check Box Cell Editor

  A check box is a component with only two choices:

  • On

  • Off

• Combo Box Cell Editor

  The combo box cell editor has a drop-down menu that displays an associated list of options. The current choice appears in the combo box. As you move the cursor over the list, each option is highlighted. The option that you choose from the list replaces the current selection.

Modules That Enable You to Manipulate Rows

For selected modules, the software enables you to add, delete, enable, or disable rows for the data property tables. When these modules are initially loaded, the data property tables are empty, except the Directory Size Monitoring and Print Spooler modules. For the File Monitoring, File Scanning, and Directory Size Monitoring modules, you must add a row to monitor the data property. The following table lists the modules that allow you to add rows.

Table 8–1 Sun Management Center Modules to Which You Can Add Rows

Module Name	Description
Directory Size Monitoring	Enables you to define another directory for monitoring
File Monitoring	Defines the file to be monitored
File Scanning	Defines the pattern that must be matched within the monitored file
Print Spooler	Enables you to define another printer for spooler monitoring
Process Monitoring	Defines the pattern that must be matched from all the processes that are running on the agent object

For more information about the directory size monitoring, file monitoring, file scanning, print spooler, and process monitoring modules, see Appendix C, Sun Management Center Software Modules.

Row Context Menu

The row context menu provides access to various row-related functions, such as enabling you to add rows to a table that allows this behavior. To activate a row context menu, press mouse button 3 in the appropriate row.

Table Sorting

Information in tables can be sorted by column. If a column header has a triangle that points up or down, you can change the order of the table display based on that column. Depending on the data in the column, the sort uses one of the following keys:

• Alphabetical string

• Numeric

• Date

To change between an ascending and descending sort, double-click the header of the sorted column.

Working With Large Data Property Tables

In large data property tables, you can see only one page of rows at a time. To navigate through additional pages of the table, use the icons that are displayed above the table.

The icons enable you to navigate as follows:

• Return to the first page

• Return to the previous page

• Go to the next page

• Go to the final page

In addition, a pull-down menu to the right of these icons enables you to go to a specific page.

Probing Properties

On selected module properties, the software enables you to use predetermined UNIX commands including list files, the vmstat command, and so on. The Probe button is available only for selected properties. Otherwise, the button is unavailable and is dimmed.

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Note –

The available Probe commands can sometimes be difficult to distinguish. As an example, consider the Filesystem Usage properties in the Kernel Reader module. The Find All Recent Files probe commands find only files that were created or modified less than 24 hours ago. The Find All Files probe commands find all files regardless of the date and time that the files were created or modified. For more information about the Filesystem Usage properties, see File System Usage Table.

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