User's Guide

Navigating the Deployment Manager Menus

Figure 1 shows the Deployment Manager main menu.

Figure 1. NwDM Main Menu

Deployment Manager menus are divided into these areas:

(1)	Navigation Tree The navigation tree provides a hierarchical listing of the functions available with Deployment Manager. Folders represent categories of functions. For example, the highest level folder is the application itself (Nways Deployment Manager). Lower level folders include the 2210, 2212, 2216, and 8275-416 folders, each of which contains the functions available for managing device configurations. In addition the Software Inventory folder includes the functions available for managing base code components, such as load images or PROM images. You can open the contents of a folder by clicking on the plus (+) next to the folder. A list of pages is displayed. To close a folder, click on the minus (-) next to it, which collapses the list of pages for this folder. However, the folder itself remains visible. Pages are displayed within folders; they represent the specific functions that can be performed. To perform a task, click on the page icon or the text to the right of the icon. The task panel is updated with information related to that task. For example, to add a 2210 device record to the NwDM database, click on Create Device in the 2210 folder. The Create Device task panel is displayed in the task panel area.
(2)	Task Panel The task panel shows specific panels related to the functions available within NwDM. The left side of the task panel displays specific tasks that can be performed, and the right side of the displays task panes associated with each of the specific tasks. For example, when you click Set User, the left side of the Set User task panel displays Current User and Set User. The right side displays task panes associated with the Current User and Set User.
(3)	Draggable Axis The Draggable Axis allows you to change the width of the navigation tree and the task panel in relation to the size of the Nways Deployment Manager interface. To have the Navigation Tree fill the entire interface, click the right arrow at the top of the Draggable Axis. Clicking the left arrow returns the interface to the default layout. For example, to have the task panel fill the entire screen, click the left arrow at the top of the Draggable Axis. Clicking the right arrow returns the interface to the default layout.
(4)	Tear-Off Bar You can use the Tear-Off Bar to drag the task panel to another location on your desktop. To move the task panel, click and hold the Tear-Off Bar while dragging the panel to another location with your mouse. If you tear-off the Task Panel, it continues to work. Clicking an item on the navigation tree will create a new task panel in the Nways Deployment Manager interface.

Working with Deployment Manager Filters and Tables

Nways Deployment Manager serves as a database for information about the devices in your network. Therefore, Nways Deployment Manager can potentially have information about thousands of devices. Filters provide a way for you to search for specific information rather than having to scroll through the entire contents of the database to find what you are looking for.

Most task panels contain a filter pane that you can use to search the database. You fill in the fields for a filter and then click Apply Filter. The results are returned in the form of a Filtered List. From this list, you can select records to be added to the Custom List, which allows you to store the results from several different database queries, add them all to a single list, and perform operations against that list.

Filters are tables that contain three columns:

• Property column. The Property column displays all of the properties available for you to search.
• Comparison Operator column. The Comparison Operator column displays the comparison operator used for searching.
• The Expression column displays the value for the property. When you apply a filter, Nways Deployment Manager compares this value (using the Comparison Operator) to the values of the property for all records in the database.

Comparison Operators

Nways Deployment Manager uses standard SQL comparison operators. The In comparison operator is the default operator. To select a different comparison operator, click on a cell in the Comparison Operator column. Then click on the box to the right of the operator and select the operator that you want to use.

The comparison operators are:

• in. Determines if the value of the property in the database is in the set of values specified in the Expression column of the filter.
• not in. Determines if the value of the property in the database is not the set of values specified in the Expression column of the filter.
• like. Determines if the value of the property in the database matches the string pattern specified in the Expression column of the filter. When using the Like comparison operator, you can specify the percent symbol (%) in place of zero or more characters in the Expression column. You can also specify the underscore symbol (_) in place of a single character.

  Note:

  You cannot use the Like comparison operator with numbers.

  For example, if you are searching for a property value of "abc def" using Like, and in the Expression column you specify:

  • a%. The record will be found.
  • a%f. The record will be found.
  • a_c def. The record will be found.
  • abc def_. The record will not be found. In this case, the underscore symbol represents a character that must be present in the property value. There is no character left after "abc def" is compared with the property value.
  • abc def%. The record is found. The percent symbol represents zero or more characters.
• between. Determines if the value of the property in the database is within the range of values (including endpoints) specified in the Expression column of the filter. To specify a range in the Expression column, use value1 and value2, where value1 is less than value2.

  For example, if you are searching for a property value of "42" using between, and in the Expression column you specify:

  • 1 and 100. The record will be found.
  • 1 and 42. The record will be found.
  • 42 and 1. The record will not be found. The first value specified must be less than the second value specified.

  You can also specify Between to compare strings. When comparing strings, you must enclose both strings in single quotes. For example, if you are searching for a property value of "pqr" using Between, and in the Expression column you specify:

  • 'a' and 'z'. The record will be found.
  • 'a' and 's'. The record will be found.
  • 'a' and 'p'. The record will not be found. The string "pqr" is greater than the character "p".
• is null. Determines if the value of the property in the database is missing. If you specify Is Null, you do not specify a value in the Expression column.
• is not null. Determines if the value of the property exists. If you specify Is Not Null, you do not specify a value in the Expression column.
• =. Determines if the value of a property is equal to the value you specified in the Expression column.
• <>. Determines if the value of a property is not equal to the value you specified in the Expression column.
• >. Determines if the value of a property is greater than the value you specified in the Expression column.
• >=. Determines if the value of a property is greater than or equal to the value you specified in the Expression column.
• <. Determines if the value of a property is less than the value you specified in the Expression column.
• <=. Determines if the value of a property is less than or equal to the value you specified in the Expression column.

Entering Data in the Expression Column

To enter data in the Expression column:

1. Click on the cell to be changed in the Expression column. The cell changes color and an I-beam cursor appears in the cell.
2. Type data into the cell.
3. Press Enter or move the cursor out of the table cell.

You can cut data from cells, copy data between cells, and paste data into cells. If you are using Windows NT:

• To cut data from a cell, highlight the data to be cut and press Ctrl-x.
• To copy data to a cell, highlight the data to be copied press Ctrl-c.
• To paste data into a cell, place the cursor into the cell where the data is to be pasted and press Ctrl-v. You must first cut or copy data before you can paste it.

You can also use expressions in this column, or you can specify multiple values by separating each value with a comma (,).