The Map Window

You view any map in a Map window. Below is one of the example maps installed with InterMapper.

For an in-depth explanation of the elements that appear in the map window, what they mean, and how to use them, see Monitoring Your Network.

The Title Bar

The Title bar shows the map's title, its state, and has standard controls for zooming, minimizing, and closing the window.

The Menu Bar

The Menu bar contains the map's menus.

For a complete reference for each menu, see the Command/Menu Reference.

The Toolbar

The Toolbar contains buttons to toggle the map's edit mode and to switch from one view to another.

Switching Between Monitor Mode and Edit Mode

In Monitor mode - The map is not editable, and status windows appear when you click and hold a device, link, or network.
In Edit mode - The map is editable. Status windows can be opened with menu commands.

Tip: Press tab to switch between Monitor and Edit modes.

Switching Views in the Map Window

Click one of these buttons to switch to a different Map Window view.

Map view
Shows the map graphically, showing devices, networks, and their interconnections.

List view
Shows the devices on the map as a list, with columns for the device's status, name, address, probe type, and current and previous condition.

  • Click a column heading to sort by that column.
  • Click again to sort in reverse order.
  • Use the Columns submenu available from the View menu to choose the columns you want to view.
  • Right-click a column heading to choose the columns you want to view, and to choose a column to sort by.
  • Drag items from one map to another. The source map must be in List view. The target map must be editable, but can be in another view.

    It is convenient to sort by Status so the most serious conditions appear at the top of the list.

Note: You can also view a global list of devices.

To view a global device list:

  • With a server selected in the map list, choose Device List from the Map List window's Window menu. A list of all devices on the selected server appears.
   

Notifier view
This view lets you see which notifiers are attached to each
device on a map. Another way to think of it is as a "responsibilities" view - what devices apply to a certain notifier.

  • Select a particular notifier from the dropdown menu; you can see the checkboxes for all its recipients.
  • To set a value for all devices, hold Alt or Option, and set a value. The value you changes to the selected value for the entire column. This works on all check boxes, as well as on the Delay, Repeat, and Count columns.

Chart view
Shows the list of charts for the map.

  • Expand the tree to view a chart's datasets.
  • Double-click a chart name to open the chart.
  • Right-click the Chart List button to open a particular chart without switching the view.
  • Right-click a chart to:
    • Show the chart
    • Rename the chart
    • Delete the chart
  • Right-click a dataset to:
    • Show the chart containing that instance of the dataset
    • Show the device generating the dataset
    • Raise the status window for the device generating the dataset
    • Rename the dataset
    • Remove the dataset
    • Export data from the dataset
    • Delete data from the dataset

Dataset view
This view shows the datasets available for charting and data collection in this map. With the map in edit mode, you can choose a retention policy for any dataset.

Shows the following:

  • A list of devices on the current map.
  • The dataset name, type, and current retention policy and variable for a selected device whose check box is selected.
  • Any available interfaces and the available datasets associated with them.

The Map Legend

The Map legend to the right of the toolbar shows the different states of the map and the number of devices in each state. It also acts as a filter in list view.

Badge Color Meaning

Red
(Flashing)

Down - No response has been received from the device within the specified timeout period.

Red
(Solid)

Critical - The specified threshold for critical state has been met

Orange

Alarm - The specified threshold for alarm state has been met.

Yellow

Warning - The specified threshold for warning state has been met.

Green

Up - The device is working below the specified thresholds.

Gray

Unknown - The device is not being polled, so its state is unknown.

 

Purple

 

Searching - The device is searching for adjacent routers (during auto-discovery) or is tracking down unnumbered interfaces.

 

Acknowledge - Timed or Indefinite - The device's problem has been acknowledged and notifications are being suppressed, either indefinitely, or for a specified period of time.

 

Acknowledge - Basic - The device's problem has been acknowledged, and notifications are being suppressed until the device comes back up, at which time the checkmark is cleared.

List Acknowledged Devices - (Filter button) List all devices that have been acknowledged.

 

List Un-Acknowledged Devices - (Filter button) List all devices that have not been acknowledged.

The Map Area

The Map area is the "canvas" on which you create your map. To get started, take a look at Creating Maps. It is full of information about starting your map. The Creating Maps section is full of information for creating, arranging, and making your map look just the way you want it to look. You'll also find a quick reference of editing shortcuts.

For an in-depth explanation of the elements that appear in the map window, what they mean, and how to use them, see Monitoring Your Network.

The Status Bar

The Status bar contains controls for switching in and out of map edit mode, setting the polling interval, and zooming the map.

The Poll Interval drop-down menu sets the polling interval for the map.
The Map Zoom drop-down menu sets the zoom factor for the map. If you choose Auto, the map zooms automatically when you resize the window.