FlexView Tabs

FlexViews are powerful tools that you can use to display a broad range of network configuration information presented in tables or other graphical formats including bar graphs, line graphs, and pie charts. When NetSight is initially installed, the Interface Summary right-panel tab is the default FlexView available in Console. It is one of a comprehensive set of FlexViews available with Console. From the Interface Summary FlexView you can open other FlexViews or create new FlexViews, if desired. For an introduction to using FlexViews, see Working with FlexViews.

  TIP: One or more FlexViews can be "Floated" into a separate window by clicking in a blank area of the FlexView toolbar and dragging the FlexView out of the Console main window. This allows viewing information from different FlexViews at the same time.

This Help topic provides information about the FlexView table and toolbars. For information on displaying FlexViews in the other available graphical formats, see the following topics:

Sample FlexView

FlexView Button Select FlexView View Type Buttons Poll Frequency Guided Editor Table Editor Apply Button Retrieve Button Sample FlexView

FlexView Toolbar

FlexView Button FlexView Button
Click this button to access a drop-down menu with the following options:
  • New - opens the FlexView Properties window where you can define a new FlexView.
  • Open - opens the FlexView file browser where you can select a FlexView for viewing (and add it to the FlexView drop-down list) or export a FlexView catalog.
  • Reload - loads the currently selected FlexView, clearing all table information and graph settings to their defaults for the selected FlexView.
  • Save - saves the current FlexView.
  • Find in FlexView - Opens the Find toolbar at the top of the currently selected FlexView.
  • Filter FlexView - Opens the Filter toolbar at the top of the currently selected FlexView.
  • Sort FlexView - Opens the Sort toolbar at the top of the currently selected FlexView.
  • Export FlexView - Exports the currently selected FlexView. When a Pie Chart or Bar Graph is displayed, the information is exported to a GIF formatted image file. When a table is displayed, the table information is exported to and HTML file or Delimited Text file.
  • Print FlexView - Prints the currently selected FlexView.
  • Save As - opens a file browser where you can select a location and name for the current FlexView before saving.
  • FlexView Data Source - opens the FlexView Data Source window showing a list of devices that are the source of information shown in the FlexView.
  • Properties - opens the FlexView Properties window where you can rearrange columns, change the polling settings, enable event notification, export FlexView information for Web monitoring, lock the FlexView as Read only, and hide the instance column. This view also lets you edit the elements being presented in the view.
FlexView
This drop-down list lets you select one of the currently opened FlexViews for viewing.
Table Button Pie Graph Button Bar Graph Button Line Graph Button View Type Buttons
You can display the information retrieved from devices in a table, as a pie chart, bar graph, or line graph by clicking the associated icon.
Poll Frequency
This drop-down list lets you select the interval between polling the selected device(s) for information. You can select 0 for no polling, a preset poll interval of 10, 20, or 30 seconds, or you can enter a value from 1 second up. If you select 0 and click the Retrieve button, this forces a single poll cycle to retrieve information from the selected device.
Guided Edit Guided Editor
This button opens a Guided Editor window. You can use the Guided Editor to change the value in FlexView table columns that contain writable MIB objects. The Guided Editor window performs the same function as the Table Editor feature, but provides instructions and information for editing the values. The Guided Editor feature cannot be used at the same time as the Table Editor.
Table Editor Show/Hide Table Editor
This button is active only when writable MIB objects appear in the current FlexView. This button toggles the Table Editor (see below) that allows you to change the value of writable objects in the table.
Table Editor
The Table Editor row is visible when the Show/Hide Table Editor button is toggled to make the Table Editor visible. Columns that contain a writable MIB object will appear in the Table Editor as an editable field or drop-down list as appropriate for the object type (integer, boolean, text, etc.). Changing the value in the Table Editor row alters the value for that entry in the row(s) selected in the table. As values are changed for your selected column(s), a green exclamation mark (Apply Needed) marks the cells that have been changed (but not Applied) and the Apply button becomes active. Clicking the Show/Hide Table Editor (Show/Hide Table Editor button) at this point will cancel your changes, restore the original values, and hide the Table Editor. Clicking Apply sets the values that you've changed in the selected devices, removes the Apply Needed, and hides the Table Editor row. If the set is not successful, a red X appears in the rows where the set has failed. The Table Editor feature cannot be used at the same time as the Guided Editor.
Apply Button Apply
This button is active when the Table Editor (see above) is enabled. Using the Table Editor, you can edit the value of specific writable MIB objects and then click Apply to set the current writable table values on the devices in the currently selected device group. Apply sets the value in the selected devices, clears the Apply Needed  from the table, and hides the table editor row. If the set is unsuccessful, a red X marks the rows where the set failed.
  CAUTION: Applying certain MIB objects can disable devices and cause interruptions to network operation. Do not apply MIB values unless you are sure of the outcome.
Retrieve Button Stop Button Polling Retrieve
This button controls polling the devices in the selected device group. Initially, polling is stopped and a green Retrieve button is displayed. Polling is started by clicking the Retrieve button and the icon changes to either a red Stop symbol if only a single poll is taking place or a yellow Auto Retrieving symbol while polling is in progress at the defined Poll Frequency. You can stop the poll by clicking either the red or yellow symbol.

FlexView Table

All FlexView tables are created with IP Address and Instance (system-defined) columns. They cannot be removed from the FlexView. However, the instance can be hidden by checking Hide Instance Column in the FlexView Properties window. IP Address cannot be hidden.

  NOTE: The Current Link column of the Interface Summary FlexView will show a dormant status for links that are attached to an active Link Aggregation Group (LAG).

Right-Click Menu

A right-mouse click on a column heading or anywhere in the table body (or a left-mouse click on the Table Tools  button when visible in the upper left corner of the table) opens the Table Tools popup menu that provides access to other device-related views and a set of table tools that can be used to manage information in the table.

Console Main Toolbar Buttons

These FlexView buttons are available from the NetSight Console main toolbar.

Add FlexView Tab Add FlexView Tab
Adds a new FlexView tab in the right panel. The new tab appears with the default title, Interface Summary. Once the tab is added you can select a specific FlexView and its title will appear on the tab. This button provides an alternative access to the Console Tools menu FlexView > Add FlexView Tab option (typing Control-t also adds a tab).
Remove FlexView Tab Remove FlexView Tab
Deletes the currently selected FlexView tab from the right panel. This button provides an alternative access to the Console Tools menu FlexView > Remove FlexView Tab option (typing Control-r also removes the currently selected tab).

Related Information

For information on related tasks: