You can add ports to the My Network or to any user-created group by choosing Add Port Elements to Group from the right-click menu in a FlexView table. You can remove a port from a specific group, or you can delete the port from the NetSight database, thereby removing it from all groups where it is a member.
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Adding Ports to a Group
There are several ways to add ports to a group. You can add selected ports from a FlexView table, drag and drop them in the tree, or copy and paste one or more ports from another group.
Adding Selected Ports From a FlexView Table
- Open a FlexView for the device(s) containing the port(s) that you want to add and click the Retrieve button.
- Click the right mouse button on the port(s) that you want to add to a particular group. The Port Group Selection window opens.
- Expand the tree and select the group where the selected port(s) will be placed.
- Click Ok to confirm your choice and close the window. The ports are added to the selected group and to the All Port Elements folder.
You can now select specific ports and use FlexViews to query information about those specific ports. You should use the appropriate FlexView to view the type of port being queried. Use a FlexView that is appropriately instanced for the specific port being queried.
For example:
| If you create the port element from: | The Port Element contains: |
|---|---|
| IF instanced FlexView | IF instance |
| dot1d instanced FlexView | Bridge Port instance and, if available in the table, IF instance |
| other instanced FlexView | The instance value |
Copying and Pasting Devices
You can copy ports from one group to another.
To add ports by Copying and Pasting:
- In the left panel, expand the group containing the ports that you want to copy.
- Select the port(s) to be copied.
- Right click on the port and select Copy from the right-click menu. To select multiple ports, hold the Control key while clicking to select non-consecutive ports or hold the Shift key while clicking to select a range of consecutive ports, then right click on one of the selected ports and select Copy from the right-click menu.
- Right click on the group where you are placing the port(s) and select Paste from the right-click menu.
Dragging and Dropping Ports
You can add ports by dragging from one group and dropping into another.
To add ports by Dragging and Dropping:
- In the left panel, expand the hierarchy to show the target group and the group containing the port(s) that you want to add.
- Select port(s) to be dragged and dropped.
- For a single port, click and hold on the port and drag it into the target group.
- To drag and drop multiple ports, hold the Control key while clicking to select non-consecutive ports or hold the Shift key while clicking to select a range of consecutive ports. Click and hold on one of the selected devices and drag them into the target group.
Removing Ports from a Group
Ports can be removed from user-created groups without removing them from the All Port Elements group:
- Expand the groups in the left panel to select the port being removed.
- Click the right mouse button on the port and select Remove From Device Group from the right-click menu. The selected port will be removed without further confirmation.
Deleting Port Elements
Use these steps to delete a port from the All Port Elements group and any user-created group where it was a member:
- Expand the groups in the left panel to select the port being removed.
- Click the right mouse button on the port and select Delete Port Element from the right-click menu. The selected port element is deleted without further confirmation.
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