Network Management System Industrial HiVision 8.2. User Manual (2021)

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8.2 Edit

 List values

The “Status Config“ dialog displays a list with current values of the

component detail.

Use the drop-down list to assign the statuses you require to the values.

In contrast to “Defined values”, the values are variable and you can use

“Current values” to read in the currently available values, use the “New“

button to enter your own values in the list and use the “Delete“ button to

delete values from the list.

Application example: You want an error message when unauthorized

stations login to an access point. Enter the permitted stations in the list

and set “Other Value” to “Error” (see figure 65).

Figure 65: Status display for list values

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8.2 Edit

 Alphanumeric character string

The “Status Config“ dialog allows you to assign an alphanumeric value to

the device detail.

Use the drop-down list to select the statuses which Industrial HiVision

assigns to the device for other character strings.

Example: On a port enter the MAC address of the connected device. If the

MAC address of the connected device is correct, assign the status “OK“.

If the MAC address of the connected device is different, assign the status

“Error“. As soon as the MAC address changes, you get an error message.

Figure 67: Status display for alphanumeric values

 Generate test events

The “Generate test events“ button offers you the possibility to generate

events related to properties status changes. You can then assign one of

the newly generated events to an alarm.

After you click the “Generate test events“ button, Industrial HiVision opens

the “Test Events“ dialog so that you can review the generated events. You

can view the same generated events in the “Test Events“ tab of the

“Import event“ dialog. If you select an event in the “Test Events“ tab, then

you can assign it to an alarm.

Industrial HiVision does not enter the test events in the event list.

In this example, you generate test events, then assign an action to an

event. To generate test events proceed as follows:

 Double-click on a device for which you wish to generate a test event.

 In the “List“ tab, right-click on the property for which you wish to

generate a test event.

 In the drop-down list, select the “Properties...“ option.

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8.2 Edit

 In the “Status“ frame, mark the “Determine“ checkbox.

 Click the “Status Config“ button.

 In the “Status Config“ frame, configure the property to generate the

necessary event.

 Click the “Generate test events“ button.

 Click the “Close“ button.

To assign an action to an event proceed as follows:

 Open the “Preferences“ dialog.

 Select “Event Actions“ from the menu tree.

 Verify that an action is available in the “Actions“ table.

 In the “Alarms“ frame, click the “New“ button.

 In the “Filter“ frame, click the “Import...“ button.

 In the “Import event“ dialog, select the “Test Events“ tab.

 Select the event for which you wish to assign an action.

 Click the “OK“ button.

Industrial HiVision takes the information from the event and enters it in

the “Filter“ frame.

 Mark the checkbox in the “Actions“ table for the action that you wish

Industrial HiVision to perform.

 Click the “OK“ button.

8.2.25 Properties of a connection

The properties dialog of a connection consists of 2 tabs: “Connection“ and

“Properties“

You can access a third property, the history of the connection, by double-

clicking on the connection.

To access the properties dialog, right-click on a connection and select

“Properties...“ from the drop-down list.

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 Connection

On the “Connection“ tab you select the ports which are connected. To

give you a better overview, the dialog provides you with an option of

selecting the ports that will appear in the selection display.

If the speed display is activated, when the speed is increasing Industrial

HiVision increases the line thickness in 2-point steps at 10, 100, 1000,

10000 MBit/s. If the speed display is activated, Industrial HiVision

displays the current connection setting in the bubble help.

If the speed display is deactivated, Industrial HiVision displays the current

speed setting even if you have activated the speed display in the

connection properties dialog (see on page 359 “Device”).

With automatic display of the connection medium using the connection

end icon, Industrial HiVision selects the respective icon. Industrial

HiVision allows you to define the connection end icon for a connection

yourself. This option enhances clarity when conditions prevent

determination of the medium.

If observing the connection is important for you, you can query the

following standard parameters at freely specified intervals:

 Link status

 Load (incoming load)

If a terminal device on a connection does not supply a value for the

incoming load, then Industrial HiVision displays the outgoing load of

the other end of the connection as the incoming load at this end.

 Port redundancy

 WLAN port properties

Industrial HiVision uses “Record““Load History“ to store the value of the

queried incoming load on an ongoing basis.

 Properties

The “Properties“ tab for the connection allows you to give the connection

any name you want and to specify the status handling.

The status display can be used for monitoring your network. Here you

select whether Industrial HiVision determines the status of this connection

and whether Industrial HiVision forwards the status determined to the next

highest level. In the default setting, Industrial HiVision determines the

status and forwards it to the next highest level, as soon as you have

assigned the connected ports (see below).

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8.2 Edit

Under “Availability“, you can find the fields for entering the “MTBF“ and

“MTTR“ values that Industrial HiVision uses for calculating availability

(see on page 441 “Calculate Availability”).

8.2.26 Adding a component detail to a port

Industrial HiVision provides the monitoring of many component details for the

individual components. Industrial HiVision provides an overview of a

selection of these details.

To add another component detail to a port, proceed as follows:

 Select a port from the folder frame

 Open the “List“ tab.

 Right-click on the empty space in the “List“ dialog.

 Select New > Property.

Industrial HiVision then provides you with a list of additional component

details. A component detail is available as a “Delta“ type and “Absolute“ type.

 “Delta“: The monitoring refers to the difference between the values for two

consecutive inquiries. The symbol of the delta property is a triangle in the

top right corner.

 “Absolute“: The monitoring refers to the absolute value for each particular

inquiry.

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8.2 Edit

Figure 68: Symbols for Delta and Absolute properties

 You double-click on a row to select the corresponding component detail

and thus create a symbol for this component detail in the detail display.

 Right-click on the symbol and select “Properties“ to open the “Properties

of a component detail” dialog, See “Properties of a component detail” on

page 283.

8.2.27 Add to reporting

The reporting function allows you to manage long-term statistics outside of

the database of the network management system program.

You can add the following items to the reporting function:

 Pollable device details

 Connections between 2 devices, at both ends of which Industrial HiVision

has detected a link status.

 To add a device detail or a connection to the reporting function, right-click

on the device detail or the connection detail and select “Add to

Reporting...“.

 To add more than 1 device detail at a time to the reporting function,

proceed as follows:

 Open the “Properties“tab.

 Highlight the items that you want to add.

 Right-click on a property.

 Select the “Add to Reporting...“ option.

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8.2 Edit

Note: If a device detail was previously added to the reporting function, then

Industrial HiVision displays a message stating how many items were not

added in the “Add Properties to Reporting“ dialog. The “Reporting“ dialog

displays the monitored items (see on page 307 “Reporting”).

The dialog allows you to use “Record“ to activate/deactivate the reporting for

this property or this connection. If you deactivate the reporting, the entry

remains in the reporting function (see on page 307 “Reporting”). For the

reporting, you have the choice of recording the value or recording the status.

“Start“ and “Stop“ allow you to define when the recording starts and when it

stops. With the default setting, the recording begins right after you click the

“OK“ button and continues for as long as the Industrial HiVision service is

running.

If you previously activated the polling for the property or the connection, or if

you changed the polling interval, this setting is kept. Otherwise Industrial

HiVision activates the polling and sets the polling interval to the minimum

value of 30 seconds.

Polling interval setting:

 Minimum value: 30 seconds

 Possible values: multiples of 30 seconds

Figure 69: Add property to reporting

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8.2 Edit

8.2.28 Device and Port Signaling

The signaling function lets you to identify a device or port using the LEDs of

the device. When making new connections, this function allows you to verify

the proper device and port.

You can also activate the function using HiMobile.

Note: The HiMobile signaling function is available on devices with the

following software releases:

 Device signaling is supported on Classic devices beginning with software

version 09.0.03.

 Device signaling is supported on HiOS devices beginning with software

version 06.0.01.

 Port signaling is supported on HiOS devices beginning with software

version 06.0.01.

 Port signaling is only supported by HiSecOS devices beginning with

software version 03.0.01.

 Connection signaling is supported on directly connected HiOS devices

beginning with software version 06.0.01.

 Signaling devices and ports

To activate the signaling function on a device, proceed as follows:

 Verify that Industrial HiVision is in the “Edit Mode“.

 Double click on the device on which you wish to activate the signaling

function.

 Open the “List“ tab.

 Right click on the “Signaling“ entry.

 Select “Properties“ from the pull down list.

 In the “Value“ frame, in the “Current Value“ pull down list, select the

“On“ option.

 Click the “Write“ button.

The table in the “List“ tab displays the “Signaling“ function as “On“, and

the LEDs on the device blink for 10 seconds. After 10 seconds the entry

changes to “Off”.

The steps to activate the “Signaling“ function on a port are similar to the

steps described above. The only difference is that you highlight the port

for which you wish to activate the “Signaling“ function.

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8.3 View

8.3

View

The “View“ menu contains functions to navigate through the history of the

content of the detail display frame.

8.3.1

Select VLAN

This function allows you to see the VLAN membership of the detected

devices and links based on the colors in which they are displayed.

 Select View > Select VLAN.

Industrial HiVision opens a dialog for selecting a VLAN.

 In the drop-down list, select the VLAN ID for the VLAN whose VLAN

membership you want to see.

Industrial HiVision displays the devices and links that belong to other

VLANs in light gray. The devices of the selected VLAN remain in color or

in dark gray.

At the top of the folder frame, Industrial HiVision displays the selected VLAN.

8.3.2

Refresh VLANs

This function allows you to refresh the VLAN information on the Hirschmann

devices.

 To refresh the VLAN information select a node in the object frame.

 On the menu bar, select View > Refresh VLANs.

Industrial HiVision refreshed the information in the subcomponents of the

selected node.

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8.3 View

8.3.3

Protocol Statistics

The Protocol Statistics give you an overview of the response time behavior

of the devices with Industrial HiVision with regard to the protocol

communication. This overview helps you find out whether the response time

behavior is the cause if Industrial HiVision cannot set up the communication

with individual devices.

You can specify the number of samples from which Industrial HiVision

calculates the movable average response time for both ICMP and SNMP.

 Open the Configuration > Preferences > Services dialog.

 You can specify the number of ICMP samples using the “ICMP Statistics

- Moving Average Number of Samples“ parameter.

 You can specify the number of SNMP samples using the “SNMP Statistics

- Moving Average Number of Samples“ parameter.

The dialog displays the moving average as 0 until Industrial HiVision

calculates the first average.

Parameter

Meaning

Device

IP address of the device to which the entries in this line apply

Protocol

Relevant protocol via which Industrial HiVision communicates with the

device

Requests

Number of requests from Industrial HiVision since the last reset

Responses

Number of responses from the device since the last reset

Timeouts

Number of cases in which the device required longer for a response than

was entered in the settings

Errors

Number of packets deviating from the standard

Msg Loss [%]

Pkt. loss [%] = packet loss [%] = 1-(replies/requests) * 100

Avg Resp [ms]

Average value of response times

MAvg Resp [ms]

Movable Average value of response times.

Min Resp [ms]

Minimum wait period for a response

Max Resp [ms]

Maximum response time for a reply

Std Dev

Standard deviation of the response times = measurement for the

variation

Try 1

Number of responses received after the first request attempt.

Depending on your settings in the SNMP configuration in Industrial

HiVision, Industrial HiVision creates columns with “Try“ 2, “Try“ 3, etc.

The “Try“ 2 column then only contains the number of responses received

after the 2nd request attempt.

Table 30: Log statistics

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8.3 View

Industrial HiVision provides you with a portion of the protocol statistics as

detailed information for each device. You will find “Avg Resp [ms]“ and “Std

Dev“ in the log properties of a device.

You can use the reporting function to analyze the behavior of individual

devices more precisely. To do this, you add these log details in a report.

With “Export“ you can save the complete table as a:

 PDF file

 HTML file

 CSV file (see on page 457 “CSV export”)

With “Print“ you can print the complete table. Industrial HiVision creates a

temporary PDF file of the content of the list and opens this PDF file in the PDF

display program, e.g. Acrobat Reader, that is installed on your management

station.

With “Reload“ you get Industrial HiVision to update the values in the tables of

this dialog.

With “Reset“ you get Industrial HiVision to reset the table values to “0”.

8.3.4

Filter Events for Object

With “Filter Events for Object“, you filter the events list based on the GUI

object selected. You have the possibility to filter events with these types of

objects:

• devices

• connections

• ports

• device properties

To filter events for object, proceed as follows:

 Select the number of necessary objects, on the tab or tree view. When

you select at least one object, the “Filter Events for Object“ button

becomes active.

 Click the “Filter Events for Object“ button.

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8.3 View

Figure 71: List generated with the "Filter Events for Objects" function

The event list displays the object-based filtered events. The “Filter“ section

on the event list info-bar displays information about the objects used for

filtering. Here are a few scenarios:

When you filter events based on a connection between two devices, the

“Filter“ section displays this information:

• IP addresses and labels, if the devices are renamed, of the connected

devices, in the “Source“ column

• Port number and label, in the “Component“ column

• Component path, if the port is part of a WLAN interface or a module, in

the “Component“ column.

When you filter events based on folders, the “Filter“ section displays this

information:

• IP addresses and labels, if the devices are renamed, of the devices in the

folder, in the “Source“ column.

Note: If you rename the property of a device, Industrial HiVision will search

only for the new label. The rule does not apply to the ports.

8.3.5

Back

You use “Back“ to return to the previous view of the detail display frame.

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8.3.6

Forward

You use “Forward“ to go to the next view of the detail display frame.

8.3.7

You use “Up“ to go to the next highest level of the detail display frame.

8.3.8

Home View

The “Home View“ button allows you to return the window size and detail view

parameters to the settings that you defined with the “Set Home View

Settings“ button.

The following parameters are permanent default settings:

 VLAN “All“

 Event Filter “Last 24 Hours Events“

 Tab view “Map“

For an example of the function proceed as follows:

 Click the “Home View“ button.

 Note the parameter settings and window size.

 Specify the VLAN to monitor VLAN 1 only.

 Specify the window size as full screen.

 Select a different folder in the menu tree.

 Select a device in the “List“ tab.

 Filter the events for “Unacknowledged Warnings & Errors“.

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8.3 View

Industrial HiVision now displays the events for the selected settings in the full

screen mode. Industrial HiVision also displays the devices that are members

in VLAN 1 with the status color for each device. To reset the display to the

previously save configuration, click the “Home View“ button.

8.3.9

Set Home View Settings

The “Set Home View Settings“ function allows you specify the window size

and content of the detail view that Industrial HiVision displays when you click

the “Home View“ button.

For an example of the function proceed as follows:

 Verify that the “Edit Mode“ is active.

 Specify the view as you wish.

Industrial HiVision allows you to save the following settings:

- Specify a different folder in the menu tree.

- Specify a different screen size.

- Specify either the maximize or normal view.

 Click the View > Set Home View Settings function.

You can also specify the settings in the Configuration > Preferences >

Display > Appearance > Home View Settings > Home Folder list (see on

page 362 “Appearance”).

8.3.10 Geographical Location View

Industrial HiVision allows you to display the location of a device on a map.

 Right-click on a device in the detail view and select “Geographical

Location View“.

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If you have met the following conditions, Industrial HiVision shows you the

location of the device on a map.

 The coordinates are entered in the “Location Coordinates“ property of the

device.

See “Properties of a component detail” on page 283.

 Under Configuration > Preferences > Advanced > External

Applications, the map display application for the URL is entered under

“Geographical Location View“.

See “External Applications” on page 392.

8.3.11 Zoom

Use “Zoom“ to increase the size of the display in the detail frame in steps

of 10 %.

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8.4 Configuration

8.4

Configuration

8.4.1

Monitor

The “Monitor“ dialog lists in a table the monitoring functions for the

components currently being monitored:

 Property

 Value of the property

 Take the value from an alarm message (trap) relating to this property

 Query the value of this property periodically from the device

 Query interval

 Record history for this property

 Size of the Ring memory for the history recording (number of entries)

 Derive status of property from the value of the property

 Propagate status to the next highest level

Double-click on a row in the table to edit the status configuration of the

property.

Note: Before you click the “Disable Polling“ button save your project

See “Save” on page 257. The button disables polling for the current

properties and deletes the list. The button also deactivates the default polling

function in the dialog Preferences > Default Polling.

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8.4 Configuration

8.4.2

PSM Manager

Product-Specific Modules (PSMs) describe the properties of a device which

Industrial HiVision can read for monitoring or write to for configuration.

The PSM Manager gives you the opportunity to update PSMs or import

additional PSMs beyond the ones included with delivery and remove them

again.

 Industrial HiVision assigns the device class “Switch” to devices for which

Industrial HiVision has no PSM.

 During import, Industrial HiVision compares the version of the PSM to be

imported with any existing PSM. If the PSM to be imported already exists,

Industrial HiVision opens a dialog. The dialog offers you the opportunity

to keep or overwrite an existing PSM.

Note: Industrial HiVision accepts the changes made after a restart of the

service.

Figure 73: Configuration > PSM Manager

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8.4 Configuration

8.4.3

Reporting

The reporting function allows you to manage long-term statistics outside the

database of the network management system program.

 Monitor

This table lists the properties that you selected for monitoring (see on

page 293 “Add to reporting”).

 To change an entry in this table, select the entry and click the “Edit“

button.

 To delete one or more entries in this table, select the entry or entries

and click the “Delete“ button.

If entries are contained in templates, Industrial HiVision refuses the

deletion of these entries.

Delete these entries in the template table so that you can delete the

entries in the monitoring table.

 To check whether the entries are still valid, as they could have

changed during the editing in this dialog, click the “Refresh“ button.

An entry is valid if Industrial HiVision can access and query the

component.

Parameter

Meaning

Record

Activate this entry.

If you close this dialog, then click “OK” or “Apply” in the “Monitor”

dialog, Industrial HiVision starts the recording according to the

settings below.

Recording > Start > Now If you close this dialog, then click “OK” or “Apply” in the “Monitor”

dialog, Industrial HiVision starts the recording.

Recording > Start > Time If you close this dialog, then click “OK” or “Apply” in the “Monitor”

dialog, Industrial HiVision starts the recording at this time.

Recording > Stop >

After the recording starts, Industrial HiVision continues the

Indefinite

recording indefinitely until this entry is deleted or changed.

Polling Interval

Time interval at which Industrial HiVision cyclically queries the

value from the device.

Table 31: Editing an entry in the monitoring table

Note: Industrial HiVision can record values as long as Hirschmann

Industrial HiVision 8.2 Service is active. When you stop Hirschmann

Industrial HiVision 8.2 Service, the recording also stops until Hirschmann

Industrial HiVision 8.2 Service is started again.

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8.4 Configuration

 Templates

This dialog allows you to define the format of reports.

 Click the “New“ button to define a new template.

 Click the “Edit“ button to change a template.

 Click the “Delete“ button to delete one or more templates.

 Click the “Display Report“ button to check how a template looks.

Parameter

Meaning

Report > Name

Name to identify this template.

Report > Title

Header that Industrial HiVision writes above the report.

Report Type > Type

Output format of the report.

Options: “PDF“, “Excel“

Report Type > Layout

Layout of the report.

Possible: “Chart“, “Table“

Report Type > Chart Type Options for layout of diagram.

Possible: “Line“ (for presenting numeric values), “Bar“

Data

Selection of properties that you previously added to the reporting

(see on page 293 “Add to reporting”)

Table 32: Defining a new template

 To avoid gaps in line graphs, combine only properties with the same

polling intervals.

 To improve the appearance of diagrams, Industrial HiVision fills the

gaps between the data with repetitions of the latest data. You can

recognize the values inserted for filling-out purposes in table reports

and Excel files by their grey color.

 Scheduling

This dialog allows you to get Industrial HiVision to generate reports for

defined time periods.

 Click the “New“ button to define a new time period.

 Click the “Edit“ button to change a time period.

 Click the “Delete“ button to delete one or more time periods.

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8.4 Configuration

Industrial HiVision distinguishes between 3 different time period types:

- Absolute start and end times (“Absolute“)

- Absolute start and relative end times (“Relative Stop“)

- Relative start and end times (“Relative“)

 Absolute start and end times (“Absolute“)

Industrial HiVision generates a report from the data that lies between

the start time and the end time.

Parameter

Meaning

Name

Industrial HiVision provides a selection of existing templates.

From

The first time this dialog is opened, Industrial HiVision displays the

time at which Industrial HiVision began recording the data for the

selected template. If the report to be generated should start with

data from a later point in time, you enter this time here.

Possible: Point in time after recording has started and before report

generation.

Until

End time of the reporting period.

Possible: Point in time after the start time.

Table 33: Scheduling with absolute start and end times

 Absolute start and relative end times (“Relative Stop“)

Industrial HiVision generates several reports.

The report period begins at the same start time in each case.

The report period ends at a later time in each case and thus comprises

increasingly large periods.

Parameter

Meaning

Begin of report period

The first time this dialog is opened, Industrial HiVision displays the

time at which Industrial HiVision began recording the data for the

selected template. If the report to be generated should start with

data from a later point in time, you enter this time here.

Possible: Point in time after recording has started and before report

generation.

Offset to execution

Designates the relative end of the data to be included in the report.

The relative end of the data to be included in the report relates to

the time at which the report was generated.

The offset to execution is the amount of time between the relative

end of the data to be included in the report and the time at which

the report is generated.

Possible: Amount of time between the start of recording and the

first report generation.

Table 34: Scheduling with absolute start and relative stop times

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8.4 Configuration

Parameter

Meaning

First Execution

Time at which Industrial HiVision is to generate the first report.

Schedule every

Amount of time between the generation of a report and the

generation of the following report.

Table 34: Scheduling with absolute start and relative stop times

 Relative start and stop times (“Relative“)

Industrial HiVision generates several reports.

Each report starts after the end of the preceding report.

The reports contain data from successive periods of equal length.

Parameter

Meaning

Duration

With the duration you set the relative start of the data to be included

in the report.

Possible: Period smaller than the repetition interval minus the

offset between successive executions

Offset to execution

Designates the relative end of the data to be included in the report.

The relative end of the data to be included in the report relates to

the time at which the report was generated.

The offset to execution is the amount of time between the relative

end of the data to be included in the report and the time at which

the report is generated.

Possible: Amount of time between the start of recording and the

first report generation.

First Execution

Time at which Industrial HiVision is to generate the first report.

Schedule every

Amount of time between the generation of a report and the

generation of the following report.

Table 35: Scheduling with relative start and stop times

 Generated reports

This dialog lists the generated reports. Industrial HiVision stores the

generated reports in the installation directory in the directory

\var\report_files.

 To display a report, select the report and click the “View“ button.

 To save a report, select the report and click the “Save“ button.

 To delete one or more reports, select the reports and click the “Delete“

button.

 To refresh the list, click the “Refresh“ button. After refreshing,

Industrial HiVision adds to the list those reports generated since the

last refresh.

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8.4 Configuration

Industrial HiVision displays the path where Industrial HiVision stores the

reports below the table. For remote connections, the specified path refers

to the file system on which Hirschmann Industrial HiVision 8.2 Service is

running.

The data recorded by the reporting function are snapshots of a moment

in time. They represent the value of a property as saved by Industrial

HiVision at a particular point in time. Individual values have no bearing on

the values from other points in time.

8.4.4

Export to InfluxDB®

The “Export to InfluxDB®“ dialog lets you configure the InfluxDB® server

export policy.

The “Categories“ table contains the properties that Industrial HiVision can

export to the InfluxDB® server. These properties are classified in different

categories.

To select the desired categories of properties, perform the following steps:

 Mark the checkboxes related to the desired categories in the “Export“

column.

Default setting: unmarked

Note: You can only select a category of properties, and not an individual

property to be exported.

 To accept the changes and close the window, click the “OK“ button.

Note: When you click the “OK“ button, Industrial HiVision starts the data

export to InfluxDB® independent of the export interval you set previously.

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Figure 74: Configuration > Export to InfluxDB®

8.4.5

Scheduler

The “Scheduler“ dialog offers the possibility of having repeating tasks of

Industrial HiVision carried out automatically.

 Task

This table shows you already defined tasks that Industrial HiVision carries

out according to the stored schedule.

 To define a new task, click the “New“ button.

 To change a task, click the “Edit“ button.

 To delete one or more tasks, click the “Delete“ button.

Parameter

Meaning

Task Name

Any name to identify this task.

Device

Selection of the device on which Industrial HiVision will run the

task.

Task Type

Industrial HiVision makes the following types of tasks available:

 “Standard“

 “Advanced“

 “Save Device Configuration“

 “Save Project“

Depending on the selection, the subsequent part of this dialog

changes.

Table 36: Defining new tasks

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Parameter

Meaning

Standard

Standard belongs to task type SNMP action.

As SNMP actions, Industrial HiVision offers the following actions:

- Switching a port on/off

- Switching the PoE voltage of a port on/off

After you have selected the action, the table below provides the

port selection of the device and the corresponding parameter (On/

Off).

Advanced

Advanced belongs to the task type script action.

As script actions, Industrial HiVision offers the following actions:

- Cisco: show running config

- Cisco: show running config all

- HiOS: show running config

- HiOS: show running config all

Under Executable you have the option to use the built-in Telnet

client for executing the action, or you can select your own program

with parameter transfer.

Save Device Configuration

The option allows you to schedule saving device configurations.

You can select multiple devices, then specify the path and rules for

saving the files.

Save Project

Use the option to schedule a task to save the project database to

a location of your chose.

The database contains the following device information:

- The location of the devices as displayed in the “Map“ tab

- The device connections as displayed in the “Map“ tab

- The device credentials

- The Industrial HiVision device status configuration

Table 36: Defining new tasks

 Scripts

The “Scripts“ dialog offers you the opportunity to add your own scripts to

the selection of scripted actions.

 To define a new script, click the “New“ button.

 To change or import a script, click the “Edit“ button.

 To delete one or more scripts, click the “Delete“ button.

 To duplicate a script, click the “Duplicate“ button.

Parameter

Meaning

Script Name

Any name to identify this script.

Content

Import script or enter script as text.

Table 37: Define new scripts

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Note: Industrial HiVision uses Telnet or SSH sessions to run scripts on a

device. After a successful login, the session waits for a specific output

from the device. Wireless devices do not send the output which results in

a timeout. To work around this behavior, you can schedule Industrial

HiVision to open a command-line tool for example, Putty and then run

your script.

 Schedules

The “Schedules“ dialog offers you the opportunity to define a schedule for

carrying out a task.

 To define a new task, click the “New“ button.

 To change a task, click the “Edit“ button.

 To delete one or more tasks, click the “Delete“ button.

Parameter

Meaning

Task Name

List of defined tasks for selection in the “Tasks“ dialog.

Execution

Type of execution: once or several times with entry of the start date

and repeat interval for repeated execution.

Repetition

Entry of the repetition conditions for repeated execution: Number

of repetitions, end date.

Table 38: Define a new schedule

Note: You can only schedule 1 task for a device.

 Results

The “Results“ table lists the results of the executed tasks.

 To view a marked result, click the “View“ button.

 To delete a result, click the “Delete“ button.

 To refresh the results list, click the “Refresh“ button.

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 Example of Scheduling an Event for a Single Device

This example demonstrates how to schedule an event to save a device

configuration. If Industrial HiVision detects an error during the

configuration saving process, then the detected error is entered in a log.

Industrial HiVision saves the log file in the following location:

\log\services\HiVisionKernelDb.0.stderr.log.

Note: If the “Save Device Configuration“ task fails during device

configuration retrieval, then proceed as follows:

 Verify that Industrial HiVision can reach the selected device.

 Verify that the protocols, SNMP and HTTP or HTTPS, are active on the

device.

 Verify that Industrial HiVision has administration rights for SNMP,

HTTP, and HTTPS on the selected device.

 Verify that the selected device supports the “Save configuration to

PC”, or “Export configuration” functions.

To schedule an event in Industrial HiVision for saving the configuration file

for a single device, proceed as follows:

 Open Industrial HiVision.

 Verify that the “Edit Mode“ is active.

 To open the “Scheduler“ dialog, click Configuration > Scheduler.

The following work steps pertain to the “Tasks“ tab:

 To open the “New Entry“ dialog, click the “New“ button.

 Enter a name that describes the event for example, “Save Device

Configuration“.

 Select a device from the “Device“ list.

 In the “Task Type“ field, select the “Save Device Configuration“ option

from the drop down list.

 When the selected device supports the function the fields in the “Save

Config“ frame are active. In the “Save Config“ frame, enter the

appropriate information in the following fields:

- In the “Destination folder“, enter or browse to the location where

you wish to save the configuration.

- Industrial HiVision enters IP_Address in the “File name“ field.

- The “On multiple task execution“ field allows you to select how

Industrial HiVision handles multiple files. To maintain a history of

the configuration changes, select “Add timestamp to target file

name“.

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