The Network Devices application displays data collected
from deployed network devices, such as routers, switches, and hubs.
The Network Devices application displays data about network devices
and their network device cards. The application does not display information
about computers and network printers. You can use the Computers application
to view information about specific computers and the Network Printers
application to view information about network printers.
Data displayed in the Network Devices application varies depending
on the discovery tool used to collect the data. Some data fields in
the application might be empty. An empty field indicates that the
discovery tool did not collect the data or that administrators did
not map the data for import into the database.
Parameters specified by your administrator in the Manufacturer
Conversion administrative application determine how manufacturer names
are displayed, and parameters specified in the Adapter Conversion
application determine how adapter names are displayed.
You use the Network Devices application to perform the following
actions:
- View information collected by a discovery tool about network devices
deployed in your enterprise. This application cannot create network
device records or edit them.
- Delete network device records.
- View information about authorized assets that are linked to a
network device by the reconciliation process. You can also view discrepancies
that the reconciliation process found between the authorized asset
and the deployed device.
- Use the data that is collected about network devices to create
authorized IT asset records in the Assets application.
- Launch in context to other IBM® Tivoli® products that provide
additional information related to network devices. This optional feature
is available only if both products install the IBM Tivoli Data
Integration Services and Context Menu Service and
register launch points with the Context Menu Service.
The launch-in-context function is a dynamic feature. If it is implemented,
launch-in-context options might be available in the Select
Action menu, or additional Go To options
might be available on some fields.