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Karel Lodefier

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Hi Jeroen, by adding a DMP in System Center, you get visibility on 'linked' DMPs, but main advantage is that you can manage these from a central point (e.g. upgrade action as you mentioned). Refer: https://help.dataminer.services/dataminer/#t=DataMinerUserGuide%2Fpart_3%2FDataminerSystems%2FAdding_a_DataMiner_Probe.htm...

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Hi Srikanth, I'm not using IP addresses anymore on my local DMA (DMS.xml and SLCloud.xml), but hostnames instead. This is supported from 10.1.6 FR and 10.2.0 MR. Refer General Feature Release 10.1.6 |...

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Hi Dave, I believe following question will already help you: Export all elements to CSV - DataMiner Dojo. 2 options are described (Actions > Export functionality, or create a Dashboard table which allows...

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Hi Thomas, for this I want to refer to the DataMiner Help > Configuring the IP network ports. It's explaining: Overview of IP ports used in a DMS Graphical representation of IP communication within...

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Hi Steven, today you'll need to click on the user icon in the header bar and there you can see to which DMA you are connected. E.g.

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Hi Didier, there is no "single click" to add an existing DMA (or DMS) into an existing DMS. It's more that you have to be very much aware that the DMA which is being added to the cluster will lose information....

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Hi Samuel, do you prefer any random color, or some fixed/pre-defined ones? That should be possible using the iconref. A few colors are currently available in a circle format (see below example). Many...

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Hi Dave, please make sure enable the "Show cluster name" in the Cube Header Bar. Hopefully this can also help a bit. Refer to: DataMiner Cube header bar | DataMiner Docs

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Hi Brecht, can you please verify the DataMiner Server name? Due to technical limitation, agents name shouldn’t be longer than 15 characters, otherwise this is causing problems to create local users from...

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Hi Luiz, yes, we support sending traps to IPv6 devices. Refer DataMiner Help. This is supported from DataMiner 9.0 And refer to IDP (DataMiner Infrastructure Discovery Provisioning), both Discovery...

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Hi Sebastian, refer DataStax documentation, following platforms are supported: https://docs.datastax.com/en/landing_page/doc/landing_page/supportedPlatforms.html

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Hi Jordy, I also want to refer https://community.dataminer.services/documentation/manageengine-mib-browser/ This is a free tool to monitor SNMP-enabled devices/servers.

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Refer DataMiner Help: Protocol package containing all files necessary to install a particular DataMiner protocol on an existing DataMiner System. This type of file is created by Skyline’s System...

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Hi Magnus, yes that's possible. Refer Manipulating the Alarm Console | DataMiner Docs, you can dock an alarm tab page as a separate card in the workspace. How to? First drag the tab header out of the...

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Hi Naveen, please find here the link of features requiring Cassandra & Elasticsearch: Data Storage Architecture - DataMiner Dojo

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Hi Bernard, these "Alarm Group" alarms have a Severity "Suggestion". So you can easily filter these out. Hope this will result in the expected behavior?

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Hi Ladan, today you can already search by selecting one or multiple tags in the Dojo > Questions section: But you can also make use of the Global Search on top to find back your question:...

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Also referring to following question: https://community.dataminer.services/question/communication-dma-to-dma-or-dma-to-dataminer-client/

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Hi Bernard, I don't believe you can use a parameter as index in your Set action. But you can easily cover this with C# code. See very basic example: If you want to use C# code, it's important to build...

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Hi Bernard, you could link that shape to execute an automation script, which can execute a set on several different parameters (in the background). Refer to: Linking a shape to an Automation script (dataminer.services)

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Hi Jeff, first of all my best wishes for 2021! After a DMA upgrade it's indeed important to update the DataMiner client: For IE Cube clients: a refresh in IE should automatically trigger the download...

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Hi Jeroen, did you already try to synchronize the file in the DMS via System Center > Tools > Synchronization (refer Help) SLNetClientTest tool > Forcing file synchronization between DMAs (refer...

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Hi Pramod, please find here all necessary information about DataMiner X: https://skyline.be/dataminerX

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Hi Amer, shape data "View: -1|3" should work fine in Cube. Of course with the condition that the root view has a Visio with (minimum) 3 tabpages. Can you confirm you have similar setup? Which DataMiner...

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Hi Bruno, yes that's available. I would like to refer to our DataMiner Docs: Traps | DataMiner Docs. Hope this helps.

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Hi Carolina, I believe BPAs (Best Practices Analysis) is the best fit for this. Refer to Running BPA tests | DataMiner Docs, BPA can be used to verify that a specific part of a DataMiner setup conforms...

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Hi Piotr, yes that's the case. Refer to Licensing - DataMiner Dojo NOTE: the license restriction on the number of managed objects applies to active & paused element objects (not stopped elements),...

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Hi Aldrick, yes, that should be possible. Refer to DataMiner Help, you can make use of "TableRowFilter" in the "ParameterControlOptions" to filter out some rows. Some examples are included in the Help.

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Hi Kristopher, yes that's possible when using our Dashboard (HTML5) app. Refer Query operators | DataMiner Docs: using the "Select" operator you can display any columns you want. When you have selected...

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Hi Ryan, please be aware it's also possible to dynamically create a shape based on a table row. Refer to Generating shapes based on table rows | DataMiner Docs.

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Hi Jens, you can associate icons with table column values. Refer ColumnOption element | DataMiner Docs. Don't forget to add the icon reference on your table parameter (discreet option). Refer iconRef attribute...

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Hi Emad, for this I would like to refer to following Help page: Making a shape or page visible only for a particular access level. It explains how to add a shape data for the user to have access to the...

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Hi Miguel, the parameter "Avg. Disk sec/Transfer" has been proven very useful to detect problems with the disk to handle the throughput. And which can give big problems for a DataMiner system. So I also...

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Refer DataMiner Help: Paused: Communication between the DMA and the element has been paused, but the virtual IP address of the element is still active. This means that the element and all associated...

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Hi Bruno, another way is to use Web Services. Any third-party application, this also includes another DataMiner agent, can retrieve real-time DataMiner data via XML-RPC, SOAP or JSON. Refer to DataMiner...

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Hi Steven, yes that's possible. You can right-click on an element and select "Multiple Set", and this allows you to set a parameter on multiple elements of the same protocol. Refer to https://help.dataminer.services/dataminer/#t=DataMinerUserGuide%2Fpart_2%2Felements%2FUpdating_elements.htm

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Hi Kawssar, that's possible. Refer to Importing and exporting elements | DataMiner Docs, you can export the data as displayed in the element list of a view card. Hope this will help you.

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Hi Jens, I would have a look in SLNet.txt and SLClient.txt and search for the exact user names.

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Hi Alexis, depends on your full setup and what's the relation between the 2 (DMP-DMA). DMP's are typically installed at remote sites. Additionally, in many cases it's also preferred to have a main DMA...

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Correct. There is no limitation to install multiple main and/or feature release configurations next to each other. Works fine 🙂 Note: refer to to your note: it's not only recommended, but also not allowed...

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Hi Pramod, in case of doubts of which DataMiner versions are supported at any moment, you can always check following page: https://community.dataminer.services/downloads/ > All Supported DataMiner Versions.

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Additionally, from DataMiner 10.0.2 onwards, it is possible to enable TLS encryption on a DMA. When this is done, SSL/TLS encryption can be enabled when a TCP/IP element is created or edited. Refer DataMiner...

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Refer to https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/access.html

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Hi Chris, can you please confirm you excluded all necessary directories and processes (refer to Regarding antivirus software | DataMiner Docs)?

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Hi Leynard, following DCP task has been created for further follow-up.

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Hi Alex, the "*[*,*,*]" is indeed not a dedicated syntax or placeholder, but a way to find a math to a specific element. *[*,*,*] -> HTO-1.192.168.2.1 [Default Group, Default Capacity Group, ...] (refer...

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