Configuration tips and tricks

Introduction

When you are new to nGeniusONE configuration, all those acronyms variable names and definitions may be overwhelming. It may be usefull to have a few guidelines in order to help you better understand the power of nGeniusONE and discover its full potential.

 

Solution

Captitals

Type ALL CAPS when configuring nGeniusONE and replace a space by an undescore "_".  Dynamically assigned names like resolved hostnames and the majority of standard applications are types in small letters so you can easily spot the difference. Not using spaces in names is just plain scientific.

 

Prefixes

Prefixes will allow you see where and when the variables is used during analysis.

Module Service Configuration

• as_ = Application Service
• ns_ = Network Service
• sh_ = Service Hierarchy

Module Global Settings

• ls_ = Location Key / Site
• lv_ = Location Key / VLAN
• cc_ = Client Community
• sc_ = Server Community
• vp_ = VIP
• ap_ = Application