The Panorama Client

16.1 About Panorama

Panorama is a standalone NetVigil client that graphically displays a customizable map of devices and the relationships between them. Panorama also graphically displays the hierarchy of NetVigil Service Containers, which enable you to group devices by business function rather than by connectivity.

Panorama connects to the NetVigil BVE web application over a TCP connection. Multiple Panorama clients from multiple user desktops can connect to a BVE webapp at any given time.

For detailed information about device dependencies, the relationships between devices, see Section 8.3, "Device Dependency" on page 8-123.

For detailed information about Service Containers, see Section 14.6, "Managing Service Containers" on page 14-207.

16.2 Installing and Removing Panorama

The host on which you install Panorama must meet the following minimum requirements:

Software Requirements

NetVigil is currently supported on the following platforms running Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.4.1 or later:

Windows 2000 (Professional and Server) and XP (Professional Only)
Solaris 7 and above on UltraSparc platforms.
RedHat Linux 8 and above on Intel x86 platforms. Other Linux distributions based on the 2.4.20 kernel should also work, but they are not officially supported by Fidelia.

You can use uname -s -r to determine the kernel version.

Recommended Hardware

For a small setup (about 100 devices), the entire application can be installed and run from a single server.

Pentium 3 (800 Mhz), 512M memory, 100MB free disk

OR

Sun UltraSparc II (500 MHz), 512M memory, 100MB free disk

NetVigil Compatibility and Licensing Requirements

Panorama is compatible with NetVigil Version 3.6 and higher.

Panorama may require a separate license from NetVigil. Please contact Fidelia sales support for details.

The topology discovery capability is licensed separately for the NetVigil Web Application. If topology is not licensed, Panorama shows those device dependencies that have been manually configured as described in Section 8.3, "Device Dependency" on page 8-123, rather than a discovered network topology.

To install Panorama on a Windows system:
Double-click the install file, panoramaInstaller.exe.
Read the Introduction, and then click Next.
On the Choose Install Folder screen, type the folder in which you want to install Panorama, or click Choose... to browse to a folder. Click Next to continue.
On the Web Application screen, type the IP Address/FQDN of the NetVigil Web Application host that you want Panorama to access (e.g., netvigil.acme.com) and the TCP Port Number on which the Web Application runs (the default value is 80). Click Next to continue.
Review the information on the Pre-Installation Summary page. If it is correct, click Install.
After the installation completes, click Done to exit the installer.
To remove Panorama from a Windows system:
Go to Add/Remove Programs
Select Fidelia Panorama and hit the OK button to remove the software.

16.3 Getting Started with Panorama

16.3.1 The Panorama Interface

When one device depends on another, a line connects the parent and child devices. The end of the line that finishes in a dot denotes the parent device, while the straight end denotes the child device. Similar lines in the Service Containers hierarchy denote parent and child containers.

The color of each device or Service Container icon represents the device or Service Container's status. These colors correspond to the colors of the status icons that are displayed on the NetVigil summary screens. You can also check the status of a device or Service Container by moving the mouse pointer over its icon.

Color	Status Represented
Green	Okay
Orange (Dark Yellow)	Warning
Red	Critical
Black	Unknown
Dark Blue	Unreachable
Purple	Suspended
Pale Yellow	Not Configured
Aqua (Light Blue)	No Contents

Network Topology display

To start Panorama:
On Windows, select Start | Programs | Fidelia Panorama | Fidelia Panorama. On Unix

cd /usr/local/panorama/bin ; ./panorama

In the Connect dialog box, enter a Username and Password and the NetVigil Web Application host/port to which you want to connect. (The default port is 80.)
To exit from Panorama:
Select File | exit, and then click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
If you want to save the current layout, click Yes in the Save Topology Layout dialog box. This overwrites any previously saved layout with the current display. When you log into Panorama, the last saved layout is displayed.
To connect Panorama to the NetVigil Web Application:
Select File | Connect.
In the Connect dialog box, enter a Username and Password and the NetVigil Web Application host/port to which you want to connect. (The default port is 80.)
To disconnect Panorama from the Web Application:
Select File | Disconnect. This disconnects from the Web Application without exiting Panorama.
To open the NetVigil Web Application from within Panorama:
Double-click a device or a terminal Service Container node (i.e., one that does not contain any child Service Containers). If you are not already logged into NetVigil, you are prompted to enter a NetVigil username and password.

16.3.2 Refreshing Device and Service Container Status

Panorama gets device and Service Container status from a DGE. You can configure the frequency with which Panorama queries the DGE for updated status. You can also refresh manually, for an immediate status update.

To change the rate at which Panorama queries the DGE for device and Service Container status:
Select Preferences | Refresh Rate and choose the frequency with which you want Panorama to query the DGE for changes to device and Container status.
To force Panorama to query the DGE immediately for device and Service Container status:
Select View | Refresh Status. Panorama queries the DGE database and updates device and Container status.

16.3.3 Adjusting the Display

Panorama can display both network topology and the Service Container hierarchy. In addition to using predefined layouts to organize the display, you can manually fine-tune the graphical layout that NetVigil generates, save your modified layout, and retrieve it.

To toggle the display between devices and Service Containers:
Select View | Show and choose the object type that is not currently displayed.
To change the layout of the graphical display:
Select View | Arrange and choose a predefined layout.

You can also modify the layout manually by dragging devices or Service Containers, creating and removing dependencies, resizing to fit the window, etc.

To fit the graphical display to the Panorama window:
Select View | Rearrange Fits Window. The next time you apply a layout to the display, it will be resized to fit the window. Note that this may result in overlapping icons.

16.4 Topology Layout

Nested container view

To save the current topology layout:
Select File | Save Layout. This overwrites any previously saved layout with the current display. When you log into Panorama, the last saved layout is displayed.
To load the last saved topology layout:
Select File | Load Layout.
To manage a device:
Right-click the device that you want to manage, and then click Manage Device.
If you are not already logged into NetVigil, you are prompted to enter a NetVigil username and password.
To add a dependency between devices:

NOTE: Dependencies must conform to the restrictions listed in "Dependency Restrictions" on page 124.

Right click the device that will be the child in the dependency and select Add Dependencies. Draw a line from the child device to the parent (i.e., the device on which the child depends).
To remove a dependency between devices:
Right-click the line that represents the dependency that you want to remove and select Remove Dependencies.

16.5 Container Layout

Panorama displays the Service Container hierarchy in a tree layout. You can choose to view only the topmost level of the tree, or you can choose to `step into' any node. Stepping into a node displays the node's immdediate parents and up to three levels of child nodes.

To step into the container hierarchy:
Double-click a node in the hierarchy, or right-click any node or link in the hierarchy and select Step Into.
To view the topmost level of the container hierarchy:
Right-click any node or link in the hierarchy and select Top Level.