05 6568A01 PulseNET Enterprise User Guide 4.4.0
05 6568A01 PulseNET Enterprise User Guide 4.4.0
GE PulseNET Enterprise
User Guide
Version 4.4.0
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 2
Table of Contents
Introduction 4
What is GE PulseNET? 4
How Does GE PulseNET Work? 4
Understanding GE PulseNET Roles 5
GE P ulseNET Documentation 5
Release Notes 5
Installation Guide 5
User Guide 5
Administration Guide 6
Getting Started 7
Logging in to GE PulseNET 7
Navigating GE PulseNET 8
Using the Navigation Panel 8
Using the Breadcrumb Trail 8
Using Drilldowns and Popups 9
Selecting the Time Range 9
Time Range 9
Timeline View 10
Calendar View 10
Working with Tables 10
Filtering Results by Values in a Column 11
Working with Columns 11
Working with Graphs 11
Changing the Graph Type 11
Using the Zoom Controls 12
Selecting the Device Group 13
GE PulseNET is a software application used for monitoring devices in Industrial
Communications networks. Each device that GE PulseNET monitors serves a specific function
in the network. These functions may include acting as a bridge, router, access point/base
station, or remote/subscriber. The devices can be widely dispersed geographically and are able
to operate with different bandwidths, depending on radio type and frequency. For additional
information on specific Industrial Communications products, refer to the GE MDS website.
GE PulseNET Standard edition is intended for small-scale operations with a need to monitor
up to 500 devices. GE PulseNET Enterprise edition is intended for large-scale operations with
a need to monitor 25,000+ devices.
How Does GE PulseNET Work?
For GE PulseNET to be used to monitor devices, an administrator must first perform a few
steps. The Administration Guide gives information on how to perform these tasks.
1. Acquire a license for the number of devices to be monitored
2. Perform discovery on the network to locate the supported devices to be monitored
3. Authorize the devices to be monitored
Authorizing a device will permanently link that device’s serial number to a GE PulseNET
license. The maximum number of devices you can authorize is limited by the monitoring
capacity of your GE license. See “Working with Licenses” in the Administration Guide.
As GE PulseNET monitors the devices, alerts may be raised if any of the devices are having
problems. The thresholds that trigger those alerts are set by configuring GE PulseNET rules.
Alerts may also be generated if your license is approaching its expiration date or if the GE
PulseNET host server is filling its available disk space, for example. For more information, see
“Rules and Notifications” in the Administration Guide.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 5
Understanding GE PulseNET Roles
Operators are responsible for tracking the status of the devices that the system is monitoring.
Operators have access to a restricted set of dashboards. The User Guide explains the tasks
that operators can accomplish.
Administrators control the overall functionality of the system and provide support for
operators. Administrators have a number of responsibilities including creating users,
requesting and installing licenses, requesting GE support, and managing system settings,
schedules, and the sample frequency of data collection. The Administration Guide explains the
specialized tasks that administrators can accomplish.
GE PulseNET Documentation
Release Notes
The Release Notes provide:
● A list of new and updated features
● Workarounds for any known issues
● Late-breaking news about the software
Consult this document first, because it may contain updates to information and procedures
described in the other GE PulseNET documents.
Installation Guide
The Installation Guide includes:
● Installation prerequisites, system recommendations, and planning guidelines
● Instructions for installing and configuring GE PulseNET on all supported platforms
User Guide
The User Guide provides basic navigation and operation information that all users, especially
those with the operator role, will need in order to effectively use GE PulseNET.
● An overview of GE PulseNET, describing its purpose, explaining key concepts, and
providing instructions for basic navigation
● Basic navigation and dashboard overview
● Working with time ranges, charts, and tables
● Managing and monitoring devices, including device detail views
● Creating and scheduling reports and dealing with alerts
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 6
Administration Guide
The Administration Guide is intended to help those with the administrator role configure and
manage the GE PulseNET system. This guide provides instructions on how to perform
administrative tasks such as:
● Creating and managing users
● Requesting and installing licenses
● Configuring email settings and user access methods
● Creating report schedules and setting rule thresholds
● Setting the polling frequency for data collection
● Discovering and authorizing devices for monitoring
● Requesting GE support
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 7
Getting Started
This chapter provides instructions for logging in to GE PulseNET, describes the first dashboard
you see, and introduces you to navigating the GE PulseNET browser interface.
Before you can log in, the GE PulseNET services must be running.
To log in to GE PulseNET using a Web browser:
1. Open a Web browser (for a list of supported
browsers, see the Installation Guide).
2. Navigate to a URL with the following syntax:
http://<hostname>:<port>/ where
<hostname> is the name of the machine that
has a running instance of GE PulseNET and
<port> is the HTTP or HTTPS port specified
during installation (the defaults are 8080 and
8443).
3. On the login screen that appears, enter your User name and Password.
4. Click Login.
If you are an Operator, you are automatically taken to the Summary dashboard.
The appearance of GE PulseNET and the variety of dashboards you can access will vary
depending on your role and the permissions you are assigned. Administrators can access
advanced dashboards and configuration workflows, while Operators have access to a
restricted set of dashboards, based on the permissions they have been granted.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 8
Screen Resolution:
The minimum supported resolution for PulseNET is 1024 x 768. Any resolution lower than this
will cause the page to not display correctly. If you get this message while on a higher resolution
please increase the size of your browser.
Navigating GE PulseNET
This section describes basic GE PulseNET navigation. GE PulseNET is designed to display
dynamic data that is updated regularly. For this reason, we recommend that you avoid using
your browser’s navigation buttons, because this may display cached views or result in an error
message. Use the links in the Navigation Panel and main display or the breadcrumb trail
instead.
Using the Navigation Panel
Use the Navigation Panel at the upper left edge of the display to
move between dashboards. This panel lists the dashboards
that are available to you based on your role. The icon will hide
the navigation panel when it is not needed. Click on a
dashboard (such as Documentation) to bring it up in the display area.
In this software release, GE PulseNET does not remember the state of
the panel between logins, so if you hide the panel when you log out, it
will reappear the next time you log in. Session persistence is a feature planned for a future GE
PulseNET release.
Using the Breadcrumb Trail
The name of the current dashboard is displayed in bold at the top of the dashboard, at the end
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 9
of a path called the breadcrumb trail. When you move directly from one dashboard to another,
the names of the previous dashboards are displayed in order.
Use the links in the breadcrumb trail to return to previously viewed dashboards in a workflow
or series of drilldowns, rather than using the browser’s back button.
Using Drilldowns and Popups
Use the graphic and text links in views to drill down to additional details that can help you
diagnose problems. Depending on the link, you can either drill down to a different dashboard
or to a smaller view called a popup that hovers above the dashboard you are currently viewing.
You can drill down from many different parts of a view, including the names of monitored
components, the links in a popup, and items like charts, tables, and icons.
The example above shows a popup graph when hovering over the RSSI metric for a device.
Clicking on the RSSI metric will cause the popup to become a separate window that remains
on the display even when the cursor is moved away from that metric.
Selecting the Time Range
Timeline View
With the Timeline view open, the red vertical line indicates the current time on the timeline. If
for some reason the red line is not current, close the timeline view and re- open it to sync the
red line with the current time.
Click inside the adjustable scrollbar (dark gray area) to drag it to the left or the right. The start
and end times of the range will change, but the total interval it spans stays the same. You can
also increase or decrease the size of the time interval in the scrollbar by clicking and dragging
the controls on each side of the scrollbar.
As you adjust the scroll- bar a popup
displays the new time range.
Calendar View
You may select your time range from a
calendar by clicking the 📅 calendar icon
and specifying the date and time that you
desire as beginning and ending points.
The timeline and scrollbar will
automatically adjust to include the
selected points in time.
Working with Tables
You can sort, filter, and search the data in a table if these functions are enabled on the table. If
a table is sortable, you can change how its data is sorted by clicking any column heading. A
down arrow icon indicates descending order, while an up arrow icon indicates ascending
order.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 11
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 12
Filtering Results by Values in a Column
Search fields are provided for each column at the top of every
tabular display. You can use these fields to search for any value,
and the tabular display will be filtered to show only those rows
that match the value you entered. See the Appendix for a list of
valid regular expressions.
Working with Columns
You can enable and disable columns that will be displayed in the table. Click the
Customizer icon at the upper right corner of the table and select Show Columns.
Select the columns you want to add or remove from the popup list of all the available columns.
Working with Graphs
You can change a graph from one type to another to view the displayed information in a
different format, and you can zoom into data points for a more granular view.
Changing the Graph Type
To change the graph type:
1. At the top right of the graph, click the Customizer icon.
2. In the popup that appears, select a different graph type. The graph automatically
changes to display the selected graph type.
To export the graph:
1. At the top right of the graph, click the Customizer icon.
2. In the popup that appears, select E xport. Choose the file type to export, PDF or CSV.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 13
You can zoom into graph data multiple times if you desire.
To return to the previous zoom level:
1. If you have zoomed in on a graph several times,
you can return to the previous zoom level by
clicking the Previous Zoom icon at the top left
of the graph.
2. The graph returns to the previous setting. This
option is only available after zooming at least
once.
1. At the top left of the graph, click the Reset
Zoom icon.
2. The graph returns to its original settings. This option is only available after zooming at
least once.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 14
Selecting the Device Group
When a device group or filter has been chosen, the Summary dashboard will include only the
devices which match the selected filter.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 15
Working with GE PulseNET
The GE PulseNET monitoring dashboards display data collected from your monitored environment and
allow you to view this data in various formats and levels of detail. This chapter describes the GE
PulseNET monitoring dashboards and workflows.
Summary Dashboard
As an operator, the first dashboard you see when you log in to the system is the Summary
dashboard. The Summary dashboard automatically refreshes every three minutes.
The Summary dashboard has three tabs: the Schematic Tab, the Summary Tab, and the
Topology Explorer Tab.
Schematic Tab
The Schematic tab displays a block diagram of the industrial communications infrastructure. It
presents a snapshot of the state of all the devices in the network, and the square tiles
represent the position that specific devices hold in the communication path.
The network devices are typically connected to various applications that receive and process
data, and this is represented by the Applications on the left side of the Schematic tab.
GE PulseNET can identify device roles that include collection points, remote or subscriber
devices, access points or base stations, backhaul devices, and other LAN devices. Snap- shots
for specific device types are only displayed if your network includes devices of those types.
The snapshot views on the Schematic tab provide information about the
state of all of the devices of a particular type. The percentage value on
each snapshot indicates the average availability of all monitored devices
of that type during the currently configured time range.
In the center of each snapshot, under the heading, is a count that
indicates the number of devices of that type. Clicking the label or the
Device icon on the left side of the snapshot will open the Summary tab
and display information about all devices of that type.
Toward the bottom of each snapshot, there are three Alert fatal, critical, and
warning. Below each is the number of alerts of that severity that exists in the device group.
Clicking an Alert icon or number will open the Summary tab and display information about the
type of alert you want to investigate.
In addition, there is a GE PulseNET Host tile in the lower left corner of the Schematic display.
This tile shows a performance snapshot of the GE PulseNET machine itself. Click the label or
icon to drill into the machine Performance Summary dashboard.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 16
The Performance Summary dashboard displays a historical view of the system resources being
used on the GE PulseNET server. This can be especially useful for troubleshooting issues with
application, operating system, or hardware performance.
Summary Tab
Click the Summary tab to open this view. The Summary display has two sections: the Device
Type Health View at the top and the Summary Table at the bottom. You also can click the
Device Type icon on the left or the title of the snapshot to navigate to the Summary tab from
any of the device snapshots on the Schematic tab of the Summary dashboard.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 17
Device Type Health View
The Device Type Health
view is located toward the
top of the Summary tab.
This view provides a tile for
each kind of device in the
communication path.
Certain tiles are only
displayed if those types of
devices exist in the network.
Toward the bottom of each tile, there are four Device Health fatal, critical, warning,
and normal. Below each icon is the number of devices in that state of health for the
corresponding device type. Click a Device Health icon to view a list of the devices with that
state of health in the Summary Table. For example, click the warning icon under
Remotes/Subscribers to show the remote devices with this health level. This can aid you in
troubleshooting those specific devices.
Summary Table
The Summary Table is located toward the bottom of the Summary screen. The Summary Table
has two tabs: the Devices tab and the Alerts tab.
The Devices tab displays a list of devices and provides configuration information, such as the
name, location, and IP address, along with some additional metrics of interest.
The Devices tab refreshes automatically every three minutes.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 18
Click any text item in the first few columns to navigate to the Detail view for that device. For
more information, see Detail Views.
The Last Poll column shows the last time GE PulseNET attempted a configuration or
performance collection for the device. Hover over or click any metric value to see a graph that
plots the selected metric across the time range you have selected.
For Dlink master devices, the Current and Average Remotes Count values represent the total
current and average number of devices that are downstream from the master, whether
connected directly or indirectly. For SNMP access points, the Current and Average Remotes
Count values represent the current and average number of devices that are directly associated
to that access point.
When GE PulseNET is monitoring Dlink devices passively, Response Time is not collected.
In the Health column on the far left, there is a Health icon fatal, critical, warn- ing, or
normal) that represents the health of the device. Click the Health icon to open a dialog box
that displays the outstanding alerts for that device. From this dialog box, you can acknowledge
and clear alerts. For information about acknowledging and clearing alerts, see Working with
Alerts.
In the Health History column, there is an icon that represents the health history of the device.
The period of time for which health history is shown corresponds to the time range setting. To
see the device health over the entire time range, hover over or click on the health icon.
The last column in each row is a link to the Topology Viewer. For more information, see
Topology Viewer Icon.
The Alerts tab lists outstanding alerts for the currently displayed device type or a specific
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 19
device in a workflow. For example, if you click a warning Health icon on the Access Points tile,
the Alerts tab lists all of the outstanding warning alerts for the access points that are being
monitored.
For each alert in the list, the Alerts display provides the following information:
● An Alert icon that represents the severity fatal, critical, warning) of the alert
● The name of the device for which the alert was raised
● The time at which the alert was raised
● Whether the alert has been acknowledged
● Whether the alert has been cleared, and if so, the time it was cleared
● The alert message
On the Alerts tab you may select one or more alerts in the table and either Acknowledge or
Clear them.
Click any value in an alert row to open the Alert details dialog box. For more information, see
the Working with Alert Details section below.
For an overview of all your device and host alerts, visit the Alerts Management Dashboard
from the left-side main navigation menu. For more information about the Alerts Management
Dashboard, see Alerts Dashboard.
Working with Custom Data Fields
GE PulseNET allows Admins to create custom data fields for devices that can be viewed,
filtered, and sorted on the Device Summary page. For more information about creating
Custom Data Fields, see the C ustom Data Configuration section of the Admin Guide.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 20
To Sort and Filter Custom Data Fields:
1. Navigate to to the S ummary page.
2. Ensure that the desired Custom Data Fields are selected for display in the column
selector.
3. To sort and reverse sort the contents of your custom data field column, click on the
column header.
4. To filter the contents of your custom data field column, type your search criteria into the
filter field located in the column header.
The devices and any associated downstream devices are displayed in a tree view.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 22
The display control in the upper right corner allows you to select how many hierarchical levels
of connected devices you want to see in the tree.
Hover the cursor over a device to view its configuration details. Click a device to navigate to its
Detail view. For more information, see Detail Views below.
Displaying the Topology on a GIS Map
You may also display your network topology on a GIS map. To use the GIS mapping feature,
the computer that you use to view the GIS map must be able to access maps.google.com.
After selecting devices and displaying the logical hierarchy as explained above, click Render
On and choose GIS Map from the dropdown menu.
The GIS map is useful for
observing the exact
geographical location of
devices and for assessing
whether terrain or the location
of man-made structures in the
vicinity may be interfering with
the performance of a device. To
see the street view with terrain
features, click the Terrain
checkbox. To see a satellite map, click Satellite and select whether you want map labels to be
displayed.
If your selected devices do not have GPS coordinates in the GE PulseNET database, you will
see a message at the bottom of the map that there is no GPS information for one or more
devices. If you know where the devices are located, you may add them to your GIS map one of
two ways:
1. Zoom in to find the exact location on the map for one of the devices. Right click and
select the device from the popup that appears. This will enter the GPS coordinates at
your cursor location into the GE PulseNET database for that device.
2. Click the name of one of the devices listed at the bottom of the view. Enter the desired
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 23
GPS coordinates and click S
ave.
Once the device’s GPS coordinates are in GE PulseNET, you may edit those coordinates by
clicking the device icon on the GIS map and clicking the edit icon to the right of the GPS
coordinates field. The GPS coordinates editor also allows you to remove the GPS coordinates
from that device by clicking Remove GPS Coordinates.
Detail Views
The Summary panel displays configuration information for the device, such as the IP address,
serial number, and last poll time. Most of this information is obtained by reading values from
the devices themselves.
The Metrics panel for a device will include some or all of the following tabs: Performance,
Device Configuration, Remotes Connected, Network Interfaces, Alerts, Change Diary, Audit
Log.
Performance Tab
The Performance tab provides a number of metrics and graphs that pertain to the performance
of the device.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 24
If you hover the cursor over a particular metric on a chart, you are shown the exact value for
that data point. You can change a chart from one type to another to view the displayed
information in a different format or zoom into a chart. For more information, see Working with
Graphs.
Network Interfaces Tab
The Network Interfaces tab displays a list of network interfaces that are configured on the
device, and it provides information about each interface.
For each network interface listed, the tab provides the following information if it is available
from the device. Some devices provide more interface metrics than others.
● The name of the network interface
● The status (admin and operational) of the network interface
● The min and max throughput in
● The min and max throughput out
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 25
● The min and max errors in
● The min and max errors out
● The MAC address of the network interface
● The type of network interface
Hover the cursor over any metric value to see a chart that plots the metric over a specific
interval. The time over which any metric is plotted on a chart depends on the time range
setting.
Device Configuration Tab
The Device Configuration tab provides configuration information collected directly from a
device based on the collection schedule that has been configured (see “Collection Schedules”
in the Administration Guide for additional information).
If a device is configured to allow communication through Telnet, SSH, or HTTP, the Device
Configuration tab provides access to the device through a corresponding link, located toward
the bottom left of the tab.
Remotes/Subscribers Connected Tab
This tab is only applicable to Access Point/Master devices. The Remotes/Subscribers
Connected tab lists the authorized remotes that are connected to the access point or master,
and the table provides some summary information for those remote devices.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 26
Alerts Tab
The Alerts tab lists any active alerts for this device. The alerts that appear in the list depend on
the alert filters shown at the top of each column in the table.
From the Alerts tab, you can acknowledge and clear alerts as you would using the A lert
History dialog box. For information about acknowledging and clearing alerts, see Working
with Alerts.
For an overview of all your device and host alerts, visit the Alerts Management Dashboard
from the main navigation menu. For more information about the Alerts Management
Dashboard, see Alerts Dashboard.
Audit Log Tab
The Audit Log tab provides a list of the changes that have been made within GE PulseNET for
this device. Each log entry shows the date and time an operation was performed, the name of
the GE PulseNET user who initiated the operation, the action that was performed and any
associated details.
Topology Viewer Icon
You can access the Topology Viewer from a device list by clicking the Topology Viewer icon
in the row for a particular device. For information about device lists, see Devices Tab. You can
also access the Topology Viewer from any Detail view by clicking the Topology Viewer icon on
the far right of the view. For information about Detail views, see Detail Views. Navigate within
the Topology Viewer the same way that you navigate within the Topology Explorer. For a
description of this navigation, see T opology Explorer Tab.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 27
Additional features for the Orbit Platform
The GE MDS Orbit Platform is capable of housing more than one network interface, in addition
to the on-board Ethernet and bridge interfaces. PulseNET represents each of the additional
interfaces by displaying separate sub-tabs under the Performance and Configuration tabs.
Cellular Interface
Performance information for the cellular interface can be viewed by clicking the Cell tab under
the Performance tab on an Orbit device. Cellular performance metrics include the SIM card
state, roaming state, modem state, and service state. It also displays graphs for cellular RSSI,
RSRP, RSRQ, and total bytes transferred.
Configuration information for the cellular interface can be viewed by clicking the Cell tab under
the Device Configuration tab on an Orbit device. Cellular configuration parameters include the
Access Point Name, software version, mobile directory number, SIM card ID, global cell ID,
physical cell ID, IMEI, IMSI, and tracking area code.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 28
Wireless Interface
Performance information for the wireless interface can be viewed by clicking the Wifi tab
under the Performance tab on an Orbit device. Wireless performance metrics include the
transmit power and a table listing each wifi client that is connected.
Configuration information for the wireless interface can be viewed by clicking the Wifi tab
under the Device Configuration tab on an Orbit device. Wireless configuration parameters
include the serial number, wireless channel and a list of parameters for each connected client.
NX Interface
Performance information for the Orbit NX interface can be viewed by clicking the NxRa- dio
tab under the Performance tab on an Orbit device. NX performance metrics include the
administrative and operational status, the NIC initialization state, the link state, as well as
performance graphs for interface throughput and errors.
Configuration parameters for the Orbit NX interface include the current modem type and the
device mode (access point or remote).
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 29
LN Interface
Configuration information for the Orbit LN interface includes the device mode (access point or
remote), active channel, FEC setting, and the active TX and RX frequencies.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 30
Alerts Dashboard
This section describes the Alerts dashboard, which allows you to
see an overview of all of your device or host alerts. Open the
left-side Navigation panel and click on Alerts to see the Alerts
Management View.
In the Alerts Management View window, a table will appear (pictured above) with a complete
list of all device and host alerts on your network. In order to sort these alerts, click on the table
headers of each column. The alerts can be sorted according to severity, device name, time or
status.
Click the Acknowledge button to assign the alert to yourself. Click the Clear button to clear the
alert from the table.
To see more details about the individual alert, click on the alert line in the table to go to the
Alert Details dialog box. For more information about working with alerts, see the Working
with Alert Details section above.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 31
Working with Reports
Reports are a convenient way to share data about your
monitored environment with others in your organization. A report
can also provide a quick, high-level
perspective on your data. You can generate a report using one of
the predefined report templates included in GE PulseNET, or you
can create your own custom report template.
Click Reports to see the GE PulseNET reporting controls. You can run a report immediately or
schedule a report to be run at a later time. You can also delete an existing report by selecting it
and clicking the Delete button.
Running a Report Now
Running a Report at a Scheduled Time
1. Click the Schedule button to open the report setup display to enter information for the
required fields and any other optional fields as necessary.
2. Enter a name for your report and select a report template from the list of available
reports.
3. Select a report format (PDF or CSV).
4. Enter optional email recipients for this report.
5. Select the time range for the report. You may click the edit icon at the end of this field to
select an alternate time range from the
dropdown list.
6. Select a schedule for your report. You may
choose a schedule from the dropdown list,
or you may create a new schedule by
clicking the Plus icon to add a schedule.
You may also set the number of old reports
to be kept in the report table for future
reference.
7. If the report is not defined to run for a
specific device group, you can select the
devices for which this report will include
data by clicking the Edit icon at the right of this field. You may also click the Running
Man icon to view a list of the devices for which data will be included in this report.
8. Click Save t o save and schedule this report.
9. Once the scheduled report appears in the reports table, you also have the option to
disable, edit, or run the scheduled report. Click the Calendar icon to disable, the Edit icon
to modify, or the Running Man icon to run your scheduled report.
Managing Report Templates
Adding a New Report Template
To add a new report template, click the Add button at the top of the report templates list. This
will open the Add Report Template display. Enter a unique report name and then create a
description for your new report.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 34
Selecting the Time Range
Select the Time Range from one of the predefined ranges in the dropdown menu. If you want
someone running your report to be able to select their own time range at runtime, you can
check the Is Customizable c heckbox.
Using the Device Selector
Enter the Device Selector, which specifies which devices will be included on this report. You
may choose to use an existing device filter or device group by selecting either from the first
dropdown menu. Then choose the name of the device filter or group from the second
dropdown menu. To see which devices will be included in the report, click the green run icon. If
you do not see an existing device filter or group which meets your needs, you can click the
green plus icon to add a new device filter or group. If you want someone running your report to
be able to select their own device filter or group at runtime, you can check the Is Customizable
checkbox.
Creating the Data Filter
Create a Data Filter, which will further narrow the list of devices included on your report. If you
want someone running your report to be able to select their own data filter at runtime, you can
check the Is Customizable checkbox. In the Data Filter section, you will define a set of criteria
which are used to select the devices that appear on your report. Data filters provide a very
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 35
robust and powerful set of features that can be used to create complex search parameters.
They are defined using several types of operators: And, Or, Not, Compare.
The Compare operator allows you to select devices that have a specific parameter that
matches a chosen value. For example, you may compare to determine whether the IP address
of a device starts with “10.0.0”.
The NOT operator allows you to exclude devices which have the specific parameters and
matching values in the filter. For example, you may select devices whose IP address does NOT
Start With “10.20.”
Once you choose an operation (And/Or/Not/Compare) you need to specify a property that
exists on the type of devices you selected in your Device Selector. If you want to see which
properties are supported on your devices, you can click the green run icon in the Device
Selector section, which will display the list of devices that match your device filter or group. On
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 36
that list, click any of the blue information icons to see a detailed list of device properties. As you
define your Data Filter you may choose any of the listed properties for your filter criteria.
At any time as you are defining your filter you may click the green run icon to see the list of
devices that match your settings.
Adding Columns to the Report
Now that you have defined
the devices that will be
queried, you can design the
output format by specifying
the columns which you want
to appear on the final report.
To select the columns, click
Add/Remove Columns at the
top right side of the device
list. You need to select
columns for properties which exist on the type of devices you selected in your Device Selector.
If you want to see which columns are supported on your devices, click the green run icon in the
Device Selector section, and click any of the blue information icons to see a detailed list of
device properties. You may choose any of the listed properties as columns for your report.
Check the checkbox on the items that you want included as columns for your report. By default
the Device Name and IP Address are pre-selected, but you may deselect them if desired. You
must have at least one column and no more than 15 columns selected for your report. When
you are satisfied with your report, click Save to store the new report template and make it
available for use in GE PulseNET. By default any report template created by any user will
become available to all users.
Monitoring Redundant Clusters
In a cRC, only the active master is powered on, so the information GE PulseNET collects for the
active master is the information that GE PulseNET displays for the cRC. For that reason, you
only need to monitor the cRC itself. Therefore, cRCs are represented on the Summary
dashboard (Summary view and Topology Explorer), and the devices within cRCs are not.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 37
Similarly, cRCs are represented on the Topology Viewer and the devices within them are not.
To access the detail view of a cRC, click the cRC in the Summary dashboard or Topology
Viewer. To access the detail view of a device within the cRC, on the detail view for the cRC, on
the Devices tab, click the device.
In an hRC, each member remains powered on and GE PulseNET is able to communicate with
both devices. Therefore, the masters are represented on the Summary dashboard, but the
hRC is not. However, on the Topology View the hRC is shown with its downstream devices,
but the masters are not. To access the detail view of a device in an hRC, click the device while
in either the Summary dashboard or the Topology Viewer. To access the detail view of an hRC,
drill in to the detail view of one of the masters and click the hRC icon.
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 38
Appendix
Regular Expression Wildcard Details
Matching Characters
Wildcard Matches
x The character x
\\ The backslash character
\0n The character with octal value 0n (0 <= n <= 7)
\0nn The character with octal value 0nn (0 <= n <= 7)
\xhh The character with hexadecimal value 0xhh
\t The tab character (‘\u0009’)
\n The newline (line feed) character (‘\u000A’)
\r The carriage-return character (‘\u000D’)
\f The form-feed character (‘\u000C’)
\a The alert (bell) character (‘\u0007’)
\e The escape character (‘\u001B’)
\cx The control character corresponding to x
Logical operators
Wildcard Matches
XY X followed by Y
X|Y Either X or Y
Matching with Character Classes
Wildcard Matches
[abc] a, b, or c (simple class)
[^abc] Any character except a, b, or c (negation)
[a-zA-Z] a through z or A through Z, inclusive (range)
[a-d[m-p]] a through d, or m through p: [a-dm-p] (union)
[a-z&&[def]] d, e, or f (intersection)
[a-z&&[^bc]] a through z, except for b and c: [ad-z] (subtract
[a-z&&[^m-p]] a through z, and not m through p:
[a-lq-z](subtraction)
GE PulseNET Enterprise 4.3.0
User Guide | 39
Matching with Predefined Character Classes
Wildcard Matches
. Any single character
\d A single digit: [0-9]
\D A single non-digit: [^0-9]
\s A single whitespace character: [ \t\n\x0B\f\r]
\S A single non-whitespace character: [^\s]
\w A single word character: [a-zA-Z_0-9]
\W A single non-word character: [^\w]
Matching with POSIX character classes (US-ASCII only)
Wildcard Matches
\p{Lower} A single lower-case alphabetic character: [a-z]
\p{Upper} An single upper-case alphabetic character:[A-Z]
\p{ASCII} All ASCII:[\x00-\x7F]
\p{Alpha} An alphabetic character:[\p{Lower}\p{Upper}]
\p{Digit} A single decimal digit: [0-9]
\p{Alnum} An alphanumeric character:[\p{Alpha}\p{Digit}]
\p{Punct} Punctuation: One of !”#$%&’()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|