NorthStar 1.6 Documentation
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6.3. Device Objects

Device Objects are used to track the physical piece of equipment that a particular netblock or address is assigned to. Device Objects are fully nestable so you can create quite complex but easily navigable views of devices on your network. One example of a fairly complex setup could look like the following tree:

		Routers
  Core Routers
  Border Routers
    border1.network.net
	  Ethernet0
	  Serial0
	  .
	  .
	  Serial10
	border2.network.net
	  BVI1
	  Ethernet0
Switches
  Core Switches
    coreswitch1.network.net
	  Ethernet0/0
	  Ethernet0/1
	  .
	  .
	  Ethernet0/10
  Edge Switches

In the above example each device is split of down to the particular port on that device. By doing this every port on every router can be listed and the blocks assigned to that port may be tracked.

Device Objects are may be assigned to specific a Location and/or Owner Object or may be set with a Global Location or Owner. Device Objects and are not required for creation of Network Objects, however, they can be referenced to a particular Network Object.

6.3.1. Adding a Device

To add a new Device Object select the 'Device' link under the 'Browse' section in the leftmost menu of your NorthStar screen. To add a new Device click the '[Add Device]' link in the top right corner of the screen. To add a new Device under a existing Device find the parent Device and then click the '[Add Device]' link to the right of it.

6.3.2. Editing a Device

To edit a Device Object select the 'Device' link under the 'Browse' section in the leftmost menu of your NorthStar screen. Find the object you would like to edit and click the '[Edit]' link to the right of it.

6.3.3. Deleting a Device

To delete a Device Object select the 'Device' link under the 'Browse' section in the leftmost menu of your NorthStar screen. Find the object you would like to delete and click the '[Delete]' link to the right of it.