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The following table is an example of a properly-formatted hosts file.

NameDescription
Host NameName or IP address of the system to add to UIM.
Display NameName of the system that you want to appear in the UIM UI.
DescriptionOptional. A short description of the system.
Type

System type, which is one of the following items:

  • Agent
  • Novell NRM
  • Net-SNMP v1/2
  • Net-SNMP v3
  • Virtual Node
Service GroupOptional. Name of the UIM service group (which enables you to simultaneously apply common service checks to hosts that you are monitoring) to which you want to add the system.
Port

Port number used to connect to the system. Leave this field blank to use the default port for the type of system that you are adding.

Community

If you are adding a Net-SNMP system to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor, specify the read community, which acts like a user ID or password, that gives you access to the system.

Valid options are:

  • public Enables you to retrieve read-only information.
  • private Enables you to access all information.
UsernameIf you are adding a Net-SNMP or Norvell NRM system to UIM, specify the user name required to access the system.
PasswordIf you are adding a Net-SNMP or Norvell NRM system to UIM, specify the password required to access the system.
GroupThe name of the entity group, which is a set of systems that are combined in a meaningful way.
SSLOptional. For agent systems, use this field to specify whether UIM securely communicates with an agent installed on the system using SSL. Valid options include true and false.
Authentication Method

For Net-SNMP systems, use this field to determine how encrypted information traveling between the Net-SNMP instance and UIM is authenticated. Valid options are:

  • MD5 A widely-used method for creating digital signatures.
  • SHA A secure method of creating digital signatures.
Privacy Password

For Net-SNMP systems, this is the password used to encrypt information traveling between the Net-SNMP instance and UIM.

Privacy Type

For Net-SNMP systems, this explains how information traveling between UIM and the Net-SNMP instance is encrypted. Valid options are:

  • DES An older method used to encrypt information.
  • AES The successor to DES, which is used with a variety of software including SSL servers.
Pingable

For virtual nodes, use this field to specify whether UIM can contact the virtual node using the icmp ping utility. Valid options are true and false.