APC NetBotz 320 Rack Appliance NBRK0320E User Manual
Product codes
NBRK0320E
What’s New?
2
Using Your Appliance
integrated with or connected to NetBotz 320, 420 or 500s in your network. Once a pod has been
shared with the NetBotz 500, it functions as though it were connected directly to the appliance.
shared with the NetBotz 500, it functions as though it were connected directly to the appliance.
• NAS Support Added to External Storage Task: NetBotz 500 appliances that have the BotzWare
Premium Software Module 2.4 installed can now use a network attached storage device (a Windows
share or an NFS mount) for External Storage functionality.
share or an NFS mount) for External Storage functionality.
• Enhanced, Component-Level Logging: Appliance logging capabilities are now broken out into
specific components and/or functions. By default, all components log at the level specified by the
Global Level setting. However, you can also specify a unique login level setting for each
component.
Global Level setting. However, you can also specify a unique login level setting for each
component.
• Include Maps and Graphs in Periodic Reports: Maps and Graphs can now be included in
periodic e-mail and FTP reports generated by your appliance.
BotzWare Version 2.3 Features
In addition to additional hardware support and performance improvements, BotzWare 2.3 introduced the
following new features and enhancements:
following new features and enhancements:
• New Configuration Wizard: This configuration wizard, which runs automatically when the
Advanced View is used to access the appliance after installation, guides the user through all the
steps necessary to get their new appliance up and running.
steps necessary to get their new appliance up and running.
• Camera Settings Enhancement — Interactive Mode Limit: Specifies the maximum image
resolution that will be made available to users that are using the appliance interactively (such as
viewing images from the Cameras View in the Advanced View). This can be used to limit the
performance impact that can be caused by multiple clients with high image resolution settings
accessing your appliances interactively. For more information see “Settings” on page 67.
viewing images from the Cameras View in the Advanced View). This can be used to limit the
performance impact that can be caused by multiple clients with high image resolution settings
accessing your appliances interactively. For more information see “Settings” on page 67.
• Advanced Device Crawlers Enhancement — Delete SNMP Sensors if Not Found: Allows the
user to automatically remove previously defined SNMP-based sensors on a target when, after a
successful scan, the sensors are found to no longer be present (no longer defined, unavailable, and
so forth). If the sensors are not deleted, they will be displayed with sensor reading values of “N/A”
or “null.” For more information see “Device Crawlers” on page 77.
successful scan, the sensors are found to no longer be present (no longer defined, unavailable, and
so forth). If the sensors are not deleted, they will be displayed with sensor reading values of “N/A”
or “null.” For more information see “Device Crawlers” on page 77.
• New Picture Export Formats feature for Send E-Mail and Send Data to FTP Server Alert
Actions: Appliances that have the BotzWare Premium Software Module 2.3 installed can now send
images captured by the appliance cameras as JPEGs, M-JPEG AVI Files, or Signed M-JPEG AVI
files. M-JPEG AVI files are motion picture files that can be played using standard media player
software (such as Windows Media Player). Signed files provide proof that the generated images
have not been tampered with or altered in any way, and are therefore more likely to be admissible as
evidence in legal proceedings. For more information see “Creating a Send Data to FTP Server Alert
Action” on page 166 and “Creating a Send E-mail Alert Action” on page 168.
images captured by the appliance cameras as JPEGs, M-JPEG AVI Files, or Signed M-JPEG AVI
files. M-JPEG AVI files are motion picture files that can be played using standard media player
software (such as Windows Media Player). Signed files provide proof that the generated images
have not been tampered with or altered in any way, and are therefore more likely to be admissible as
evidence in legal proceedings. For more information see “Creating a Send Data to FTP Server Alert
Action” on page 166 and “Creating a Send E-mail Alert Action” on page 168.
• Block Out Masking Functionality: Appliances that have the BotzWare Premium Software Module
2.3 installed can now configure cameras so that specified areas of the image cannot be seen. For
example, an administrator could place a Block Out Mask over the area of the image that shows a
monitor image, thereby preventing users from seeing the information that is shown on the monitor.
For more information see “Masking Settings” on page 72.
example, an administrator could place a Block Out Mask over the area of the image that shows a
monitor image, thereby preventing users from seeing the information that is shown on the monitor.
For more information see “Masking Settings” on page 72.