9.4. The Database objects
The following data types can occur in the Network Information Database:
styles included in state groups;
state groups owned by network interfaces, BGP peers, objects and ping objects;
layers to which network interfaces, BGP peers, objects and ping objects belong
(not used currently);
network interfaces owned by such objects as computers or routers;
BGP peers owned by objects as routers;
objects (discovered devices and objects added by a user);
ping obiects;
groups of ping objects.
Each of the above Database items has specific properties but also has common attributes as:
an item creator identifier;
an item modifier identifier;
an item creation time;
an item modification time;
a minimum user level needed to change the item properties.
an owner identifier and a group identyfier;
access rights (right to read, write and execute) of an owner and
a group and other users;
free nuber of additional groups with access rights to each of them.
Also adding and deleting any item of the Database are restricted by
rights and have the same attributes as the above ones for particular items.
Additionally, some items of the Database include another right attributes
to their specific properties.
Objects, discovered during the module work and also that added by
a user, can be arranged into hierarchical, parent-child, order. Thanks
to that you can build hierarchy maps of monitored devices what helps
you to keep control under all information you have. Only a user
fully decides about hierarchy structure of managed objects.
