Documentation forUser Device Tracker
Monitoring users, devices, and ports is a key capability of Hybrid Cloud Observability and is also available in a standalone module, User Device Tracker (UDT). Hybrid Cloud Observability and UDT are built on the self-hosted SolarWinds Platform.

Port Management

The Port Management page is used to manage and monitor nodes and ports.

To access the Port Management page, either:

  • Click Manage Ports on the All UDT Nodes widget on the Device Tracker Summery view.
  • Navigate to Settings > All Settings > UDT Settings, and select Manage Ports.

You can add a node at any time by clicking Add Node.

Select Port Discovery to access the SolarWinds Platform Discovery Central.

Unmonitored nodes

  1. Select Show Nodes and Filter to: UDT Unmonitored Nodes.
  2. Select a node. The following options can then be selected:
    • Edit properties: Click to open the Edit Properties page, where you can edit the polling details, custom properties, alert thresholds and other information for the selected node.
    • Unmanage: Click to suspend polling and statistics collection for a specified period. During this period the node status will be "Node status is Unmanaged".
    • Remanage: Click to immediately resume polling and statistics collection.
    • Monitor node with UDT: Click to monitor any ports on this node from the next poll. The node will now be displayed in the Monitored nodes list.
    • Delete: Delete the selected node.

Monitored nodes

  1. Select Show Nodes and Filter to: UDT Monitored Nodes.
  2. Select a node. Expand to show ports. The following options can then be selected:
    • Edit properties: Click to open the Edit Properties page, where you can edit the polling details, custom properties, alert thresholds and other information for the selected node.
    • Unmanage: Click to suspend polling and statistics collection for a specified period. During this period the node status will be "Node status is Unmanaged".
    • Remanage: Click to immediately resume polling and statistics collection.
    • Poll now: Click to immediately initiate polling for the selected device.
    • Delete: Delete the selected node.

Ports

To shutdown or turn on a port you must have Read/Write Credentials for this node

  1. Select Show Ports
  2. Select a port. The following options can then be selected:
    • Unmonitor: Click to stop monitoring a monitored port.

      Unmonitoring a port will stop collection of connection information but will keep capacity information. An unmonitored port is not counted against your monitored port license.

    • Monitor: Click to monitor an unmonitored port.
    • Shutdown: Click to shutdown the selected port.
    • Turn on: Click to turn on the selected port.
    • Delete: Delete the selected port.