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Parameter definitions for the [startup] section, The [discover] section, Table b-8 – SMC Networks EliteView 6.20 User Manual

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Parameter Definitions for the [startup] Section

Example: Sample entry for

[startup]

section

[startup]
total=2
1=1,EVENT.EXE
2=1,TRAPMAN.EXE

From the

[startup]

section, you can view the following data:

There are two applications that will be loaded with the main EliteView program.

These are the Event Manager and the Trap Manager.

The [discover] Section

This section determines the settings for protocol selection and polling parameters under the Discovery module.
These settings are determined by the choices you make during Configuration and within the Discovery Setup
menu (see “Using Discovery” on page 4-2).

Table B-8 Parameter Definitions for the [startup] Section

Parameter

Given Information

Seq=

The sequence number from 1 to n, where n is a positive number equal to the total number of
startup processes you wish to invoke before running the EliteView platform program.

EV_Flag

Distinguishes between EliteView and non-EliteView applications. Acceptable values include:
0 Designates the entry as a “Non-EliteView Windows application.” This means it cannot work

closely with EliteView, but may be initiated within some EliteView commands as an
independent process.

1 Designates an “EliteView Application;” i.e., it follows the set of rules specified by SMC to allow

interaction with other EliteView modules.

Menu_Item

This is the text that appears in the menu. An ampersand “&” before one of the letters in the text
designates an Alt-key short-cut command sequence, which you can press to invoke the
corresponding command. This is normally shown on screen with an underline.

Executable

The name of the Windows application to be invoked when the corresponding item is selected.
This application program is set as the default application, which means that it is invoked only if
no other definition for an individual device exists.

Optional Parameters

Command line parameters of the program. Optional entry.