Elements

The C:\Skyline DataMiner\Elements\ directory contains a subdirectory for every element on the DMA.

Files found in every Element subdirectory

Each element subdirectory contains the following files:

• Element.xml

• ElementData.xml

• Description.xml

Note

The folder of matrix elements can also contain a file with matrix label aliases, usually called Port.xml or Ports.xml. The name of this file depends on the element protocol.

Element.xml

Every element on a DMA has its own Element.xml file. It contains the complete element definition:

• Metadata (name, description, type, Protocol, etc.),

• Port settings,

• Log settings,

• List of element properties, and

• Replication settings.

Several things can be configured in this file:

• To enable or disable the creation of DVE child elements, a dvecreate attribute can be added. For more information, see Enabling or disabling the creation of DVE child elements.

• To enable an element simulation, a simulation attribute can be added. For more information, see What happens when you enable simulation?

• To enable data offloads to the offload database on element level, a <CentralOffload> tag can be added. See Disabling data offloads to the offload database on element level.

• SNMP agent community strings are specified on element level with the <SNMPAgent> tag. See Configuring SNMP agent community strings.

Description.xml

Every element on a DMA has its own Description.xml file. In that file, you can specify aliases for each of the parameters of that element.

When you change something to a Description.xml file of an element, the changes will only take effect after a restart of the element.

Here is an example of a Description.xml file containing aliases for two parameters:

<Params nextSpectrumId="...">
  <Param id="100">
    <Description>OtherNameForParam100</Description>
  </Param>
  <Param id="101">
    <Description>OtherNameForParam101</Description>
  </Param>
  ...
</Params>

Note

The nextSpectrumId attribute of the <Params> tag holds the Parameter ID to be used when the next Monitor parameter has to be created. This ID will be a number in the 50000-59999 range.