System information
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Main Observer Display
Actions Menu
• Redirect Probe—displays the Probe Redirection dialog. Redirecting a Probe lets 
the Observer console connect and direct a Probe’s data to either the local 
Observer console or a (different) remote Observer console.
• Notify Probe User—activates the Observer console-to-Probe chat utility.
• Add RMON Probe—displays the dialog to add either a Network Instruments’ 
RMON Probe or a third-party RMON Probe. 
• Add SNMP Agent—if the SNMP Extension is installed, this displays the dialog 
to add an SNMP Agent to those Observer is already monitoring.
To display SNMP agent information you will need to purchase Network 
Instruments’ Observer Suite. 
• Delete Selected Probe or SNMP Device—deletes the selected Probes from the 
Probe list.
• Update All Switch Scripts—sends all updated switch scripts to any Probes that 
are using switch scripts.
• Upgrade All Probes to Current Observer Version—upgrades your probes to the 
same version of software that Observer is running.
• Reset SNMP Device Alarm Counters—resets the SNMP device alarm counters.
• Reset All SNMP Devices Alarm Counters—resets all SNMP device alarm 
counters. 
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