Adding, Editing and Deleting Devices Manually

You can add new devices or edit existing devices in the Managed Elements tab; including:

• Skylight elements
• Skylight sensor: modules (smart SFPs and ANT devices)
• Skylight sensor: control

To add or edit Skylight devices manually

1. Access the Managed Elements page by selecting Devices ▶ Managed Elements. A list of all devices managed by Skylight orchestrator is displayed.

2. Click the Add button on the toolbar to add a new device or double-click an existing device to configure its parameters. The Device configuration dialog appears.

3. Complete the fields at the top of the dialog as necessary. For more information on how to complete the fields, see the table "Device configuration dialog - Parameters".

4. Click the Save button, then Close.

For devices that have their own inventory of modules, you may need to load their inventory. For more information, see "Loading the Inventory of Performance Elements".

Device configuration dialog - Parameters

Checking the Connection to a Devices

To test the SSH connection between Skylight orchestrator and a device

1. Access the page Devices ▶ Managed Elements or Devices ▶ Unmanaged Elements.

2. Double-click a Skylight device to access its Device configuration.

3. Click the Verify Device Config button on the toolbar to verify that Skylight orchestrator can connect to the device using the configuration information set in the dialog.

4. After a short delay, check the test results that are displayed to the right of the button, as shown below.

5. Click Save to save the device details.

6. Close the Device configuration dialog to return to the Discovery page.

Changing the Management State of a Device

A device can be in either of the following management states:

• Managed: You can perform all other operations (PM, test, upgrades, etc.) on the device.
• Unmanaged: You are restricted to basic operations (delete, manage, etc.) that can be performed on the device.

To change the state of a device (Managed to Unmanaged)

1. Access the page Devices ▶ Managed Elements.

2. Select one or more devices from the list.

3. Click the Unmanage devices button.

4. In the confirmation dialog, click OK to confirm and apply.

The devices are removed from the Managed Elements list and are added to the Unmanaged Elements list.

To change the state of a device (Unmanaged to Managed)

1. Access the page Devices ▶ Unmanaged Elements.

2. Select one or more devices from the list.

3. Click the Manage devices button.

4. In the confirmation dialog, click OK to confirm and apply.

The devices are removed from the Unmanaged Elements list and are added to the Managed Elements list.

Alternatively, you can double-click a device to access the Device configuration page, where you can change the Managed state from Managed to Unmanaged or from the reverse (Unmanaged to Managed).

Deleting a Device

To be able to delete a device from the Skylight orchestrator server, you first need to put it into an Unmanaged state.

To delete a device

1. Access the page Devices ▶ Unmanaged Elements.

2. Select a device and click the Remove devices button on the toolbar.

3. In the confirmation dialog, click OK to confirm and apply your changes.

All data pertaining to the device is permanently removed from Skylight orchestrator.