PRTG Manual: PRTG Export Wizard
The PRTG Export wizard walks you through the process of manually exporting a device group to PRTG
The wizard can be opened by selecting the 'Export To PRTG' button on the 'Home' ribbon.
The settings on the export wizard pages are described below
In order to export to PRTG, UVexplorer needs to communicate with your PRTG server.
Server
The server settings drop down list is used to select an available PRTG server to export to. If your server is not shown in the list you will need to configure the PRTG server settings using the 'Settings' button to the right of the list. See PRTG Server Settings for more information on configuring the server settings.
Summary
The summary provides a brief description of the configuration of the selected PRTG server settings.
Test
PRTG server configuration can be tested by selecting the 'Test' button. UVexplorer will attempt to communicate with the PRTG server using the URL, username and passhash provided. If the server is available a message displaying the PRTG version will be displayed.
Parent Group
Parent Group specifies the parent of the PRTG group the devices will be exported to. The parent group must be chosen by selecting the 'Browse' button, a list of Groups available on the PRTG server will be presented.
Device Group
Device group specifies the group the devices will be exported to. If you are creating a new group, type the name of the group here and ensure the 'Create New Group' check box is selected. If you are exporting to an existing group select the group using the 'Browse' button and ensure the 'Create New Group' box is not selected.
Create New Group
Create new group specifies whether the export will be to a new or existing group. If create new is not specified and an existing group is not found under the parent group, then a new group will be created.
Create Topology Map
Create topology map specifies that the topology map associated with the device group being exported, in this case the map used to launch the export dialog, should be exported as a new PRTG map. When a UVexplorer topology map is exported all of the devices, background images, and links are exported as a PRTG map.
Overwrite Existing Map
Overwrite existing map specifies that rather than creating a new map, the existing PRTG map associated with the device group being exported should be overwritten.
Note: This will replace the PRTG map and may result in loss of data, including any changes you have made within PRTG to a previously exported map.
When exporting using the wizard you specify which devices to export by pressing the 'plus' button in the bottom left of the device list.
When devices are exported to PRTG UVexplorer can automatically create monitors for those devices. Monitors are created using detailed knowledge of the devices, such as creating interface monitors only for interfaces that have connections. To create monitors on export select which monitors you would like to include and UVexplorer will make sure those monitors are only created for devices where it makes sense.
UVexplorer is able to report the status of PRTG monitors on devices exported to PRTG. See PRTG Status Monitor for more information. Select this option to create a status monitor for the exported devices.
