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PowerIQ Node Attributes

The PowerIQ Node Metadata table lets you assign a device name and device type to each monitoring node. Power IQ automatically uses the device type to select the correct Dynamic Plugin for that node. The device name is exposed as a readable attribute via SNMP.

Prerequisites

SNMP must be enabled, and the SNMP Client Mode must be set to Power IQ with Dynamic Plugins on the SNMP configuration page before Power IQ will make use of these attributes.

Adding Entries Manually

  1. Navigate to Destinations → SNMP → PowerIQ Node Metadata.

  2. Click the Actions →Add button in the table dropdown to open the entry form.

  3. Fill in the three required fields:

Field

Description

Constraints

GUID

The unique identifier of the monitoring node. Can be entered in any standard GUID format — it will be normalized automatically.

Must be a valid GUID

Device Type

The device type string used by Power IQ to select a Dynamic Plugin.

Max 256 ASCII characters

Device Name

A human-readable name for the device, exposed via SNMP.

Max 256 ASCII characters

  1. Click Save to add the entry.

To remove an entry, select the row and select Actions→ Delete from the table dropdown.

Importing from a CSV File

For bulk entry, you can import a CSV file instead of adding nodes one at a time.

How to Import

  1. Navigate to Data Destinations → SNMP → PowerIQ Node Metadata.

  2. Click the Actions →Import node CSV file from the table dropdown.

  3. Select your CSV file in the file picker dialog.

  4. The file will be parsed and all valid entries added to the table immediately.

If any row in the file is invalid, an error message will be displayed, and no entries from beyond that import entry will be saved.

CSV Format

The CSV file must have a header row. The following column names are supported:

Column

Required

Notes

guid

Yes (or NodeID)

Node identifier that can be entered in any standard GUID format — it will be normalized automatically. The column name NodeID is also accepted as an alias.

deviceName

Yes

Name for the device.

deviceType

Yes

Device type string used by Power IQ.

Column names are case-sensitive.
Every row must have a valid guid (or NodeID), a deviceName, and a deviceType. Rows missing any of these fields will cause the import to fail.

Exporting to a CSV File

To download the current table as a CSV file:

  1. Navigate to Destinations → SNMP → PowerIQ Node Metadata.

  2. Click the Actions → Export node CSV file from the table dropdown.

  3. A file named snmp_node_metadata.csv will be downloaded automatically.

The exported file uses the column order guid, deviceType, deviceName and can be re-imported after edits.