#E.2. TALES Device Attributes
The following table lists available device attributes.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| getId | The primary means of identifying a device within Zenoss |
| getManageIp | The IP address used to contact the device in most situations |
| productionState | The production status of the device: Production, Pre-Production, Test, Maintenance or Decommisioned. This attribute is a numeric value, use getProductionStateString for a textual representation. |
| getProductionStateString | Returns a textual representation of the productionState |
| snmpAgent | The agent returned from SNMP collection |
| snmpDescr | The description returned by the SNMP agent |
| snmpOid | The oid returned by the SNMP agent |
| snmpContact | The contact returned by the SNMP agent |
| snmpSysName | The system name returned by the SNMP agent |
| snmpLocation | The location returned by the SNMP agent |
| snmpLastCollection | When SNMP collection was last performed on the device. This is a DateTime object. |
| getSnmpLastCollectionString | Textual representation of snmpLastCollection |
| rackSlot | The slot name/number in the rack where this physical device is installed |
| comments | User entered comments regarding the device |
| priority | A numeric value: 0 (Trivial), 1 (Lowest), 2 (Low), 3 (Normal), 4 (High), 5 (Highest) |
| getPriorityString | A textual representation of the priority |
| getHWManufacturerName | Name of the manufacturer of this hardware |
| getHWProductName | Name of this physical product |
| getHWProductKey | Used to associate this device with a hardware product class |
| getOSManufacturerName | Name of the manufacturer of this device's operating system. |
| getOSProductName | Name of the operating system running on this device. |
| getOSProductKey | Used to associate the operating system with a software product class |
| getHWSerialNumber | Serial number for this physical device |
| getLocationName | Name of the Location assigned to this device |
| getLocationLink | Link to the Zenoss page for the assigned Location |
| getSystemNames | A list of names of the Systems this device is associated with |
| getDeviceGroupNames | A list of names of the Groups this device is associated with |
| getOsVersion | Version of the operating system running on this device |
| getLastChangeString | When the last change was made to this device |
| getLastPollSnmpUpTime | Uptime returned from SNMP |
| uptimeStr | Textual representation of the SNMP uptime for this device |
| getPingStatusString | Textual representation of the ping status of the device |
| getSnmpStatusString | Textual representation of the SNMP status of the device |
