Editing Network Topology

The network topology information is contained inside the accounts of network devices. Each device account contain information about incoming and/or outgoing links.

The link always connects two devices, but only one of their accounts will contain information about this link.

The part of topology database related to a certain device can be edited by launching Edit Device Properties action from a network device context and switching to a Topology () tab:

Topology database contains the following information about each link:

  • Status. Links in Auto-discovered status are created during topology discovery. Such links will be automatically managed (edited/deleted) during the subsequent discovery cycles. Links in User-defined status are deemed as manually added or overridden. Such links are visible on the topology maps, but never edited/deleted by the discovery process. And finally, links in Deleted status are neither shown on the maps nor edited/deleted by the discovery process. This status helps to hide links and protect them to be automatically rediscovered and created again.
  • Type. Link type: OSI Level 2, Level 3, generic Network link, or a Custom link.
  • Target. The peer of this link, which is a path of context (device or group) that the link leads to.
  • Source Interface. Source context (device or group) network interface unique value (for SNMP device it is an Interface Index).
  • Target Interface. Target context (device or group) network interface unique value (for SNMP device it is an Interface Index).
  • Source Interface Id. Identifier of each source context (device or group) L3 link.
  • Target Interface Id. Identifier of each target context (device or group) L3 link.
  • Source Type. Source context (device or group) type, define icon of the context on the topology map (possible values: router, server, printer, etc.).
  • Target Type. Target context (device or group) type, define icon of the context on the topology map (possible values: router, server, printer, etc.).
  • Source Description. Custom source context (device or group) L3 link description.
  • Target Description. Custom target context (device or group) L3 link description.
  • Description. Link description.

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