Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual v12.1.0 - Manual (Page 387)

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IP topology map components
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Creating a customized layout
You can create one customized layout for each group node in each topology view.
To customize the layout for a topology map, complete the following steps.
1. Select the view you want to customize from the view list on the Product List toolbar.
• IP Topology
• L2 Topology
• Ethernet Fabrics
• VLAN Topology
2. Click a node and drag it to a new position on the map.
The application automatically changes the layout to Free Form. To move one or more nodes at
the same time, complete the following steps:
a. Use Ctrl + click to select one or more nodes or click in an empty part of the topology and
drag a box around the nodes you want to move.
b. Select one of the highlighted nodes and drag the selected nodes to a new position on the
map.
3. Repeat step 2 until you have repositioned all nodes.
Navigation to another view topology or tab or exiting the application automatically saves your
changes. If you change the topology map layout (refer to
“Selecting a topology map layout” on
page 332) and want to return to this customized layout, complete the following steps.
a. Click the Topology Display icon on the Topology Map toolbar.
The Topology Display dialog box displays.
b. Select Free Form in the Layout area.
c. Click OK on the Topology Display dialog box.
Creating customized topology links
The Management application enable you to create network topology links manually using the
topology_data.txt file located in the Install_Home\conf\discovery\ip directory. You only need to add
the link in one direction between two devices. Once you add the link, L2 neighbor collection uses
the topology_data.txt file, in addition to links detected using FDP and LLDP, to construct links for
each device. You add multiple entries for a single device as needed.
Changes to the topology_data.txt file do not require a management server restart, the changes
display during the next L2 neighbor collection for the devices.
The data file uses the following format:
• The hash character (#) at the beginning of a line indicates a comment and is not parsed during
L2 neighbor collection.
• Specify each link on a separate line.
• Each link consists of two columns separated by white space.
• Each column consists of an IP address, then a vertical bar (|), then the interface name.