Network Provisioning
The Network Provision view can show three named panels: Network, Templates, and
Verification (The Verification panel is not visible in Figure 4-1). Additionally, there is a
forth, unnamed panel that is always visible in Network Provision view. For
convenience, this document will refer to that panel as the Properties panel. Initially,
NIM will show the Network, Templates, and Properties panel, and will show the
Verification panel when a verification is performed. You can show the panels at any
time from the View menu (see Figure 4-2).
Figure 4-2: Selecting Network Provision Panels
To show a panel, select the View menu item for that panel. If the panel is visible,
selecting its View menu item will close the panel.
Network Panel
The Network panel displays the configurations of any network devices that are in the
network inventory (existing devices), any unmanaged device that you have created, and
any configuration changes that you have made. Any object in the Network panel that
has a plus (+) sign next to it can be expanded by clicking it. For example, if you click on
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