Using Topology View Web Part; About Topology View Web Part - Symantec ALTIRIS SERVER MANAGEMENT SUITE 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual

Using Topology View Web
part
This chapter includes the following topics:

About Topology View Web part

The Topology View Web part provides a view of the SNMP-enabled network devices
and the physical organization of your network. You see the status of all the network
devices that are connected to your network and you can access the reports of each
device.
Icons on the topology diagram let you identify the different SNMP-enabled network
devices that are found. Labels on the icon indicate the status of each device.You
can double-click the icon of the device to open the Event Console. When you
right-click the icon, you can access other reports of the device, and run different
tasks.
In the Topology View Web part you can create groups and maps to document the
network, troubleshoot the subnets, or plan infrastructure expansions.
Before you can view the topology diagram in the Topology View Web part, you
must collect the data about the SNMP-enabled devices on your network. Use the
Network Discovery task to discover your network resources. Make sure that the
Network Discovery task has the SNMP turned on. Network Discovery lets you find
routers, switches, hubs, network printers, Novell NetWare servers, and the
About Topology View Web part
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