Chapter 4: Using Map Views; About Network Topology Maps - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Guide Manual

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C H A P T E R
This chapter describes Ridgeline's Map View feature and how you can use it to create graphical
representations of device groups in your network. It contains the following sections:
"About Network Topology Maps" on page 63
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"Creating Maps" on page 69
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About Network Topology Maps

In Ridgeline, a map view is a graphical representation of a specific device group or the All group. When
you create a device group, you have the option of selecting the Map view of the group, which causes
Ridgeline to generate a network topology map, populated with the devices in the group. Ridgeline also
adds any links that exist between the device nodes, and organizes them into submaps as appropriate.
You can customize the resulting maps by moving elements, adding new elements, such as links,
"decorative" (non-managed) nodes, and text, and customizing the device nodes themselves.
NOTE
Links can only be discovered and auto-populated between Extreme Networks devices that have the
Extreme Discovery Protocol (EDP) or the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) enabled, or on third-party devices
with LLDP enabled. Links cannot be discovered on non-Extreme Networks devices that do not run LLDP, or on
Extreme Networks devices with EDP and LLDP disabled.
In addition, from a managed device node on a map, you can invoke other Ridgeline functions such as
the alarm browser, Telnet, real-time statistics, or view the device details window.
You can customize the layouts of your maps into hierarchical views using copy and paste, or by
deleting devices from one map and then adding them to a different map. You can also add and remove
user-defined links between devices, as well as decorative nodes (nodes that aren't discovered or
managed by Ridgeline).
To display the topology map for a device group, select the device group in the Network Views folder
and click the Map tab. (Topology maps are not available for port groups.) If a topology map exists for
the group, then it appears in the Map view, as shown in
Ridgeline Concepts and Solutions Guide
Using Map Views
Figure 30.
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