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AlliedView NMS Administration Guide
5.9.4 Discover Attached iMG/RGs
For a detailed explanation of how DHCP is set up so that iMG/RGs can be discovered and configured, refer to Section 7. On
initial discovery of the iMG/RG (out of the box or provisioned to a different Access Island), the bootstrap VLAN is used.
Subsequent discoveries are performed using the RGMgmt VLAN.
This option will (re)discover all the iMGs/RGs attached to the iMAP device that use the RGMgmt VLAN. Refer to the
following figure.
FIGURE 5-240 Discover iMG/RGs for a Device over RGMgmt VLAN
Using this option allows the administrator to perform the discovery immediately and not have to wait for the 24-hour
Discovery interval. Any changes made to the iMG/RG, such as profile changes, will be made and reflected in the iMG/RG
node in the Network Inventory view as well as the Triple Play Service Management Form.
Note: The user can also right click on an individual iMG/RG and perform a rediscovery using the RGMgmt VLAN.
Note: For iMGs attached to AlliedWare Plus devices, iMGs will be discovered as long their management IPs haven't aged out of the
router's ARP table. In the rare case where the ARP table has not been refreshed, you can use Add Network to rediscover all of
the iMGs, or Add Node to discover by specific IP(s).
5.9.5 Display Switch Forwarding Database (iMAP Systems)
To view the switch forwarding entries for iMAP devices there is the option Display Switch FDB, accessed by:
• Right clicking on an iMAP physical icon or a node in the inventory table
• Selecting an iMAP physical icon or a node in the inventory table and then accessing the Operations pull-down menu
The Switch Forwarding Database window appears, and includes the Port, VLAN ID, MAC Address, and Status.
Note: This is the same output as the SHOW SWITCH FDB command from the device’s CLI.