User guide

Configuring Network Services Topology Maps and Inventory Tables
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AlliedView NMS Administration Guide
FIGURE 6-4 Physical Network Map
The ability to add, delete, and view physical links is useful in the following scenarios:
• Viewing existing Network VLANs - As the physical connections are created and configured, if there is an existing
Network VLAN that uses that physical connection, its submap will automatically be configured and added to the VLAN
Network nodes.
• Creating Network VLANs - If the physical connections exist, the options available on this map are used to create a
Network VLAN. Devices can be chosen and the Network VLAN GUI Wizard can be used to create and configure a
Network VLAN. Refer to 6.3.1.
• Modeling Network VLANs for study - A physical connection can be created that does not actually exist, and then a
VLAN configuration can be associated with it. This allows Network Administrators to study the Network VLAN and
ensure it follows the topology they desire before connecting the physical link.
This map also shows the status of the devices and links and if any alarms are present. Refer to 6.2.7.
When the Physical Network map is the active panel, the Network Services menu pull-down appears and the following
options are available. (These also appear when you right-click the device.)
• Link Operations - Used to add and delete links between two nodes. Refer to Figure 6-7.
• VLAN - Accesses a submenu that includes the following:
• Create VLAN - Creates a Network VLAN and all of its components
• Show VLANs - Lists the Name, ID, and subnets for all Network VLANs
• Delete VLAN - Delete a Network VLAN