Users Guide

Resource Management Portlets and Editors | Resource Management
OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide 189
Links
The links portlet displays discovered or created links in your system. If information is truncated,
hover the cursor over a column to see the contents of that column as a tooltip. The expanded
portlet displays link connections in a Reference Tree snap panel, and includes columns for the
interface and device for each end of the link.
The expanded portlet displays link connections in a Reference Tree snap panel, and includes
columns for the interface and device for each end of the link.
By right-clicking, you can create a
New link, Edit an existing, selected one, or Discover links for
specified devices. See
New Link and Link Discovery on page 190 for more about creating, editing
and discovering links.
New Link
When you create a new link or edit an existing one, the Link Details screen appears where you can
configure the link.
This screen has the following fields:
Link Name —A text identifier for the link.
Link Type —Select the type of link from the pick list.
A End Point Resource/Address —Click the plus (+) to select a resource for one end of the link.
When you right-click a selected resource, it automatically appears here. Click the minus (-) to
remove it.
Z End Point Resource/Address —Click the plus (+) to select a resource for one end of the link.
When you have selected two resources, they automatically appear as A and Z endpoints.