User guide

12-12 ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide
Network Topology Views
Adding a Device Node
Youcanadddevicenodestoyourmapbydoingoneofthefollowing:
• Select New Device Map Node from the New menu
• Clickwiththerightmousebuttononthemapbackgroundtodisplaythepop-upmenu,
then select New Device Map Node
• Click the “Create new device map” node icon on the icon bar:
A pop-up window appears with a list of all devices currently known to ExtremeWare
EPICenter, that are not already used somewhere in this view. Select the devices you want
to add and click OK. The device node will appear on the map, identified by the
information from EPICenter’s inventory database.
If the device has known links to other devices already on the map, or on other submaps
within the same view, those links will also be placed on the map. An L2 cloud node or a
hyper node, may also be placed on the map, if required for connectivity between the
devices.
Ifalldevicesknownto EPICenterarealreadyplacedinthisview(onany ofthemapsinthe
view) the pop-up window will inform you of that fact.
L2 Cloud Nodes and Hyper Nodes
You cannot add L2 cloud nodes and you cannot add or remove hyper nodes to or from
your map;theyareadded automatically if the connectivity between device nodes requires
it.
Adding a Decorative Node
You can add a decorative node to your map by doing one of the following:
• Select New Decorative Map Node from the New menu
• Clickwiththerightmousebuttononthemapbackgroundtodisplaythepop-upmenu,
then select New Decorative Map Node
• Click the “Create new decorative map node” icon on the icon bar
A decorative map node is a node that can be used to represent any component of your
network that is not recognized ormanaged by ExtremeWare EPICenter.