Optivity Switch Owner's Manual

Chapter 2 Using Optivity Switch Manager 45
Using Optivity Switch Manager, Release 1.1.0.0
Arranging devices on the topology map
As Optivity Switch Manager discovers devices, they are arranged by default in a
column (top to bottom/left to right) on the topology map. Figure 10 shows the
Optivity Switch Manager contents pane after a seed address was located. The
devices icons are crowded together, and the port numbers and IP addresses
overlap each other. To improve readability of the map, you can automatically or
manually adjust the layout.
Figure 10 Optivity Switch Manager display before Layout command
To automatically arrange the topology map:
• From the Optivity Switch Manager menu bar, choose Actions > Layout
Map.
• On the Optivity Switch Manager toolbar, click Layout Map.
The nodes are automatically arranged on the map. You may also need to
manually adjust nodes on the map until you have the desired layout.
Do one of the following: