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Thetopologymapshowstherelationshipsbetweentheapplicationsandserversdetectedonthenetwork,and
thedependenciesbetweenapplications.
Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:
“DisplayingtheTopologyMap”onpage 21
“TopologyMapLegendonpage 22
“ManuallyEditingTopologyMaps”onpage 23
“Scalability”onpage 25
Displaying the Topology Map
YoucanviewthedefaultmapbyselectingtheTopologyMapmodule.Alternatively,whileviewingapplication
orserverdataintheAnalysismodule,youcandirectlyaccessthemap.
Display the topology map
ClicktheTopologyMaptab.
Bydefault,themapviewfocusesonapplications.
Display the topology map from an application or server view
Dependingonwhetheranapplicationoraserveris
selectedintheInventorytree,clicktheFindApplication
onTopologyMaporFindServeronTopologyMaplinkintheInfoPanel.
EithertheApplicationFocusedviewortheServerFocusedviewisdisplayed,dependingontheselected
object.Theselectedobjectiscenteredonthetopologymap.
Select a Map View
YoucandisplaytheTopologymapwiththefocusonanapplicationoronaserver.
Select a view
Onthemaptoolbar,selectoneofthefollowingoptions:
ApplicationFocused:Applicationsarecenteredandlinesaredrawnfromeachapplicationtoitsservers.
ServerFocused:Serversarecenteredandlinesaredrawnfromeachservertoitsapplications.
Working with the Topology Map
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