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Network Device node

The Network Device node represents a network device such as a switch or router. Network Device information is discovered using SNMP. Alternatively, device information could be manually imported.

Network Device node lifecycle

The following section describes the scenarios in which Network Device nodes are created, updated or destroyed.

Creation of discovered Network Devices

Discovered Network Device nodes are created in exactly the same way as Host nodes.

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Network Device nodes created using the pattern language, for example stacked switches and access points, do not have a related Discovery Access node.

Creation of imported Network Devices

Network Device nodes are created in the datastore when an import script is run, for example the Edge Switch import tool.

A new Network Device node is created if there is no node representing a switch with that name in the datastore.

Update of discovered Network Devices

Network Device nodes are updated in exactly the same way as Host nodes.

Update of imported Network Devices

A Network Device node is updated in the datastore when an import script is run, for example the CiscoWorks tool. The primary key for a Network Device node is the name. Network Device nodes are updated if a switch in the input data has the same name.

Removal of discovered Network Devices

Network Device nodes are removed in exactly the same way as Host nodes.

Removal of imported Network Devices

A Network Device node can be destroyed from the datastore by user intervention through the User Interface. If a switch is destroyed from the input data, and the import tool is run, the existing Network Device node representing that switch remains in the datastore.

There is an option on the Edge Switch import tool to destroy any existing Network Device nodes that are not included in the new import.

Network Device node attributes

The attributes on a Network Device node are as described in the following table:


Network Device node relationships

The relationships on a Network Device node are as described in the following table:

 

Destination

Relationship

Description

Discovery Access

NetworkDevice:
InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveryAccess

DiscoveryAccess for this Network Device.

Discovery Access Failure

NetworkDevice:
InferredElement:
AccessFailure:
DiscoveryAccess:
DiscoveryAccess

The failed access for an endpoint.

Discovery Access Optimization

NetworkDevice:
InferredElement:
AccessOptimization:
DiscoveryAccess:
DiscoveryAccess

The optimized access for an endpoint.

Containing VM

NetworkDevice:
ContainedHost:
HostContainment:
HostContainer:
VirtualMachine

Software container for this virtual Network Device.

Not displayed in UI

NetworkDevice:
InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DeviceInfo

DeviceInfo of this Network Device.

Endpoint Used To Be Identified As

NetworkDevice:
Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
NetworkDevice

Previous Network Device Identity.

Endpoint Now Identified As

NetworkDevice:
Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
NetworkDevice

Next Network Device Identity.

Endpoint Used To Be Identified As

NetworkDevice:
Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
Host

Previous Host Identity.

Endpoint Now Identified As

NetworkDevice:
Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
Host

Next Host Identity.

Endpoint Used To Be Identified As

NetworkDevice:
Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
Mainframe

Previous Mainframe Identity.

Endpoint Now Identified As

NetworkDevice:
Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
Mainframe

Next Mainframe Identity.

Endpoint Used To Be Identified As

NetworkDevice:
Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
Printer

Previous Printer Identity.

Endpoint Now Identified As

NetworkDevice:
Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
Printer

Next Printer Identity.

Endpoint Used To Be Identified As

NetworkDevice:
Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
SNMPManagedDevice

Previous SNMP Managed Device Identity.

Endpoint Now Identified As

NetworkDevice: 
Previous: 
EndpointIdentity: 
Next: 
SNMPManagedDevice

Next SNMP Managed Device Identity.

Endpoint Used To Be Identified As

NetworkDevice:
Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
StorageDevice

Previous Storage Device Identity.

Endpoint Now Identified As

NetworkDevice:
Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
StorageDevice

Next Storage Device Identity.

Chosen Endpoint

NetworkDevice:
Device:
ChosenEndpoint:
Endpoint:
Endpoint

Endpoint used to discover this NetworkDevice.

Network Interfaces

NetworkDevice:
DeviceWithInterface:
DeviceInterface:
InterfaceOfDevice:
NetworkInterface

Network interfaces of this Network Device.

Network Interfaces of the Stack Member

NetworkDevice:
DeviceWithInterface:
DeviceInterface:
InterfaceOfStack:
NetworkInterface

Network interfaces of this Stack Member.

IPv4 Addresses

NetworkDevice:
DeviceWithAddress:
DeviceAddress:
IPv4Address:
IPAddress

IPv4 addresses of this Network Device.

IPv6 Addresses

NetworkDevice:
DeviceWithAddress:
DeviceAddress:
IPv6Address:
IPAddress

IPv6 addresses of this Network Device.

Fibre Channel Ports

NetworkDevice:
DeviceWithInterface:
DeviceInterface:
InterfaceOfDevice:
FibreChannelPort

FC ports of this NetworkDevice.

Load Balancer

NetworkDevice:
NetworkDevice:
NetworkService:
NetworkService:
LoadBalancerInstance

Load Balancer instance.

Hardware Container

NetworkDevice:
ContainedHost:
HostContainment:
HostContainer:
HardwareContainer

Hardware container of which this is a member.

Host Container

NetworkDevice:
ContainedHost:
HostContainment:
HostContainer:
HostContainer

Host container of which this is a member.

Network Device in Stack

NetworkDevice:
Stack:
DeviceStack:
StackMember:
NetworkDevice

Network Device that is the member of the Stack.

Stack of Network Devices

NetworkDevice:
StackMember:
DeviceStack:
Stack:
NetworkDevice

Network Device that represents Stack of Network Devices.

Managed Hardware Containers

NetworkDevice:
Manager:
Management:
ManagedElement:
HardwareContainer

Hardware Container that this Network Device manages.

Managed Host Containers

NetworkDevice:
Manager:
Management:
ManagedElement:
HostContainer

Host Container that this Network Device manages.

Details

NetworkDevice:
ElementWithDetail:
Detail:
Detail:
Detail

Details of this Network Device.

Support Detail

NetworkDevice:
ElementWithDetail:
SupportDetail:
HardwareDetail:
SupportDetail

Hardware Support Detail related to this Network Device.

Subnets

NetworkDevice:
DeviceOnSubnet:
DeviceSubnet:
Subnet:
Subnet

The Subnets that this Network Device connects to.

Not displayed in UI

NetworkDevice:
AttachmentContainer:
Attachment:
Attachment:
Attachment

A file attached to this element.

Status

NetworkDevice:
ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
LifecycleStatus

The lifecycle status of this element.

Recovery Time

NetworkDevice:
ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
RecoveryTime

The recovery time specified for this element.

Family

NetworkDevice:
ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
Family

Family of this element.

Organizational Unit

NetworkDevice:
OwnedItem:
Ownership:
Owner:
OrganisationalUnit

The Organizational Unit that this element belongs to.

Location

NetworkDevice:
ElementInLocation:
Location:
Location:
Location

Location of this element.

Support Manager

NetworkDevice:
OwnedItem:
Ownership:
SupportOwner:
Person

The person or owner responsible for the support of this element.

Business Owner

NetworkDevice:
OwnedItem:
Ownership:
BusinessOwner:
Person

The person or owner responsible for this element from a business perspective.

IT Owner

NetworkDevice:
OwnedItem:
Ownership:
ITOwner:
Person

The person or owner responsible for this element from an IT perspective.

Related topic

Troubleshooting-network-device-scan-failures


 

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