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.

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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.

Attributes and relationships of the NetworkDevice node

The attributes of the NetworkDevice node are described in the following table:

UI Name
Attribute Name and Type

Description

Name
name : string

Name of device

Model
model : string

Model of device

Product ID
product_id : string

Product id

Vendor
vendor : string

Vendor of device

System Name
sysname : string

System name

System Object ID
sysobjectid : string

System object id

Serial ID
serial : string

Serial id

Capability IDs
__capability_ids : list:int

Capability type ids of device

Capability
capability_types : list:string

Capability types of device

Device Type
device_type : string

Type of device

Type
type : string

Type of device

OS Type
os_type : string

Operating system type

OS Class
os_class : string

Operating system class

OS Version
os_version : string

Operating system version

OS Vendor
os_vendor : string

Operating system vendor

Firmware Version
firmware_version : string

Firmware version

Testing Status
testing_status : string

Device testing status

Virtual
virtual : boolean

Flag if the device is virtual

Nexus VDC ID
nexus_vdc_id : string

Cisco Nexus VDC ID

Stack
stack : boolean

Flag indicating if this device is stack

Stack Master
stack_master : boolean

Flag indicating if this physical device is a stack master

Not shown in UI
__all_ip_addrs : list:string

Internal attribute to aid searching Network Devices by IP address, these may include IPs from ports, the device and scanned IPs and no specific behaviour of this field should be relied upon

Not shown in UI
__all_dns_names : list:string

Internal attribute to aid searching Network Devices by name

Not shown in UI
__cdp_device_id : string

Internal attribute to store SNMP CDP device id

Not shown in UI
age_count : int

The number of consecutive successful

Not shown in UI
last_update_success : date

The time at which a scan was last successfully associated with this Network Device

Not shown in UI
last_update_failure : date

The time at which a scan associated with this Network Device failed

Not shown in UI
last_access_response : string

Response from last attempt to access NetworkDevice

Not shown in UI
no_response_count : int

Number of no responses since last success

Not shown in UI
access_failure_count : int

Number of access failures since last success

Not shown in UI
new_endpoint_identity_count : int

Number of access where endpoint reports different device

Last successful CMDB sync
last_cmdb_sync_success : date

The time at which this Network Device was last successfully synchronized into the CMDB

Last failed CMDB sync
last_cmdb_sync_failure : date

The time at which an attempt to synchronize this Network Device into the CMDB failed

CMDB sync duration
last_cmdb_sync_duration : float

The time in seconds spent performing the last CMDB synchronization of this Network Device

CMDB CI count
last_cmdb_sync_ci_count : int

The number of CIs corresponding to this Network Device at the last CMDB synchronization

CMDB Relationship count
last_cmdb_sync_rel_count : int

The number of relationships between CIs corresponding to this Network Device at the last CMDB synchronization

Scope
scope : string

Distinguish overlapping address spaces

Key
key : string

Globally unique key

Name
name : string

Primary name

Short Name
short_name : string

Short name

Description
description : string

Description of the element

URL
url : string

URL for information about the element

Business Continuity Critical
business_continuity_critical : boolean

If true, element is critical to operation of the business

Supported by 3rd Party
third_party_support : boolean

True if the element is supported by a third party

Synonyms
synonyms : list:string

Other names for the element

External Identifiers
external_ids : list:string

Identifiers for this element in other systems

Cloud Identifier
cloud_id : string

Unique cloud identifier

The relationships of the NetworkDevice node are described in the following table:

UI Name

Relationship

Description

Discovery Access Failure

InferredElement:
 AccessFailure:
 DiscoveryAccess:
 DiscoveryAccess

Failed access for a Network Device

Discovery Access Failure

InferredElement:
 AccessOptimization:
 DiscoveryAccess:
 DiscoveryAccess

Optimized access for a Network Device

Chosen Endpoint

Device:
 ChosenEndpoint:
 Endpoint:
 Endpoint

Chosen endpoint

Hardware Components

Container:
 Containment:
 Contained:
 HardwareComponent

Hardware Components contained in this Network Device

Details

ElementWithDetail:
 Detail:
 Detail:
 Detail

Details belonging to this Network Device

Hardware Details

ElementWithDetail:
 Detail:
 Detail:
 HardwareDetail

Hardware Details belonging to this Network Device

IPv4 Addresses

DeviceWithAddress:
 DeviceAddress:
 IPv4Address:
 IPAddress

IPv4 addresses of this Network Device

IPv6 Addresses

DeviceWithAddress:
 DeviceAddress:
 IPv6Address:
 IPAddress

IPv6 addresses of this Network Device

Network Interfaces

DeviceWithInterface:
 DeviceInterface:
 InterfaceOfDevice:
 NetworkInterface

Network Interfaces in this Network Device

Fibre Channel Ports

DeviceWithInterface:
 DeviceInterface:
 InterfaceOfDevice:
 FibreChannelPort

Fibre Channel Ports in this Network Device

Network Interfaces of the Stack Member

DeviceWithInterface:
 DeviceInterface:
 InterfaceOfStack:
 NetworkInterface

Network Interfaces of this stack member

Network Devicess in Stack

Stack:
 DeviceStack:
 StackMember:
 NetworkDevice

Network Devices that are members of the Stack

Stack of Network Devices

StackMember:
 DeviceStack:
 Stack:
 NetworkDevice

Network Device that represents a Stack of Network Devices

Endpoint now identified as

Previous:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Next:
 Host

Endpoint now identified as

Endpoint now identified as

Previous:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Next:
 Mainframe

Endpoint now identified as

Endpoint now identified as

Previous:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Next:
 ManagementController

Endpoint now identified as

Endpoint used to be identified as

Next:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Previous:
 Host

Endpoint used to be identified as

Endpoint used to be identified as

Next:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Previous:
 Mainframe

Endpoint used to be identified as

Endpoint used to be identified as

Next:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Previous:
 ManagementController

Endpoint used to be identified as

Endpoint used to be identified as

Next:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Previous:
 NetworkDevice

Endpoint used to be identified as

Endpoint now identified as

Previous:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Next:
 NetworkDevice

Endpoint now identified as

Endpoint used to be identified as

Next:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Previous:
 Printer

Endpoint used to be identified as

Endpoint used to be identified as

Next:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Previous:
 SNMPManagedDevice

Endpoint used to be identified as

Endpoint used to be identified as

Next:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Previous:
 StorageDevice

Endpoint used to be identified as

Endpoint now identified as

Previous:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Next:
 Printer

Endpoint now identified as

Endpoint now identified as

Previous:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Next:
 SNMPManagedDevice

Endpoint now identified as

Endpoint now identified as

Previous:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Next:
 StorageDevice

Endpoint now identified as

Cluster

ContainedHost:
 HostContainment:
 HostContainer:
 Cluster

Cluster of which this is a member

Hardware Container

ContainedHost:
 HostContainment:
 HostContainer:
 HardwareContainer

Hardware Container of which this is a member

Host Container

ContainedHost:
 HostContainment:
 HostContainer:
 HostContainer

Host Container of which this is a member

Containing VM

ContainedHost:
 HostContainment:
 HostContainer:
 VirtualMachine

Virtual Machine containing this virtual Network Device

Candidate Software Instances

Host:
 HostedSoftware:
 RunningSoftware:
 CandidateSoftwareInstance

Candidate Software Instances running on this Network Device

Runtime Environments

Host:
 HostedSoftware:
 RunningSoftware:
 RuntimeEnvironment

Runtime Environments running on this Network Device

Software Containers

Host:
 HostedSoftware:
 RunningSoftware:
 SoftwareContainer

Software Containers running on this Network Device

Software Instances

Host:
 HostedSoftware:
 RunningSoftware:
 SoftwareInstance

Software Instances running on this Network Device

Software Pods

Host:
 HostedSoftware:
 RunningSoftware:
 SoftwarePod

Software Pods running on this Network Device

Unassigned Connections

Host:
 HostedSoftware:
 RunningSoftware:
 UnassignedConnections

Unassigned Connections running on this Network Device

Virtual Machines

Host:
 HostedSoftware:
 RunningSoftware:
 VirtualMachine

Virtual Machines running on this Network Device

Associated Business Applications

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 BusinessApplicationInstance

Business Applications associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered API Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredAPIResult

Discovered API Results associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered Command Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredCommandResult

Discovered Command Results associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered DNS Details

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredDNSDetail

Discovered DNS Details associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered Directory Entries

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredDirectoryEntry

Discovered Directory Entries associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered Files

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredFile

Discovered Files associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Listening Ports

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredListeningPort

Listening Ports associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Network Connections

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredNetworkConnection

Network Connections associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered Packages

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredPackages

Discovered Packages associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered Processes

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredProcess

Discovered Processes associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered Registry Entries

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredRegistryEntry

Discovered Registry Entries associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered Registry Values

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredRegistryValue

Discovered Registry Values associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered SNMP Values

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredSNMP

Discovered SNMP Values associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered SNMP Table Rows

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredSNMPRow

Discovered SNMP Table Rows associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered Services

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredService

Discovered Services associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered Software

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredSoftware

Discovered Software associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered Virtual Machines

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredVirtualMachine

Discovered Virtual Machines associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered WBEM Associators Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredWBEMAssociatorsResult

Discovered WBEM Associators Results associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered WBEM Instances

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredWBEMInstance

Discovered WBEM Instances associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered WBEM Query Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredWBEMQueryResult

Discovered WBEM Query Results associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Discovered WMI Query Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredWMI

Discovered WMI Query Results associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Hardware Details

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 HardwareDetail

Hardware Details associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Hosts

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 Host

Hosts associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Packages

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 Package

Packages associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Software Components

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 SoftwareComponent

Software Components associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Software Containers

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 SoftwareContainer

Software Containers associated in some way with this Network Device

Associated Software Instances

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 SoftwareInstance

Software Instances associated in some way with this Network Device

Discovery Access

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveryAccess

Discovery Access for this Network Device

Primary Business Application

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 BusinessApplicationInstance

Business Application from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Business Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 BusinessService

Business Service from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Technical Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 TechnicalService

Technical Service from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Device Info

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DeviceInfo

Device Info from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Application Component

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredApplicationComponent

Discovered Application Component from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Cloud API Result List

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredCloudAPIResultList

Discovered Cloud API Result List from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Coupling Facility

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredCouplingFacility

Discovered Coupling Facility from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Database

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDatabase

Discovered Database from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Database Detail

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDatabaseDetail

Discovered Database Detail from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Directory Entry

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDirectoryEntry

Discovered Directory Entry from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Disk Drive

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDiskDrive

Discovered Disk Drive from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered File

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredFile

Discovered File from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered File System

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredFileSystem

Discovered File System from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered HBA

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredHBA

Discovered HBA from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered IP Address

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredIPAddress

Discovered IP Address from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Listening Port

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredListeningPort

Listening Port from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered MFPart

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMFPart

Discovered MFPart from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered MQ Detail

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMQDetail

Discovered MQ Detail from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Mainframe

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMainframe

Discovered Mainframe from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Mainframe View Result

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMainframeViewResult

Discovered Mainframe View Result from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Network Interface

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredNetworkInterface

Discovered Network Interface from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Process

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredProcess

Discovered Process from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Program

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredProgram

Discovered Program from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Registry Entry

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredRegistryEntry

Discovered Registry Entry from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredService

Discovered Service from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Software

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredSoftware

Discovered Software from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Storage Subsystem

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredStorageSubsystem

Discovered Storage Subsystem from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Sysplex

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredSysplex

Discovered Sysplex from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Tape Drive

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredTapeDrive

Discovered Tape Drive from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Transaction

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredTransaction

Discovered Transaction from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Discovered Virtual Machine

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredVirtualMachine

Discovered Virtual Machine from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Host Info

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 HostInfo

Host Info from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary MF Part

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 MFPart

MF Part from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Network Connection List

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 NetworkConnectionList

Network Connection List from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Software Component

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareComponent

Software Component from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Software Container

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareContainer

Software Container from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Primary Software Instance

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareInstance

Software Instance from which the existence of this Network Device was inferred

Location

ElementInLocation:
 Location:
 Location:
 Location

Location of this Network Device

Managed Hardware Containers

Manager:
 Management:
 ManagedElement:
 HardwareContainer

Hardware Containers that this Network Device manages

Managed Hosts

Manager:
 Management:
 ManagedElement:
 Host

Hosts that this Network Device manages

Managed Host Containers

Manager:
 Management:
 ManagedElement:
 HostContainer

Host Containers that this Network Device manages

Managed by Management Controller

ManagedElement:
 Management:
 Manager:
 ManagementController

Management Controller that manages this Network Device

Managed by Network Device

ManagedElement:
 Management:
 Manager:
 NetworkDevice

Network Device that manages this Network Device

Managed Network Devices

Manager:
 Management:
 ManagedElement:
 NetworkDevice

Network Devices that this Network Device manages

Managed by Software Cluster

ManagedElement:
 Management:
 Manager:
 SoftwareCluster

Software Cluster that manages this Network Device

Managed by Software Instance

ManagedElement:
 Management:
 Manager:
 SoftwareInstance

Software Instance that manages this Network Device

Managed Storage Systems

Manager:
 Management:
 ManagedElement:
 StorageSystem

Storage Systems that this Network Device manages

Managed Storage System Groups

Manager:
 Management:
 ManagedElement:
 StorageSystemGroup

Storage System Groups that this Network Device manages

Load Balancer Instance

NetworkDevice:
 NetworkService:
 NetworkService:
 LoadBalancerInstance

Load Balancer Instance hosted by this Network Device

Business Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 BusinessOwner:
 Person

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

IT Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 ITOwner:
 Person

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

Support Manager

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 SupportOwner:
 Person

The person or owner responsible for the support of this element

Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 Owner:
 Person

The owner of this element

Organizational Unit

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 Owner:
 OrganisationalUnit

Organizational Unit that this Network Device belongs to

Hardware Support Details

ElementWithDetail:
 SupportDetail:
 HardwareDetail:
 SupportDetail

Hardware Support Details for this Network Device

OS Support Details

ElementWithDetail:
 SupportDetail:
 OSDetail:
 SupportDetail

OS Support Details for this Network Device

Attachments

AttachmentContainer:
 Attachment:
 Attachment:
 Attachment

A file attached to this element

Category

ElementInCategory:
 ElementCategory:
 Category:
 Category

Category

Family

ElementInCategory:
 ElementCategory:
 Category:
 Family

Family

Lifecycle Status

ElementInCategory:
 ElementCategory:
 Category:
 LifecycleStatus

Lifecycle Status

Recovery Time

ElementInCategory:
 ElementCategory:
 Category:
 RecoveryTime

Recovery Time

Location

ElementInLocation:
 Location:
 Location:
 Location

Location of this Managed Element

Business Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 BusinessOwner:
 Person

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

IT Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 ITOwner:
 Person

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

Support Manager

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 SupportOwner:
 Person

The person or owner responsible for the support of this element

Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 Owner:
 Person

The owner of this element

Organizational Unit

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 Owner:
 OrganisationalUnit

Organizational Unit that this Managed Element belongs to

Hosts

DeviceWithInterface:
 DeviceInterface:
 InterfaceOfDevice:
 NetworkInterface

EdgeDevice:
 NetworkLink:
 EdgeClient:
 NetworkInterface

InterfaceOfDevice:
 DeviceInterface:
 DeviceWithInterface:
 Host

Hosts this device is connected to

Printers

DeviceWithInterface:
 DeviceInterface:
 InterfaceOfDevice:
 NetworkInterface

EdgeDevice:
 NetworkLink:
 EdgeClient:
 NetworkInterface

InterfaceOfDevice:
 DeviceInterface:
 DeviceWithInterface:
 Printer

Printers this device is connected to

Management Controllers

DeviceWithInterface:
 DeviceInterface:
 InterfaceOfDevice:
 NetworkInterface

EdgeDevice:
 NetworkLink:
 EdgeClient:
 NetworkInterface

InterfaceOfDevice:
 DeviceInterface:
 DeviceWithInterface:
 ManagementController

Management Controllers this device is connected to

Subnets

DeviceWithAddress:
 DeviceAddress::
 IPAddress

DeviceOnSubnet:
 DeviceSubnet:
 Subnet:
 Subnet

Subnets the IP Addresses of this device belong

 

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