Use the GIS Device Map to view
devices and events in their geographical context. The GIS Device Map is like a Network View that is
superimposed on a geographical map.
Procedure
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Open the GIS Device Map:
- From the Network
Views,
Network Hop View, or Path Views GUI that contains devices with geographical
information, select one or more devices and right-click. Choose Show on
Map.
- Click .
The GIS Device Map is displayed.
When the GIS Device Map
is displayed full screen, some mapping providers display an overview map.
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Review the device and location icons to see events on devices or locations.
The following icons are available:
- Devices
- Devices are represented by the same icons that are used in network views. The status of devices
is shown on the map in the same way as in a Network View. Hover over a device to view
customizable details about the device, such as events on the device, location data, and
discovery data. Right-click on the information window to show more information. For example,
you can open the Structure Browser or Hop View for a device. You can also show events on the
device.
- Links
- The status of links is shown on the map in the same way as in a Network View. Hover over a link
to display customizable information about the link, such as the topology layer over which the
link runs, and event status. Click on any row within the information window to show more
information. For example, you can open the Structure Browser or Hop View for a device on one
end of the link. You can also show events on the link.
- Locations
- Locations are represented by building icons. Locations are groups of devices in the same
physical location. You can take the following actions on devices:
- Display contained devices
- To display all the devices in a location, double-click the location. A window displays that
shows the devices in the location, and the aggregate event status of those devices.
- Filter contained devices
- Click the Filter icon to chose which devices to display for that
location. You can filter by any of the available columns. You can create multiple filter
conditions.
- View device details
- Hover over a device to view details about the device, including events on the device, location
data, and discovery data.
- Loopback links
- Links to all devices in a location are represented by a loopback link icon (a circle). Click on
a location loopback link to view the constituent links.
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To filter the items that are shown in the map, click the Map Configuration icon in the upper left of the
GIS Device Map. Select the Topology Filtering tab in the Map Configuration window.
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Select domains in the Domain section to include and exclude devices by
domain.
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Select device classes in the Device Class section to include and exclude
devices by class.
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Select the option in the Connectivity section to display or hide links
between devices or locations.
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Select the option in the Connectivity section to enable or disable links
within locations.
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Select network layers in the Connectivity section to include and exclude
links on a particular network layer.
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To configure how event status is shown on the GIS Device Map, click the Topology Status tab in the Map Configuration window.
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Select the option to enable or disable event status.
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Select a severity less than which status is not displayed for devices and locations.
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Select a severity less than which status is not displayed for links.
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To configure how the topology is displayed, click the Topology Rendering tab in the Map Configuration window.
Settings last for the current session.
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If regional aggregation has been configured, select to group devices automatically to the highest regional hierarchy available in the
geographical view.
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Select the base layer to display from the Base Layer list.
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Select the custom layers to display from the Custom Layers list.
