SDN Mapping

The SDN Mapping widget provides the ability to view the logical relationships between tenant endpoint groups, endpoints, and the physical infrastructure (VM affiliation, VLAN, switch, and switch port).

If there are no endpoints to show logical to physical connectivity, the widget will show No Data.

Data

The Data tab enables you to select the resources to graph.

SDN Mapping Data

Perform the following steps to set the widget settings for Data tab.

  1. Click the Datasource drop-down and select SevOne NMS cluster or appliance.

  2. Click the POD Device drop-down and select the SDN POD target.

  3. Click Run to generate an SDN Mapping report based on the configuration.

    Run button is only available when one or more fields are changed in the Data tab.

  4. In the report generated,

    • Click the Tenant drop-down and select a tenant from the list.
    • Click the Application Profile drop-down and select an application profile from the list.
    • Click the Endpoint Group drop-down and select an endpoint group from the list.
    • Click the Endpoint drop-down and select an endpoint from the list.
    • Click the Switch drop-down and select a switch from the list.
    • Click the Switch Port drop-down and select a switch port from the list.
    • Click the Show status by drop-down and select an option to display by Health Score, Most Severe Fault, or SevOne Alerts.

Example

SDN Mapping Data Report
The colored bars beside the first three columns (Tenant, AP, and EPG) indicate the status/alerts of their respective Tenant, EPG, or AP.
After generating a report
Replace Untitled Report name with an appropriate report name. For example, SDN Mapping Report.

Replace Untitled Section name with an appropriate name. For example, SDN Mapping.

Linking

The Linking tab enables you to select a data element and link it to a related report or report template. Perform the following steps to add, delete, and edit links.

SDN Mapping Linking

Perform the following steps to set the widget settings for Linking tab.

  1. Include report links allows you to include the report links that you configure. Enable to include the report link that you configure. If you want to prevent the report link from being included, disable it. Continue with the steps below to configure report link(s).
  2. Switches for individual report links are selected by default. If you wish to exclude a specific report link, disable the switch for it.
  3. Use the Clicking on drop-down to select a data item that you want to link with the report or report template. When you select a data item for a report link, that data item is no longer listed as an option for other report links as it has already been used. You can apply multiple reports/report templates to the selected data item.
  4. Click the Links to report drop-down and select one or more reports or report templates to display when you click on the data item that you specified in the previous step.
  5. To remove a report link, click Delete Blue Icon 1 .
  6. If the report link has been deleted, you may click Add Report Link Button to add.

Charts

The Charts tab enables you to define how you want to display the report data.

Visualizations

The charts provide Table visualization only.

SDN Mapping Charts

Table

The Table visualization displays the data as a table. Perform the following steps to set the widget settings for the Table visualization.

  1. Select the Table visualization by clicking Table Visualization .

  2. TITLE

    1. Enable Show title to enter the title name in the text field provided and display it in report. Else, disable it.
    2. Enable Show subtitle to enter the sub-title name in the text field provided and display it in the report. Else, disable it.

  3. COLUMNS & CELLS

    1. Enable Show search bar to display search bar in the report. Else, disable it.
    2. Enable Allow column reordering to allow the columns that display in the report to be reordered.
    3. Enable Allow showing/hiding columns to allow columns in the report to be hidden and unhidden.
    4. Enable Wrap cell content to wrap long text in a data row so that all text displays. Leave clear to display as much text as fits into the cell with ellipses to indicate there is more text.

  4. COLUMN SELECTION

    • Select the check boxes to display the selected fields as data columns in the table. The names in the second column are the names for the columns that appear in the report. You may modify the names in the second column to your choice.

  5. ATTRIBUTES

    1. Enable Show Status to set an option for showing health score, severe faults, and alerts.
      • Show Health Score when below (%) - Extend the bar to the right to make the health status (in percent) larger or shorten the bar to make the health status (in percent) smaller. Alternatively, e nter a number for the health score (in percent) in the field next to the bar.
      • Show Most Severe Fault when above - Select any one option from the None, Warning, Minor, and Major to report faults with the severity greater than the one chosen.
      • Show Most Severe SevOne Alert when above - Select any one option from the None, Warning, Error, Critical, and Alert to report SevOne alerts with the severity greater than the one chosen.

  6. HEALTH STATUS

    1. Click the Show status by drop-down and select one of the following options:
      • Health Score - to display data based on the average health score for the past two hours.
      • Most Severe Fault - to display data based on the most severe fault for the past two hours.
      • SevOne Alerts - to display SevOne alerts for the past two hours.
    2. Depending on your selection above, color scheme settings appear under the Health Scores Color Scheme or Faults Color Scheme or Alerts Color Scheme . Color schemes represent the percentage ranges of the Health Score or Most Severe Fault or SevOne Alerts. To change the color for a range, click the color box to display a color palette and select a new color.

    Example

    SDN Mapping Charts Table
    SDN Mapping Charts Table 1