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The CWM Network Topology application is a Java-based application that is launched from the CWM desktop. The CWM topology subsystem has been updated in Release 10 of CWM to provide better modularity and greater scalability. New processes within the topology server handle different types of network discovery, and individual clients have a direct connection to the topology server for their respective topologies.
When the Topology application opens, the Network Topology main window is blank. The system will not begin displying nodes and trunks until you click on the Netwok Topology expanded view button. Figure 3-1 shows the main menu bar of the Network Topology application. The Network Topology expanded view button (as shown in the callout) must be selected in order to display your network within the Network Topology main window.
Figure 3-2 shows the expanded view of the Network Topology displayed after clicking the Network Topology expanded view button .
Figure 3-3 shows the main window of Network Topology which contains the following components:
The network topology menu bar provides actions which you can select by pulling down the menu and clicking on desired action. The following menus are available:
Left click on the menu to view the available options. Scroll to the selected option and release the mouse button to select a menu item. Additionally, keyboard shortcuts (accelerators) and mnemonics are also provided to directly launch a menu selection.
The available menu options are discussed in detail later in this chapter.
The network topology toolbar replaces the desktop of previous releases of CWM and Cisco StrataView Plus. The network topology toolbar provides icons that enable you to launch the more frequently used functions of CWM. The following CWM applications can be launched by clicking on the appropriate icon:
The following functions are also available on the network topology tool bar:
The network topology tool bar is a dockable tool bar. You can separate the toolbar from the network topology main window or position it vertically instead of horizontally. To separate the tool bar, left click the mouse in the tool bar position handler and drag the tool bar to the desktop location you prefer.
The Hierarchy tree and graph panels provide topology information in a list or textual format (hierarchy tree) or in a graphical view. The hierarchy tree displays much more information than the graphical view. However, the graphical view more readily displays relationships, locations, and status of components.
The tabs at the bottom of the GUI provide different views of the topology information based upon the type of view desired. Each tab holds hierarchy tree and graph views. The vertical panel that separates these views can be moved to resize either the hierarchy tree or the graph view.
Displays any errors or informational messages as you attempt to perform various actions
This section describes the functions provided via the network topology menus.
The file menu provides network topology application level operations.
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Note The sequence to open the file menu is to press the Alt and F keys simultaneously. |
The save option saves the current positions of the nodes, trunks, and group information in all of the views.
Mnemonic | Accelerator |
Alt + S | Ctrl + S |
The print option prints the current view of the topology main window.
Mnemonic | Accelerator |
Alt + P | Ctrl + P |
The exit option exits the network topology application and closes the main window.
Mnemonic | Accelerator |
Alt + X | None available |
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Note Closing the network topology application also removes your tool bar access to other CWM applications, unless you have detached the tool bar from the network topology GUI. |
The edit menu provides editing access to network topology information using a Group submenu.
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Note The mnemonic to open the file menu is to press the Alt and E keys simultaneously. There are no other mnemonics or shortcuts available for the edit menu options. |
Selecting the Add Node option displays a dialog box into which you provide the required information for a node to be added to the network.
Selecting the Delete Node option displays a dialog box into which you provide the required information to delete a node from the network.
Selecting the Delete option displays a dialog box into which you provide the required information to delete a group of nodes from the network.
The view menu provides the following options which directly change the current view of network topology:
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Note The mnemonic to open the view menu is to press the Alt and V keys simultaneously. |
The Layer option is a submenu which allows the user to display the IP address, or turn off the display of the IP address, as well as displaying the node names off or on.
The Zoom option is a submenu which provides different levels of zoom functions.
The Zoom option zooms the current submap by the percentage you choose:
The Fit in Window option fits all objects in the current submap into the available space on the submap.
Mnemonic | Accelerator |
None | Ctrl + F |
The Custom Zoom option displays a dialog box allowing you to provide a specific percentage to zoom the current submap.
Mnemonic | Accelerator |
None | Ctrl + M |
This option zooms in or zooms out the current submap image.
Zoom In Accelerator | Zoom Out Accelerator |
NumPad + | NumPad - |
The View Background option is a submenu which provides the following functions:
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Note CWM ships with a base set of GIF images. Additional images may be added by copying a new image to the image directory. |
This options sets the background color of the current submap or clears the background image of the current submap.
This option sets the background image in the current submap.
This option clears the background image in the current submap.
The network topology overview window provides a complete view of the topology map.
The actions menu provides the following options which directly change the current view of network topology:
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Note The mnemonic to open the action menu is to press the Alt and A keys simultaneously. |
The network option is a submenu which enables display of link status or a VSI consistency check across the entire network.
This option displays the link status of all nodes in the current submap.
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Note This option is only applicable to auto route (AR) networks. |
This option displays the VSI Consistency Check dialog box.
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Note This option is only applicable to auto route (AR) networks. |
The node option is a submenu which brings up a dialog box for operations specific to a selected node.
Displays the shelves of the selected node in the current submap.
Displays a telnet session window to connect to the selected node in the current submap.
Displays the Node Resync Progress dialog for the selected node in the current submap.
Displays the VSI Partition dialog box for the selected node in the current submap.
Displays a trunk information dialog for the selected trunk in the current submap.
The group option provides submenu options display information about nodes and trunks.
Displays a nodes information dialog for the selected group in the current submap.
Displays a trunks information dialog for the selected group in the current submap.
The tools menu provides operations or applications that are launched from the main window of network topology, but are external to the network topology application.
The configuration save option launches the Configuration Save application for the selected node in the current submap.
The configuration restore option launches the Configuration Restore application for the selected node in the current submap.
The SW/FW (software/firmware) images option launches the Image Download application for the selected node in the current submap.
The help menu option provides submenus to provide information about the following:
About—Information about this version of the CWM network topology application
On Icon—Information about how to interpret the icons displayed in the topology graph window
On color—Information about how to interpret the color of the icons displayed in the topology graph window
The network topology tool bar contains icons to launch the most frequently used CWM desktop applications and provides icons for specific network topology functions. The tool bar can be modified to display vertically as well as horizontally, depending on your preference.
The save button provides the same function as the Save option of the File menu.
The select button enables you to select an object in the current submap, perhaps to drag to a different location on the map or upon which to perform another action.
This zoom button zooms out the selected objects during a drag operation.
The print button provides the same function as the Print option of the File menu.
The network topology hierarchy tree provides a list view of all available topology information.
When first displayed, the network topology hierarchy tree displays only the top level objects. By clicking on the object, you can expand its view to display any child objects it contains.
Posted: Fri Sep 29 12:32:22 PDT 2000
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