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Adding user-friendly node names helps you to identify nodes in the topology diagram.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the Nodes Learned tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | Click the icon in the top right corner. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | The
Nodes
Learned dialog box displays these nonconfigurable fields:
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Step 4 | Click the X in the upper right corner of the dialog box to close it. |
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the onePK tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | Click Add onePK Device. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | In the
Add
onePK Device dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 4 | Click
Add
onePK Device.
The node
configuration is added. When a physical device is associated with the
address that you entered, a success message is displayed. The address is
displayed in blue in the
Network
Element Address list of
onePK
Devices on the
onePK tab.
When there is no physical device associated with the address that you entered, no connection is made, and a connection timed out error message is displayed. The address is grayed out in the Network Element Address list of onePK Devices on the onePK tab. |
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the onePK tab. |
Step 2 | In the onePK Devices list, check the check box next to each device that you want to remove, or check the top check box to remove all onePK Devices. |
Step 3 | Click Remove onePK Device. |
Step 4 | In the Remove onePK Device confirmation dialog box, click Remove onePK Device. |
A node group allows you to visually group nodes in the Cisco Extensible Network Controller (XNC) topology diagram. Node groups do not create links between nodes.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the Device Groups tab. | ||||
Step 2 | Click Add Group. | ||||
Step 3 | In the
Add Node
Group dialog box, complete the following field:
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Step 4 | Click Add Group. The name of the group displays in the list of node groups. |
Add nodes to the node group.
Adding nodes to a node group visually associates the nodes with the node group in the topology diagram. Node groups are highlighted in different colors in the diagram.
Note | If you add a node that already belongs to a node group to a new node group, it is automatically removed from the first node group and added to the new node group. |
Add a node group.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the Device Groups tab. |
Step 2 | Click the name of the node group to which to want to add nodes in the Node Groups list. |
Step 3 | Add nodes to the
group by doing one of the following:
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Add nodes to a node group.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the Device Groups tab. |
Step 2 | Click the name of the node group from which to want to remove nodes in the Nodes Groups list. |
Step 3 | To remove nodes from the group, do one of the following: |
Step 4 | In the Remove Nodes confirmation dialog box, click Remove. |
Removing a node group disassociates the nodes added to it from the node group, and the node group is no longer displayed in the topology diagram.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the Device Groups tab. |
Step 2 | In the Node Groups list, check the check box next to the name of the node group you want to remove, or check the top check box to select all node groups for removal. |
Step 3 | Click Remove Group. |
Step 4 | In the Remove Group confirmation dialog box, click Remove Group. The node group is removed and no longer displays in the topology diagram. |
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the Static Route Configuration tab. | ||||||||
Step 2 | Click Add Static Route. | ||||||||
Step 3 | In the
Add
Static Route dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 4 | Click Save. |
Add one or more static routes.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices and then click the Static Route Configuration tab. |
Step 2 | Check the check box next to the name of each static route that you want to remove, or check the top check box to select all static routes for removal. |
Step 3 | Click Remove Static Route. |
Step 4 | In the Remove Static Route confirmation dialog box, click Remove Static Route. |
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the Subnet Gateway Configuration tab. | ||||||||
Step 2 | Click Add Gateway IP Address. | ||||||||
Step 3 | In the
Add Gateway
IP Address dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 4 | Click Save. |
Add one or more gateway IP addresses.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the Subnet Gateway Configuration tab. |
Step 2 | Check the check box next to the name of each gateway IP address you want to remove, or check the top check box to remove all gateway IP address entries. |
Step 3 | Click Remove Gateway IP Address. |
Step 4 | In the Remove Gateway IP Address confirmation dialog box, click Remove Gateway IP Address. |
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the Subnet Gateway Configuration tab. | ||||||||
Step 2 | Click Add Ports. | ||||||||
Step 3 | In the
Add
Ports dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 4 | Click Save. |
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, then click the SPAN Port Configuration tab. | ||||||
Step 2 | Click Add SPAN Port. | ||||||
Step 3 | In the
Add SPAN
Port
dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 4 | Click Save. |
Add one or more SPAN ports.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Devices, and then click the SPAN Port Configuration tab. |
Step 2 | Check the check box next to each entry in the Node and SPAN Port list that you want to remove, or check the check box at the top of the list to choose all SPAN ports for removal. |
Step 3 | Click Remove SPAN Port. |
Step 4 | In the Remove SPAN Port confirmation dialog box, click Remove SPAN Port. |