Topology
Cisco Cloud Control Topology provides a unified view of network infrastructure across multiple controller domains. It combines map-based navigation, scopes, health indicators, alert workflows, and drill-down navigation so teams can move from high-level awareness to detailed investigation with less context switching.
Before you view topology data
Some products may require additional integration steps before their data is visible. Refer to the Enable Cisco Cloud Control capabilities section in the Cisco Cloud Control Getting Started article for details.
Access and understand the topology map
Topology provides a map-based experience that helps you understand network distribution across locations.
Follow these steps to open and understand Topology.
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Select the app launcher
and choose Topology.Sites lists the sites currently available in the active view. You can scroll to and select the site you want to view from here if you know its name or do not want to look for the site on the map.
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From the map, you can:
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Zoom into sites to reveal individual nodes.
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Select a site or device to open contextual details.
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Review health indicators and warning states.
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Focus on the sites that are currently visible in the map.
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Topology information
Topology includes information about cross-domain relationships, historical analysis, and access visibility.
Cross-domain relationships
Topology is designed to unify topology information across management domains. It can correlate discovered neighbor relationships across products so that links between domains are easier to understand in one place. This improves visibility when your environment includes multiple controller technologies or a mix of network domains.
Examples include relationships discovered across campus, data center, compute, and SD-WAN environments.
Historical analysis
Topology maintains records for historical analysis—daily changes for 30 days, and monthly change summaries for up to 1 year.
Access and visibility
Access is governed by role-based access control and tenant segmentation. Users can only see the portions of the environment configured for their role and tenant context.
Review topology health and alerts
Follow these steps to review topology health and alert details.
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Select the app launcher
and choose Topology.Topology uses visual status indicators to highlight health conditions on devices. Device breakdowns at the site level can also show when devices in a site have issues, helping you identify areas that need attention before you drill further into device details.
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Select a site to view site details, including device health conditions and alerts.
Some alerts also include guidance on how to resolve the issue and can direct you to a related troubleshooting page when that workflow is available.
Create a scope
Scopes help you limit the topology to the sites that matter for a specific workflow. This is useful when you want to isolate a region, customer environment, or operational area without losing the broader topology experience.
Follow these steps to create a scope.
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Select the app launcher
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Select All Sites > New scope.
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Enter a name for the scope.
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Select the sites you want to add.
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Select Create Scope.
You can access the scope from the Saved Scopes list.
View site details
Follow these steps to view site details, including any active issues for that site.
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Select the app launcher
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Select a site to view its details, including any active issues.
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Select View Topology.
The topology updates, displaying only the devices that belong to the site.
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Select any devices with issues to view more details.
View device details
Follow these steps to view metadata and related information for a device.
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Select the app launcher
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Select the site with the device that you want to view.
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Select View Topology.
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Select the device to view its details.
Metadata and related information for that device are displayed. Depending on the device type and topology context, general information, connected devices, and additional drill-down options are displayed.
Related workflows
Topology is connected to other Cisco Cloud Control experiences, so you can continue investigating the same object in the most relevant view. Supported navigation paths include:
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Inventory > topology: From supported devices, you can open Topology with the selected device highlighted, making it easier to understand that device in context.
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Topology > inventory: From a topology object, you can navigate to the corresponding inventory or asset details to view additional device information.
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Topology > product: For some objects, you can cross-launch the originating product (such as Meraki) when more detail is needed.