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Common Menus in Hierarchy View and Graph View
Topology
The topology is launched from the hierarchy pane, from Show Topology in each of the following options:
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While gathering information for the topology, you will receive a Please Wait message window indicating that the system is Investigating Repository....
Next, a window similar to the example in Figure 15-1, "Example Topology Window," appears.
Figure 15-1 Example Topology Window
The explanation of this window is in the following categories:
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Topology Menu Bar
The Topology menu bar, as shown in Figure 15-1, "Example Topology Window," has the following items:
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File
To find the choices in the File menu, implement the following steps:
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Figure 15-2 File Menu
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Edit
To find the choices in the Edit menu, implement the following steps:
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Figure 15-3 Edit Menu
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View
To find the choices in the View menu, implement the following steps:
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Figure 15-4 View Menu
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Figure 15-5 Overview of Graph View
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Layout
The Layout menu applies to the Graph View only. It contains a number of options that help solve difficult modeling, complexity management, and diagram visualization problems. The Layout option reduces the time consuming task of manually placing network elements using the mouse and lets you concentrate on managing the network rather than the diagram.
To find the choices in the Layout menu, implement the following steps:
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Figure 15-6 Layout Menu Choices
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Circular layout is particularly useful for hub and spoke network topology.
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Tools
To find the choices in the Tools menu, implement the following steps:
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Figure 15-7 Tools Menu Choices
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Help
To find the choices in the Help menu, implement the following step:
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Figure 15-8 Help Menu Choices
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Figure 15-9 Example of Help—Show Legend
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Hierarchy View
The Hierarchy View is in the left pane (hierarchy pane) of the Topology Tool's main window. It shows a hierarchical view of the network. Clicking on the root node brings the Graph View to the root level in the current hierarchy and centers the graph at an optimal zoom level. Single clicking on folder nodes performs no function. However, selecting items in the tree may have an effect in the Graph View. For example, selection of a node in the tree may result in it being centered in the Graph View.
In the Hierarchy View, if you right click on a folder node, a popup menu appears allowing you to sort the contents by name. This is shown in Figure 15-10, "Sort Menu."
Figure 15-10 Sort Menu
The Sort menu allows you to sort in the following orders:
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Graph View
The Graph View is in the right pane (data pane) of the main window that contains the results of actions performed from the menu bar or from the Hierarchy View. It allows you to view, create, and modify network services in a VPN environment.
In the Graph View, if you right click on the background of the Graph View (not on a node or link), a popup menu appears, as shown in Figure 15-11, "Graph View Popup Menu."
Figure 15-11 Graph View Popup Menu
The menu item in Figure 15-11, "Graph View Popup Menu," is Background Color.... Click this to choose the background color.
Common Menus in Hierarchy View and Graph View
This section explains two menus that appear by right clicking in the Hierarchy View and the Graph View. The menus are:
Node Menu
In the Hierarchy View or Graph View, if you right click on a node other than a folder node, a popup menu appears, as shown in Figure 15-12, "Node Menu."
Figure 15-12 Node Menu
The menu items in Figure 15-12, "Node Menu," are listed with their descriptions, as follows:
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Figure 15-13 Example of Tunnel List Report
Click the Tunnel Details button on the bottom bar and you will receive a report as shown in the example in Figure 15-14, "Example of Tunnel Detail Report."
Figure 15-14 Example of Tunnel Detail Report
Tunnel Menu
In the Hierarchy View or Graph View, if you right click on a tunnel, a popup menu appears as shown in Figure 15-15, "Show Tunnel Details."
Figure 15-15 Show Tunnel Details
The menu items in Figure 15-15, "Show Tunnel Details," are listed with their descriptions, as follows:
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Topology Tool Bar
Immediately below the Topology Menu Bar is the Topology Tool Bar, as shown in Figure 15-16, "Topology Tool Bar."
Figure 15-16 Topology Tool Bar
From left to right, the icons indicate the following:
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Bottom View Tabs
The bottom task tabs give the opportunity to select filtered information, as in Figure 15-17, "Example of Bottom Task Tabs."
Figure 15-17 Example of Bottom Task Tabs
Status
The Status is at the very bottom of the Topology View, after the bottom task tabs. Status identifies where you are and what you have chosen to do.
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