NIMO Descriptions
Each NIMO has capabilities (derived from NETCONF protocol capabilities) that determine what it collects or deploys. The following table lists a description of each NIMO.
To list the capabilities of each NIMO, click the get-capabilities button (in the Expert Mode) after a NIMO is configured.
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If you wish to consolidate different data collections (NIMO collections) under a single network model, configure the aggregator before running any collections. For more information, see NIMO Collection Consolidation. |
Collection or Capability |
NIMO |
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Network Collection NIMOs |
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topo-igp-nimo |
Discovers IGP topology using login and SNMP. |
This is a basic topology collection (topology NIMO). The resulting network model is used as the source network for other NIMOs. |
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topo-bgpls-xtc-nimo |
Discovers Layer 3 topology using BGP-LS via XTC. It uses raw XTC data as the source for the topology. Node and interface/port properties are discovered using SNMP. |
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topo-vpn-nimo |
Discovers Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN topology. |
A network model with basic topology collection must exist. |
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topo-bgp-nimo |
Discovers BGP peering using login and SNMP. |
A network model with basic topology collection must exist. |
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port-cfg-parse-nimo |
Discovers LAG ports and Link Management Protocol (LMP) interfaces from router configurations in the network. |
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optical-nimo |
In conjunction with other NIMOs, the final network collection discovers Layer 1 (optical) and Layer 3 topology. |
There are configurations that must take place before configuring the optical-nimo. See Multi-Layer Collection Workflow . |
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lsp-config-nimo |
Discovers LSPs using NEDs and the LSP binding SIDs via NETCONF. |
A network model with basic topology collection must exist. |
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lsp-snmp-nimo |
Discovers LSPs using SNMP. |
A network model with basic topology collection must exist. |
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lsp-pcep-xtc-nimo |
Discovers PCEP LSPs using XTC. |
The BGP-LS Topology Collection Using XTC must be completed before running this collection. |
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sr-traffic-matrix-nimo |
Discovers SR LSP traffic information. |
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Aggregates various NIMO information into a single consolidated network model. |
Configured network models with information you want to merge into one final network model. |
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as-merger |
Resolves interfaces, circuits, etc., that are shared between AS models to create a single, consolidated network model. |
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Additional NIMOs |
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traffic-poll-nimo |
Collects traffic statistics (interface measurements) using SNMP polling. |
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layout-nimo |
Adds layout properties to a source model to improve visualization. |
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demandmesh- creator-nimo |
Creates a demand mesh between a set of source and destination nodes. |
A network model with basic topology collection must exist. |
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demand-deduction- nimo |
Runs demand deduction using measured SNMP traffic and by applying demand mesh builds of end-to-end demands (traffic matrix) to the network model. |
This NIMO requires that you use a consolidated network model (aggregator) as a source network that includes demands and interface measurements (traffic-poller). |
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external-executable- nimo |
Runs customized scripts to append additional data to a source network model. |
A source network model and a custom script. |