Highlighting Logical Networks in Physical Views

Overview

In a physical view, by using the Select Logical Networks list, you can highlight the ports whose interface belongs to a given logical network as well as the physical links connecting them. You can select more than one network.

It lets you view, in a graphical way, which objects a logical network encompasses and how it is laid out.

Working Principle

Scope	The functionality highlights only objects that appear in the physical view in which you make the logical network selection.
Representation	Highlighted objects maintain their regular aspect. Non-highlighted objects appear in a lighter shade. As soon as one port of a device is highlighted, the outline of the entire device is highlighted too (for example, the entire PAC). The physical link between two highlighted ports is also highlighted. NOTE: The enabled ports of unmanaged switches are highlighted as soon as one of them is connected to a port that is highlighted.
Refresh	The highlighting is automatically updated to reflect changes that you make to the configuration of ports (for example, changing the Logical Network setting of a port from NOCONF to a logical network that is already highlighted highlights the port).
Persistence	The network selection is cleared when you close the physical view.

NOTE: If you select several logical networks, the objects, their ports, and physical links that belong to them are all highlighted without distinction by logical network.

Example

Item	Object	Description
1	Routing_Switch_1	Port2 (bottom) belongs to Logical Network_2 and is therefore not highlighted. Port1 (top) belongs to Default Network and is therefore highlighted. This also highlights the device itself.
2	Workstation_1	Its first port (not connected) is not configured, the second belongs to Logical Network_2 and therefore, none of them are highlighted; nor is the physical link.
3	Server_1	Its port belongs to Default Network and is therefore highlighted along with the device itself. The physical link is also highlighted because it connects two ports that belong to Default Network.

Item

Object

Description

1

Routing_Switch_1

Port2 (bottom) belongs to Logical Network_2 and is therefore not highlighted.

Port1 (top) belongs to Default Network and is therefore highlighted. This also highlights the device itself.

2

Workstation_1

Its first port (not connected) is not configured, the second belongs to Logical Network_2 and therefore, none of them are highlighted; nor is the physical link.

3

Server_1

Its port belongs to Default Network and is therefore highlighted along with the device itself.

The physical link is also highlighted because it connects two ports that belong to Default Network.