Brocade Communications Systems IP250 Network Objects view, Network Object view functions

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•VLAN Topology — For more information, refer to “VLAN Topology view” on page 310.

•Host Topology — For more information, refer to “Host Topology view” on page 313.

Network Objects view

The Network Objects view displays a list of discovered products in a table (Product List). This view allows you to manage user authentications and permissions on discovered devices. In addition, you can place devices into management groups, which are used for configuration, deployment, accounting, monitoring, and reporting processes.

The following columns (presented here in alphabetical order) are included in the Product List:

•Build Label. Select to display the firmware build number.

•Contact. Select to display the name of the person or group you should contact about the product. This field is editable at the fabric level.

•Description. Select to display the description of the product. This field is editable at the fabric level.

•Product Type. Select to display the type of product.

•Firmware. Select to display the firmware version of the product.

•Group/Product. Select to display discovered products, product groups, and port groups.

•IP Address. Select to display the IP address (IPv4 or IPv6 format) of the product.

•Location. Select to display the physical location of the product. This field is editable at the fabric level.

•Model. Select to display the model number of the product.

•Name. Select to display the name of the product. This field is editable at the fabric, device, and port levels.

•Port Count. Select to display the number of ports on the product.

•Serial #. Select to display the serial number of the product.

•Status. Select to display the status for the product and the port.

•Vendor. Select to display the name of the product’s vendor.

•User-defined property labels — Displays the user-defined property labels. You can create up to three user-defined property labels.

Network Object view functions

•Sort — Click a column head to sort the list. Click a column head again to reverse the sort orders.

•Node/Device double-click — Double-click a node (subnet) to display the devices beneath it. Double-click a device to display the Properties dialog box for the selected device. For more information, refer to “IP device properties” on page 1314.

•User-defined properties — User-defined properties display in the Product List. For more information, refer to “Properties customization” on page 1329.

•Shortcut menus — Right-click a device in the Product List to view the menu. For a list of shortcut menus, refer to “IP shortcut menus” on page 1268.

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