Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Adding a background image to a map

8 IP topology map components

•To specify a color based on values of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, click the CMYK tab. Specify the values for cyan, magenta, yellow, black, and alpha (0 to 255).

c.Click OK on the Choose a Color dialog box.

3.Add an image to the background by selecting an image from the Image list.

To import an image, refer to “Adding a background image to a map” on page 324.

4.Set the background image mode by selecting one of the following from the Mode list:

• Dynamic — Select when the background image is considered to be part of the displayed contents and not a decoration. In this mode, an object on a specific point of the image, stays on that specific point during zooming or scrolling on the topology. In this mode, the application uses the background color to draw visible regions outside the bounds of the background image.

• Fullscreen — Select to display the upper left corner of the background image in the upper left corner of the topology and scale the background image to the size of the topology. In this mode, the background is static (zooming or scrolling have no effect). If you resize the topology, the background image scales accordingly.

• Tiled — Select to display the background image as tiles on the topology. In this mode, the background is static (zooming or scrolling have no effect).

• Bricked — Select to display the background image as bricks on the topology. In this mode, the background is static (zooming or scrolling have no effect).

• Centered — Select to display the background image centered in the topology. In this mode, the application uses the background color to draw visible regions outside the bounds of the background image. In this mode, the background is static (zooming or scrolling have no effect).

• Plain — Select to display the background image at a specific origin on the topology. In this mode, the application uses the background color to draw visible regions outside the bounds of the background image. In this mode, the background is static (zooming or scrolling have no effect).

5.Click OK on the Topology Display dialog box.

Adding a background image to a map

Make sure you have the background image on your hard drive. You can use any image type (supported by Java), including GIF, JPG, JPEG, or PNG file format.

NOTE

The image file name cannot be longer than 64 characters.

You can add a background image to each topology sub type. For example VLAN 5 and VLAN 14 can have different background images.

To add a background image to a Topology Map, complete the following steps.

1.Click the Topology Display icon on the Topology Map toolbar.

The Topology Display dialog box displays with the name of the current background image in the Image list. The Image lists includes all imported background images.

2.Click Import.

The Open dialog box displays.

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