HP Netsight manual Creating Network Maps

Contents

Chapter 6	Creating Network Maps
	Working with Maps	6-1
	About the Map View	6-2
	About Submap Icons	6-3
	About GoTo Symbols	6-4
	Map and Device Status Conditions	6-4
	Building Your Network Map	6-6
	Adding a Folder	6-6
	Renaming a Folder	6-7
	Adding a New Map	6-7
	Setting Basic Map Options	6-9
	Editing Map Properties	6-12
	Adding a Submap	6-13
	Generating Submaps Automatically	6-15
	Changing a Submap Link	6-17
	Adding a GoTo Symbol	6-18
	Importing an MRM Map	6-20
	Setting MRM Import Options	6-20
	Importing a Map	6-21
	Adding Network Elements to your Map	6-23
	Adding a Device Directly to a Map	6-23
	Customizing Your Map	6-26
	Using Non-manageable Symbols	6-27
	Placing a Symbol Icon	6-27
	Editing Symbol Properties	6-28
	Using Connections	6-33
	Using Lines and Shapes	6-34
	Using Text	6-37
	Adding Object Notes	6-39
	Adding Notes to Multiple Nodes	6-42
	Changing the Layout of Map Objects	6-42
	Layering Items in a Map	6-43
	Align Left, Right, Top, or Bottom	6-43
	Space Evenly (Horizontally or Vertically)	6-44
	Make Same Width, Height, or Size	6-45
	Align Objects in Grid	6-46
	Align Objects in Ring	6-46
	Using Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)	6-47
	Embedding an Object in a Map File	6-49
	Creating an Object Link	6-52
	Adding an Object Package	6-52
	Editing Object Data	6-53
	Updating a Link	6-54
	Converting an Object	6-56
	Working with Linked and Embedded Objects	6-57
	Editing Your Map	6-58
	Protecting Your Maps from Editing: The Lock Feature	6-60
	Managing Maps and Folders	6-61
	Opening and Closing Maps and Folders	6-61

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