in yellow. This means that if any of these highlighted elements are removed from the network, klu2e may have difficulty functioning.

Figure 49 Showing the Impact of an Element

However, the Show Impact feature not only displays the elements on which an element is dependent, but it also displays the other elements dependent on it. For example, assume you right-clicked a switch and selected Show Impact from the menu. Each highlighted element would include its dependent elements, such as the hosts, applications, and storage systems connected to it. These elements might have difficulty communicating with one another if the switch was removed.

Likewise, if you decided to show the impact of a host, each highlighted element would not only include its dependent elements, such as its applications, but also the elements on which it is dependent, such as switches.

Use the following table as a guideline to help you in determining whether the highlighted elements are dependent or required.

282 Viewing Element Topology and Properties