9.1 A practical example of using node groups
This section explains how to configure node groups by way of a practical example.
- Node groups to be configured:
My Network: A top level container node group containing other node groups
USA: An intermediate container node group containing other node groups
Colorado: A node group containing nodes located in Colorado
In this example, Colorado is the only node group that contains nodes.
Note the following:
It is a best practice to design your node group map layout ahead of time.
It is a best practice to configure one set of node and interface groups for network monitoring. Configure a different set of node groups for network visualization through maps.
NNMi provides more than one way to configure node groups and node group maps. After you become familiar with the steps described in this document, you might find more efficient ways to create subsequent node groups and node group maps.
This section guides you through the following steps for configuring node groups and node group maps.
- Creating node groups
Step 1: Create the My Network node group.
Step 2: Create the USA node group.
Step 3: Create the Colorado node group using filters.
Step 4: View the node group members to check the node group filter results.
Step 5: Set up the node group hierarchy for the My Network node group.
Step 6: Establish the node group hierarchy for the USA Node group.
Parent node groups might not contain any nodes, and instead they might contain only child node groups in the definition. In this example, the My Network and USA node groups are parent node groups that contain only child node groups.
- Configuring the node group maps
Step 1: Create the node group maps.
Step 2: View the node group maps.
Step 3: Configure node group status.
Step 4: Configure node group map ordering.
Step 5: Add a background image to a node group map.
- Organization of this section