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Configure the Connectivity to be Displayed for a Node Group Map

The Connectivity Tab of the Node Group Map Settings form enables you to specify the level of connectivity to be displayed on the Node Group map. You also specify the connections that you want to display.

Tip See also the nnmtopoquery.ovpl Reference Page. Use this command-line tool to list all connected neighbor interfaces for a specified node.

  1. Configure the connectivity information for this Node Group Map Settings definition (see table).
  2. Click  Save and Close to save and apply your changes.
Connectivity Attributes
Attribute Description
Connectivity Type

Connectivity Type determines the type of connectivity to display between nodes in the Node Group Map view.

By default, NNMi displays the Layer 2 connectivity between nodes when displaying a Node Group Map view. Possible values include:

  • None - Choose this if you do not want any connectivity displayed on the map.
  • Layer 2 - Uses Layer 2 connectivity when displaying devices in a Node Group Map view. This connectivity is used by default when positioning node locations on a Node Group Map.
  • Layer 3 - Uses Layer 3 connectivity when displaying devices on a Node Group Map view.
Only for Layer 3 or None Connectivity Types (Optional)

Add L2 Subnet Connections

If you specify Layer 3 or None as the Connectivity Type, this option specifies that you want to include any subnet connections determined by IPv4 Subnet Connections Rules.

See Configure Subnet Connection Rules for more information.

Add L2 User Connection Edits

If you specify Layer 3 or None as the Connectivity Type, specifies that you want to include any Layer 2 Connections added using the NNMi nnmconnedit.ovpl command to add or delete connection data.

See Add or Delete a Layer 2 Connection  for more information.

End Points Filter (Optional)
Interface Group

Use this option, if you want to reduce the connectivity endpoints on the Node Group Map.

The Interface Group you select defines the Interface Group to which an interface must belong to be used to connect a Node Group to a Node Group or a Node to a Node Group.

NNMi displays Layer 2 endpoints that are interfaces in the group. NNMi displays Layer 3 endpoints that are IP addresses associated with interfaces in the group.

Node Group Connectivity (Optional)
Nodes to Node Group

Select this check box if you want Node to Node Group connectivity to appear on the Node Group map.

Note By default, this option is not enabled.

Node Groups to Node Groups

Select this check box if you want Node Group to Node Group connectivity to appear on the Node Group map.

Note By default, this option is not enabled.

Node Group Neighbor Connectivity (Optional)
Show Neighbor Connections

Enabling will add additional selected one hop neighbors that are connected to nodes in the Node Group but are not themselves members of the Node Group. The icons for those one-hop neighbors appear with a gray halo around the icon, for example:

Node Group Filter

Specify Node Group Neighbor filter to limit which one-hop neighbors display.

If the specified Node Group contains Child Node Groups, NNMi ignores members of the Child Node Groups when applying the filter.

To review the currently defined Device Filters, navigate to Configuration workspace → Object Groups → Node Groups. Select the appropriate Node Group definition and look on the Device Filters tab.

Tip If this attribute value is empty, NNMi uses the direct members of Networking Infrastructure Devices Node Group (not any Child Node Group members).