The Topologies page of the Fabric Services System GUI allows you to:
view a list of topologies already loaded into the system
examine any single topology in more detail, either in a graphical view or as a JSON
file
begin creating a new fabric intent based on a selected topology
delete a topology from the system
export a selected topology to a JSON file
Figure 1. Topologies page
Table 1. Topologies page elements
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Description
1
This area lists all of the topologies that have been imported into
the system.
2
Topology actions: these are actions available for individual
topologies in the list.
Open: opens a new form displaying a
graphical view of the topology, showing its constituent nodes
and their links. From this form you can open a JSON view of the
same topology, and export that data to a .json file.
Delete...: deletes the selected topology
from the list.
Note: Deleting a topology
does not affect any fabric intents that are already using
that topology. The topology data for that fabric is fully
captured in the fabric intent configuration.
Create a Fabric Intent: Opens the Fabric
Intents page for the creation of a new fabric intent based on a
manual topology, and already configured to use the selected
topology file as its basis. See Creating a fabric intent using a manual topology. If you used
this method to create your fabric intent, you can begin that
procedure at step 6 because the template and the topology are already selected
for you.
3
Import topology button: use this button to
import a new topology in the form of a JSON file.
4
Topology count: the number of topologies
currently displayed in the list.
Table 2. Topologies page columns
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Description
Name
The name assigned to the topology, based on the name element in the
originating topology file.
Description
The description of the topology based on the description element
within the originating topology file, if present.
Node count
The number of nodes within the topology.
Created
The date on which the topology was imported into the Fabric Services
System.
The topology view
When viewing an individual topology, the Topology View page displays.
Figure 2. Topology view
Table 3. Topologies page elements
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Description
1
This area shows a graphical representation of the
topology.
