The Network Management menu allows to configure network devices and manage its performance. It shows data on network elements such as device information, image upgrade, license information, network configuration and so on.

This menu has the following sub-menus:

The Inventory page provides options used to administer the network devices. It displays all the known network devices for this controller and helps with the mounting of the devices on the domain controller.

Icons located at the top-right of the table are primarily used to mount network devices, monitor operational progress, and for bulk execution.

This page shows the devices that are configured on the domain controller. You can mount/connect or unmount/disconnect the registered devices.

In the IP Maestro home page, click Network Management > Inventory.

The Inventory page is displayed with the following details:

You can mount one or many devices on the domain controller. Each network device is known as a mount point and each mount point must be configured and registered to the controller.

The new device is configured.

You can discover and mount several devices on the Inventory page by specifying the start range and the end range of the device IPs.

The selected devices are mounted on the Inventory page.

You can unmount one or many devices that are mounted.

The device(s) must be mounted.

You can import the Comma Separated Value (CSV) files to the Inventory page. The Import and Export features allow you to save and restore your registered devices. This feature also allows offline customization through custom imports of CSV file.

The selected CSV files are imported. This enables you to configure a large number of devices at once.

You can export the current device details in a CSV format. The Import and Export features allow you to save and restore your registered devices. This feature also allows offline customization via custom imports. This file format is comma-separated values (CSV).

Ensure that the device already exists and is configured on the domain controller.

The devices’ details are exported as CSV files in Excel format. You can open these CSV files on Notepad for better representation.

You can monitor the progress of various operations such as Image Upgrade, License Installation, Config Backup, and Config Restore on a device using the icon at the top right of the table.

Image Upgrade is a feature that supports the upgrade of OcNOS image on a device being managed by IP Maestro. It provides a feature that enables IP Maestro to download and upgrade the software on devices. The images are created and managed externally from IP Maestro and are made available via a published repository. The portal is then used to navigate through the public folder in search of the appropriate image. The user selects the image file for the targeted device. For more information, refer to the section Upgrade New Image.

Install License is a feature that enables IP Maestro to manage device node licenses. The binary license files are created and managed externally from IP Maestro and are made available via a published repository. The portal is then used to navigate through the public folder in search of the appropriate license. The user selects the license file based on its name, which is the serial number of the targeted device. On selecting the device and license, the portal is used to notify the device as to where the license is located. The device will then retrieve and activate the license. For more information, refer to the section Install License.

Config Backup is used to back up Device Configuration for a single device or the entire network. A customized data table is used to define and manage the targeted devices.

The managed network devices are configured using YANG modules and each device contains its own modules. The Config Backup feature is used to store these device configurations (which can be restored at a later date). When a device is backed up, all the configurations are grouped and assigned a label. The label is then used to restore a specifically labeled backup. For more information, refer to the section Configure New Backup.

Config Restore is used to back up and restore Device Configuration for a single device or the entire network. A customized data table is used to define and manage the targeted devices.

The managed network devices are configured using YANG modules and each device contains its own modules. This feature is used to replace device configurations that were previously backed up. For more information, refer to the section Configure Restore.

The image is a binary file that is installed on the OcNOS device. During the upgrade process, the image is first downloaded to the device. The actual installation however is performed according to the scheduled installation time. One or more registered devices can be selected for image upgrade at the same time. This two-step process is executed automatically.

Ensure that the device already exists and is configured on the domain controller.

The following details are displayed for Image Upgrade Progress:

The new image upgrade is configured.

You can edit an image that is installed on the device.

Ensure that the device already exists and is configured on the domain controller.

The image upgrade is edited.

You can perform bulk upgrade of images for selected devices.

Ensure that the device already exists and is configured on the domain controller.

The image upgrade is configured for the selected device(s)

You can import the CSV files to the Image Upgrade page. The Import and Export features allow you to save and restore your upgraded images. This feature also allows offline customization via custom imports. This file format is comma-separated values (CSV).

The selected CSV files are imported on the Image Upgrade Progress menu. This enables you to configure a large number of images in one go.

You can export the current device details in a CSV format. The Import and Export features allow you to save and restore your upgraded images. This feature also allows offline customization via custom imports. This file format is CSV.

Ensure that the device already exists and is configured on the domain controller.

The devices’ details are exported as CSV files in Excel format. You can open these CSV files in Notepad for a better representation.

To cancel the scheduled image upgrade for all selected devices, you must delete the details from the Image Upgrade page.

The image upgrade details are applied on the mounted devices.

The scheduled image upgrade gets canceled for all the selected devices.

To install license on a selected device, follow the steps mentioned below:

Alternatively, to install license on bulk devices at a time, follow these steps:

To edit an available license, follow the steps mentioned below:

Config Backup can be used to back up Device Configuration for a single device or the entire network.It is used to store the device configurations to be restored at a later date. When a device is backed up, all the configurations are grouped and assigned a label. The label is then used to restore a specifically labeled backup.

To define an immediate backup, click the Action icon to the right of the device row and click Operations > Config Backup. The Config Backup dialog box is displayed. Enter the appropriate information as follows:

Ensure that the devices are already mounted and registered on the domain controller.

The Config Backup Progress menu is displayed with the following information:

The new backup is configured.

You can schedule a backup of the registered devices.

The new schedule is updated.

You can view the backup history and the formatted configuration of the already configured and created backup and backup schedules.

The comparing configuration process allows you to compare the configurations of the backup labels of the selected modules.

Config Restore can be used to back up and restore images for a single device or the entire network.

When a device is restored, the previous configuration is removed and replaced with the new set of configurations.

To define a restore, in the Inventory screen, click the Action icon to the right of the device row and click Operations > Config Restore. In the Config Restore dialog box that is displayed, enter the appropriate information as follows:

Click Apply to apply the changes.

The new restore is configured.

In the Inventory home page, every device row contains the icon to the right which enables the following actions:

This menu is used to represent a topology view of the network based on Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). The map consists of nodes and edges where each node represents a registered network device and shows connections between each node using bidirectional edges.

The devices that are configured can be viewed in the topology. The LLDP topology is a vendor-neutral link layer protocol used by network devices. It is used for advertising their identity, capabilities, and neighbors on a local area network based on IEEE 802 technology, principally, wired Ethernet. The LLDP topology is configured on the domain controller.

The following list describes some of the key features and functionalities:

The configured devices are shown on the Topology page as follows:

Ensure that the configured devices (through the device registration process) are available and connected.

You can customize nodes and links of the configured devices as follows:

Ensure that the configured devices (through the device registration process) are available.

You can view the dashboards from a device level by right-clicking the configured device in the Topology menu.

Ensure that the configured devices are available.

Terminals are web-based command-line applications to access the devices from which you can directly connect to the OcNOS device over Secure Shell Protocol (SSH). This is a fully-featured terminal emulator that can be used to gain direct access to a shell on any device on the network using an SSH connection.

Ensure that the configured devices (through the device registration process) are available.