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2_x:datamodel:teemip-network-mgmt

Network

The Network Management module is a mandatory module of TeemIP. It groups the CIs that are closely linked to network: existing ones that are inherited from iTop (Network interfaces and VLANs) and new ones available in TeemIP only (WAN links, DNS domains, AS numbers…).

Overview of all CIs that belong to the module are displayed under from the Network submenu of the standard CMDB overview menu.

Network Interface

Five types of network interfaces can be defined: fiber channels, physical or logical interfaces, virtual interfaces for network devices and aggregate links

Creating a new Network Interface

In the Overview menu of the Configuration Management module, find the Network group and click on “Create a new Network Interface”. Then select the interface type in the form below:

Fiber Channel Interface

A Fiber Channel Interface, is a network interface to a high-speed network technology primarily used for connecting shared storage devices (Storage Systems in TeemIP).

Fiber Channel Interface Properties

Name Type Mandatory?
General Information
Name Alphanumeric string Yes
Status Possible values: Active, Inactive No
Device Foreign key to a(n) Datacenter Device Yes
More Information
Speed Decimal value (could be negative) No
Topology Alphanumeric string No
WWN Alphanumeric string No

Creating a new Fiber Channel Interface

Once Fiber Channel interface is selected in the interface type selection box, click apply to display the creation form:

Logical Interface

A network interface for a Virtual Machine.

Logical Interface Properties

Name Type Mandatory?
General Information
Name Alphanumeric string Yes
Status Possible values: Active, Inactive No
Virtual machine Foreign key to a(n) Virtual Machine Yes
Comment Multiline character string No
More Information
MAC address Formated alphanumeric string No
Speed Foreign key to a(n) Interface Speed
Brought by the Network Management Extended extension
No
Protocol Foreign key to a(n) Layer 2 Protocol
Brought by the Network Management Extended extension
No
MAC address can be entered following 01:23:45:67:89:ab or 01-23-45-67-89-ab or 0123.4567.89ab format but is displayed according to choice made in Global IP Settings for the organization.
TeemIp replaces the IP Address field that appears in iTop data model by a list of IPs that may contain several pointers to IPs defined in TeemIP data model. The list appears in the following tab.
IPs can be attached to an interface regardless their status, even already allocated. This is to reflect the situation where, for instance, an IP address is set on different router interfaces.

Tabs

Tab Description
VLANs VLANs that the interface is connected to
VRFs VRFs that the interface is connected to
IP Addresses IP Addresses (v4 or v6) that are hosted on the interface

There is no limitation in the number of IPv4s and / or IPv6s that a logical interface can host.

Displaying a Logical Interface

In a list of logical interfaces, select the one you are interested in:

Physical Interface

A physical network interface on a physical server, as opposed to virtual interfaces that are defined at the software level either in operating systems or virtual machines.

Physical Interface Properties

Name Type Mandatory?
General Information
Name Alphanumeric string Yes
Status Possible values: Active, Inactive, Obsolete, Stock No
Device Foreign key to a(n) Connectable CI Yes
Comment Multiline character string No
Wiring Information
Please, refer to the Cable Management extension
More Information
MAC address Formated alphanumeric string No
Speed Foreign key to a(n) Interface Speed
Brought by the Network Management Extended extension
No
Protocol Foreign key to a(n) Layer 2 Protocol
Brought by the Network Management Extended extension
No
MAC address can be entered following 01:23:45:67:89:ab or 01-23-45-67-89-ab or 0123.4567.89ab format but is displayed according to choice made in Global IP Settings for the organization.
TeemIP replaces the IP Address field that appears in iTop data model by a list of IPs that may contain several pointers to IPs defined in TeemIP data model. The list appears in the following tab.
IPs can be attached to an interface regardless their status, even if already allocated. This is to reflect the situation where, for instance, an IP address is set on different router interfaces.

Tabs

Tab Description
VLANs VLANs to which this interface is connected
VRFs VRFs to which this interface is connected
IP Addresses IP Addresses (v4 or v6) that are hosted on the interface
Cable Cable connected to the interface
Brought by the Cable Management extension

There is no limitation in the number of IPv4s and / or IPv6s that a logical interface can host.

Creating a new Physical Interface

Once Physical interface is selected in the interface type selection box, click apply to display the creation form:

Network Device Virtual Interface

A virtual interface on a (physical) network devices. This type of interface coexists with physical interfaces on such devices.

Physical Interface Properties

Name Type Mandatory?
General Information
Name Alphanumeric string Yes
Status Possible values: Active, Inactive, Obsolete, Stock No
Network Device Foreign key to a(n) Network Device Yes
Comment Multiline character string No
More Information
MAC address Formated alphanumeric string No
Speed Foreign key to a(n) Interface Speed
Brought by the Network Management Extended extension
No
Protocol Foreign key to a(n) Layer 2 Protocol
Brought by the Network Management Extended extension
No
MAC address can be entered following 01:23:45:67:89:ab or 01-23-45-67-89-ab or 0123.4567.89ab format but is displayed according to choice made in Global IP Settings for the organization.
IPs can be attached to an interface regardless their status, even if already allocated. This is to reflect the situation where, for instance, an IP address is set on different router interfaces.

Tabs

Tab Description
VLANs VLANs to which this interface is connected
VRFs VRFs to which this interface is connected
IP Addresses IP Addresses (v4 or v6) that are hosted on the interface

There is no limitation in the number of IPv4s and / or IPv6s that a network device virtual interface can host.

Displaying a Network Device Virtual Interface

In a list of Network Device Virtual Interface, select the one yo are interested in.

VLAN

A Virtual LAN is used to group together in a logical way networks Subnets and Physical Interfaces that participate in the same VLAN.

VLAN Properties

Name Type Mandatory?
Tag Integer Yes
Name Alphanumeric string No
Organization Foreign key to a(n) Organization Yes
Status Possible values: Reserved, Unused, Used Yes
Type Possible values: MAC address based, Network based, Port based, Protocol based Yes
Description Multiline character string No

Tabs

Tab Description
Subnets Subnets (v4 or v6) which are part of this VLAN
Physical network interfaces Physical interfaces which are part of this VLAN
Logical network interfaces Logical interfaces which are part of this VLAN
Network device virtual interfaces Network device virtual interfaces which are part of this VLAN
Interfaces' IPs IPs of all logical and physical interfaces attached to the VLAN

Displaying a VLAN

In the Networking overview of the Configuration Management module, list the VLANs from the dedicated badge and select the item that you are interested in.

Wide Area Network links are used to connect remote locations together.

Name Type Mandatory?
General Information
Name Alphanumeric string Yes
Organization Foreign key to a(n) Organization Yes
Status Possible values: implementation, obsolete, production, stock No
Description Multiline character string No
Administrative Information
Carrier Foreign key to a(n) Organization No
Carrier Reference Alphanumeric string No
Internal Reference Alphanumeric string No
Locations
Location #1 Foreign key to a(n) Location No
Location #2 Foreign key to a(n) Location No
Network Information
Type Foreign key to a(n) WAN Type No
Rate Alphanumeric string No
Burst Rate Alphanumeric string No
Underlying Rate Alphanumeric string No
Network interface #1 Foreign key to a(n) Network Interface No
Network interface #2 Foreign key to a(n) Network Interface No
Date Information
Order date Date (year-month-day) No
Move to production date Date (year-month-day) No
Renewal date Date (year-month-day) No
Decommissioning date Date (year-month-day) No

Tabs

Tab Description
Contacts All the contacts for this configuration item
Documents All the documents linked to this configuration item
Application solutions All the application solutions for this configuration item
Active Tickets All the tickets for this configuration item

In the Networking overview of the Configuration Management module, list the WAN links from the dedicated badge and select the item that you are interested in

Domain

This class modelizes the well known domains from the Domain Name Service.

Domain Properties

Name Type Mandatory?
General Information
Organization Foreign key to a(n) Organization Yes
Delegated from Foreign key to a(n) Organization No
Parent Foreign key to a(n) Domain No
Name Alphanumeric string Yes
Description Alphanumeric string No
Requestor Foreign key to a(n) Person No
Release date Date (year-month-day) No
Administrative Information
Internet Registrar Foreign key to a(n) Organization No
Start date Date (year-month-day) No
End date Date (year-month-day) No
Renewal Possible values: automatic, manual, non applicable No

Tabs

Tab Description
Hosts Hosts that belong to the domain (see detail below)
Child domains All sub domains directly below in the domain tree
Related Zones All the zones related to the domain

Listing Domains

The Domain badge available in the Networking overview or the shortcut under the DNS Management menu display all the domains of the selected organization or all domains registered in the application if no organization is selected.

The Search tab will shorten the list according to the filtering elements you'll define in it.

Displaying Tree

Display can be switched from the listing view to tree view through the Display Tree action in the Other Actions menu.

When no default organization is selected, a tree per existing organization is displayed. Otherwise, only the tree that corresponds to the selected organization is displayed.

Display can be switched back to the listing view through the Display List action available in the Other Actions menu.

Displaying a Domain

From the list or the tree view, just click on the item that you are interested in:

The Hosts tab displays the hosts that are directly or indirectly attached to the domain. Three filters can be applied to that list. Display may contain:

  • the hosts that belong to the domain and its children,
  • the hosts attached to child domains only,
  • the hosts directly attached to the domain only

These filters are selected directly in the Hosts tab:

Delegate

A domain belonging to an organization can be delegated to another organization. This can only be done if the domain already exists. Delegation is not available at creation time. Conditions to delegate a domain are:

  • The domain doesn't contain any host nor sub-domain,
  • The domain is not associated to a DNS zone.

By default, a domain can only be delegated to a child organization. However, this restriction can be lifted by the Delegate domains to children organizations only parameter defined in the Global IP Settings.

In order to delegate a domain, click on the Delegate action of the Other Actions menu. The following display appears:

If all delegation conditions are met, domain is effectively delegated once the Apply button is pressed.

Un-Delegate

A delegated domain can be returned to its original owner organization with the Un-delegate action. Condition to remove a delegation on a domain is that the domain has no host, no sub-domain and no zone associated zone. If these conditions are met, delegation is removed straight away.

AS Number

Autonomous System (AS) Number used by various routing protocols.

AS Number Properties

Name Type Mandatory?
General Information
Name Alphanumeric string Yes
Number Alphanumeric string No
Organization Foreign key to a(n) Organization Yes
Description Multiline character string No
Adlinistrative Information
Registrar Foreign key to a(n) Organization No
Whois Absolute or relative URL as a text string No
Registration date Date (year-month-day) No
End date Date (year-month-day) No
Renewal date Date (year-month-day) No

Tabs

Tab Description
Contacts All the contacts for this configuration item
Documents All the documents linked to this configuration item
Active Tickets All the tickets for this configuration item

Creating a new AS Number

In the Networking overview of the Configuration Management module, click on the Edit icon of the AS Number badge to display the creation form.

VRF

These items modelize VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) objects used within routing protocols.

VRF Properties

Name Type Mandatory?
General Information
Organization Foreign key to a(n) Organization Yes
Name Alphanumeric string Yes
Description Multiline character string No
Route Distinguisher Alphanumeric string No
Route Target Alphanumeric string No

Tabs

Tab Description
Subnets All the subnets attached to this configuration item
Physical network interfaces Physical network interfaces attached to the VRF
Logical network interfaces Logical interfaces attached to the VRF
Interfaces' IPs IPs of all logical and physical interfaces attached to the VRF
Active Tickets All the tickets for this VRF

Creating a new VRF

In the Networking overview of the Configuration Management module, list the VRFs from the dedicated badge and select the item that you are interested in.

2_x/datamodel/teemip-network-mgmt.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/03 15:32 by cnaud