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Arranging devices on the topology map

As Optivity Switch Manager discovers devices, they are briefly arranged by default in a column (top to bottom/left to right) on the topology map. The figure below shows the Optivity Switch Manager contents pane after a seed address was located. This topology map is difficult to read. You can manually or automatically adjust the layout.

Figure 8 :  Optivity Switch Manager display before Layout command

To view the network topology in a useful format, you must arrange the devices either automatically or manually.

To automatically arrange the topology map:

To manually arrange the devices discovered in the network topology:

Drag the node to a desired location on the topology map.

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