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Network Management Extended
- name:
- Network management extended
- description:
- Provides advanced classes for network management
- version:
- 1.1.0
- release:
- 2021-04-01
- TeemIp:
- 2.7
- code:
- teemip-network-mgmt-extended
- state:
- stable
- keyword:
- CMDB, Network
- dependencies:
- teemip-network-mgmt, teemip-config-mgmt-adaptor
- download:
- teemip-network-mgmt-extended-1.1.0-202.zip
- git hub:
- teemip-network-mgmt-extended
This extension adds to TeemIp data model a few advanced classes dedicated to the network world.
This module is embedded by default in TeemIp standalone. It can be deployed as an extension with TeemIp as a module.
Revision History
| Version | Release Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0.0 | 2022-01-11 | TeemIp / iTop 3.x compatible version Status of IPs is now handled when attached to or detached from a Network Cluster |
| 1.1.0 | 2021-04-01 | Sample data have been added to the extension. VLAN model has been enhanced with new attributes - Tag is now an integer: beware when migrating ! Align extension structure with new guidelines |
| 1.0.0 | 2020-12-11 | Initial revision |
Features
With TeemIp Network Management Extended:
- Group interfaces together through Aggregate Links,
- Manage high availability, high performance or load balancing clusters,
- Add components like power supplies, management boards… to network devices,
- Use topological object to manage speeds, layer 2 protocols and connectors on your IP Interfaces.
Licensing
The TeemIp Network Management Extended extension is licensed under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation. This gives you legal permission to copy, distribute and/or modify TeemIp under certain conditions. Read the ’license.txt’ file in the TeemIp distribution. TeemIp is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Limitations
There is no specific limitations with that extension.
Requirements
There is no specific requirement with that extension. TeemIp Network Management Extended is anyway already embedded in TeemIp standalone starting with TeemIp 2.7.
When installed on an iTop application, make sure that 'IPAM for iTop' is installed as well.
Installation
Installation on a TeemIp standalone is done with the application itself, through the setup.
When adding the module on an iTop application, follow the Standard installation process.
Configuration
No specific configuration is required in TeemIp's configuration file or in IP configs for that extension.
Aggregate Link
Should you need to group several physical interfaces on your network device to model trunking in the HP world or Ether Channel in the Cisco one, the Aggregate Link class will allow you to do so.
1:1 relation to be documented
Aggregate Link Properties
| Name | Type | Mandatory? |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
| MAC address | Formated alphanumeric string | No |
| Protocol | Foreign key to a(n) Layer 2 Protocol | No |
| Status | Possible values: Active, Inactive | No |
| Device | Foreign key to a(n) Network Device | Yes |
| Peer aggregate | Foreign key to a(n) peer aggregate | No |
| Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
| Tab | Description |
|---|---|
| Physical interfaces | All the physical interfaces that make the aggregate |
Displaying an Aggregate Link
In the Overview menu of the Configuration Management module, find the Network group and the Aggregate Link dashlet within that group. Click on it and select the item you are interested in:
TeemIp will handle the relation with a peer aggregate like a 1:1 relation. When the link is set on one Aggregate Link, it is automatically set on the other side and when it is removed, it is automatically removed from the other side as well.
Cluster Network
This class allows you to group network devices together to create a high availability, high performance or load balancing cluster.
Cluster Network Properties
| Name | Type | Mandatory? |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
| Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
| Status | Possible values: Implementation, Production | No |
| Business criticality | Possible values: Low, Medium, High | No |
| More Information | ||
| Type | Possible values: High availability, High performance, Load balancing | No |
| Mode | Possible values: Active / Active, Active / Passive, Active / Standby | No |
| Dates | ||
| Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
| Other information | ||
| Description | Multiline character string | 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 |
| Nodes | List of all network devices within the cluster (1) |
| IP Addresses | List of all IP addresses used by the cluster |
| Devices | List of all the devices connected to this cluster network (2) |
- (1) The role (Ative or Standby) that appears on the link between a node and the cluster is defined at the node side.
- (2) This list is actually automatically computed from the list of CIs connected to each of the nodes of the cluster. The list doesn't check if the CIs are connected to each of the nodes. This is however what TeemIp considers for its impact analysis.
Creating a new Cluster Network
Click on the “New CI” menu, then select “Cluster Network” in the form below:
And click “Apply” to display the Cluster Network creation form:
When listing the nodes, redundancy parameters can be set so that impact analysis can take availability of all cluster members into consideration.
The extension changes a bit the way impact analysis on network devices is done. If a network device belongs to a cluster, then the CIs attached to it will not be directly impacted by it any more but through the cluster. This is what highlights the picture below.
Network Device Component
Network devices may be made of different components: power supplies, management board… That class allow you to register them in TeemIp's CMDB.
Network Device Component Properties
| 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 |
| Business criticality | Possible values: Low, Medium; High | No |
| Location | Foreign key to a(n) Location | No |
| Network Device | Foreign key to a(n) Network Device | No |
| More Information | ||
| Brand | Foreign key to a(n) Brand | No |
| Model | Foreign key to a(n) Model | No |
| Serial number | Alphanumeric string | No |
| Asset number | Alphanumeric string | No |
| Dates | ||
| Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
| Purchase date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
| End of warranty | Date (year-month-day) | No |
| Other information | ||
| Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
| Tab | Description |
|---|---|
| Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
| Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Displaying a Network Device Component
In the Overview menu of the Configuration Management module, find the Network Device Component dashlet, click on it and select the item you are interested in:
VLAN
TeemIp Network Management Extended alters and enhances the Virtual LAN class properties but leaves the tabs unchanged.
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 | No |
| Type | Possible values: MAC address based, Network based, Port based, Protocol based | No |
| 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 |
| Interfaces' IPs | IPs of all logical and physical interfaces attached to the VLAN |
Displaying a VLAN
In the Overview menu of the Configuration Management module, find the Network group, click on it and select the item you are interested in the list:
When migrating from previous version, the extension will copy the old 'VLAN tag' attribute in the name and will preset the tag to '0'. A CSV export / import needs to be done in order to correct the VLAN's name and set the proper Tag value.
Typology Elements
Three new typological elements are brought by the extension:
| Name | Description | Attributes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interface Connector | Physical connector used on a physical interface | Name, Description, List of physical interfaces using it | RJ45 |
| Layer 2 Protocol | Layer 2 protocol used on a network interface | Name, Description, List of network interfaces using it | Ethernet, Trunking |
| Interface Speed | Speed available on a network interface | Name, Description, List of network interfaces using it | 10 Gb/s |
The extension groups network specific typological elements in a dedicated dashlet.
These typological elements change the different interfaces as follows:
Logical Interface
- Speed attribute (string) is replaced by a foreign key toward a Interface Speed,
- Foreign key toward Layer 2 Protocol is added
Network Device Virtual Interface
- Speed attribute (string) is replaced by a foreign key toward a Interface Speed,
- Foreign key toward Layer 2 Protocol is added
Physical Interface
- Speed attribute (string) is replaced by a foreign key toward a Interface Speed,
- Foreign key toward Layer 2 Protocol is added
- Foreign key toward Connector is added
Note that the extension adds as well a foreign key toward an Aggregate Link.
extensions/teemip-network-mgmt-extended.1641893670.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/01/11 10:34 by cnaud