About the Working Models Page

Tasks You Can Perform

• View the list of network models that have been uploaded or imported.

• Generate a topology map of a model—To generate the topology map of a model, select the model and click the Open button. You can view the topology map. For more information, see About the Offline Topology Page.

• Simulate error scenarios—Simulate failure scenarios in the network and to see how your network reacts, select the network model and click the Simulation button. For information, see Exhaustive Failure Simulation.

• View Reports—To understand how your network reacted to a failure scenario, click the Reports button. For more information, see View Reports.

• Create a model—To upload the JSON or. gz format file of the live network from your local system, click the + icon. For more information see Create an Offline Network.

• Save a network model—To save a network model or changes made to the network model, click More > Save Model. This is required for failure simulation to consider the latest changes in the model.

• Export a model—To export a model to your local system, click More > Export. The file is saved to your local system.

• Import from live network—To create an offline network model using a live network file onboarded to Routing Director (Observability > Topology), click More > Import From Live Network.

• You can also perform the following tasks on this page:

  • Sort, resize, or re-arrange columns in a table (grid).

  • Show or hide columns in the table or reset page preferences, using the vertical ellipsis menu.

  • Search by using keywords—Click the search icon (magnifying glass), enter the search term in the text box, and press Enter. The search results are displayed on the same page.

  • Filter the data displayed in the table—Click the filter icon (funnel) and select whether you want to show or hide advanced filters. You can then add or remove filter criteria, save criteria as a filter, apply or clear filters, and so on. The filtered results are displayed on the same page.

  • Set the number of rows (15, 30, 50, or 100) to be displayed in the table in the Display drop-down list provided at the bottom right-corner of the table. If there are multiple pages of rows, use the arrow heads to traverse through the pages or enter a page number to view the entries listed on that page.

  • For more information, see GUI Overview.

Field Descriptions

Table 1 lists the fields on the Working Models page.