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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2019
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Visualization of a topology of a network is provided. An aspect includes receiving, via a user interface, user-inputted device information for a first device. The first device has a first device type. An aspect also includes populating a map view window of a user interface screen with a graphical representation of the first device, and receiving, via the user interface, connector information for a user-inputted connector that connects the first device with a graphical representation of a second device in the map view window. The second device has a second device type that is different than the first device type. Upon receiving the connector information, an aspect further includes searching a database for device information for the second device, and validating, from the user-inputted device information of the first device and the device information of the second device, compatibility of the first device and the second device.