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Network Atlas Overhaul

Think it's time for Network Atlas to adopt new features as well as a new interface !!

It seriously lacks graphical capabilities.

Features to be added -

  • New icon libraries with the feature to add custom ones
  • Selection of graphics for a group of devices (eg all routers) - currently it is one at a time.
  • Sizing of graphics
  • Align object icons to grid
  •  I would recommend making a Feature Request for Heat Maps on a separate thread.

    In Orion Maps today you can use the Insert Image or Background options to include a Rack or Floor Plan and nest those maps as you discussed above.  

    Please vote on Permissions here: https://thwack.solarwinds.com/t5/THWACK-Feature-Request/Orion-Maps-permissions/m-p/594862

  • Also want permissions to be changed/added to each of the Orion maps.

    Ie not a "per user view"

    and want the option for nested maps and cisco heat maps.

  • I really want the Heat Map feature brought across please.

    I know it hasnt really been mentioned but its really useful.

    I'd also like for "physical rack layouts" to be something that could be added and also

    Floor plan.

    Maybe have a floor plan and a nested map that shows all devices in a rack as a group?

    ie group is shown on floor plan, rack is in that location, you click on the "group" and it changes to a rack layout with all of your kit and can alternate between front and rear view and hover over ports and it shows you CDP or LLDP neighbours.

  • This particular request has had a wealth of amazing feedback. I believe with the latest release of Orion Maps, a massive amount of these asks have been incorporated to the feature.  

    Please take a look at - An Orion Map to Success!

    Lets get some new Feature Requests out there on what you need to see next.  

  •  - we certainly wish we could flip a switch but good news is just around the corner.  If items such as implementing font colors or icon sizes is what you need.  I think you will be pleasantly surprised with the latest edition.  Stay tuned.  

  • 2020 and it's still too basic. Simple things like implementing font colors or icon sizes... 

  • Absolutely something we are thinking about - thanks for generating the FR.  I am now following. 

  • Thanks jblankjblank for providing feedback.

    We did just go to 2019.4 and had been on 2018.4 for almost a week prior.  So I am still new to Orion Maps.

    I am not using Network Atlas today but had in the past at other companies.

    I did not previously see that the Map sub-view was available for Groups but had seen it for Nodes.  This is good to know and thanks for pointing it out.

    And the Maps sub-view is good for users to play with Mapping the way they want to see it but what I really wanted was a widget, that is contextual based or can just display a different map of my choosing on a per Group basis.  Hopefully that will be added in the future so I can take advantage of that as well.

    I have created Orion Map Resource allowing per Group Map Feature Request in hopes of helping the process along.

  • There are a couple of ways this can be accomplished Mike.  First, we know that Groups in general need some tweaking and hope to get to that in a future release. 

    For now, if you are leveraging Network Atlas, you can customize a Map Widget following the steps outline here:  Custom Maps for Group Details Page

    It sounds like you are on some of the latest releases as you are diving into Orion Maps - which should supply a map in the form of a sub-view on the left tab navigation which is contextual based on membership.  Is this not represented in your environment?  Do you find it useful?

  • I have a comment/suggestion that I don't see in this thread, haven't seen elsewhere and was not possible in Network Atlas either.

    I have NPM Groups that show "All Nodes" for a particular office, just Network Nodes, just Server Nodes, etc.  Would be great to have a map view of those on the Group Details page.  However when you add the "Orion Map" widget to the Group Details page and then select a particular Orion Map to display in it, that same map displays for all Groups.

    Therefore this won't work for Groups unless there is an ability to select a different map for each Group.  Maybe under Edit have the ability to make the map Group specific and also to not display the widget if no map has been selected.

    Are these things you could add?