Orion Maps and MPLS.

Hi,

We are currently on 2020.2 and working with the new Orion maps. One item we have on our list is to figure out how to illustrate WAN connections to our MPLS network. We have been able to fake it in some ways by adding another regional router on the MPLS network but that is not very clean. Our issue is having to define links as 2 way. We can drop an image object to represent the MPLS "cloud" but cannot create the link from the router. Are there any other suggestions that have worked for others?

Thanks for any insights.

Ian.

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jblankjblank

So I assume what you are trying to do is create and simulate a connection when you are only monitoring one side of the link? When you connect your edge device to the image through "Connect Objects", select your interface that you want representing that connection.

Then select the image and choose the exact same device and interface you did in your first step. Then just toggle the Egress to Ingress.

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jblankjblank

Then select the image and choose the exact same device and interface you did in your first step. Then just toggle the Egress to Ingress.

ianleggett

Hi,

That is perfect and is exactly what I am after! Thank you.

Ian.

jblankjblank

@ianleggett Great. Share your map when you got it completed! We would love to see how it turns out.

smarks73

I've just found this post. It seems that I can link a node to an image like this, but if I try to link a node to a shape (circle or rectangle) then the connector tool is greyed out and I can't create a link.

Is that correct? We can link to images but not shapes?

jblankjblank

You are correct @smarks73 - Certainly an addition that would be beneficial but not into the product yet. Would love to know or see what you are hoping to create. This also could be relevant to another request which is to simply allow users to "Draw Lines".

https://thwack.solarwinds.com/product-forums/network-performance-monitor-npm/i/feature-requests/orion-maps---inclusion-of-line-draw-a-line-between-two-objects