Graphite

Graphite is a network visualizer for emulated topologies. Use this tool as netlab GUI.

• Add the following lines to the lab topology file to enable Graphite:

tools:
  graphite:

• The URL used to connect to Graphite web server is printed during netlab up process. You can also print it with netlab connect graphite command.

• Graphite tool has no configurable parameters

• Graphite includes web-based SSH access to lab devices. The lab devices have to be reachable from within the Docker container, and must have unique IP addresses.

Modifying Graph Attributes

The following attributes are recognized by the graphite output module:

• graphite.icon: Node Icon used in the graph – specified for individual nodes, as part of group data, or as device default (defaults.devices.device.graphite.icon). You can use these icon types (from Cisco DevNet NeXT UI API doc):

  • switch

  • router

  • wlc

  • unknown

  • server

  • phone

  • nexus5000

  • ipphone

  • host

  • camera

  • accesspoint

  • groups

  • cloud

  • firewall

  • hostgroup

  • wirelesshost

• graphite.level: Node Level within the graph. Can be specified for individual nodes or as part of node_data in groups; default value is 1.

Topology Example

module: [ bgp, ospf ]
bgp.as: 65000

nodes:
  a:
  b:
  c:
  d:
  rr:
    bgp.rr: True
    id: 1
    graphite.icon: server
  y:
    bgp.as: 65100
    module: [ bgp ]
    graphite.level: 2
  linux1:
    module: []
    device: linux
    graphite.icon: host
    graphite.level: 3
  linux2:
    module: []
    device: linux
    graphite.level: 3
  linux3:
    module: []
    device: linux
    graphite.level: 3

links:
- a-b
- a-c
- b-d
- c-d
- b-rr
- d-rr
- c-y
- d-y
- y-linux1
- y:
  linux2:
  linux3:
- y: