Data model

The
discovers and builds a data model of the devices in the managed IP network. The model represents the devices objects, their relationships, their internal components, and their logical connections.
The
also builds a data model of special topology-split objects in order to split the discovered objects across multiple domains. That data model, shown in Topology-split data model, is the focus of this discussion.
Topology-split data model
The topology-split objects in the data model are represented as instances of the following
VMware Smart Assurance
classes:
  • TopoSplit_Domain
  • TopoSplit_InChargeDomain
  • TopoSplit_Node
  • TopoSplit_Link
  • TopoSplit_SuperLink
    TopoSplit_Domain and TopoSplit_InChargeDomain are sibling classes, and TopoSplit_Node and TopoSplit_Link are sibling classes. TopoSplit_SuperLink is a subclass of TopoSplit_Link.
    The TopoSplit_Manager class, not shown in Topology-split data model, manages the TopoSplit_InChargeDomain objects. It is a singleton class (the instance is TopoSplit_Manager::TopoSplit-Manager) and has attributes for configuring various aspects of the topology split.
    The
    provides descriptions of
    VMware Smart Assurance
    classes, relationships, connections, and hierarchies.