Step 1 » Discover Data Center

Enter a seed router’s IP address and network credentials in the discovery dialog and execute a data center discovery.

After the discovery finished, save all newly discovered device as a Device Group.

Step 2 » Map Device Group

Select the device group in workspace pane, and click the Map menu. A level 3 map is created automatically.  Add some comments as you need.

You can export this map to Visio by clicking the “Export to Visio” button easily.

Step 3 » Discover L2 Topology

Discover all LAN topology by the context menu “Discover L2 Topology” of the previous level 3 map, all LAN segments will be populated to LAN discovery dialog automatically.

Step 4 » Map Switch Groups & Servers

Select the switch group in the target data center from L2 Topology pane, and click the Map menu.  Selectively extend servers off the switches.

Step 5 » Create Visio Diagrams and Inventory Reports

Click “Export to Visio” and “Document” buttons in “Home” ribbon bar to create Visio diagrams and Word format inventory report for the L3 and L2 maps. Click “Asset Report” button in “Workspace”   ribbon bar to create Excel (CSV) format inventory reports.

Sample inventory report: