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To edit properties of a device:

1. In the Data Management → Devices tab, click the Action

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1. icon for the required device or select the device and click the Edit icon above the table.

2. In the General tab, edit the following general device properties:

   • Name: The discovered device name, such as SPINE, LEAF, switch1.building2.com, or office1router.

   • Management IP address: This IP address is used for the device to be discovered by the discovery member. If the device has more than one IP address that can be used as the management IP, you can manually select the required address from the list of those discovered on the device.
     If more than one network view is used in the discovery, the name of the corresponding network view is displayed next to the IP address.

     Note changing of management IP address may take some time.

   • Managed: Indicates whether this device is managed or unmanaged in NIOS.

   • Device Type: Indicates the device type: Router, Switch-Router, Firewall, NIOS (Infoblox appliance), vNIOS, SDN Controller, SDN Element, and others.

   • Description: Description of the network device as collected from the device by discovery.

   • Model: The device model.

   • Vendor: The vendor of network device. For example, Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, Dell, Infoblox, or HP.

   • Device Version: The OS version of the device.

   • Location: Displays the physical location of the device as detected during discovery.

   • Discover Now: Displays the status of the Discovery Now operation of the device.

   • Object Type: The object type.

3. In the Interfaces tab, edit the followng basic port settings:

   • Admin Status

   • Description

   • Data VLAN

   • Voice VLAN

4. In the Extensible Attributes tab, add any attributes that are necessary for the device.

5. In the Permissions tab, edit administrative permissions for the device:

   1. Click the Add icon. Grid Manager displays the Admin Group/Role Selector dialog box.

   2. In the Admin Group/Role Selector dialog box, select the admin group you want to add, and then click the Select icon.

   3. Select the permission for the group.

   4. Select an object to which the permission applies from the drop-down list in the Resources column.

      Note that administrators can access discovered and managed devices in Grid Manager. For tasks such as provisioning networks, adding administrative permissions is advised to ensure that unauthorized changes to device configurations cannot take place. For example, you can use accounts with the Port Control permission to control and manage network provisioning tasks.

6. Click Verify where applicable, for example, in the interfaces settings.

7. Click Save & Close.

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Viewing Discovered VRFs and Mapping Network Views

To view VRF instances (or VRFs) and map corresponding network views, do the following:

1. From the Data Management tab, select the Devices tab, and then click VRF Mapping from the Toolbar.

2. The VRF Mapping dialog appears and displays the following:

   • VRF Name: The name of the VRF on the hosting device, which typically contains the interface name and its VRF route distinguisher.

   • Device Name: The discovered name of the device that is hosting the VRF.

   • Device IP Address: The IP address of the managed VRF hosting device.

   • Network View: The network view that is associated with the VRF. You can click this field and select a different network view from the drop-down list.

You can do the following in this tab:

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