Using the Network Viewer Window

On pages where you can view device information, such as under Network Explorer > Inventory, the devices table shows a column titled Network View. Each managed device belongs to a network view, and the Network View column shows the membership of the device.

Each entry under the Network View column links to the Network Viewer window. It shows the complete list of devices that are members of the network view, broken into the following two categories:

• Associated VRFs: The complete list that contains all of the VRF instances that route traffic for the current network, including the selected local VRF of the device.
• Imported VRFs: The list of imported VRFs, which are all VRF instances imported based on routing policy from other VRF-aware devices that route traffic in the virtual network. The Route Distinguisher values identify the VRF instance to help specify how routes will be shared between different VRF networks.

Some device types do not use Route Distinguisher values (also known as Route Targets) for VRF configuration and the value will be blank as a result.

To assign other VRF instances to the current network, click the Assign button in the upper-right corner of the Associated VRFs section to the network editor. For more information, see Mapping Virtual Networks to Network Views.