Network Locations
Each network has 1) a list of user-defined locations at which devices can be represented in network diagrams and 2) an atlas, which can map each device to a user-defined location. Additionally, devices at the same user-defined location can be grouped into device clusters to declutter the network diagram.
The system automatically assigns cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure) devices to predefined cloud locations. All other devices can be assigned to user-defined locations via the atlas. Devices that have no location assigned appear in the default (“Unassigned”) location.
When creating or updating a user-defined location, you can choose its id (like "sjc-01b") or allow the system to
generate a numeric one (like "56").
A user-chosen location identifier:
- must not exceed 16 characters,
- must contain only letters, digits, and hyphens,
- must begin with a letter,
- must not end with a hyphen or have consecutive hyphens,
- must be unique, ignoring case (to avoid confusion), and
- must be different from the names of other locations, ignoring case (to avoid confusion).
This section includes:
- operations for listing, creating, updating, and deleting user-defined locations,
- operations for retrieving and updating the atlas of device location assignments, and
- operations for defining and managing device clusters.