To add an IP Availability Manager as a topology source to Network Protocol Manager:

  1. In the Domain Manager Administration Console attached to Network Protocol Manager, select Topology > Add Source to launch the Add Source dialog box.

  2. In the dialog box (Add Source Dialog Box for IP Availability Manager), select AM from the Element Type list, type the name of the IP Availability Manager application (for example, INCHARGE-AM) in the Element Name field, and then click OK to add IP Availability Manager as a topology source.

    Figure 1. Add Source Dialog Box for IP Availability Manager

    In response, Network Protocol Manager:

    • Adds the specified IP Availability Manager as a topology source.

      • Creates in its repository an InChargeDomain object (INCHARGE-AM, for example) for the IP Availability Manager instance added as a topology source.

      • Establishes a connection to the IP Availability Manager source and probes the source for relevant device topology and CLI device-access objects.

      • Imports and stores in its repository the relevant device topology discovered by the IP Availability Manager source.

      • Imports and stores in its repository the CLI device-access objects from the IP Availability Manager source. This action assumes that the source is exporting CLI device-access objects for Network Protocol Manager operation.

      • Subscribes to those IP Availability Manager status updates that are relevant to Network Protocol Manager cross-domain correlation analysis.

      • Initiates its own discovery by sending SNMP requests and CLI commands to the devices to discover the routing information needed to build the routing topology.

        A Discovery Progress window opens, displays progress messages, and might display a list of elements that could not be discovered. When you see “Last discovery completed” near the end of the progress report in the Discovery Status section, the probing of topology information is complete.

        Discovery error resolutions on page 74 provides information about discovery errors and their solutions, and Pending Elements list on page 77 provides information about pending elements.

  3. Click Close to close the Discovery Progress window.

  4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until you have added each IP Availability Manager application in your deployment as a topology source to Network Protocol Manager.

    After completing its initial discovery, Network Protocol Manager will import the device topology from IP Availability Manager whenever IP Availability Manager completes a discovery cycle. “Synchronizing with IP Availability Manager” on page 69 describes how Network Protocol Manager synchronizes its topology with the topology discovered by IP Availability Manager.