Showing connections between devices on Dashboard

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HI All,

Hoping someone might be able to direct me to where I can find more information on how you can show connections between two devices within a Dashboard. I’ve watched a few videos and have found I need a node/edge display, and need to add a query to find the devices to act as the nodes. I have managed to do this, and have these devices showing up in the display.

I’ve tried a few different queries to get the DCF connections to use for the edges, but have been unsuccessful in getting connections to show in the display. The devices I am using definitely have connections setup between each other and are being display in Viso in cube.

What does a query look like that gathers DCF connections for multiple elements?

Hopefully this is enough information on what I’m trying to achieve and someone can lead me in the right direction.

Example of what I’m trying to build.

Thanks

Dave

Marieke Goethals [SLC] [DevOps Catalyst] Selected answer as best 3rd October 2023

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Hi David,

When using the node edge component, you should have at least two GQI queries:

  • A query that contains the nodes: This should be the list of elements. The most important column for this case is the element ID.
  • A query that contains the edges: This should be the list of interfaces that connect these elements. The most important columns for this case are:
    • Source Element ID
    • Destination Element ID

The settings of the node edge component look like as follows:

Hope it helps.

David Merrifield [DevOps Advocate] Posted new comment 6th October 2023
David Merrifield [DevOps Advocate] commented

Thanks Miguel, this worked! Unsure if I was doing something incorrect the previous day but now understand how this works.
Thanks,
Dave