I have a network of 15 switches for which the DCF connections are created by the IDP solution based on the LLDP tables (connectivity).
When a connection no longer exist we see that the LLDP tables also have that related entry removed. Is there a way that the IDP solution also can remove the DCF connection?
Hi Jens,
It is possible to achieve what you need by performing connectivity discovery again.
IDP uses the new connection information, provided by the discovery process to compare against the existing connections (i.e. the connections provided in the previous connectivity discovery process).
With this information, it will determine what connections need to be created, updated, or removed.
Do note, we are currently working on an iteration of this feature, so the current approach change in the future.
Jens – This behavior is, indeed, tricky on IDP. We have a setup with a master script that takes care of independent connections (per CI Type) and it also has an ALL/ALL/ALL option to discover and send all connections to IDP Connectivity element.
We have seen, at times, that there are sticky connections that do not get removed, and we have had to resort to another script that deletes all DCF connections from the cluster. After this, we run (via scheduled task) the master connectivity script once again and the connections are restored.
Contact me for more information on these scripts.
Thanks,