About removing devices from a topology map

WhatsConnected allows you to customize topology maps by removing devices from a topology map.

There are four methods to remove devices from a topology map:

• Remove all devices from a topology map.
• Remove a single device from a topology map.
• Remove select devices from a topology map.
• Remove connected devices from a topology map.

Tip: You can also update topology maps dynamically, as scheduled or manual discoveries occur. For more information, see Managing dynamic topology map updates.

The following steps describe the methods to remove devices.

To remove all devices from a topology map:

1. Select the topology map in the topology tree view.
2. Right-click in the topology map area. The right-click menu appears.
3. Select Remove All. All devices are removed from the topology map.

To remove a single device from a topology map:

1. Select the topology map in the topology tree view.
2. Right-click on a device on the topology map. The right-click menu appears.
3. Select Remove Device. The device is removed from the topology map.
   - or -
   Select a device on the topology map.
4. Press DELETE. The device is removed from the topology map.

To remove selected devices from a topology map:

1. Select the topology map in the topology tree view.
2. Right-click in the topology map area. The right-click menu appears.
3. Click Remove Devices. The Select Devices dialog appears.
4. Use the Select Devices dialog to select the devices that you would like removed from the topology map.
   • Press CTRL to select multiple non-contiguous devices in the list.
   • Press SHIFT to select multiple contiguous devices in the list.
5. Click OK. The selected devices are removed from the topology map.

To remove connected devices from a topology map:

1. Select the topology map in the topology tree view.
2. Right-click on a device on a topology map. The right-click menu appears.
3. Select Remove Connected. The following options are displayed.
   • Network Devices [x/y]. Remove all the connected network devices from the topology map.
   • Servers [x/y]. Remove all the connected servers from the topology map.
   • Workstations [x/y]. Remove all the connected workstations from the topology map.
   • Virtual Machines [x/y]. Remove all virtual machnies from the topology map.
   • Printers [x/y]. Remove all the connected printers from the topology map.
   • All Devices [x/y]. Remove all connected devices from the topology map.

Note: [x/y] represents the following:
y = number of devices of this type connected to the device you have selected.
x = number of connected devices that are already on the topology map.

• Select. Click to use the Select Devices dialog to individually select the connected devices to remove from the topology map.

1. The selected devices are removed from the topology map.

See Also Managing and customizing topology groups and maps About adding individual or connected devices to a topology map Viewing link or multi-linked properties from the topology map