Changing the root device selection

By default the topology map root device is selected automatically based on the topology map device with the most network connections. After discovery, you can also change the root device selection to a different device.

To manually select the root device:

1. Select any device on the topology map, then right-click. The right click menu appears.
2. Click Select As Root Device. This overrides the automatic root calculation and all parent/child relationships are built based on the newly selected device as the root device.

If you have manually changed the root device selection, you can revert back to auto-select the root device if preferred.

To auto-select the Root Device:

1. Select the device on the topology map that was manually selected as the root device, then right-click. The right click menu appears.
2. Click Auto-Select Root Device. This disables the manual root device selection and returns the selection back to the automatic root device selection.

See Also Configuring the topology layout and display settings About Radial Layout settings About Hierarchy Layout settings About Manual Layout settings Layout Children