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Compute Topology Discovery

This page covers the end-to-end process for discovering a compute topology — entering discovery parameters, monitoring progress, and verifying the resulting inventory.

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Bridge supports two compute topology types:

  • Tier 2: Spine-leaf architecture — provide spine switch MAC addresses
  • Tier 3: Three-tier architecture (core + spine + leaf) — provide core switch MAC addresses

Discovery Process​

Step 1: Start Discovery​

Navigate to Infrastructure in the sidebar and Click Discover Infra.

Discover Infra navigation

Step 2: Enter OOB and Credentials​

In the pop-up window, provide:

  • OOB Subnet: The out-of-band management subnet
  • Compute and Switch Credentials: SSH Username and Password

OOB subnet and credentials input

Step 3: Configure Storage Topology​

Provide the storage topology information:

FieldValue
Topology TypeTier 1
Vendornative
IPStorage node IP
Usernameubuntu
Passwordnvidia

Also enter the Storage Leaf Switch MAC Address (storage-leaf-0).

Storage topology input

Step 4: Configure Compute Topology​

Select the Compute Topology Type as Tier 3 or Tier 2 based on your network topology:

  • Tier 3: Enter the MAC addresses of all core switches
  • Tier 2: Enter the MAC addresses of all spine switches

All core or spine switch MAC addresses must be added.

Compute topology MAC address input

Once all details are provided for compute, storage topology, and the gateway node (if required), click Done to start topology discovery.

note

Bridge supports External Gateway through F5 BigIP.

Monitor Topology Discovery​

The time required for discovery depends on the number of switches, compute nodes, storage devices, and their interconnections.

Monitor the in-progress topology discovery status from the Infrastructure view.

Topology discovery in progress

Once discovery completes successfully, the topology view is displayed.

Topology view after discovery

Verify Inventory Details​

Switches​

Click Inventory Details to view the total number of discovered switches(core, spine and leaf).

Inventory details — switch count

Click any switch expand icon (›) to check port and connection details.

Switch port details

Switch connection details

Click the Dashboard icon next to a switch name to view observability metrics:

  • Memory Usage
  • PSU state
  • FAN Speed
  • CPU Usage
  • FAN state
  • Temperature
  • Disk I/O Usage
  • Interface Status
  • MTU

Switch observability dashboard

Servers​

Navigate to Inventory Details → Servers tab to view discovered server details(compute, storage and mgmt).

Inventory details — Servers tab

View Compute Details​

Click any Compute Device in the Topology View, or navigate via Inventory Details → Servers → click the compute expand icon (›) to view:

  • Port Details
  • Connection Details
  • Specifications

Compute device — Port Details

Compute device — Connection Details

Compute device — Specifications

Click the Infrastructure → BareMetal tab to see the full list of available compute nodes.

BareMetal tab — compute node list

Click View Details on any node to see its full configuration.

Compute node view details

View Storage Details​

Navigate to Inventory Details → Servers → click the storage expand icon (›) to view:

  • Port Details
  • Connection Details

Inventory details — Servers tab

Storage port details

Storage device details

Click the Infrastructure → Storage tab to view the list of available storage devices.

Storage devices list

Next Steps​

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