Rebuilding a topology

Once you have rendered a topology, you can search for (or define) a new seed resource and build a topology around it, change the number of hops rendered, and switch between element-to-element, host-to-host and element-to-host hop types.

To refine a topology, you must have previously defined a topology, as described in the Rendering (visualizing) a topology topic.
Note: You can change a topology if and as required while viewing or refining an existing topology.
Tip: For information on re-indexing the Search service, see the 'Re-indexing Search' information in the task troubleshooting section of this topic.

Change the hops, search for a resource, or rebuild a topology

From the Navigation toolbar, you can again search for a resource around which to build a topology, change the number of hops and the type of hop, and re-render the topology.
Topology Search
If you conduct a resource search from the navigation toolbar with a topology already loaded, the search functionality searches the loaded topology as well as the topology database.
As you type in a search term, a drop-down list is displayed that includes suggested search results from the displayed topology listed under the In current view heading.
If you hover over a search result in this section, the resource is highlighted in the topology window.
If you click on a search result, the topology view zooms in on that resource and closes the search.
No. Hops
The number of relationship hops to visualize from the seed resource, with the default set at 'one'.
You define the number of relationship hops to be performed, which can be from zero to four, unless this setting has been customized. See the Defining advanced topology settings topic for more information on customizing the maximum hop count.
Type of Hop
The type of graph traversal used.
The options are:
Element to Element hop type
This type performs the traversal using all element types in the graph.
Host to Host hop type
This type generates a view showing host to host connections.
Element to Host hop type
This type provides an aggregated hop view like the Host to Host type, but also includes the elements that are used to connect the hosts.
Tip: The URL captures the hopType as 'e2h'. When launching a view using a direct URL, you can use the hopType=e2h URL parameter.
Filter toggle
Use this icon to display or hide the filter toolbar. You can filter resources that are displayed in the topology, or set filters before rendering a topology to prevent a large, resource-intensive topology from being loaded.
If a filter has been applied to a displayed topology, the text 'Filtering applied' is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the topology.
Render
This performs the topology visualization action, rendering the topology based on the settings in the navigation toolbar.
Once rendered, the topology will refresh on a 30 second interval by default. You can pause the auto-update refresh, or select a custom interval.
Tip: The UI can time out if a large amount of data is being received. See the timeout troubleshooting section in the following topic for information on how to address this issue, if a timeout message is displayed: Rendering (visualizing) a topology