Unless otherwise stated, the CLI procedures apply to all versions of ONTAP 9.

To understand the impact of network features available with each ONTAP 9 release, see the ONTAP Release Notes.

Beginning with ONTAP 9.8, you can use ONTAP System Manager to display a graphic that shows the components and configuration of your network. Beginning with ONTAP 9.12, you can view the LIF and subnet association on the Network Interfaces grid. If you are using classic ONTAP System Manager (available only in ONTAP 9.7), see Managing the network.

The new network visualization feature enables users to see the network connections path across hosts, ports, SVMs, volumes, etc. in a graphical interface.

The graphic displays when you select Network > Overview or when you select from the Network section of the Dashboard.

The following categories of components are shown in the graphic:

Each section shows additional details that you can hover your mouse over or select to perform network management and configuration tasks.