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Network maps overview

This topic describes network maps, their significance, and how to create, edit, and delete them.

Before you begin​

What is a network map?​

A network map is a resource on the Harness Platform (also known as the control plane) used to bind multiple interacting discovered services into a single object, thereby allowing the users to act (test, monitor, deploy, and so on) on a group of services.

Why is a network map required?​

Network maps help:

  • Test, monitor, and deploy a group of services.
  • Determine the resilience coverage and resilience score for the overall network map and its constituent services.
  • Manage experiments associated with them.
  • Perform trend analysis.

How is a network map used?​

Once you have a list of discovered services, HCE creates a network map (using auto-suggestion or manual service selection) based on your requirements. You can refer to the real-time topology view to get the connectivity representation.

You can create, edit, and delete network maps.

Create a network map​

  1. To create a network map, navigate to Discovery and select Network Maps tab. Select Create New Network Map.

  2. Specify a name, description (optional), and tags (optional). Select Continue.

  3. Select one or more discovered services and select Next.

  4. Optionally, add service relationship details and select Save Changes.

  5. Select Save.

Edit network map​

To edit a network map, select More Options (⋮), then select Edit. Make the necessary changes and select Save.

Delete network map​

  1. To delete a network map, select More Options (⋮), then select Delete.

  2. To confirm the deletion, select Delete.