Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for identifying network architecture in a datacenter. The method identifies connection information for multiple network elements. The connection information for each network element specifies other network elements to which the network element connects. The method assigns a set of the network elements to a set of two or more layers based on the connection information for the network element. The method uses the connection information to identify at least one group of network elements organized into a particular network architecture. The identified groups are for use in displaying user interface visualizations of the network elements of the datacenter.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for identifying network architecture in a datacenter. The method identifies connection information for multiple network elements. The connection information for each network element specifies other network elements to which the network element connects. The method assigns a set of the network elements to a set of two or more layers based on the connection information for the network element. The method uses the connection information to identify at least one group of network elements organized into a particular network architecture. The identified groups are for use in displaying user interface visualizations of the network elements of the datacenter.

Abstract: In one example, a management node may include a storage device to store network device information associated with a plurality of network devices and physical hosts in a datacenter. Example network device information may include at least one of routing information and media access control (MAC) address information. Further, the management node may include a processor operable with the storage device and memory coupled to the processor. In one example, the memory may include a network topology generation unit to determine adjacency between the plurality of network devices in the datacenter using the routing information and/or media access control (MAC) address information associated with the plurality of network devices and generate a network topology including a network path between a source endpoint and a destination endpoint using the adjacency between the plurality of network devices.

Abstract: In one example, a management node may include a storage device to store network device information associated with a plurality of network devices and physical hosts in a datacenter. Example network device information may include at least one of routing information and media access control (MAC) address information. Further, the management node may include a processor operable with the storage device and memory coupled to the processor. In one example, the memory may include a network topology generation unit to determine adjacency between the plurality of network devices in the datacenter using the routing information and/or media access control (MAC) address information associated with the plurality of network devices and generate a network topology including a network path between a source endpoint and a destination endpoint using the adjacency between the plurality of network devices.