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The Planning tab continues where shows the potential value for plans saved under the Analyze tab leaves off, implementing an advanced sorting / packing algorithm to determine the steps necessary to free up as much contiguous space as possible. It then shows the additional potential value that may be achievable if the recommended steps are followed.
Planning Tab Lists
The Planning tab is . Here, you may view the Optimized Plan, Minimal Plan, and Configs Diff for each plan saved from the Analyze Tab - Get Suggestions step.
Select Plan
At the top of the page, click on “Select plan” to open the list of saved plans.
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Then, select which saved plan to view.
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The plan will load organized into three subtabs: ShrinkOptimized Plan, RenumberMinimal Plan, and Aggregate.
Shrink
The Shrink tab lists CIDRs recommended for shrinking.
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Show
From the Shrink tab you can view a detailed list of child blocks, and their projected values, by clicking the “Show” button next to the CIDR.
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Options
The Action Menu for each tab is accessed by right clicking anywhere on a row. It will give the option to “Shrink” the block.
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Renumber
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The Renumber list displays CIDRs that are recommended for renumbering. Right click on the Options → Action menu (gear icon) and click “Renumber” to proceed with selecting a new number for the CIDR.
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Right click on the Options → Action menu (gear icon) and click “Renumber” to proceed with selecting a new number for the CIDR.
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Enter the target CIDR of the range, and click Accept.
Aggregate
The Aggregate list displays blocks recommended to restructure for best financial gain.
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Right click on the Options → Action menu (gear icon) and select “Aggregate”.
Next Steps
After implementing recommended steps Config Diff.
For each plan, the plan CIDR, original CIDR, and child IP status is displayed.
The Optimized Plan shows the optimal consolidation plan, keeping the current network structure and number of levels intact:
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The Minimal Plan displays the highest value strategy to give the most free space, consolidating the structure into the fewest possible netblocks:
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Configs Diff shows the side-by-side differences in the configuration for the plan implementation:
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The Configs Diff files may be copied to clipboard to save to paste into a local file for later implementation.
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At this point, you may wish to review and compare multiple strategies for different plans, and decide on which version you may wish to implement.
Next Steps
After reviewing plans from the Planning tab, you may optionally select to proceed to the Export tab to generate a network status report.
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