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Model: relation/HcsNetworkDeviceListREL

Network Device Lists

A Network Device List (NDL) is a list of network devices that are assigned to a Site. An NDL can contain one instance each of Cisco HCM-F, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unity Connection, and Cisco WebEx. Only Cisco HCM-F is required.

NDLs can be defined only at the Customer hierarchy level. A customer can have multiple NDLs defined.

NDLs can be defined only by a Provider or Reseller administrator.

The HCM-F device is pre-populated in the NDL and should not be changed.

Shared UC Applications (that is, UC Applications that are defined above the Customer hierarchy level) can be included in an NDL. However, to use that NDL, the customer must be defined as allowing Shared UC Applications.

After an NDL is assigned to any Site, only the following modifications are supported:

• Network Device List Name can be changed.
• Network Device List Description can be changed.
• New devices can be added.

An NDL cannot be deleted if it is assigned to any Site.

If a NDL has been created but has not been assigned to a site, deleting it will not remove associated Customer dial plans or the assigned UC-Apps.

Configure a Network Device List

1. Log in as provider or reseller administrator.
2. Click Customer Management > Network Device Lists.
3. Choose a customer on the hierarchy tree where the NDL is to be created.
4. Click Add.
5. Enter a name for the NDL, and optionally a desciption.
6. Click the + next to Cisco Unified CM.
7. Choose the Cisco Unified Communications Manager instance from the drop-down list.
8. Optionally, add Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco WebEx instances to the NDL.
9. Click Save.

Network Device List Selection Rules

If an administrator at a hierarchy has access to more than one Network Device List (NDL), the option to choose a specific hardware group or list may be needed in order to provision a set of devices.

The Rule Model Device Selection Type model provides a solution to this problem and instances of it are a set of rules for views and relations at a hierarchy level. A particular NDL can then be selected from a popup form before the Add form of these model types are shown. In this way, the administrator can then select the specific required NDL.

When an instance of the Rule Model Device Selection Type model is added, the target relation or view is specified and more than one set rules can be added for it - one for each relevant Hierarchy Node Type.

In addition, a Default GUI Rule that is applied to the Relation or View is reflected as the Default value for the Permitted Hierarchy Node Type.

In addition to this behavior, these rules apply:

• The NDL popup is only available for Relations and Views.
• Device form fields are filtered according to the device listed in the selected NDL.
• More than one type of device is supported for the selected NDL.
• Any Provisioning Workflow Network Device Filters (NDF) override a selected NDL device choice.
• Only the Add operation supported.
• For details on NDL popups, refer to the topic on Network Device List Selection Rules Advanced Configuration in the Advanced Configuration Guide.

Network Device Rules at a Site

The following rules apply to Network Device Lists (NDLs), network devices and device models at site hierarchies:

For a site which references a NDL, device models cannot exist at this site if these belong to a network device not referenced in the NDL.

Therefore:

1. A device model from a device cannot be added to it if it has a NDL referencing a different device.
2. A NDL cannot be added to it if it has device models that references a different network device than the one referenced in the NDL.

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