Fix problems the diagram assistant finds
What the coloured button in the corner means and how to work through findings.
The diagram assistant checks the network, not the drawing. Its bar sits in the top-right corner of the canvas and counts what it found (errors, warnings and notes, or "No problems"):
| Colour | Means |
|---|---|
| Red | At least one error |
| Yellow | Warnings, no errors |
| Blue | Only information notes |
| Green | Nothing found |
Hover over the button to see the counts, and click it to open the list of problems.
Working through the list
- Click a finding. The diagram switches to the view where you can fix it and selects the device or cable.
- Fix it in the inspector. The list updates as you edit.
- Start with errors, such as duplicate IP, IP outside its subnet, rack overlap or gateway outside subnet. These are almost always real mistakes.
- Then look at the warnings: orphan device (no cable), cable too long for its type, VLAN mismatch between two hosts, speed mismatch, and others.
- Information notes, such as a device with no make or model, are suggestions. Ignore them if they don't matter to you.
The same checks are available from the API (GET /api/v1/diagrams/{id}/lint), so you can run them in a script.
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