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Planning

The Review Planning Tab with a saved plan suggestion selected. Comparison Sum Values are displayed in a tile above plan description subtabs.

The Planning tab shows the potential value for plans saved under the Analyze tab. 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.

A screenshot of the Planning tab, with the selection menu circled indicating where to select a saved plan.

Then, select which saved plan to view.

A screenshot of the Planning tab Select plan dropdown, showing available saved plans.

The plan will load organized into three subtabs: Optimized Plan, Minimal Plan, and 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:

A screenshot of the Planning tab with the Optimized Plan subtab displaying, showing the optimal consolidation plan.

The Minimal Plan displays the highest value strategy to give the most free space, consolidating the structure into the fewest possible netblocks:

A screenshot of the Planning tab - Minimal Plan subtab displayed, indicating the strategy to return the most free space.

Configs Diff shows the side-by-side differences in the configuration for the plan implementation:

A screenshot of the Planning tab - Configs Diff, showing the side-by-side differences in plan configurations. The old configuration differences are highlighted in red on the left side, and the New Config differences are highlighted in green on the right side.

The Configs Diff files may be copied to clipboard to save to paste into a local file for later implementation.

A screenshot of the Planning tab - Configs Diff, showing the side-by-side differences in plan configurations. The Copy to Clipboard option is circled on the bottom right corner of the screen.


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.