Populating the Network Model Using the Wizard

The Network Model wizard (menu option Tools > Network Model) makes it possible to quickly populate the network model by batch loading asset and zone information from Comma Separated Values (CSV) files.

Caution: Before using the Network Model Wizard :

Make sure you have Administrator privileges.
Do not import assets with an ampersand (&) in the name. The ArcSight resource framework does not support that character in asset and zone names.

The following data can be imported into the Manager from CSV files:

Zones define functional parts of a network, such as a wireless LAN, an engineering network, a VPN or a DMZ. For the column types of the zones CSV file, see Zones CSV File Format.
Assets are individual nodes on the network, such as servers and routers. For the column types of the assets CSV file, see Assets CSV File Format.
Asset ranges are sets of network nodes addressable as a contiguous block of IP addresses. They are useful when you have many network nodes that are impractical to track individually, or that may come and go from the network, such as laptops. Asset ranges should be a subset of the IP address ranges defined for zones. For the column types of the asset ranges CSV file, see Asset Ranges CSV File Format.

You can import combinations of input CSV files at one time using the Network Model wizard but only one file of each type can be imported during a single import. For example, if you only have assets to import, you can import only an assets CSV file. If you have a zones CSV file, an assets CSV file, and an asset ranges CSV file to import, you can import all three at once using the Network Model wizard.