Topology View Extension

[Danny]

☀️ Supports draw.io export, dark/light mode, font size adjustments
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SmartConsole Extension to add Topology View to the objects' context menu within 'Gateways & Servers'.

Extension URL: https://dannyjung.de/topo.json

Installation: SmartConsole > Manage & Settings > Preferences > SmartConsole Extensions

Type	Supported	Info
Management hosts	Yes	Also shows if a topology is configured (mostly obsolete)
Regular gateways	Yes
Cluster objects	Yes
Cluster nodes	Yes
VSX hosts (VS0)	?	Not tested yet
VS systems	?	Not tested yet
Maestro/ElasticXL	Yes	No visualization of MHOs & SGMs
SMB	Yes

[israelfds95]

Very good, it's a very interesting topology. An extension that helps a lot, it could very well be integrated into SmartConsole in future versions

[the_rock]

Hey Danny,

Does it work in demo mode as well? I tried, but though it did accept it, cant see it listed anywhere in gateway menu.

[Danny]

Of course. Takes a bit longer to load in demo mode, though.

[the_rock]

Ah, got it, thank you! 

[Markusevc]

Very cool addition. Clean, practical, and easy to understand. This kind of visibility makes a real difference for admins managing complex environments. Great work, Danny.

[LeticiaG]

This is a great contribution to the Check Point community. 👏 Having a clearer topology view directly in SmartConsole can really improve visibility and management efficiency.

[Dennis_Renes]

Visibility is key! Normally I draw schemes myself when troubleshooting, this really speeds things up! Great addition and idea for a next release of SmartConsole

[Tomer_Noy]

Very cool extension!

[Claudio_Bolcato]

amazing integration! and the export to draw.io is very helpful for documentation.
is the tool supporting VSX? I noticed it shows just the main IP of the VS.
I'm looking forward for next releases.
Great job👍

[Danny]

@Claudio_Bolcato: I just added VSX support.

[jokr]

Excellent extension Danny, thanks for sharing it with us and for the effort you've put into it.

[eorlietti]

Really nice work. A visual topology like this would be a great addition to future SmartConsole releases.

[HectorCoimbra]

Wow @Danny ! Very practical!!

[jmsec]

Another great extension Danny 😊 but only works with regular gateways.
I am using VSX and this extension currently only displays the VS management IP.
No related interfaces (e.g. bond1.50 or warp). Any plans to cover VSX topology?

[ali-eksi]

Exporting as draw.io diagram looks useful.

Maybe, hcp reports should also have a option like that. (I don't know if it has already.)

[ali-eksi]

Also Danny,

Is it possible to make it work for cluster objects? When I tried it on cluster objects, it gets stuck at trying to fetch.

I can fetch the members but, the virtual ip addresses are not seen. Is this an error?

[Danny]

@ali-eksi: I just added that functionality to the code.

[Roman_Safonov]

Really cool, Danny!

[PatrickHen]

Really nice, but seems it's not working anymore. At least not in R82.10 on-prem or Smart-1 Cloud?
Don't see the topology tab anymore..

[Danny]

@PatrickHen: Works well on SmartConsole R82.10.

[PatrickHen]

Totally right Danny.

Seems to work better if you look at the right spot :-). Tnx for adding the screenshot.

[genisis__]

Really powerful addition Danny..I would say this would should be something Checkpoint looks to have in there produce.
Question:
How it is discovering the topology? When I use it, it only seems to find 1 subnet.

[Danny]

@genisis__: It's looking up the interface topology from the json output of:
show object name "MyGateway" --format json

[genisis__]

I've tried on a VS and tried on a SMB device, both come back with a single subnet, which is strange.  I'll try using the above command as a test to see if that produces the same results, if not will let you know.

[Ragchaa]

This is actually really cool!

[Heraclio136687]

Very interesting view to understand the connections between firewall and other appliances. This does not apply to VSX and Maestro. Regards.