Working with Physical Device Specifications
A physical device is a collection of hardware resources that have a common function in the network. Physical devices are the counterpart of logical devices. They are aggregations of hardware, which can include other physical devices, equipment, physical ports, and physical connectors. In UIM, you can map a physical device to its corresponding logical device. You can also map the ports and connectors in a physical device to the device interfaces in a logical device.
You create Physical Device specifications in the same manner as you create other types of specifications. See "Creating New Specifications" for more information.
When working with physical devices, see the following topics:
