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dependent are highlighted in yellow. This means that if any of these highlighted elements are

removed from the network, klu2e may have difficulty functioning.

Figure 34

Showing the Impact of an Application

However, the show impact feature not only shows the other elements on which an element is

dependent, but it also displays the other elements dependent on it. For example, assume you

right-clicked a switch and selected Show Impact from the drop-down menu. The highlighted

elements would include its dependent elements, such as the hosts, applications, and storage

systems connected to it. These elements might have difficulty communicating with one another if the

switch was removed.
Likewise, if you decided to show the impact of a host, the highlighted elements would not only

include its dependent elements, such as its applications, but also the elements on which it is

dependent, such as switches.
Use the following table as a guideline to help you in determining whether the highlighted elements

are dependent or required.