Visualizing the network topology
When working with a network in Azure, you may want to better understand its structure (or just validate it) by checking the components visually. A visualization feature is available in the Topology blade when you access your instance of Network Watcher. In the Azure portal, it looks like this:
Figure 15.5 – High-level visualization of an Azure VM with its network interface
Visualizing a network topology allows you to understand how different components are connected to each other. Network Watcher enables you to visualize different levels of detail by diving deeper into a given component (see Figure 15.6):
Figure 15.6 – Topology of a network interface integrated with a virtual machine, network security group, and public IP address
This feature is helpful to quickly validate the state of your network and what exactly is deployed on it. It can also be helpful in some debugging scenarios...