Circuit Breaker Overview¶
Circuit Breaker helps you keep your infrastructure understandable, searchable, and change-ready.
Use it to document what you run, where it runs, and what depends on what—then view everything in one live map.
What You Can Manage¶
- Hardware: Physical devices like servers, switches, firewalls, NAS, and UPS.
- Compute: VMs and containers that run on your hardware.
- Services: Apps and workloads, including URLs, ports, and ownership.
- Storage: Shared and local storage resources.
- Networks: VLANs, subnets, and connectivity context.
- Notes & Runbooks: Markdown notes attached to real assets.
How the App Helps Day-to-Day¶
Keep relationships clear¶
Follow service dependencies from app → compute → hardware → storage/network.
Move faster during maintenance¶
Before touching a host, quickly see what services and dependencies are affected.
Keep your team aligned¶
Store runbooks and operational notes right on the assets they belong to.
Review recent changes¶
Use audit history and recent activity to understand what changed and when.
Visual Topology Map¶
The topology map gives you an at-a-glance view of your environment.
- Pan and zoom through your infrastructure.
- Open entities directly from the map.
- Track live health indicators on supported hardware when telemetry is configured.
Discovery (Beta)¶
Circuit Breaker includes Auto-Discovery (Beta) to help you find devices and services faster.
- Create scan profiles for recurring scans.
- Run one-time ad-hoc scans.
- Review findings before they are merged.
- Keep control: nothing is added automatically without approval.
Configuration and Operations¶
- Settings: Language, timezone, visuals, map defaults, and system behavior.
- Backup & Restore: Export and restore inventory snapshots.
- Deployment & Security: Start quickly for lab use, then harden as needed.
See Settings, Backup & Restore, and Deployment & Security.